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Products that do what HOSTAGE does

Productivity held hostage. Guilt-driven task management.

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Go Fucking Work▲439
Website blocker so you can get back to your fucking work
2016
2
Donut Dog▲127
Feed your focus, starve distractions!
2018
3
Gone▲464
An ephemeral to-do list
2017
4
Taskful 2.0▲256
Deadlines, meet your match.
2017
5
Akiflow - Time Blocking for Notion▲249
Manage your time and tasks all in one place
2022
6AC
A complete re-thinking of the desktop productivity app▲14
We created Slash (https://getslash.co/hn) after realizing that todo list apps are hopelessly broken. They're great at making lists, but offer you no help in crossing them off. In fact, they often create even more stress when you're staring at a list 100 items longs. Slash is a task "do-er" that helps you CRUSH your list by focusing on one task at a time. Quickly enter your tasks, hit 'Start', and the window shrinks down to a small always-on-top window that shows your current task and how long you've been working on it. When you're done, hover over the task name and click…
2019
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DoDoo▲54
Make productivity fun, grow a pet, and stay accountable
Oct 2025
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HOLD X▲125
Productivity superpowers: planner, blocker, and motivator.
2020
9
Doo 3▲139
Simplify your to-do list.
2020
10
One.do▲99
Instead of cluttered lists, focus on the one thing
2020
11
nudge2.0▲107
AI schedules your whole week to take action
Jul 2026 · nudgetaskai.com
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Chillkeeper▲94
Stop running. Start chilling.
2015
13
Tendr▲6
A to-do app with a pet that dies if you neglect it
May 2026 · tendr-tick-treats.onrender.com
14
The One▲8
The anti-task manager. Do one thing today. Just one.
Jan 2026 · theone.ravipalwe.com
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Pet Reminder – A macOS reminder app with a desktop pet▲14
PetReminder — macOS reminder app with cute desktop pets.
Jul 2026 · reminder.w3cub.com
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Task Slayer▲3
Track deadlines, set priorities, and get reminders.
Mar 2026 · play.google.com
17
To-Doo Boo▲21
Finish Tasks in Time or Lose Apps — Stay Focused
Sep 2025
18
Pala - Productivity Planner▲7
The productivity app that doesn’t feel like a job.
Feb 2026 · pala.my
19
PetFeeder▲3
Feed your pet by getting things done
May 2026 · apps.apple.com
20
TimeLock▲8
An AI Productivity Assistant
Nov 2025
21
NOTtodolist▲14
Anti-productivity app that refuses to work at night
Feb 2026 · apps.apple.com
22
Purposa — Stay Focused, Get More Done▲13
All-in-one productivity system to make you focused again.
Jun 2026
23
DOTHING▲8
Stop managing. Start doing.
Jun 2026 · dothing.app
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HealUp▲9
Task execution layer for productivity stack
Mar 2026

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