Comparison

Don't Forget vs Headwayflow

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

Head to head
About

Don't Forget

Features
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You start something. Something else pulls you away. An hour later you can't remember what you were doing before. Don't Forget is a task timer built for brains that switch. Instead of asking you to stop getting interrupted, it expects interruptions and keeps your place for you, so getting back takes one tap. HOW IT WORKS Start: name what you're working on and go. The timer runs and your task stays front and center. Switch: something urgent comes up? Tap Switch. Your current task is parked with its time saved, and a new one starts. Come back: a minute later, a gentle notification asks if you want to go back. Your parked task is waiting with its timer, steps and notes exactly as you left them. Resume in one tap. BREAK IT INTO STEPS Big tasks are easier to return to when you know the next step. Add steps to any task, focus on one at a time, and see how long each one really took. FOCUS THAT FOLLOWS REAL LIFE Ā· Pomodoro sessions with focus and break lengths you choose Ā· Pause any time, and the timer doesn't keep counting while you're gone Ā· On Mac, tasks pause when your Mac sleeps, locks or starts the screen saver, and resume if you're back soon Ā· A check-in when a timer has been running for hours, so forgotten timers don't skew your day Ā· Fix the time afterwards with "stopped at" if you walked away and forgot to pause PLAN WITHOUT LOSING FOCUS Capture what's up next without breaking your current flow. Plan tasks with due dates and reminders, sort them into folders, and start the next one when you're ready. Finished something you do often? Run it again. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME WENT Honest statistics built from the time you actually focused: focus time, tasks finished, how often you were interrupted, and your sessions by day, week or month. EVERYWHERE YOU WORK Ā· iPhone: Live Activity and Dynamic Island keep your running task visible in any app, plus Home and Lock Screen widgets to start a task Ā· Apple Watch: see your current task and timer, tick off steps, pause, complete, or start what's next, with complications for your watch face Ā· Mac: lives in the menu bar, with a small floating window that keeps your task in view Ā· iPad: a two-column layout with your tasks and details side by side Ā· Your tasks sync across your devices through your iCloud account DON'T FORGET PRO A one-time purchase, no subscription: Ā· Focus patterns: your best hours and days, and what keeps pulling you away Ā· Time by folder: see where your focus goes across projects Ā· Siri & Shortcuts: start, switch and complete tasks hands-free or from automations BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO SWITCH Many productivity apps assume you'll sit down with a list and work through it in order. Don't Forget is for people whose days don't go that way: people with ADHD, people who hyperfocus and lose track of time, and anyone whose work is full of interruptions. No streaks to break and no guilt. It remembers what you were doing so you don't have to. No account or sign-up needed.

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Headwayflow

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Headwayflow is a daily planner for brains that experience time differently. Your day sits on one timeline, split into Now, Soon and Later. What's close is vivid and clear; what's further out is soft and blurred. Nothing to configure, and nothing keeping score. Timeline • Now, Soon and Later recalculate every minute, so there's nothing to sort by hand. • The Spotlight section holds one task at a time, with a gentle bar that shows when it's running long. • Size a task with one tap: quick, short, solid or deep. • Set today's energy to low, medium or high, and suggestions follow it. • When a gap opens, Headwayflow offers exactly one task that fits, and offers less on low-energy days. SAFETY NETS • Earlier section holds up to two things that slipped, so misses never pile up. • Containment Mode feature collapses the timeline on overloaded days. • Done Today counts what you finished today. FURTHER OUT • Someday tab act as a task backlog but keeps ideas one card at a time. Cards you don't touch archive themselves after 45 days. • Plan tab shows the weeks ahead as load, not a wall of task names. • Calendar sync brings in events from Google, Microsoft and iCloud calendars, with a heads-up buffer before each one. Plain, forward-looking language throughout. No streaks, no "overdue", no guilt. Headwayflow is a planning tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose or treat any condition. SUBSCRIPTION Start with a 14-day free trial, then choose monthly or yearly for full access. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the trial ends, or when you confirm the purchase if you're not eligible for the trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings › [your name] › Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.headwayflow.com/terms/ End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.headwayflow.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Don't Forget4 screens
Headwayflow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Headwayflow at every 5 days against Don't Forget's every 2 weeks. 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. Don't Forget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Headwayflow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Don't Forget ships an update every 2 weeks, Headwayflow every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Don't Forget versus Headwayflow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDon't ForgetHeadwayflow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB81 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFrancesco LeoniBlack Robin Innovation

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Don't Forget

One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99
2 purchases

Headwayflow

Subscriptions2
  • Headwayflow Monthly14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Headwayflow Annual14 Days trial$99.001 Year

Questions

Is Don't Forget free?
Don't Forget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Headwayflow free?
Headwayflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Don't Forget or Headwayflow have ads?
Neither Don't Forget nor Headwayflow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Don't Forget or Headwayflow?
Don't Forget ships an update every 2 weeks, and Headwayflow every 5 days. Most recently, Don't Forget was updated on November 5, 2026 and Headwayflow on October 31, 2026.

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