# Beginbeat — ADHD task initiation tool > ADHD task initiation tool (iPhone/iPad app by Robert Corbin.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beginbeat/id6777078943 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Robert Corbin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1890247992) - Category: Productivity, Health & Fitness - Price: $1.99 (on sale, was $3.99) - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 5 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-06-11 - Data updated: 2026-09-08 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beginbeat/id6777078943/reviews.md ## What is Beginbeat? Beginbeat helps you turn a stuck task into a first move you can actually take. Open the app, type the task that is sitting in your way, and tap Begin. Beginbeat gives you a short haptic countdown, one concrete micro-step, and a clean finish flow so the start feels smaller and more doable. What Beginbeat does: - Creates a short start ritual for any task - Shows one smallest-first-step line beside the countdown - Supports 45, 60, and 90 second countdowns - Offers 2, 5, 10, and 25 minute focus blocks after the countdown - Tracks streaks, patterns, notes, and task history locally - Lets you pin recurring tasks as Quick Starts - Shows a Lock Screen Live Activity while a countdown or focus block is running - Works without an account, server, analytics SDK, or cloud sync Version 2.1 adds Today's Start Plan, a local recommendation card on the Begin tab. It looks at your recent starts, pinned Quick Starts, momentum, time-of-day patterns, and rating history to suggest the next useful start. The plan is computed on your device and can route directly into the normal Begin flow. Large tasks are easier to start when the first action is small and physical. Beginbeat can generate a micro-step on device when Apple Foundation Models are available, or use a bundled offline fallback library when they are not. Either way, your task text stays on your device. The Streak tab shows starts by day, useful timing patterns, and your recent history. Optional before/after ratings help you compare what you expected with how the start actually felt. Notes are optional and stay attached to the local task entry. Live Activities keep the timer visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island while the app is running a countdown or focus block. They are updated locally by the app and do not require a push server. Beginbeat stores task history, settings, notes, ratings, Quick Starts, and streaks on device. There are no accounts, ads, analytics SDKs, third-party tracking SDKs, or external task-processing servers. You can erase local history from Settings. For the moment when the hardest part is simply beginning. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.2 — 2026-07-02 NEW: This Week recap on the Streak tab — starts, focus minutes, active days, a day-by-day chart, and how the week compares to the one before. NEW: Search your past starts by title or notes and re-begin any of them in two taps. NEW: Export your history as a spreadsheet-ready CSV from Settings — everything stays on your device unless you choose to share it. Plus smoother navigation back home after you finish a start, and cleaner history rows. ### 2.1 — 2026-06-28 Beginbeat 2.1 - Today's Start Plan: a new local recommendation card that suggests the next useful task to begin from recent starts, Quick Starts, momentum, timing patterns, and rating history. - One-tap plan start: the plan button routes into the same reliable Begin flow as typed and Quick Start tasks. - Stronger momentum logic: Beginbeat now balances cooldowns, current strong windows, repeat tasks, streak keeping, and rating history before recommending an action. - Cleaner App Store-ready presentation with current screenshots and updated support/privacy pages. ### 2.0.1 — 2026-06-23 This update sharpens the interface: the iPad layout now uses a centered, comfortable reading width instead of stretching edge to edge, so every screen reads as a clean column. iPhone is unchanged; still fully on-device. ### 2.0 — 2026-06-21 Beginbeat 2.0 — a pro upgrade for getting started, still 100% on-device. • Step Ladder: a quick 2–4 step breakdown of whatever you're stuck on. • If-Then Plan: a science-backed implementation intention, anchored to your best start time. • Evidence Nudge: your own dread-vs-relief data, shown right when you're hesitating. • Momentum: a today view of your starts, with a "cold / warm / on a roll" read and your best run. • Quick-Start Library: pin and one-tap your most common tasks. • Calm Companion: an optional gentle "still here" pulse during focus blocks. No account, no network — every step is generated on your device. ### 1.2 — 2026-06-15 Beginbeat 1.1 - Dread Check-in - Before the countdown starts, a five-emoji panel asks how much you're dreading the task (Low A lot). One tap or Skip. Takes two seconds. - Dread Gap Insight - After rating dread and relief on 3 tasks, the Streak tab shows your Dread Gap card: average dread before, average relief after, the gap between them, and how often tasks felt better than feared. Research shows surfacing this gap directly reduces future avoidance. - Relief Rating After Starting - The post-task sheet now includes a five-emoji relief scale (Rough Great) so you can see how tasks actually felt vs. how you expected them to feel. Each rated task row in history shows an emoji badge (e.g., ). - Quick Re-begin - Tap the circular arrow on any past task in the Streak tab to instantly reload it into the Begin field. No retyping. - Your Patterns - After 5 starts, the Streak tab shows your best day of the week, best time of day, average starts per active day, and a weekday bar chart. - Post-session Notes - Optional "How did it go?" prompt after every countdown or focus block. Expand inline in history. - 25-minute Pomodoro block added alongside 2/5/10 minutes. ## More apps by Robert Corbin - [Daily Word Journey](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-word-journey/id6761548266) - [Hush Secret Text](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hush-secret-text/id6761658175) - [Renew Guard](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/renew-guard/id6761755447) - [Receipt to PDF](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/receipt-to-pdf/id6761782025) - [Route Your Pay](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/route-your-pay/id6761783719) - [Tip Arbiter](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tip-arbiter/id6761786879) All apps by Robert Corbin: https://appshunter.io/developer/1890247992 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-08.*