A task app that doesn't
turn into a guilt machine.
Task lists are overwhelming. unwhelm scores every task by urgency so you always know what to work on next, and organises by context so you only see what's relevant right now.
Free to use. If paid plans are ever introduced, existing users will be grandfathered in.
unwhelmTop by Urgency
Set up auth middleware for API v2
Meal prep for the week
Send invoice to client
Write tests for invoice parser
Skincare routine
Contexts
Coding
1 tasks due
Kitchen
1 tasks due
2/2 habits
Admin
Wellness
3/4 habits
Built for personal life, not project management
No AI summaries, no gamification, no shame language.
Urgency scoring that explains itself
No more doom-scrolling through 40 overdue items wondering where to start. Each task gets a score and you can see exactly what's driving it.
Organised by context
Kitchen, coding, errands, phone calls. Personal life doesn't run on projects and deadlines. When you're in the kitchen, you see kitchen tasks.
Habits without broken streaks
A habit you haven't done in a while is "getting due", not overdue. No streak to protect, no shame when life gets in the way.
Natural language input
Type "call dentist !phone p1 next friday" and it parses the context, priority, and date. Quick capture, no form.
Context health at a glance
Each context shows how well-maintained that area of your life is, based on habit completion. Not a productivity score. Just useful signal.
PWA
Installs to your home screen on iOS, Android, and desktop. Badge count on the icon shows how many tasks are due today.
No more staring at a list wondering where to start
Inspired by TaskWarrior's urgency model, scores are calculated from priority, age, due date, and tags. Each factor is visible, not hidden behind an algorithm. If the score doesn't match your gut, you can tune the coefficients.
Tasks sort by urgency. Completed items drop to the bottom. That's it.
Admin
Send invoice to client
Wellness
3/4 habits
Skincare routine
10 min stretch
Morning run
Vitamins
Habits without the shame cycle
Most habit apps live or die by the streak. Miss one day and the guilt kicks in. unwhelm doesn't work like that. A habit you haven't done in a while is just “getting due”. No broken streak, no lecture.
Four types (streak, learning, wellness, maintenance) each treated differently. A cleaning habit doesn't need the same energy as a daily run.
Your workflows won't break overnight
Most productivity apps redesign themselves every 18 months. Layouts change, features move, things you relied on quietly disappear. The mental overhead of keeping up with the tool defeats the point of having one.
unwhelm is a small, focused app. The UI stays stable. The core concepts don't shift. What works today will still work next year.
Give it a go
No onboarding wizard. Sign up and start adding tasks.