Comparison
Unstuck vs. Todoist
Todoist stores and organizes your tasks. Unstuck decides which one is safe to start right now — in the gap before your next meeting — and makes you stop in time. They solve different problems, so the honest answer isn't “which one wins” but “which problem are you trying to fix.” If you keep starting nothing because a commitment is looming, that's Unstuck's job, not a task manager's.
The core difference
A task manager like Todoist answers “what do I need to do?” It's built to capture, organize, and remind — projects, labels, due dates, the whole list in one place. That's genuinely useful, and if you want one home for every task, keep it.
Unstuck answers a different question: “what can I safely start in the time I actually have?” It reads your Google Calendar (read-only), finds the gap before your next commitment, scores which task fits that window, and fires a hard-stop reminder at 15 and 5 minutes before the event. It's the decision-and-hard-stop layer — the part that gets you moving — not another place to keep a list.
Side by side
| Capability | Unstuck | Todoist |
|---|---|---|
| Stores and organizes your task list | — | ✓ |
| Reads your calendar to detect the gap before your next meeting | ✓ | — |
| Scores which task is safe to start in the time you have now | ✓ | — |
| Hard-stop notification at T-15 and T-5 minutes | ✓ | — |
| Built specifically for ADHD waiting mode & time blindness | ✓ | — |
| Projects, labels, and recurring due dates | — | ✓ |
| Free forever tier | ✓ | ◐ |
Todoist offers a free tier with limits; Unstuck's core loop is free forever. Feature sets change — check each product's site for the latest.
Use them together
This isn't either/or. Keep your master list in Todoist if that's where it lives. When a meeting is coming up and you're frozen in front of that list, open Unstuck: it picks the one task that fits your real gap and guarantees you stop on time. The list holds everything; Unstuck gets you started.
Try Unstuck — it's freeFrequently asked questions
What's the difference between Unstuck and Todoist?
Todoist is a task manager: it stores, organizes, and reminds you of tasks with projects, labels, and due dates. Unstuck is not a task manager — it's the layer that decides what to start right now. It reads your Google Calendar (read-only), finds the gap before your next commitment, tells you which task safely fits it, and fires a hard-stop reminder so you stop in time. Todoist answers 'what do I need to do?'; Unstuck answers 'what can I safely start in the next 90 minutes?'
Can I use Unstuck and Todoist together?
Yes, and that's often the best setup. Keep your master list wherever you already manage it — Todoist is great for that. Use Unstuck for the moment you're stuck staring at that list with a meeting coming up: it picks the one task that fits your real gap and makes sure you stop on time. They solve different problems, so they stack well.
Is Todoist good for ADHD?
Todoist is a capable, well-designed task manager and plenty of people with ADHD use it to capture and organize tasks. Where a pure task manager tends to fall short for ADHD is the starting problem: a long list doesn't tell you which item is safe to begin before your next commitment, and it doesn't watch the clock for you. That gap — task initiation and time blindness — is exactly what Unstuck is built for.
Does Unstuck replace Todoist?
Not necessarily. If you want one place to store every task, keep a task manager like Todoist. Unstuck deliberately isn't trying to be your list — it's the decision-and-hard-stop layer on top of whatever list you already have. Many users keep both.
Which is better for ADHD waiting mode?
Unstuck, because waiting mode isn't a list problem — it's a time problem. When a commitment later in the day freezes you, a task manager still just shows a list. Unstuck reads the gap before that commitment, surfaces one safe-to-start task, and delivers a hard stop at T-15 and T-5, which is what actually breaks the freeze.