TaskTree - A gamified todo list app especially for people with ADHD
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A gamified todo list app designed to make productivity fun—especially for people with ADHD. Instead of just a boring checklist, you unlock trees birds & cosmetics by completing tasks, planning your day & focusing on the timer.
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Hey Product Hunt! I'm Nolan, founder of TaskTree. I launched my first product here about 14 years ago and somehow since that time I became a Lead Product Designer, educator, and build in public creator using a crazy way of making a product: comments on TikTok to crowd-source feedback. (Find me on TikTok/Instagram @radnolan)
That’s how TaskTree started through a comment asking for a couple features on this concept I made. It ultimately lead to a bustling community that drove us to over 75k users with a 98% task completion rate.
Though, I still felt like another todo list in an insanely crowded market was struggling to break through. So we’ve re-built TaskTree from the ground up and we’re just getting started. Soon, you’ll be able to collect more critters for your trees, have streaks with skill-tree-based habit tracking, and so much more.
This is a passion project for me and hope to be tinkering for years to come with this!
If you want to jump in and help shape TaskTree with us, make sure to give us a follow on TikTok, Instagram, or X/Twitter (@tasktreeapp)
@radnolan @tasktreeapp Hi Nolan,
I’m Nima, co-founder of Bestofweb .site – a curated space where we highlight standout projects and the minds behind them. I really liked how TaskTree blends productivity with play, especially the idea of skill-tree-based habit tracking. It's clear you're building something personal and community-driven. We're supporting your launch and invite you to check out our directory.
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Empirical Health
The birds look very cool! What inspired that approach and why is it better for people with ADHD?
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@bballinger thank you! It's funny because I personally don't have ADHD, but all this started from TikTok comments. I was posting app concept ideas and a video started getting a lot of comments from folks with ADHD asking for this feature and that. We kept working and refining and here we are!
From my understanding and research, people with ADHD struggle to have internal motivation and are moved when feelings of novelty and urgency. We tried to lace in lots of feelings of novelty by collecting lots of accessories and upgrades for your birds and soon we'll be releasing streaks and habits which will (hopefully) help drive the urgency side of motivation.
Prit
You said TaskTree was made for people with ADHD, but it'll definitely help people without ADHD too :)
It looks really useful for everyone who wants to check and visualize that themselves are doing well.
Nice product!
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@pritraveler hey thank you so much! Yes I can account for it working even for those without ADHD :)
minimalist phone: creating folders
One of the cutest gamification apps I have seen (I dare to say that cuter than Duolingo) :)
Wishing you a successful launch day!
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@busmark_w_nika cuter than Duolingo? 🤯 high praise thank you so much!
minimalist phone: creating folders
@radnolan yeah, you created a cute illustrations :)
Filo Mail
Love the concept! Turning to-dos into a game is such a smart way to stay motivated — especially with the little rewards. Excited to try it out!
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@justin_bao Thanks so much for giving it a look!
DataTable.dev
OMG Cosmetics for birds? I like it
A perfect topic for productivity app plus this specific green is so soothing!
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Querri
This is super intriguing. I have mild ADHD, and staying on task for a long time is SUPER hard. Absolutely following this! Good luck.
Querri
Actually just downloaded this. Super cool!
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Telebugs
A must have for every ornithologist 😁 Great idea and execution!
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@kyrylosilin Haha thank you! It's funny all this spun out of a series of comments and I originally was going to make it a game about collecting fish, then someone said "as an ornithologist I would love birds" and after googling what that meant, here we are with a bird-based todo-list game 🤣
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