Comparison

Blurto vs Stepwise Timer

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

Head to head
About

Blurto

Effortlessly capture thoughts and tasks using your voice. This AI-powered planner automatically organizes your brain dumps into relevant lists, simplifying daily planning and habit tracking without complex setup.

Highlights
  • Voice, text, or image capture
  • AI sorting into 6 categories
  • Automatic life area organization
  • Flexible reminders and nudges
  • Routine and habit tracking
  • Calendar integration
  • AI subtask breakdown
Features
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Selected as an Impact Startup at Web Summit Vancouver 2026. Blurto is the quickest way to capture everything: tasks, routines, notes, ideas, groceries, movies to watch, games to play, music to hear. You talk, the AI sorts. Just blurt, and every thought lands in the right list. Daily planner, voice to-do list, notes app and habit tracker in one, with none of the setup. ============ THE 2-SECOND CAPTURE Press record. Say one thing. Or fifty. Brain dump it all in one go. Blurto's AI splits the ramble and files each item into Tasks, Routines, Ideas, Notes, Media (movies, books, games) or Groceries. No projects. No tags. No dragging. Just blurt! ============ WHY THIS WORKS FOR ADHD ADHD working memory is short. Task paralysis is real. That invisible resistance at the start is why most productivity apps fail you. It's the only thing Blurto is built to remove. An ADHD app with nothing to set up. ============ THE AREAS OF YOUR LIFE After your first ten blurts, Blurto reads them and proposes the areas of your life: Work, Home, Health, that side project. Keep, rename or drop any. From then on, new tasks, notes and ideas are filed under their area, and every list filters by it. No folders to build. Blurto builds them from what you actually say. ============ DAILY PLANNING WITHOUT THE GUILT Every morning, Blurto tells you what's actually due today. Every evening, a soft wind-down with tomorrow's plan. Quiet day? It stays quiet. No streaks. No guilt mechanics. Missed one? Pick up tomorrow. Didn't finish today? Move it all to tomorrow with one tap. ============ REMINDERS YOUR WAY A push before each task and routine, an alarm on your calendar, or Apple Reminders on iPhone, both ways: tick a task off in Reminders, from your wrist or with Siri, and Blurto marks it done. Tick it in Blurto and Reminders follows. Blurto also nudges gently about what you left behind: a film still on your watchlist, an idea that sat quietly for a week, a task waiting since last week. One a day at most. Off anytime. ============ ROUTINES AND HABITS: SAY IT ONCE, IT REPEATS FOREVER Meditate at 7. Gym Mon/Wed/Fri at 6. Water plants every 3 days. Say it once. Blurto repeats it and surfaces it in your Daily Review when it's due. Vacation? Pause it. Forgot a day? No streaks, no shame. Pick up tomorrow. ============ YOUR CALENDAR, CONNECTED Blurto syncs with Google Calendar and Apple Calendar, so your thoughts become real events in the calendar you already use. Snap a poster and see it in your calendar seconds later. Capture from your lock screen with one tap. ============ WHAT'S INSIDE • Voice, text or image capture. Pick whichever is fastest. • AI sorting into 6 buckets. Never ask "task or note?" again. • Areas. Your life, sorted by Blurto. Filter any list by area. • Reminders your way. Push, calendar, or Apple Reminders, two-way on iPhone. • Gentle nudges about what you left behind. One a day at most. • AI subtask breakdown. A big task becomes doable steps. • Inspirations. Films, books, games and artworks that share your idea's theme. • Share from any app. Text or images land in Blurto, sorted. • Home and Lock Screen widgets. Capture without unlocking. • Apple Watch app. Speak from your wrist. • Light + dark mode. ============ PERFECT FOR • ADHD, autism, and executive dysfunction. Or any brain that thinks faster than thumbs can type. • Anyone who has abandoned a dozen productivity apps and blamed themselves. • Ideas that hit while driving, walking, cooking, or holding a kid. ============ TRY BLURTO FREE FOR 1 MONTH Every feature included. New users get 1 month free. After the trial, Blurto Pro keeps the AI listening and sorting. Cancel anytime from your phone's subscription settings. Terms of Service: https://blurto.ai/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://blurto.ai/privacy.html

About

Stepwise Timer

Features
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Chain a few timed steps into a "sequence", press play, and Stepwise walks you through it — one step at a time. Each step counts down on its own. When it ends, the next one starts automatically with a sound and a spoken announcement of what's coming up. You never have to look at your phone mid-routine. ■ Made for · Morning routines: stretch, meditate, write down today's three things · Focus work: Pomodoro, with automatic repeat rounds · Workouts and stretching: one set after another, no stopwatch fiddling · Cooking and pour-over coffee: bloom, pour, brew · Winding down: breathe, stretch, lights out ■ What it does · Sequence timing: set a duration per step; auto-advance or wait for your confirmation · Spoken announcements: hear the next step's name, eyes closed · Adjust while running: skip, go back, restart a step, or add +1 minute · Repeat rounds: run the whole sequence a few more times automatically · Finish signal: end the last step with a chime or your own spoken message · Live Activity: see the countdown on the Lock Screen, pause or continue right there · Home Screen widget: start a specific sequence with one tap · Usage stats: a diary of every run, with a 7-day rhythm chart, a calendar and streaks · Folders: keep your sequences organized · Share: import via QR code, or export CSV as a backup · Design with AI: paste the prompt from our support page into your favorite AI, then import the CSV it creates · Fully offline: no account, no ads, no data collection ■ Free vs Premium The free version includes every feature above, with up to 5 sequences and the last 30 days of stats. Premium unlocks unlimited sequences and your full stats history (records are always kept — upgrading brings them all back). ■ Premium subscription · Monthly or yearly plan (price shown on the purchase screen) · First month free for new subscribers; billing starts automatically when the trial ends · Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends · Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase · Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions · Terms of Use (EULA): https://jacobhung.com/stepwisetimer/privacy/ · Privacy Policy: https://jacobhung.com/stepwisetimer/privacy/

Screenshots

Blurto4 screens
Stepwise Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stepwise Timer at none against Blurto's shown. Blurto's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Blurto sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Stepwise Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blurto ships an update every 4 days, Stepwise Timer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Blurto versus Stepwise Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlurtoStepwise Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperOsama Al SalmanWei Chen Hung

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Blurto

Subscriptions2
  • Blurto Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Blurto Pro Yearly1 Month trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Stepwise Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Stepwise Timer Premium1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Stepwise Timer Premium Yearly1 Month trial$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Blurto free?
Blurto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stepwise Timer free?
Stepwise Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Blurto or Stepwise Timer have ads?
Blurto shows ads; Stepwise Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Blurto or Stepwise Timer?
Blurto ships an update every 4 days, and Stepwise Timer every 6 weeks. Most recently, Blurto was updated on November 9, 2026 and Stepwise Timer on November 6, 2026.

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