The whole app in 4 sentences
Tap the + button (bottom right) to dump anything out of your head. Pick your three most important things for the day — that's your Today's Quest. Small fast things go in Quick Tasks. When something's done, tap the checkbox. Nothing here punishes you for what you didn't get to.

Why it works this way
Your brain isn't broken — it's running software built for a different machine. This planner was designed for the way your executive function actually works: low friction, visual-first, shame-free, and built to catch you on bad days, not just good ones.

What
The round + button at the bottom right. Opens a capture box where you can type anything that's in your head.

Why
Every thought you're holding in your head is using one of your limited working memory slots. Getting it out — even if you never do the thing — frees up mental RAM. The goal isn't to capture tasks. It's to empty the pocket.

How
• Tap +
• Type whatever. Messy is fine.
• Pick a bucket from the dropdown — Quick Tasks is the default because most captures are small
• Hit Capture (or press Enter)
• Put it in the wrong place? Tap ⇄ on the card to move it

What
Tasks that come back on a schedule — daily, weekdays, weekly, monthly, or "a few times a week" (which gives you a 2-day rest after each completion before it shows up again). Marked with a small 🔁 badge on the card.

Why
"Drink water," "respond to weekly email," "take meds," "do laundry" — your brain shouldn't have to re-capture these every time. But also: nothing here punishes you for missing a day. The slate quietly resets at the start of each new day. There's no "you missed 4 days" notification, no overdue badge, no streak counter waiting to break. The task just shows up again, ready when you are.

How
• When capturing a new task, tap the 🔁 Repeats? button below the bucket dropdown
• Pick a frequency from the chips that appear
• For existing tasks, tap the 🔁 badge on the card to change or stop the repeat
• Recurring tasks can live in any bucket — Quick Tasks for small daily habits, Today's Quest for important repeating work

What
A list of quick wins — small things that take a few minutes. Reply to that email. Put the dishes in. Book the appointment.

Why
Small wins generate dopamine, which is the fuel your brain uses to start bigger things. Stacking three fast wins in a row often unlocks enough momentum to tackle a Today's Quest item. It's also where overflow goes when Today's Quest is full — things don't vanish into a collapsed folder.

How
• Drop quick things here from the capture screen — Quick Tasks is the default bucket
• Tap the circle to check it off — you'll get a small celebration
• Put something here by mistake? Tap ⇄ to move it
• Aim for momentum, not completion. Three is plenty.

What
Your three most important things for the day. Capped at three on purpose.

Why
A list of 15 things is a wall of failure. A list of 3 is a plan. Research on ADHD task completion is clear: limiting the visible "must-do" list to a tiny number is the single biggest driver of actually finishing. If you get all three, you had a great day. If you get one, you still moved forward.

How
• The first card is highlighted — that's your primary focus
• Tap the ≡ button to add small steps to a task
• Tap the checkbox when you're done

What
Tiny physical actions inside a task. "Open laptop" is a step. "Write the report" is not.

Why
"Write quarterly report" is a mountain and your brain refuses it. "Open the template" is a pebble. Steps turn the mountain into a staircase. Each step completed gives you a small dopamine hit — the chemistry your brain needs to keep going.

How
• Tap the ≡ button on any Today's Quest task to add steps
• Keep each step tiny and physical: "Open the doc," "Write one sentence," "Hit send"
• Each step checked off earns EXP

What
A collapsed drawer at the bottom of the Today tab. Holds things that matter but aren't for right now.

Why
Some thoughts need to exist somewhere safe without cluttering your active view. The Save for Later is a promise to your brain: "I see this, I won't lose it, and I don't have to deal with it today." That promise is what lets you let it go.

How
• Pick "📦 Save for Later" in the capture dropdown when you want to save something for later
• Tap the Save for Later header on the Today tab to expand it
• When something's ready to move, tap ⇄ on its card and pick a new bucket

What
A second collapsed drawer for things you can't do because you're waiting for someone or something else.

Why
Tasks that are blocked on someone else's reply will drain your attention if they sit in your active list — you'll feel guilty about them even though there's nothing to do. Parking them somewhere visible-but-separate tells your brain: "this isn't yours right now."

How
• Pick "⏳ Waiting on Others" in the capture dropdown
• Check it a couple times a week, not daily
• When the wait's over, tap ⇄ to move it into Today's Quest or Quick Tasks
• Or tap ✓ to mark it resolved if no further action is needed

What
The horizontal bar at the bottom of the Today tab showing your day as a line, with a marker for where you are right now.

Why
ADHD brains experience time as "now" and "not now" — anything beyond the immediate moment feels unreal. Seeing your whole day as a visible shape with a finite endpoint makes time concrete. It answers "how much day is left?" without math.

How
Nothing to do. Just glance at it. It updates every minute.

What
Longer arcs — things that take weeks or months. Each goal can have milestones (smaller checkpoints along the way).

Why
ADHD brains discount future rewards heavily — a goal three months out feels like fiction. Breaking goals into milestones turns the abstract future into a sequence of near-term wins. Each milestone is something your brain can actually feel motivated about.

How
• Tap + Goal to create a new one
• Add a first milestone right away — even a rough one
• Check off milestones as you hit them (+50 EXP each)
• Complete all milestones → the goal completes (+150 EXP)

What
A small checklist of things to do the night before. Lay out clothes, pack bags, write tomorrow's three, review calendar.

Why
Most ADHD adults have peak alertness in the evening. Mornings are the hardest part of your day — decisions cost more then than at any other time. Every decision you move from tomorrow morning to tonight is a gift to the version of you who wakes up exhausted. Call it kindness to future you.

