One-time purchase for macOS$39

Your day doesn't fitin a checkbox.

TodoLapse turns your tasks into a living timeline. Watch blocks grow as you work. Scrub through yesterday. Plan tomorrow before it arrives.

Buy & Download — $39Try Web App Free
Today's Timeline
LIVE
Coffee & Planning
Design System
Q1 Roadmap Review
Inbox Zero
Strategy Deck
Groceries
Gym
NOW
8 AM9 AM10 AM11 AM12 PM1 PM2 PM
01

Design System

ActiveDeep Work
00:47:12
02

Strategy Deck

ActiveMeeting Prep
00:31:45
⌥ Space to summon from anywhere
01 — Philosophy

Todo lists are dead weight. Your day is alive.

Checkbox apps tell you what to do. TodoLapse shows you where you are in time. Every task becomes a block that grows, stacks, and flows — creating a visual record of your actual day, not an aspirational list.

The old way
Buy groceries
Write report
Call dentist
Review PR

Static. Lifeless.

TodoLapse

Living. Breathing.

02 — Core features

Three things no other app does.

⏪

Time Travel

Drag the timeline backward. See exactly what you did at 2:47 PM last Tuesday. Every work session recorded. Every minute accounted for.

Scrub through your past →

≡

Parallel Lanes

Working on a design while waiting for a build? Run both timers. TodoLapse tracks overlapping work in separate lanes. Your day isn't linear — why should your tracker be?

Multi-task honestly →

▶

Growing Blocks

Press play. Watch a block expand in real-time as you work. There's something deeply satisfying about seeing your progress grow. The anti-procrastination tool you didn't know you needed.

Watch time become visible →

03 — Everything else

Minimal build. Maximum throughput.

No bloat. No features you'll never use. Just what matters.

⌥

Instant Summon

Option+Space opens TodoLapse on top of any app — even fullscreen ones. Add a task, hit enter, disappear. Sub-100ms launch.

◌

Ghost Blocks

Upcoming tasks appear as translucent outlines on your timeline. Plan your day before it starts. See where time will go.

◉

Now / Next / Later

Three states. Not twenty. Focus on what you're doing now. Queue what's next. Defer the rest. Radical simplicity.

⊞

Projects & Colors

Organize tasks into color-coded projects. Filter your timeline by project. See where your energy goes across categories.

⌨

Keyboard-First

Navigate, create, complete, defer — all without touching the mouse. Designed for people who live in their keyboard.

⬡

Local-First

Your data lives on your Mac. No cloud account required. No sync lag. No privacy concerns. It just works.

04 — Honest comparison

How we stack up.

FeatureTodoistThings 3MotionTodoLapse
Live timeline visualization———✓
Time travel / scrubbing———✓
Parallel task tracking———✓
Growing blocks in real-time———✓
Instant overlay (⌥Space)———✓
One-time purchase—✓—✓
No subscription required—✓—✓
Price$48/yr$49.99$228/yr$39
05 — Pricing

One price. Forever yours.

We believe great software should be bought once, not rented.

TodoLapse for macOS
$39/ one-time

Pay once. Download. Use forever. All future updates included.

✓Unlimited tasks & projects
✓Live timeline visualization
✓Time travel & scrubbing
✓Parallel task tracking
✓⌥Space instant overlay
✓Ghost blocks for planning
✓Work session tracking
✓Keyboard-first navigation
✓All future updates
✓No subscription. Ever.
✓No cloud account needed
✓Your data stays local
Buy & Download for macOS

Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later · 30-day money-back guarantee

Want to try before you buy? Use the web app free

06 — Questions

Frequently asked.

Is this a subscription?
No. TodoLapse is a one-time purchase of $39. You pay once, download the app, and use it forever. All updates to the current major version are included. No recurring charges, no hidden fees.
What platforms are supported?
The macOS native app is available now (requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later). A free web app is also available for basic use. iOS and additional platforms are planned for future releases.
Does it sync across devices?
TodoLapse is local-first — your data lives on your Mac with zero sync latency. Cross-device sync via an optional cloud service is on our roadmap and will be a separate, affordable addition.
What exactly is time travel?
Time travel lets you scrub backward through your timeline to see exactly what you were working on at any point in the past. Every work session is recorded, so you can review your day, week, or month visually — not as a list of entries, but as actual blocks on a timeline.
Can I track multiple tasks at once?
Yes. TodoLapse supports parallel task tracking with independent timers. If you're coding while waiting for a deploy, both tasks run simultaneously in separate lanes on your timeline. Your day isn't linear — and neither is TodoLapse.
Is there a free trial?
The web app is free to use with basic features. For the full native macOS experience — instant overlay, keyboard shortcuts, local performance — the one-time purchase is required. We also offer a 30-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked.
How is this different from time-tracking apps?
Time trackers like Toggl or Clockify are reporting tools — they help you bill hours. TodoLapse is a task manager first: it helps you decide what to work on, shows your progress in real-time, and lets you navigate through your work history visually. It's where task management meets time awareness.
What about my data and privacy?
Your data stays on your Mac. We don't collect usage data, we don't require an account, and we don't phone home. TodoLapse uses SwiftData (Apple's native framework) for local storage. Your tasks are yours.

Take the Lapse.

Stop listing. Start seeing. Your day deserves better than a checkbox.

Buy for macOS — $39Try Web App Free