Micro Todo

Most to-do apps let you pile on hundreds of tasks and wonder why you feel overwhelmed. Micro Todo does the opposite — it limits you to exactly five focus slots per day, forcing you to choose what truly matters and commit to it before the day begins.


FIVE SLOTS. ONE DAY. ZERO EXCUSES.

When your Focus Bandwidth widget shows 5/5 and every slot is checked green, you know exactly what kind of day you had. Micro Todo turns productivity into a satisfying, measurable challenge you can win every single day. No half-finished lists, no guilt about tasks you did not get to. Just five clear commitments and the confidence that comes from honoring them.

The idea is simple: scarcity creates focus. When you only have five slots, every task must earn its place. You stop adding low-priority work on autopilot and start thinking about what truly moves you forward.


KEY FEATURES

• Hard limit of 5 daily focus slots — no task sprawl, no overwhelm, no infinite backlog
• Focus Bandwidth widget shows your slot usage at a glance from 0/5 to 5/5
• Live slot states: empty dashed border, active Electric Indigo border, completed Emerald green check
• "Mastery Achieved" celebration screen when all 5 slots are completed for the day
• "Slot Saturation" amber alert when you hit the 5/5 cap — no sneaking in a sixth task
• Date navigator so you can review past days and build accountability streaks
• Dark obsidian theme (#0C0E14 background) designed for deep-focus work sessions
• Minimal, distraction-free UI — no cluttered sidebars, no project hierarchies, no rabbit holes
• Instant app launch — no loading screens, no onboarding friction, no mandatory sign-up
• Offline-first: works completely without internet access, always
• Lightweight footprint — does not drain your battery or slow down your device


HOW IT WORKS

Open Micro Todo and you see your five focus slots for today — each a dashed placeholder waiting for a commitment. Tap a slot to type your task. The Electric Indigo border activates to show the slot is live and in progress. Work through your task, then tap to mark it complete: the slot turns green with a strikethrough, and the bandwidth bar fills a little more.

When your second task completes, the widget shows 2/5. At three, the bar is more than half full and momentum is building. At five, the "Mastery Achieved" banner appears and the app celebrates a perfect day. Tomorrow the slate resets — five fresh slots, a new opportunity to commit and deliver.

The constraint is the feature. By forcing you to name your five most important commitments before the day begins, Micro Todo trains your prioritization muscle over time. After a few weeks, you will spend less mental energy deciding what to work on next, because the decision was already made that morning.


PERFECT FOR

• Knowledge workers and developers who need to protect deep-focus time from meeting creep
• Students managing coursework, projects, and life admin without losing track of the essentials
• Freelancers juggling multiple clients who need daily clarity on what ships today
• Anyone who ends the day wondering what they actually accomplished despite feeling busy
• Productivity enthusiasts who have tried every big-list app and still feel scattered
• People recovering from burnout who need a gentler, structured approach to daily goals
• Managers wanting a personal accountability system separate from team project tools


PRIVACY & TRUST

Micro Todo stores all your data locally on your device. There are no accounts to create, no cloud sync, no analytics dashboards capturing your behavior, no tracking pixels, and absolutely no advertising. Your focus list belongs to you — it never leaves your phone and is never shared with anyone.

The app requests no permissions beyond what is needed to display your tasks and widget. We believe your productivity data is private by default. No email required. No subscription. No hidden cost. Just the app.