Back Burner - Simple To-Do App

Back Burner - Simple To-Do App

Get to it... eventually!

4 ratings
3 reviews
Free
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Released
September 18, 2023
Updated
October 25, 2026

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Capture tasks and goals you want to address later. This app offers a card-based system to manage eventual to-dos, helping you focus on personal accomplishments instead of endless lists. It's a simple way to track and complete your objectives.

✓Card-based task management
✓Swipe to postpone or complete tasks
✓Capture eventual to-dos
✓Alternative to social media scrolling
✓Goal tracking
✓Unlimited cards for subscribers
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What's New in Back Burner

1.6

October 25, 2026

This update brings a fresh look, a gentle nudge, and smoother ways to keep life’s loose ends in view. • Meet Nudge. Put something off without letting it disappear. Choose when a task should return to the front of your deck, with quick choices or custom intervals. Add optional notifications that take you straight to the card. Nudge is available to everyone. • Your cards, across devices. Private iCloud sync keeps your cards and their saved state in step across devices using the same iCloud account. • A fresh coat of polish. Refined card surfaces, softer corners, subtle shadows, and cleaner typography give Back Burner a more modern feel while keeping its familiar simplicity. • Smoother swipes and better Undo. Clear action labels help you see what each swipe will do. More consistent gestures and a compact Undo bar make completing and postponing tasks feel more predictable. • Repeating tasks that keep the details. New occurrences preserve descriptions, tags, notes, and Nudge settings. Undoing a completion no longer leaves an extra copy behind. • Easier adding, editing, and finding. A handy + button joins the double-tap shortcut, and Done makes finishing edits clearer. Search stays current as cards change, tag filtering is more precise, and empty decks offer more helpful guidance. • Clearer Siri interactions. Add tasks with simpler prompts and confirmations, plus clearer messages when a task can’t be saved. • A little discovery between tasks. Refreshed discovery cards for free users feature apps and music, with song previews, Apple Music links, and in-app App Store browsing. Plus improved startup recovery and more reliable handling of existing cards when updating.

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Full unlock of all Back Burner features.

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User reviews

Feature request

Amazing app, I’m using as a todo list but it would be nice if I could create a whole weeks worth of cards so I’m not doing it everyday
* double tap and there’s an option to add it to a certain day
- this would probably make the repeat buggy but if you can find a way to make it work, that would be amazing
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Response from developer

Sorry for the slow response! Let me know if the new nudge feature helps, but I'll definitely look at doing this with the next version!

Helps me keep things in mind

This is exactly what I need to help me keep my goals and the steps to achieve them on my mind so I don’t forget. I use it to just kind of swipe through a stack of the most important tasks and even though I am not doing them yet, I am still reminded of them without being stressed out by a huge list of to-do items since they are presented one at a time. Also, thumbing through them provides a physical mechanic that helps somehow as well.
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Response from developer

Thanks for the nice review. Check out the new nudge feature.

Super easy to use

This app makes your to-do list or notes easy to work with in a very intuitive interface.

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FAQ

What is Back Burner?

Back Burner is a productivity app designed to help you manage tasks and goals that you want to address later. It uses a card-based system, allowing you to swipe tasks to postpone or mark them as complete.

How does Back Burner's free version work?

The free version of Back Burner allows users to create up to 100 cards with titles only. This provides a basic way to capture eventual to-dos and get started with the app's unique interface.

What features are included with a Back Burner subscription?

Subscribers to Back Burner gain access to unlimited cards with both titles and descriptions, as well as advanced features like tags and filters for better organization and search capabilities.

Does Back Burner have ads?

No, Back Burner is ad-free. The app is monetized through optional subscriptions that unlock additional features and capacity.

What are the subscription costs for Back Burner?

Back Burner offers several subscription plans: a monthly subscription for $0.29/month, an annual subscription for $2.90/year, and a Superfan Annual Subscription for $29.00/year.

On which devices can I use Back Burner?

Back Burner is currently supported on iPhones. The app is designed for mobile use on the iOS platform.

How often is Back Burner updated?

The latest version of Back Burner is 1.5, which was last updated on January 19, 2026. The developer is actively working on new features for subscribers.

What is the age rating for Back Burner?

Back Burner has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users. This indicates it contains no mature content.