I’ve been asked before to review Lunatask, and there’s no time like today.
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What, exactly, is Lunatask?
I first heard about Lunatask on Reddit, when the creator was looking for people to beta test its mobile app. The company explicitly says that Lunatask is “ an all-in-one encrypted to-do list, habit and mood tracker, journaling and notes app….made with ADHD in mind.” It’s fully self-funded, and has been around since 2019 as it works toward trying to make a great productivity app for ADHDers.
Why is Lunatask great?
This app has a lot going for it.
For one, it encourages you to split your tasks into Areas of Life, which can be helpful for those who use theming, and for when you’re trying to prioritize your tasks.
Speaking of prioritization, Lunatask also tries to make sure that you’ve got a number of possible ways to prioritize, offering Kanban, Must-Should-Want, and the Eisenhower Matrix as ways to sort your lists and figure out what to do next. There’s also a super-easy time blocking option on your main page, wherein you only have to click and drag tasks to the calendar to see how they’ll all fit into your day. Every task also lets you simply pick priority-level, as well as deadline, time estimation, and all of that good and important stuff.
Lunatask also boasts a habit tracker and a journal, and both of these are pretty simple to setup and update, both on desktop and on your phone.
The notes function is pretty robust, and I love that the mood tracker includes your energy level, since that’s something that changes regularly for me. It makes it easier for people with constantly-changing energy to keep track of their personal patterns.
You’re also able to categorize tasks according to overarching goals, which is lovely when you have a huge project that you really need to visualize.
The app has a good number of customization options without being overwhelming, and it’s really easy to erase things and start all over whenever you need. On the other side of that, if you want to look back in your journal to check notes or important info, it’s also very easy to search that portion of the app to find info you’re looking for.
Lunatask also has a number of integrations, including one where you can make tasks simply by forwarding important emails.
There’s also a pretty great public roadmap, where you’re able to see exactly what Lunatask is planning on adding soon.
How could Lunatask improve?
I’m just gonna jump straight to my biggest beef with Lunatask, and that’s that the phone app is still not widely available to the public. It’s been awhile, and if you want to use the phone app, you still have to sign up to get into the beta program. Admittedly, this isn’t hard to do, but it’s also a little irritating having to download a separate app, called Testflight, to use Lunatask.
I also find Lunatask’s Kanban feature to be a little counterintuitive. When you use it, the screen doesn’t adjust to look like a Kanban board; things stay in list form, and you have to double-click each task to move it to the next stage. It’s clunky.
That’s really all I can complain about, which is impressive for a fully-independent app.
In conclusion…
Lunatask is a wonderful task manager for those who love having different ways to keep track of priority and task order, but who maybe want a couple more features, but not as many or as extensive a setup as, say, Marvin. It’s perfect for one person who needs a simple-yet-changeable way to keep track of all they have to do.
Details
Platforms: MacOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
Cost: Has a free plan, but can be upgraded to premium for $6 a month.
BEST FOR: Parents, small business owners, and students
NOT GREAT FOR: Teams, people who need a robust project management system, people who need to consistently rebuild or change their daily dashboard.
