Start one thing.
The rest can wait.
Sidekick helps you get unstuck, choose one task, and start with a tiny first step.
No guilt. No giant productivity system. Just one thing, with a companion by your side.
For people who struggle with task initiation, overwhelm, and focus drift.
& begin
Your task list is not the problem. Starting is.
Most productivity apps ask you to organize more, plan better, tag everything, and somehow become a new person. But when you're stuck, the hard part isn't the perfect system. It's starting.
Sidekick doesn't ask you to fix your whole life. It helps you start one thing.
- You have too many things in your head
- You keep avoiding the same task
- You know what to do, but cannot begin
- You start, drift, and feel bad about it
- Your task list has quietly become a guilt pile
Sidekick turns messy thoughts into one tiny next step, then stays with you while you do it.
Type one task, brain dump everything, or ask Sidekick to pick from what's already waiting. Then it helps you make the task smaller, start a short focus block, park distracting thoughts, and come back without shame if you drift.
From overwhelmed to one tiny start
Tell Sidekick what's going on
Type one thing, paste a messy list, or brain dump naturally. Sidekick catches the tasks, separates the noise, and keeps everything safe.
"I need to email Sam, book the dentist, plan the weekend trip, and I keep forgetting to reply to that message…"
Pick one thing to start
If everything feels equally important, Sidekick can choose for you: the smallest quick win, or the avoided task quietly taking the most energy. The rest waits calmly in Later.
Why this one? It's the task you've avoided longest, and it's quietly draining you.
Break it down, then keep what you'll start
Got something big and blurry? Sidekick breaks it into concrete steps. You check the ones to tackle now, and the rest wait calmly in Later. You're choosing where to start, not committing to all of it.
Pick what to tackle now. The rest wait in Later.
Focus with a body double companion
Start a 2, 5, 10, 15, 25, 45 or 60 minute session. A calm breathing orb, a clear first step, gentle drift nudges, a place to park intrusive thoughts, and optional ambient sound. No stressful ticking. No red warnings. No "you failed" energy.
Calm orb · gentle nudges · shame free restart
Finish, make progress, or keep it for Later
At the end, you choose what actually happened. Progress counts. If it isn't done, Sidekick saves the next tiny step so coming back is easier.
A calm companion, one screen at a time
Brain dump. Just talk it out. Sidekick catches the tasks as you go.
Body double focus. A calm breathing orb, never a ticking clock.
Progress counts. No shame if it isn't done. The next tiny step is saved.
Built for the real way focus works
Brain dump first
Write messy. Sidekick extracts clean, deduped tasks and keeps catching items across messages.
Pick for me
When deciding is the hard part, Sidekick suggests one task and explains why.
Make it smaller
Break a big task into concrete steps, and keep just the ones to start now.
First 2 minutes
Start with the smallest possible action. Stop there, or keep going.
Body double focus
A calm companion stays with you, checks in gently, and helps you restart if you drift.
Park a thought
Capture distracting thoughts without leaving the session.
Later list
Unfinished tasks, parked thoughts, and leftover subtasks wait calmly until you explicitly finish them.
Forgiving streak
Missed days never wipe your progress. Longer gaps restart gently, never from shame.
No shame loops. No productivity theater.
Sidekick is built around one belief: you do not need more guilt to get things done.
- No red overdue states for your behavior
- No punishment for drifting
- No streaks that collapse after one missed day
- No fake urgency
- No pressure to organize everything perfectly
- No task disappearing just because you left it
Sidekick helps you return, not punish you for leaving.
New here? Sidekick guides your first tiny start.
You don't have to know how the app works. When you first open Sidekick, it simply asks what's happening, then walks you into one tiny start, step by step.
No setup marathon. No productivity personality quiz. No empty task dashboard. Just one first win.
What's happening right now?
Pick one. Sidekick takes it from here.
Open Sidekick when…
Sidekick is not another task manager
Most task apps help you store more tasks. Sidekick helps you start one.
For people whose brain doesn't start on command
Sidekick feels like the friend who sits next to me and says: just open the document.
Most apps make me feel behind. Sidekick makes it easier to come back.
I don't need another place to organize tasks. I need help starting the one I'm avoiding.
Start free. Upgrade when you want more support.
Free
Everything you need to start one thing, with a daily focus session limit.
- Daily focus sessions
- Brain dump & task catching
- Make it tiny breakdowns
- Later list & forgiving streak
Unlimited
For days when you want the companion close by, as long as you need.
- More focus sessions
- More AI task picking
- More brain dump support
- More breakdowns & companion guidance
No dark patterns. No fake urgency.
Good things to know
No. Sidekick is designed with ADHD style struggles in mind, especially task initiation, overwhelm, and focus drift. But anyone who struggles to start can use it.
No. Sidekick is not a diagnosis tool, treatment, or medical device. It is a supportive productivity companion.
Not exactly. Sidekick can hold tasks, but its main job is helping you start one thing at a time.
They wait in Later. Nothing disappears unless you explicitly mark it done.
That still counts. You can mark the session as "Made progress" and Sidekick saves the next tiny step for you.
Yes. Sidekick can look at your brain dump or Later list and suggest one thing to start, and tell you why.
Yes. That's the entire point.
Ready to start one thing?
Sidekick helps you choose, shrink, and start the next task, without shame.
Free to download on iOS and Android. Begin in under a minute.