Organize tasks with a calm, newspaper-like interface. Share responsibilities with family, track finances, and manage receipts. Your data stays private on your device or iCloud.
1.9.3
September 7, 2026
Nineteen languages, read again. Every screen has been read through in all nineteen languages and hundreds of lines corrected — including some that described the app wrongly. Free, and clearer about it. Your own repeat days and per-task lead time are free. So is the calendar: today's events beside your tasks, and your deadlines published to a Barriers calendar of their own. A household of two is free. The Family tab is always visible now, and rebuilt. A household of one has its own page instead of an empty list, and a task can go to some of the household rather than all of it. Asking to join a family tells you the request went, and tells you if it was turned down. On the Mac and iPad. Saying several tasks in one breath came to the Mac. The calendar came to iPad. Fixed. A deadline speaks at the moment it falls, on iPhone and Mac. The app no longer signs itself out of your family account after a reminder. The prices on the plan screen are the ones your own App Store charges. The family dashboard works. From that sheet, starting another household, joining one with a code, and removing or promoting a member all did nothing at all — and a wrong invite code gave no error. All of them work now, and the Family tab is named after your household again. A second household is part of Family. Your first one is still free — free to start and free to join — as is everything the task desk does. Ask to join a second household and you are asked about Family first, so a request is never sent to a household you decide against.
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Barriers is a productivity app designed to help you manage tasks, share responsibilities with family, track your finances, and organize receipts with a calm, newspaper-like interface. It prioritizes user privacy by storing data locally or via iCloud.
No, Barriers does not have ads. The app is made to be trusted, with no ads or trackers. Your tasks and data are kept private on your device or your iCloud.
Barriers is free to use for core task management. The Finance and Receipts features can be unlocked with a single one-time purchase. Family sharing is an optional subscription where one person subscribes, and everyone they invite joins for free.
Yes, Barriers offers an optional family feature for up to six people. You can assign tasks, track household responsibilities, and monitor shared finances, with recurring chores rotating turns among family members.
Yes, Barriers is made to be trusted. No account is required to use the app, and your tasks live on your device and your own iCloud, not on their servers. There are no ads and no trackers.
Barriers is available on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It also supports iPod and offers a Night Edition for use after dark.
The latest version of Barriers is 1.4.0, which was last updated on July 22, 2026. This indicates a relatively active development cycle for the application.
Barriers stores your tasks on your device and your own iCloud, meaning core functionality should be available offline. However, features like family sharing or syncing across devices would require an internet connection.