Built-in list app
Flint vs Apple Reminders
Apple Reminders is genuinely good: fast, free, private and everywhere in the Apple ecosystem. It is also just a list. It will never tell you the day is already full, never help you turn a 3am spiral of thoughts into three real tasks, and never ask how much energy you actually have. Flint keeps the parts ADHD users like about Reminders — speed and privacy — and adds the executive-function scaffolding on top.
The short answer
Stay with Reminders if a plain list works for you. Move to Flint when the list stops being enough.
Flint vs Apple Reminders at a glance
| Feature | Flint | Apple Reminders |
|---|---|---|
| Built for ADHD | Yes | No |
| Price | No subscriptions ever | Free |
| Brain dump → task extraction | Yes | No |
| Capacity and energy planning | Yes | No |
| Task initiation help | 'Help me start' prompts | No |
| Notes and projects | Yes, integrated | Separate Notes app |
| Privacy | No data collected | iCloud sync |
| Platforms | iPhone and iPad | All Apple devices |
Where Flint wins
- Understands energy, capacity and overwhelm
- Brain dump plus notes plus tasks in one place
- Structured daily check-in instead of a flat list
- Designed around ADHD executive function
Where Apple Reminders wins
- Free and pre-installed
- Siri, Watch and Mac integration
- Shared lists with family
Who should choose Flint?
People whose Reminders app has quietly become 140 unread guilt items.
Flint vs Apple Reminders FAQ
Why use Flint instead of Apple Reminders for ADHD?
Apple Reminders is a flat list with no sense of capacity or energy. Flint adds an ADHD-specific daily check-in, a minutes-based capacity bar, brain dump capture that extracts action items, and task initiation prompts — while keeping the same privacy expectation, since Flint collects no data.
Try Flint on iPhone or iPad
No ads. No subscriptions ever. No data collected.