Do This First vs Unstuck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Do This First
This app helps you focus on essential tasks by temporarily blocking distracting applications during dedicated focus sessions. Prioritize your day, create a distraction-free environment, and track your progress to build better habits.
- Block distracting apps during focus sessions
- Create prioritized short task lists
- Allowlist essential tools
- Track focus session stats and streaks
- Schedule automated focus sessions
- Receive smart notifications for focus opportunities
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In a world designed to capture our attention, it may feel like a constant battle to focus on your work. Do This First is a focus tool built on a simple, powerful idea: your phone should help you achieve your goals, not distract you from them. The concept is simple. You decide on the essential tasks for your day and start a Focus Session. While the session is active, the apps you've marked as distracting are temporarily blocked. The only way to get them back is to complete your list. It’s an unbelievably easy way to finish things that matter. Prioritize The Important Instead of a never-ending to-do list, create a short list of what you need to accomplish right away. Prioritizing helps you stick with your commitment and kills procrastination. Create a Distraction-Free Space You have complete control over which apps and websites are off-limits during a session. By removing the temptation for a "quick check" of social media or news, you give yourself the freedom to concentrate fully on your work. Keep Your Tools Accessible Productivity isn't about blocking everything. Our Allowlist feature ensures your essential tools—like a calculator for homework, music for ambiance, or a note-taking app—remain available while everything else is shielded. See Your Discipline Grow Your effort deserves to be recognized. The Stats tab visualizes your progress, tracking your total sessions, average focus time, and helping you build motivational streaks. It’s a clear and satisfying look at how your habits are improving over time. Build Effortless Routines Use Scheduled Starts to automate your most important work blocks. Set up your "Weekday Study Period" or "Morning Writing Hour" once, and let the app automatically create your focused environment when you need it most. Get Smarter Reminders Enable Smart Notifications, and the app will learn your typical work patterns. It will send a timely, gentle nudge when it senses a good opportunity for you to start a productive session. Your goals are important. Download Do This First, and let's start making real progress on them, together.
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
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Do This First at none against Unstuck's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Unstuck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Do This First asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Do This First | Unstuck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matteo Marotta | Maciej Planeta |
In-app purchases
Do This First
No in-app purchases
Unstuck
- Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annually3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Lifetime$29.99









