Fresh productivity UIs are landing on Mac and iOS, turning tasks into dashboards and timers into focused rituals. Three indie experiments push stock-market vibes, a four-quadrant Eisenhower grid, and a minimal Mac Pomodoro into native apps.
Addicted is a project management app with unlimited projects that tracks not just tasks but the impact of those tasks in a stock-market style UI, with widgets to boot. Updates are manual for now, but daily and weekly summaries are planned. The idea spans personal health, finances, and business metrics, all shown as ticker-like progress toward goals. [1]
Matrix Todo – Task Priority centers on the Eisenhower Matrix, offering a four-quadrant layout to decide what to do first. Key features include simple task management, recurring tasks, color filters, reminders & deadlines, drag & drop, and multi-language support—English, Korean, and Japanese. [2]
TimeMate is a minimal Mac Pomodoro app that lives entirely in the menu bar to stay out of your way. It’s a simple timer for work and break intervals you can customize, and it runs automatically. [3]
Indie developers are reimagining productivity metaphors on Mac/iOS—keep an eye on these for future updates as they refine UX and add features.
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An addictive app that let's you track your daily life with stock-market style UI (Widgets too)
Addicted tracks tasks with stock-style metrics; trial requests; manual input; mac/ios focus; mixed sentiment on price and demos and usability
View source[UI/UX Updated] TODO Eisenhower Matrix - Don't worry about what to do first
Matrix Todo promotes Eisenhower Matrix tasks; features include reminders, color filters, 4-quadrant view; App Store link; promo chatter; mentions tictick.
View sourceI made a minimal Mac Pomodoro app because I kept getting distracted
Mac Pomodoro app TimeMate shared; user praises minimal UI while critic notes UI could improve; references Liquid Glass design reference.
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