Need Feedback for my first iOS App: Dawny – To Do & Reset. A task app that deletes your to-dos every night. On purpose. Whether you finished your tasks or not. | Beta Phase
I’ve always struggled with "task list guilt." Most productivity apps treat unfinished tasks as "overdue," hitting you with red badges and stress the next morning. Eventually, the list gets so long and intimidating that you just stop opening the app.
I wanted something different, so I built Dawny (dawnyapp.com).
It’s an iOS app based on a single, somewhat radical thesis: Overdue tasks are a design flaw. Instead of carrying over yesterday’s failure, Dawny gives you a clean slate every single day.
How it works
- The 3 AM Reset: Every night (or at your custom reset time), your "Daily Focus" is cleared. Yesterday's unfinished tasks don't pile up.
- Make It Count: If you ignore a task too many times, Dawny doesn't just keep moving it back to your backlog. It moves it to an Archive. This isn't a punishment but an honest signal that the task might not be a real priority right now.
- Stop overengineering your to-dos: There are no due dates, no reminders, and no red text. You decide every morning what actually matters today.
- Privacy by Architecture: There is no server, no account, and no tracking. Your data stays on your device or in your own iCloud via Apple Reminders sync if you choose to enable it. Dawny is also published on github if you want to have a look at the code.
Why I’m posting here
Dawny is a solo hobby project, and I’ve just opened the Public Beta via TestFlight.
The app tends to work especially well for people who find rigid, deadline-heavy systems overwhelming, including many neurodivergent thinkers like me. I’m looking for testers who are willing to use it for a few days and tell me if this "reset" philosophy actually helps clear their head, or if there's anything I can change to make this app your favorite to-do list to use every day.