FlowStack vs Alora Planner

No ads. No account required. Just focus. FlowStack is a simple productivity timer, task manager, and routine app designed to beat procrastination and sharpen focus by having a clear name and timer for your task. Use it as a flexible timer for personal, work or study tasks, daily routines, or a focus tool if you struggle with multitasking or constant task switching. FlowStack keeps you on track and making real progress, one task at a time. In FlowStack, each task or to-do has an estimated duration and a timer that starts ticking down when you start the session. This makes it easier starting the task, and helps you get into a flow state by focusing on one task at a time. The current task is also shown as a Live Activity and in the Dynamic Island, making it easy to stay on task even while you're using another app. Once you're done, FlowStack pushes you into the next task. Need more time to finish the first task? Simply add more time to the timer, or continue in a flow state where time is unlimited. If you want to use it as a to-do list rather than focus session, you can also complete a task without starting the timer. Perfect for: • Procrastinators who struggle getting started • People with ADHD seeking simple focus tools • Anyone organizing tasks into daily routines • Users wanting a simple system for recurring tasks • Fans of Pomodoro and Atomic Habits (habit stacking, time blocking) • Professionals and students boosting productivity and focus • Anyone starting good habits—fitness, mental health, cleaning, learning, etc. What makes FlowStack different? • Flexible task timer. Like Pomodoro, but customizable and clear • Stack tasks in sequence. Avoid distractions, build flow by doing tasks after eachother (habit stacking) • Build habits with daily routines (morning routine, workout, study, business tasks) • ADHD-friendly focus and clean time blocking, no clutter • Great for deep work, project planning, personal growth • Tasks, focus timers, routines all in one simple app Core features: • Stack tasks with individual timers to stay focused on one task at a time (Live Activities and Dynamic Island shows the current task name and time left) • Flexibly time block your schedule for focused productivity. Each task has an estimated duration, easily extendable in case you need more time for a task • Unlimited tasks & templates for recurring tasks (2 template/routine limit for free users, unlimited one-off tasks for free users) • Track daily & weekly stats for motivation • Lightweight, minimalist. No accounts, no ads, generous free version available FlowStack is your ADHD-friendly productivity tool to block distractions, maintain momentum, and stay organized. Whether you're tackling homework, working remotely, or aiming for a structured day, FlowStack turns your to-do list into action. Boost time management Stay productive with a built-in flexible Pomodoro timer Get motivated with simple progress tracking Apple terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Most planners assume you'll remember to open them, know what to do next, and never miss a day or time slot. Alora is built around how ADHD and AuDHD brains actually work: get everything out of your head before it vanishes, see today in one calm view, and never get punished for a hard day. Some days are hyperfocus. Some days the to-do list might as well be in another language. Alora is built for all of those days, not just the good ones. YOUR DAY AND GOALS, IN ONE CALM VIEW No more holding fourteen things in your head at once or seeing your whole calendar. Alora gives you today. Tomorrow will show up tomorrow. Anything you are not ready to address can wait quietly in your Queue. - Today's focus, surfaced first - A separate daily win chosen by you - Overdue and due-today tasks flagged without the panic - Start, desired end, and hard end dates that leave room for real life - BRAIN DUMP NOW. SORT IT LATER. When a thought arrives, get it out of your head before it is gone. Type it or say it. Alora separates your brain dump into individual tasks for you to review. Nothing is added until you confirm it. Keep what matters in your Queue until you have the bandwidth for it. A CALM START. A DAY THAT ENDS WITH CLARITY. A five-minute morning brief brings together your brain dump, tasks, routines, intentions, focus, and win. An evening reflection celebrates what mattered, helps prepare tomorrow, and lets you put the day down. Always skippable. No streak guilt. No broken chains. BUILD YOUR FUTURE WITH BLUEPRINTS A goal is not a plan. Tell Alora what you want, why it matters, and when you want it. Alora can break it into milestones and concrete steps in the order they need to happen. Or build the Blueprint yourself when you already know the way. A missed day does not erase the goal. You keep building from where you are. VISION: THE BIGGER PICTURE Alora's Vision board keeps the life you are working toward one tap away. When the day gets loud, it brings the bigger picture back into view and reminds you why any of this matters. NO GUILT, BY DESIGN Nothing in Alora runs on willpower or streaks. There is nothing to keep alive and no chain to break. Skip a day and Alora meets you where you are when you return. No guilt. No punishment. No starting over. WHY I BUILT IT I have lived with AuDHD since before AuDHD was a thing. I tried the apps. The spreadsheets. The paper lists. The notebooks. I could make them look right. I could even use them for a day or two. Then I would forget they existed. So I stopped trying to adapt myself to the tool and built a tool around how I actually operate. I built Alora for myself. It is here because the people who saw it kept telling me to hand it over. A paid subscription is required to use Alora. Monthly subscriptions begin immediately and do not include a trial. Annual subscriptions include a free 14-day trial. Every feature is included with either subscription.