Comparison

First Step vs Beginli

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

Head to head
About

First Step

Features
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First Step helps you start tasks you've been putting off by making them tiny. Tell the app what's on your mind, and AI breaks it into small, concrete steps you can actually do. No planning required. Just begin. BUILT FOR HOW YOUR BRAIN WORKS Big tasks feel impossible. First Step turns them into 2-3 minute actions so small they feel easy. "Clean my room" becomes "pick up 3 things from the floor." That's it. One step at a time. GENTLE FOCUS SESSIONS Tap Start Focus and work through your steps with a calm timer. No pressure, no guilt. You can stop after 2 minutes — or keep going. Most people keep going. AI DAILY SCHEDULING Check in each morning and get a gentle schedule that matches your energy. Too much? Shuffle it. Still too much? Ask for just one thing. Your day, your pace. BRAIN DUMP When your head is full, just talk or type everything out. AI sorts the mess into clear, actionable tasks. One tap to add them to your inbox. TASK WEAVE Working on multiple things? Select 2-5 tasks and AI weaves them into one smart session, finding natural transition points between steps. ROUTINES Group tasks into repeatable routines...morning routine, weekly cleanup, whatever works for you. Start a routine and move through each task in order. APPLE WATCH Your steps follow you. Start a focus session on your wrist, complete steps with a tap, and stay in flow without pulling out your phone. WORKS OFFLINE Create tasks, complete steps, and run focus sessions without internet. Everything syncs when you're back online. WHAT YOU GET WITH FIRST STEP PRO • AI task breakdown into small, doable steps • Daily schedule that matches your energy • Brain Dump with voice and text capture • Task Weave for multi-task sessions • Gentle focus timer with no-pressure exit • Apple Watch companion app • Widgets for your home and lock screen • Unlimited tasks and routines Try free for 7 days. Cancel anytime. Privacy matters: your task content is processed by AI only to generate steps and schedules. No personal data is used for training. See our privacy policy for details. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Beginli

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Clear what's been hanging over you. One thing at a time. Beginli helps you turn avoided tasks into tiny, doable steps — so you can start with less pressure, keep going, and close the loop. Sometimes the hardest part is not doing the task. It is holding the whole messy thing in your head. Beginli helps you make it smaller. Tell Loopi, your gentle task companion, what you've been avoiding. Beginli's AI breaks it into clear, specific steps you can actually start — like opening the document, putting one cup in the sink, or finding the phone number for that appointment. Type it however it comes out — "gym tomorrow at 7" files itself on the right day and time, and "stretch every other day at 11" sets the repeat for you. Not sure where to begin? Pick from over 100 ready-made templates and skip straight to your first step. Then sit down with it. The Focus tab is a timer with background music — lo-fi, ambient, beats, chill, or synthwave — plus a Pomodoro mode for when work and breaks should take turns. The countdown stays on your Lock Screen, so you can put the phone face down and still know where you are. Carrying a whole day in your head? Dump it out in one go and Beginli sorts it into separate tasks at sensible times — yours to edit before anything is saved. Anything worth coming back to can repeat — daily, weekdays, or your own rhythm — and any task can carry a goal: 25 minutes, 8 glasses, 10 pages. Miss a day and nothing breaks. There is no streak to lose. No giant planner. No punishing streaks. No shame when you come back. Just one thing, made lighter. One thing at a time is always free. Break it down, start the timer, close the loop — then start something else, free again. Beginli Plus lifts the one-at-a-time limit whenever you're ready. What Beginli helps with: • Breaking overwhelming tasks into tiny steps with AI • Turning a whole day of scattered thoughts into tasks • Starting tasks when you feel stuck • Making vague tasks feel clear • Focusing with a timer, background music, and Pomodoro • Repeating anything that should come back, with a goal to aim at • Sorting your day into morning, day, evening, and anytime • Coming back after losing momentum • Clearing chores, admin, messages, work, study, and personal tasks • Keeping your current step on the Lock Screen, so you can pick up right where you left off • 12 short lessons on starting, avoidance, and rest • Collecting gentle rewards that never punish a missed day • Marking tasks "done enough" when perfection is not needed How it works: 1. Name one thing that's been hanging over you 2. Beginli turns it into small, doable steps 3. Start with the first tiny step 4. Keep going or mark it done enough 5. Close the loop and feel lighter Built for stuck, scattered, low-energy days. Beginli is useful for procrastination, ADHD-style task initiation challenges, executive dysfunction, overwhelm, and everyday tasks that feel too big to start. Beginli is a productivity tool, not a medical or mental-health treatment. It does not diagnose, treat, or prevent ADHD or any medical condition. Beginli Plus includes (one thing at a time is always free): • As many tasks and habits on the go as you like • Planning a whole day from one brain dump • "Make it smaller" support • Gentle reminders • Gentle streaks that never punish a missed day • Loopi's help when tasks feel too big • More ways to close loops one thing at a time Start small. Clear one thing. Come back gently. Subscription details: Beginli Plus is an auto-renewing subscription, available monthly ($4.99/month) or annually ($29.99/year, with a 7-day free trial). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID account settings. Prices may vary by region. Terms of Use: https://beginli.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://beginli.com/privacy

Screenshots

First Step4 screens
Beginli4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Beginli at 15.0 against First Step's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. First Step sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Beginli sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
First Step versus Beginli: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst StepBeginli
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPraise ApataStanislav Krutylin

In-app purchases

2 purchases

First Step

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Access$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Beginli

Subscriptions2
  • Beginli Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Beginli Plus Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is First Step free?
First Step is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beginli free?
Beginli is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do First Step or Beginli have ads?
Neither First Step nor Beginli shows ads.

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