Rankings
All 22 listings, lowest friction first. Featured is a paid label. The number stays where the friction put it.
Low friction
1.0–3.4. You can start without building a second job. 8 listings.
Rank 1. Friction score 2.2. Featured. #1Voice Dump RitualFeatured · AI workflowTask initiation, OverwhelmA lock-screen shortcut that turns a ramble into three tasks.2.2Lower is easierRank 2. Friction score 2.3. #2One-Line CaptureNotion templateTask initiation, Working memoryOne database. A new task is typing a sentence.2.3Lower is easierRank 3. Friction score 2.4. #3Things 3AppTask initiation, Working memoryA quiet Apple inbox. Structure is optional.2.4Lower is easierRank 4. Friction score 2.8. #4Goblin ToolsAppOverwhelm, Task initiationPaste the dread. Get smaller steps. Then leave.2.8Lower is easierRank 5. Friction score 3.0. #5Working Memory ShelfNotion templateWorking memory, OverwhelmNow, waiting, and later. A shelf for open loops.3.0Lower is easierRank 6. Friction score 3.1. #6TodoistAppTask initiation, Working memoryFast capture, natural dates, and lists that still rot.3.1Lower is easierRank 7. Friction score 3.2. #7StructuredAppTime blindnessA visual day. Every task wants a slot.3.2Lower is easierRank 8. Friction score 3.3. #8Sticky TodayNotion templateTask initiation, Time blindnessOne page. The only question is what happens today.3.3Lower is easier
Moderate friction
3.5–5.5. Usable if you already like this kind of system. 9 listings.
Rank 9. Friction score 3.5. #9Body Double HourAI workflowTask initiationA standing coworking link and one task, named out loud.3.5Lower is easierRank 10. Friction score 3.6. #10Claude Capture DeskAI workflowTask initiation, Working memoryA pinned chat with a strict, boring output.3.6Lower is easierRank 11. Friction score 3.7. #11TiimoAppTime blindness, Task initiationA visual planner. The blank morning is the hard part.3.7Lower is easierRank 12. Friction score 3.9. #12FocusmateAppTask initiationBook a person. Name one task. Start.3.9Lower is easierRank 13. Friction score 4.3. #13SunsamaAppTime blindness, OverwhelmA daily planning ritual with a subscription attached.4.3Lower is easierRank 14. Friction score 4.4. #14Amazing MarvinAppOverwhelm, Task initiation, Working memoryA strategy for every workaround. Turn on two.4.4Lower is easierRank 15. Friction score 4.5. #15ForestAppTask initiation, Time blindnessA tree for a block of time you already chose.4.5Lower is easierRank 16. Friction score 4.6. #16RoutineryAppTime blindness, Task initiationTimers for a morning. Not an inbox for 2pm.4.6Lower is easierRank 17. Friction score 5.1. #17Email-to-Task PipeAI workflowWorking memory, OverwhelmForward a message. Get a task. Until the token dies.5.1Lower is easier
High friction
5.6–10.0. Most people will quit before it pays off. 5 listings.
Rank 18. Friction score 5.8. #18PARA for QuittersNotion templateOverwhelm, Working memoryFour buckets, plus a week where things may stay unsorted.5.8Lower is easierRank 19. Friction score 6.0. #19MotionAppTime blindness, Task initiationAuto-scheduling that spends your week renegotiating.6.0Lower is easierRank 20. Friction score 6.9. #20Ultimate BrainNotion templateOverwhelm, Working memory, Time blindnessThomas Frank's second brain. The tour is the work.6.9Lower is easierRank 21. Friction score 7.6. Featured. #21Launchpad OSFeatured · Notion templateOverwhelm, Time blindness, Task initiation, Working memoryA command center in the screenshots. A form in real life.7.6Lower is easierRank 22. Friction score 8.6. #22Full Life OSNotion templateOverwhelm, Working memoryPillars, pipelines, and a review stack. Tuesday can wait.8.6Lower is easier