Back Burner vs Unstuck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Back Burner
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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You have projects. You have tasks. And you have things you want to do... eventually. Back Burner is a place to collect those eventual to-dos so that you can revisit them, revise them, and get them done when you've got the time. Back Burner is also an alternative to social networks. Have five minutes free on your commute? Instead of doom scrolling the latest bad news, check out your Back Burner and swipe to find something you can accomplish for YOU! Or if you have a new goal you want to jot down quickly, throw it on your Back Burner and come back to it later! Whether it's paying a bill or calling a loved one, signing up for that course or remembering to drink water a few times a day, Back Burner is a great way to track and accomplish your goals simply and easily. Other task managers fill your screen with llists, and require you to set time tables and dependencies. Back Burner follows the model of a card deck, allowing you to have one idea per card, and just rotate through, swiping left to postpone something you're not ready to do, or swiping right when you've done it. Users get 100 cards for free, with titles only. Subscribers get unlimited cards, with both titles and descriptions, tags, filters, and search. And there are dozens of features in development which will all be available to subscribers only. Download Back Burner now for FREE, and when you love it, subscribe to unlock everything! Use of this app is pursuant to the standard Apple App Store EULA at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Unstuck
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Some days the hardest part isn't doing the task — it's choosing which one to start. So nothing gets started. Unstuck removes the decision. Dump every task you've been avoiding into one list, tap "Pick one for me," and the app randomly locks you into a single task with a calm, full-screen 2-minute countdown. That's it. One task. Two minutes. No deciding. Two minutes feels small enough to begin — and beginning is the whole game. Tap Done when you start, or Skip to reshuffle. No streaks to break, no guilt, no nagging. Built for ADHD, executive-function challenges, and plain decision fatigue. • Brain-dump your avoided tasks in seconds • "Pick one for me" randomizer kills decision paralysis • Distraction-free 2-minute countdown to make starting trivial • Done / Skip — Skip re-picks and leaves the current task for later • "Got a minute?" or "got energy?" — pick a task that fits how you feel right now • Label the kinds of task you avoid — and see which kind keeps waiting • Momentum stats show how many tasks you've actually completed • Recurring tasks for the things that pile up • One gentle daily nudge at a time you choose — quiet on days you've already started • 100% on your phone — no account, no login, no cloud, nothing tracked Free to use with up to 25 tasks, one recurring task, three "pick a task that fits" picks, two labels, this week's momentum count, and the daily nudge. Unlock Pro once — a single purchase, no subscription — for unlimited tasks, unlimited recurring tasks, unlimited fitted picks, up to six labels, and the full momentum grid with streaks and all-time totals. Stop staring at the list. Tap once and start. Privacy Policy: https://maciejplaneta.github.io/privacy-policies/unstuck/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Back Burner and Unstuck are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Back Burner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.29 per month and Unstuck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Back Burner | Unstuck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Carroll | Maciej Planeta |
In-app purchases
Back Burner
- Monthly Subscription$0.291 Month
- Annual Subscription$2.901 Year
- Superfan Annual Subscription$29.001 Year
Unstuck
- Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annually3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Lifetime$29.99









