Now on iPad and Mac. Share the load with your family, repeat tasks on the weekdays you choose, and keep everything private — on your device, always.
Barriers is a to-do list with the calm of a well-set newspaper — and a household that pulls together.
Most task apps shout. Barriers reads like the front page of a quiet broadsheet: your deadlines set in real type, your week laid out to be read, not battled. Get it out of the way — then get on with your life.
Tasks, done properly
• Deadlines with a five-minute reminder for the things you keep putting off
• A Backburner for what matters but isn't urgent
• Recurring tasks that quietly reschedule themselves
• A morning edition that surfaces what's overdue and due today
• Live Activities and Lock Screen actions — mark a task done without opening the app
Share the load with family
Start an optional family (up to six of you) and stop being the only one who remembers.
• Assign a task to one person — they accept, or decline with a note
• Send a job to the whole house and choose how it clears
• Nudge whoever's dawdling; everyone's notified when things are done
• The Family Ledger shows who's carrying what, and what the week cleared
• Recurring chores that rotate turns around the family
Ask Alexa
Hands full? "Alexa, ask Barriers to remind everyone to take the bins out by Thursday." It lands in the app, on everyone's list, with the deadline set — no phone required.
Money, without the spreadsheet
• Finance: see where the month went and what you actually saved
• Receipts: scan it, file it, forget it
Made to be trusted
No account is ever required to use Barriers. Your tasks live on your device and your own iCloud — not our servers. There are no ads and no trackers. Sign in only if you want a shared family.
Also on your Mac, in step over iCloud. Night Edition for after dark. Eighteen languages.
Free to use. Finance and Receipts unlock with a single one-time purchase. A family is an optional subscription — one person subscribes, everyone they invite joins free.
Barriers is a product of IV Technologies.
Terms of Use: https://barriers.info/terms.html
Privacy Policy: https://barriers.info/privacy.html
I love how calm and intentional this app feels. The design is refreshing, and organizing tasks is simple without feeling overwhelming. The recurring tasks and family features are especially useful. Highly recommended!
Barriers arrives on iPad — the full editorial experience, rebuilt around a sidebar for the big screen.
Also in this issue: sturdier family hand-offs (completions now sync straight from the Lock Screen and the five-minute timer), a tidier Live Activity with Completed / Not completed at any point, and small fixes throughout.
Version 1.4.0
The developer, IV Technologies Ltd, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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