Comparison

LazyToDo vs EmberTend

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

LazyToDo

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LazyToDo: Your Ultimate Lazy ToDo List! LazyToDo encourages you to prioritise and focus on a limited number of tasks, helping you achieve your goals more effectively. You feel overwhelmed of too many things to do? Your long term goals looks just like bubbles floating around and you don't really know which one to pop first? It's time to declutter your productivity and regain your focus with LazyToDo, the "lazy" task management app designed to help you stay on track without overwhelming you. LazyToDo provides fast and "lazy" voice input method while featuring minimalistic design and intuitive interactions that helps you to get your ToDo in and out with minimal effort. Thus, help you to focus on doing things rather than manage endless of floating task bubbles. LazyToDo's clean and intuitive design allows you to focus on what truly matters โ€“ your tasks at hand - one at a time. LazyToDo has widget too so you can bring the most important task to your home screen! Completely free and no Data collected. ...and if you want to suggest a useful feature, just get in touch. Have fun achieving one thing at a time with LazyToDo!

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EmberTend

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You know what to do. You can see the task right there. But you can't make yourself start. That's not laziness. That's not a character flaw. That's your ADHD brain hitting the wall between knowing and doing. EmberTend lives in that gap. NOT ANOTHER TO-DO LIST To-do lists are where ADHD motivation goes to die. Every unfinished item becomes a brick in a wall of shame. EmberTend works differently: One task at a time. Not a list of twenty things screaming with equal urgency โ€” one thing. The thing you chose. Right now. Always visible. Your task stays on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Not buried in an app you'll forget to open โ€” right there, impossible to lose. Your phone becomes prosthetic working memory. No accumulation. Paused tasks expire after 24 hours. No graveyard of past intentions. No monument to failure. Just what matters now. WHEN YOU GET STUCK Other apps leave you staring at a task you can't start. EmberTend asks how you're stuck and responds accordingly: "It's too big" โ€” We break it into steps small enough to start in two minutes. AI-powered micro-steps turn "clean the kitchen" into "clear the counter by the sink." Each step is a step done. "I'm dreading it" โ€” We reframe the emotional barrier. Not toxic positivity. Real acknowledgment of the feeling, then a gentle way in. "I can't move" โ€” No judgment. A warm nudge and a two-minute timer. Just look at something related to the task. That's enough. That counts. SWITCHING IS VALID Your ADHD brain thrives on novelty. Switching tasks isn't failure โ€” it's how you're wired. EmberTend treats switching as a co-equal choice alongside "Done" and "Stuck." No shame language. No guilt. Just: "What's calling you?" THE TIMER THAT DOESN'T PRESSURE YOU No countdown. No ticking clock creating anxiety. EmberTend shows elapsed time โ€” evidence of effort, not a deadline. You worked on this for 25 minutes. That's real. That matters. COMPLETION WITHOUT PERFORMANCE When you finish, EmberTend gives you a calm nod โ€” not a parade. "Got it done." "That counts." "One less thing." Your duration, your count for the day, your completed steps. Proof you did something. No streaks to maintain. No guilt when you skip a day. GENTLE CHECK-INS Event-based, not time-based. The wording varies so it doesn't become invisible noise. "Still working on this?" "How's it going?" And if you've drifted: "Want to switch to something else?" โ€” always an exit, never an escalation. DESIGNED FOR YOUR BRAIN EmberTend was built from research across 1,430+ posts in ADHD communities. Every design decision addresses a specific, documented struggle: โ€” Working memory gaps โ†’ Lock Screen + Dynamic Island as external memory โ€” Task initiation failure โ†’ One task, minimal friction, suggestion chips โ€” Effort perception (tasks feel 2-3x harder) โ†’ AI micro-steps that shrink the work โ€” Time blindness โ†’ Elapsed timer, not countdown โ€” Shame sensitivity โ†’ Anti-shame language throughout, no streaks, no "overdue" โ€” Decision paralysis โ†’ Three clear paths when stuck, not an open-ended question WHO THIS IS FOR People with ADHD โ€” diagnosed, suspected, medicated or not โ€” who have tried every productivity app and watched each one become a wall of shame. People whose brains work differently and are tired of tools that pretend otherwise. Your brain works differently. Your tools should too. Free for initial launch โ€” every feature, no limits, no catch. support@embertend.com Terms: embertend.com/terms | Privacy: embertend.com/privacy

Screenshots

LazyToDo4 screens
EmberTend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LazyToDo at 16.0 against EmberTend's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
LazyToDo versus EmberTend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLazyToDoEmberTend
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better26.2
Further details โ€” not scored
Size53 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnh LeeMindFlux

In-app purchases

None

LazyToDo

No in-app purchases

None

EmberTend

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LazyToDo free?
LazyToDo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EmberTend free?
EmberTend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LazyToDo or EmberTend have ads?
Neither LazyToDo nor EmberTend shows ads.

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