GRDN vs Loopless GTD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GRDN
Enhance focus and build positive habits with a productivity app that integrates GTD, Pomodoro, and deep work principles. Block distractions, track your time, and stay accountable with friends.
- GTD task organization
- Customizable Pomodoro timers
- App blocking during focus sessions
- Time tracking and analytics
- Habit building with gamification
- Social accountability features
- Gratitude journaling
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Real focus needs real blocking. GRDN locks the apps that steal your attention — for a session or all day — and gives the hours back to your projects: focus sessions, tasks, tracked time, and friends who cheer you on. The mindful part is real, too. When you need back into a blocked app, GRDN doesn't fight you: breathe through a short countdown, write one thing you're grateful for, and get ten honest minutes. Then it locks again. — BLOCK THE NOISE — • Real app blocking, not reminders: Instagram, TikTok, X stay locked • Session blocking while you focus, or scheduled all-day blocking • The Gate Pause: need back in? Breathe through a short countdown, write one gratitude, and get 10 honest minutes. Then it re-locks automatically. — DO THE WORK — • Pomodoro focus timer with lock-screen Live Activities — sessions that also hard-block your apps • Tasks and projects: priorities, recurring tasks, today planning, and two-way Google Calendar sync • Time tracking built for independent workers: focus sessions land on projects automatically — tracked, billable, exportable to CSV • Friends see your focus sessions and cheer the streak • Your garden grows as you focus — every session levels it up — WHY ONE APP? — Blockers win you the hour, then abandon it. To-do apps organize the hour, but can't protect it. GRDN is the only app that does both: every blocked distraction becomes an hour you can see — planned, timed, tracked, and witnessed. — FREE TIER — Pomodoro timer, tasks, projects, and basic time tracking. Free forever. No card required. — PREMIUM — Real app blocking, the Gate Pause, scheduled all-day blocking, friends and social, lock-screen Live Activities, Google Calendar sync, extended insights and history. $3.99/month or $34.99/year with a 30-day free trial. Cancel anytime in Settings. Opal charges $99/year for similar Screen Time blocking — GRDN is one-third the price. — FOR PEOPLE WHO'VE TRIED EVERYTHING — If you've installed Forest, Freedom, Opal, Todoist, or Toggl and still can't focus, GRDN is built for you. Structure will take you where willpower can't. Terms of Use: https://www.irons.design/grdn Privacy Policy: https://www.irons.design/grdn
Loopless GTD
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Loopless aims to be the perfect app for GTD, base on David Allen's concept to capture, organize, process, track, and review your open loops.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loopless GTD at none against GRDN's 2. Loopless GTD also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. GRDN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Loopless GTD asks for nothing beyond the download.
GRDN ships an update every 2 months, Loopless GTD every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GRDN | Loopless GTD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeremy Irons | Kamlesh Kumari |
In-app purchases
GRDN
- Monthly Access$3.991 Month
- Annual Access$34.991 Year
Loopless GTD
No in-app purchases
