Pretext: Avoidance Tracker
The Anti-To-Do List
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Stop pretending you'll do it later. Pretext tracks what you avoid, roasts your excuses, and lets you decide if it was worth it. No streaks. No badges. Just honesty.
Pretext is an anti-to-do app for people who keep postponing the same things.
Instead of fake motivation, Pretext mirrors your avoidance patterns with dry, honest humor. You log what you avoided, pick the excuse, and see the pattern clearly. No streak pressure. No productivity cosplay.
Core Features:
- Anti-checklist confession board with daily compliance tracking
- Fast avoidance logging with 21 presets across Body Care, Daily Tasks, Social, and Productivity
- Sarcastic mirror messages tailored to your action and excuse
- Mochi mascot reactions across logging, reminders, and summaries
- Home screen widget (small/medium/large) with daily compliance snapshot
- Interactive tutorial and onboarding flow with tone selection
- Graduation flow for habits you break consistently (21-day threshold)
Pro Features (Insight Mode):
- Pattern insights and recurring avoidance callouts
- Avoidance heatmap and enhanced history filters
- Monthly and weekly summaries
- Custom excuse presets and richer reflection tools
- Shareable summary cards
Subscription Info:
- Insight Mode Monthly: $2.99/month
- Insight Mode Yearly: $12.99/year (7-day free trial)
Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://pretext.life/privacy-policy.html
Privacy-first design. No account required. No analytics SDKs. No ad tracking. Your data stays on your device.
Pretext is a self-reflection tool, not therapy and not medical advice.
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The developer, Anh Tran, 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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The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Provider
- Anh Tran
- Size
- 21.2 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.3 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 5 more
- English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humour
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Spicy Pack RM4.90
- Tone Bundle (All 3 Packs) RM9.90
- Deadpan Tone Pack RM4.90
- Passive-Aggressive Tone Pack RM4.90
- Philosopher Tone Pack RM4.90
- Insight Mode (Yearly) RM59.90
- Insight Mode (Monthly) RM14.90
- Copyright
- © 2026 tsnanh
