Benchpad vs Noodge

Benchpad is a scratchpad, not a second brain. Three pads. You name them — Work / Personal / Scratch, Today / This Week / Someday, whatever fits your head. No folders, no tags, no filing decisions. Open, type, close. WRITE WITHOUT DECIDING Every note app asks "where does this go?" before you've written a word. Benchpad doesn't. Three pads means the decision is already made. WORKS ON A PLANE Offline-first, not offline-tolerant. Every keystroke saves to your device before any network request. Sync happens in the background when you're online — and merges conflict-free if you edited on two devices at once. CONSTRAINT IS THE PRODUCT Benchpad is for people who want to write things down — not maintain a system. A note app that knows when to stop. When you can't create infinite folders, you write instead of organizing. Constraint isn't a compromise. It's the product. A REAL EDITOR Headings, checklists, tables, code blocks with syntax highlighting, images, file attachments all with slash commands and a block editor. NO AI. NO ADS. NO DATA MINING. Nothing reads, summarizes, or trains on your notes. Notes are encrypted at rest. Plain markdown — copy everything out anytime, no lock-in. FREE FOREVER, REALLY One pad, the full editor, offline support, sync, and an archive of 100 notes — free, no credit card, no time limit. Pro ($10/year flat) unlocks all three pads, all six themes, attachments, voice-note audio, and Markdown/PDF export. Benchpad is for people who want to write things down — not maintain a system. A note app that knows when to stop.

You put it down. It stopped existing. You know the drill: a reminder chimes once, you're mid-something-else, you swipe it away — and the task quietly leaves the known universe. Noodge is a to-do app built for exactly that brain. (Ours too.) REMINDS YOU UNTIL YOU TAP DONE Pick how often it should check in — every 15 minutes, every hour, or every 3 hours — and Noodge keeps nudging until the task is actually done. Swiping a notification away doesn't break the chain. Tapping Done does. Time Sensitive notifications come through even in Focus mode. HANDLE IT WITHOUT OPENING THE APP Done, +1 hour, or This evening — right from the notification. You can run your whole day from the lock screen. NAGS LIKE A FRIEND, NOT A DRILL SERGEANT • Quiet hours (10 pm – 8 am out of the box, yours to change). No 3 a.m. guilt. • At most about 6 reminders per task per day. • Ignored something five times? Noodge gently offers to move it to tomorrow — or let it go. No shame, no streaks, no red badges of failure. ONE LIST WHEN YOU LEAVE HOME Put "buy batteries" and "return the package" on the leave-home list. Soon after you step out — usually within a few minutes; that's how iOS geofencing works, and we'd rather be honest — you get one tidy digest of everything you meant to do out there. Not five separate pings. One list. START THE NAGGING LATER (PRO) "Call the clinic — but not before 9." Pick a start time and Noodge stays quiet until then, delivers the first reminder right on the dot, and only then begins its gentle pestering. CAPTURE AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT The keyboard is up the moment the app opens. Type the thing, tap an interval — that's it, two taps. No projects, folders, tags, or priorities. On purpose. ONE PRICE, YOURS FOREVER Three active tasks and the leave-home list are free, forever — full nagging included. A single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited tasks and scheduled start. No subscription — ever. Your brain is not a monthly revenue stream. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account. No server. No analytics. Your tasks and your home location never leave your phone — see our privacy label: "Data Not Collected." Noodge is designed for ADHD brains and anyone whose "out of sight" means "out of mind." It is a productivity tool, not a medical device; it does not diagnose, treat, or manage any medical condition. Made by one person who also forgets why they walked into the kitchen. One more thing — this reminder will repeat in 15 minutes.