patlat

I always have about fifteen tiny things bouncing around in my head at once — text someone back, reorder a filter, look something up, cancel a thing. None of it is important enough for a real to-do app, but all of it is loud enough to be annoying. Every task manager I tried wanted me to set up categories and priorities before I could even write the thought down, so I stopped using all of them. Patlat is the opposite of that: drop the thought in as a bubble, forget about it, and pop it when it's done.

Tap an empty spot, type the thing, and it becomes a bubble. That's the whole "add a task" flow. When it's done, you pop it — and you get to pick how: flip the little switch in the hair and tap it, press and hold for three seconds, or just double-tap it. Pick whichever feels most satisfying and change it any time in settings.

• bubbles, not lists — every task is a little bubble that piles up, so the clutter is visible instead of buried in a list.
• Up to 10 headspaces — each one keeps its own pile, for work, home, or whatever needs separating.
• reminders that show up as bubbles — one-off or recurring, they pop into the board on their day, so you don't need a separate calendar app.