How
• Four items come pre-loaded — customize them to fit your life
• Tap + Add item for anything else that would help
• Items check off and reset each day

What
Every action you complete gives you EXP. EXP fills a bar. Full bar = level up. Every level unlocks something new — a confetti style, a sound, or an animation.

Why
Your brain's reward system is structurally different — it needs stronger, more frequent feedback to register positive impact. Standard "well done!" messages don't land. A visible bar filling in real time, combined with unlockable content, gives your brain the variable reward schedule it actually responds to. Unlocks are spaced across ~2 years on purpose: this isn't a sprint.

How
• The EXP bar is at the top of every screen
• When you level up, a banner appears — tap it to jump straight to your new unlock
• Change confetti, sounds, and animations anytime in Settings → Unlockables
• Full EXP breakdown is in Settings under "EXP Guide"

What
A panel in Settings showing total EXP, tasks completed, longest run of active days, and days using the app. Everything here only goes up — nothing resets.

Why
Traditional streak counters are toxic for ADHD brains. Miss one day → streak resets → visual evidence of failure → shame → app abandonment. The stats here are all lifetime-cumulative. The "longest run" only tracks your best ever — it never shows you what you're "currently at," because that would punish you for normal human life.

How
Look at it when you want proof that you're doing more than your brain is telling you.

What
A slider that sets how big the text is, from 14 up to 24 pixels.

Why
An overstimulated brain reads better when the words are not cramped. Bigger text is less work to take in. The right size is the one your eyes relax at.

How
Nudge it up until a line feels easy to read without leaning in. Bigger text isn't giving up — it's reducing load.

What
Three collections you unlock as you level up: Confetti (18 celebration styles), Sounds (26), and Animations (25). Total: 69 items, spread across your journey.

Why
ADHD brains habituate fast — the app that feels exciting week one feels stale by week six. That's the "app graveyard" problem. Unlocks that arrive on a slow drip keep the experience feeling fresh, because there's always something new just a few levels away.

How
• Tap any unlocked item to equip it instantly
• Switch between the three tabs (Confetti / Sounds / Animations)
• Locked items show the level you need to reach

What
Toggles for animations, completion sounds, and volume.

Why
Sensory sensitivity varies wildly between ADHD brains and between days. What feels delightful on a calm Tuesday can be too much on a migraine Friday. Turn Animations off on overload days for a flat, quiet screen. Sounds are off by default so the app doesn't surprise you.

How
Toggle whatever's bothering you. Nothing here is permanent — come back and flip them any time.

What
A printable version of today's plan — your Quest, Quick Tasks, and tonight's prep list. Designed to be scannable in under 5 seconds.

Why
Writing by hand activates something the ADHD brain responds to that digital taps don't replicate. Paper also can't notify you, can't distract you, and can't run out of battery. A printed sheet next to your laptop is one of the highest-leverage ADHD tools there is.

How
• Settings → Data → Print
• Pick which sections you want on the sheet
• Hit Print. Steps, checkboxes, and sections are all sized for real use, not squinting.

What
Export saves all your data (tasks, goals, settings, unlocks, stats) to a file on your device. Import loads a saved file back in.

Why
Your data lives in your browser's storage. That's fine 99% of the time, but clearing browser data or switching devices can wipe it. A backup file is insurance. Save it to your phone, email it to yourself, drop it in Drive — whatever feels safe.

How
• Settings → Data → Export → downloads a file named quietmind_backup_...json
• Settings → Data → Import → pick that file to restore
• A soft reminder appears every 2 weeks — you can dismiss it if you want

What
A small ⇄ button on every task card. Tap it and a little menu appears offering to move the task to any of the other three buckets.

Why
Tasks don't stay where you first put them. A Quick Task turns out to be a bigger deal than you thought. A Today's Quest item is too heavy for today and needs to wait. Something in the Save for Later is suddenly urgent. The ⇄ button means nothing is ever stuck in the wrong place — and nothing silently gets re-routed behind your back.

How
• Tap ⇄ on any task card
• Pick the new bucket from the menu
• Tap anywhere else to close the menu without moving

What
When you open the app on a new day, completed one-time tasks from yesterday are quietly cleared. Recurring tasks reset to checkable. Goals and milestones stay untouched.

Why
Yesterday's completed items piling up forever turns the list into a graveyard. But removing them the moment you check them off would steal the dopamine of seeing the checkmark. The compromise: completed tasks live on your screen for the rest of the day as visible proof of what you did, and the slate clears overnight. You wake up to a fresh page, not a stack of reminders.

How
Nothing to do — it just happens. Your stats and EXP stay; only the day's task list is cleared.

What
When you delete something, a small toast appears at the bottom with an Undo button. Tap it within 10 seconds and the thing comes back exactly where it was.

Why
Working memory slips mean it's easy to misfire on a delete button. A confirmation dialog would be more annoying than the mistake. Undo lets you act fast without fear.

What
When you finish a Focus task, a small screen appears before you move on. It shows what you just finished, suggests a physical reset ("stand up, stretch"), and teases the next task.

Why
Task-switching is one of the hardest things for an ADHD brain. Going directly from one task to the next without a pause is how you end up staring at a wall for 20 minutes. A deliberate bridge — even 10 seconds — lets the finished task actually close in your head before the next one opens.

Not a feature, a promise
This app doesn't track how often you use it against you. There's no "current streak" waiting to be broken. Skipping a day or a week doesn't delete your progress or reset anything. Your stats only go up. When you come back, you come back — and the app will just quietly pick up where you are.

Your brain isn't the problem. It's been trying to work with tools built for someone else. Welcome home.