Comparison

Unstuff vs Untangle

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

Head to head
About

Unstuff

Features
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You're on the train, scrolling through articles. A recipe you want to try. A task you keep forgetting. An errand that just popped into your head. Sound familiar? Unstuff is your personal task dump. Drop in anything — tasks, links, random thoughts — and organize them your way. No overthinking, no complicated systems. Just get it out of your head. How it works: - Capture anything instantly — tasks, links, ideas, reminders - Organize into lists: Work, Home, Side Projects, whatever fits your life - Today view shows exactly what needs your attention right now - Check things off and watch them vaporize Built for your workflow: - Widgets and lock screen keep your tasks front and center - Subtasks break bigger items into bite-sized steps - Due dates keep you honest without being annoying - Pulse view shows your weekly rhythm at a glance Perfect for: - People who have 47 browser tabs of "I'll get to that later" - Anyone who needs one place to dump everything - Commuters, list-makers, and serial idea-havers Turn your scattered "stuff" into structured progress. Unstuff your mind.

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

Unstuff4 screens
Untangle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Unstuff at none against Untangle's 10. Unstuff also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). Untangle's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price 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. Untangle sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Unstuff asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unstuff ships an update every 2 days, Untangle every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Unstuff versus Untangle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnstuffUntangle
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteve NashMultivox LTD

In-app purchases

None

Unstuff

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Untangle

Subscriptions10
  • Untangle Annual$4.997 Days
  • Untangle Annual$5.997 Days
  • Untangle Weekly Premium$9.997 Days
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  • Untangle Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Untangle Monthly Premium$14.991 Month
  • Untangle Weekly Premium+$14.997 Days
  • Untangle Annual$39.991 Year
  • Untangle Annual$49.991 Year
  • Untangle Annual Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Untangle Annual Premium+$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Unstuff free?
Unstuff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Untangle free?
Untangle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Unstuff or Untangle have ads?
Untangle shows ads; Unstuff does not.
Which is updated more often, Unstuff or Untangle?
Unstuff ships an update every 2 days, and Untangle every 8 days. Most recently, Unstuff was updated on September 20, 2026 and Untangle on September 22, 2026.

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