Comparison

Rationalize Life Organizer vs Untangle

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

Head to head
About

Rationalize Life Organizer

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Stop managing time. Start mastering your future. Rationalize Life is a deeply personal planning system that transforms your biggest ambitions into clear daily actions — your way, on your terms. Design your life from the top down: set meaningful Goals, break them into Projects, and build Tasks and Sub-tasks down to the smallest detail. Schedule what matters, complete it, and mark entire goals and projects done when the work is finished. Every layer connects — so you always know why today's task matters. PLAN WITH PRECISION • 6 Time Horizons — Today, Tomorrow, Week, Month, Year, Someday • Full task customization: priorities, contexts, reminders, time estimates, links, notes, and recurring schedules • Calendar view to see your full schedule at a glance • Visual mind-map of goals and projects YOUR FOCUS, YOUR RULES Create personal workspaces that show only what belongs together. Work mode. Home mode. Side project. Own task view, own trackers, live progress snapshot. Switch context in one tap. Stay in flow. CAPTURE BEFORE IT'S GONE Save any stray thought in seconds - an idea, address, or reminder. Color-code it, search it, and convert it to a task when you're ready. TRACK WHAT MATTERS Add custom numeric Trackers to measure anything — savings, weight, study hours, workouts, or any number that drives your goals. Watch your progress trend over time with built-in charts and history. RESULTS AT A GLANCE See which goals absorbed your energy, compare current vs. previous periods, and celebrate real progress — not just completed checkboxes. YOUR LIFE, IN SYNC Cross-device sync via rationalize.me cloud. Works offline. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. — Built for people who think big and act with intention. rationalize.life Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Untangle

This app helps individuals with ADHD manage tasks and reduce overwhelm. It features an AI coach that untangles thoughts into a prioritized plan, breaks down large tasks, and offers focus-enhancing tools like ambient audio and timers.

Highlights
  • AI ADHD Coach
  • Brain Dump functionality
  • AI Game Plan prioritization
  • Magic Task Breakdown
  • Body Doubling Mode
  • Ambient Focus Audio
  • Focus Timer
Features
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You sit down with ten things to do. Everything feels urgent. Instead of starting, you freeze. Stare at the screen, scroll your phone, reorganize the list by color. An hour disappears and nothing got done. That's not laziness. It's cognitive overload: when everything feels equally urgent, your brain can't figure out where to begin. Untangle: Beat Procrastination is built to fix exactly that moment. WHAT UNTANGLE DOES DIFFERENTLY Most to-do apps hand you a longer list to manage. Untangle does the opposite. It turns your overwhelming list into one small step you can start right now. HOW IT WORKS 1. Brain Dump. Type or speak everything on your mind: deadlines, worries, unfinished tasks, random thoughts. No folders, no categories, no setup required. 2. Meet Aaron. Your personal task mentor reads your brain dump and picks out the one thing to focus on first, breaking it into a step small enough to start immediately. 3. One Step at a Time. Instead of a long list staring back at you, you get a single, doable action. Finish it, and Aaron hands you the next one. FEATURES Task Breakdown. Turns big, vague tasks like "clean the kitchen" into small, concrete steps like "put one bowl in the sink." Aaron, Your Mentor. A calm, encouraging guide that helps you decide what to do next. No guilt, no nagging, no shame. Focus Timers. Built-in timers help you stay with one task without switching away halfway through. Body Doubling. Work alongside a virtual presence that keeps you accountable and focused, even when you're on your own. Zero-Setup Onboarding. No calendars to connect, no categories to build. Open the app, share what's on your mind, and get your first step in seconds. WHO UNTANGLE IS FOR If you've ever known exactly what you needed to do and still couldn't start, Untangle was built for that gap. It's for anyone stuck between a full to-do list and an empty sense of where to begin: students facing deadlines, professionals juggling too many priorities, and anyone tired of to-do apps that just make the list longer. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Traditional productivity apps assume your problem is organization. But if you're already overwhelmed, a better filing system doesn't help you start. Untangle is built around a different idea: the bottleneck isn't knowing what to do, it's the bridge between thought and action. So instead of asking you to organize, plan, and prioritize, Untangle removes all of that and hands you just the next step. REAL PEOPLE, REAL RESULTS Untangle has helped students push through to graduation, helped professionals clear task backlogs that had piled up for weeks, and helped countless people go from staring at a blank screen to finally getting moving. People tell us it's the first productivity app that didn't make them feel more behind than when they started. A FEW THINGS PEOPLE ASK Do I need to organize anything before I start? No. Skip the folders and categories. Just open the app and say what's on your mind. What if my list feels too messy to explain? That's exactly what the Brain Dump is for. Messy is fine. Aaron sorts it out, not you. Is this just another to-do list? No. To-do lists assume you're stuck on organizing. Untangle assumes you're stuck on starting, and solves for that instead. GET STARTED FREE Download Untangle, share what's on your mind, and let Aaron give you your first step. No complicated setup. No long tutorials. Just one small step, right now. PRIVACY FIRST Your brain dumps and tasks are yours. Untangle is built with privacy in mind, so you can share what's really on your mind without worry. Untangle helps with: procrastination, task paralysis, overwhelm, mental clutter, motivation, to-do lists, task management, study deadlines, work overwhelm, and getting started on anything that feels too big. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Rationalize Life Organizer4 screens
Untangle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Rationalize Life Organizer at none against Untangle's shown. Untangle's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rationalize Life Organizer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Untangle sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rationalize Life Organizer ships an update weekly, Untangle every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Rationalize Life Organizer versus Untangle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRationalize Life OrganizerUntangle
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB101 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKAVALCHUK DZMITRYMultivox LTD

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Rationalize Life Organizer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro + Sync Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro + Sync Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Sync for Offline Pro Monthly$3.99
  • Sync for Offline Pro Yearly$19.99
  • Offline Pro Lifetime$49.99
14 purchases

Untangle

Subscriptions14
  • Untangle Annual$4.997 Days
  • Untangle Annual$5.997 Days
  • Untangle Weekly Promotional3 Days trial$8.997 Days
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  • Untangle Weekly Premium+$9.997 Days
  • Untangle Weekly Promo$9.997 Days
  • Untangle Weekly Premium$9.997 Days
  • Untangle Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Untangle Monthly Premium$14.991 Month
  • Untangle Annual$39.991 Year
  • Untangle Annual Promotional3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Untangle Annual Promo3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Untangle Annual$49.991 Year
  • Untangle Annual Premium+3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Untangle Annual Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Rationalize Life Organizer free?
Rationalize Life Organizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Untangle free?
Untangle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rationalize Life Organizer or Untangle have ads?
Untangle shows ads; Rationalize Life Organizer does not.
Which is updated more often, Rationalize Life Organizer or Untangle?
Rationalize Life Organizer ships an update weekly, and Untangle every 9 days. Most recently, Rationalize Life Organizer was updated on October 25, 2026 and Untangle on October 28, 2026.

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