Work · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. LifeHQ – My Complete Achievement and Productivity System launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Excellence Expected - Productivity Optimization▲68

   Tips on how to make productivity and ongoing exercise.

   2016 · markasquith.com · its alternatives →

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   iMindQ▲125

   Collaborative, creative and intuitive mind mapping

   2017 · imindq.com · its alternatives →

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   CodeNewbie - Creating Lifehacker - Part I▲60

   Part 1 of a 2-part interview with Gina Trapani

   2016 · codenewbie.org · its alternatives →

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   Becoming Superhuman: David Heinemeier Hansson▲125

   An interview with a real-world superlearner

   2016 · becomingasuperhuman.com · its alternatives →

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   DailyHub▲69

   A personal command center for projects, tasks, and habits.

   17d ago · baselhusam.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Algorithms to Live By▲70

   The computer science of human decisions

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Becoming SuperHuman - How To Be the Most Productive Person You Know▲60

   An interview with productivity expert Chris Bailey

   2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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   Dynalist▲177

   A web app for structuring your thoughts into lists

   2015 · dynalist.io · its alternatives →

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   Personaldb▲64

   Note taking with non-linear power

   2021 · its alternatives →

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    The Todoist Ninja▲79

    Work Smarter and Increase Your Productivity

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Effective Thinking▲127

    Become more successful through better thinking

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    SaveMyTime - Time Tracker▲125

    A new way to track time and analyse productivity

    2016 · savemytime.co · its alternatives →

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    DailyQ▲95

    An iOS app for tracking daily tasks

    2018 · cirrina.io · its alternatives →

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    Smarter Faster Better▲83

    The secrets of being productive in life and business

    2016 · hudsonbooksellers.com · its alternatives →

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    Smarter Faster Better▲72

    Use the science of productivity to get better at life

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Life Graphy▲60

    Visualize your daily goals

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Optimal Living Daily - Ryan Hoover▲63

    Narrating two posts from Product Hunt's founder

    2016 · oldpodcast.com · its alternatives →

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    Deep Work▲69

    Rules for focused success in a distracted world

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Nach▲64

    Achieve your life goals

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World▲69

    Could be most important productivity book this year.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Happy Mood Score▲74

    Team management and employee engagement

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Upgrade Your Life▲72

    The lifehacker guide to working smarter, faster, better

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Ambiguous Workspacefree tier, from $20/mo▲72

    18 productivity apps built for AI agents and humans

    17d ago · ambiguous.ai · its alternatives →

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    Love Your Work w/ David Kadavy - Three Productivity Lessons from Google Calendar▲53

    Three Productivity Lessons from Google Calendar

    2016 · delivery-edge.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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