Your hottest task is the first thing you see, in the app and right on your Home Screen. Volcanotes is built for people who do their best work at the last minute.
Volcanotes turns your to-do list into a volcano. Tasks heat up as deadlines approach, changing colour and growing on screen, so the thing that needs you most is always the thing you notice first.
Built for people with ADHD and anyone who finds traditional to-do lists quietly useless. There's nothing to configure and no system to maintain. You add tasks; the heat tells you what matters right now.
THE HEATING SYSTEM
Every task starts cool and heats up as its deadline approaches: On Track, then Due Soon (amber), then Heating Up (red), then Right Now, when it starts to jiggle for attention. Your eye goes to the hottest thing on screen, so prioritisation happens by itself instead of costing you mental effort.
Simple gestures handle everything: swipe right to complete, swipe left to cool a task down with an extra day, long-press for details.
ON YOUR HOME SCREEN
The Hot Tasks widget puts your hottest tasks on your Home Screen. When out of sight means out of mind, this keeps them in sight.
KEY FEATURES
Automatic prioritisation from deadlines and estimated durations
Time-crunch warnings when a task needs more time than you have left
Suggested time estimates, read from how you describe each task
A 30-day archive of everything you've completed
Lock Screen counter and Quick Add widgets
Available in 8 languages
BUILT FOR FOCUS CHALLENGES
Volcanotes works like an external executive function: urgency you can see, instead of urgency you have to remember. It's also deliberately kind and doesn't judge you.
LAVA MODE (PREMIUM)
Up to 200 tasks
Recurring tasks
Custom heating rules let you tune when things heat up
Default task settings
Name your volcano. Feed it tasks. Handle whatever's about to erupt first.
This is a cool idea…but unfortunately, this app is pointless for me because there are no widgets. I don’t understand it when productivity apps that are specifically geared toward people with ADHD don’t have a widget option. ADHDers commonly struggle with object permanence - meaning "out of sight, out of mind". If I don't have widgets on my Home Screen that allow me to engage with an app, it's like it doesn't exist. Hopefully the developers will consider adding a widget option in the future! I’m usually willing to pay for that feature - depending on the price, of course.
Volcanotes now lives on your Home Screen. The new Hot Tasks widget shows your hottest tasks right where you'll see them because out of sight shouldn't mean out of mind. Add it from the widget gallery and let the heat do the reminding.
Version 1.3.2
The developer, Daylight Concepts 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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Dark Interface
Differentiate Without Color Alone
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Information
Seller
Daylight Concepts Limited
Size
19.2 MB
Category
Productivity
Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.