u/divertzt

Hey everyone 👋

From my last post here, I took a lot of your feedback and started improving things, so thanks for that.

Lazier started as a simple idea to stop myself from jumping between too many apps for tasks, budgeting, habits, and daily planning.

Over time it became more of a lightweight “life system” for myself, but I’m still trying to keep it simple and not let it turn into another over-complicated productivity tool.

In this update I focused on:

• improving onboarding / first-time experience
• cleaner UI and readability
• smoother navigation
• general polish and small usability improvements

One thing I’m still thinking about is how these kinds of apps tend to slowly grow into complexity over time.

Curious how others here handle that balance:
when does a productivity system start feeling “too much” for you, even if the features are useful?

I’m currently using this daily myself, just iterating on it as I go.

Lazier on the App Store

I’ve noticed a repeating cycle with myself over the past few years.

I get motivated to organize my life better, download a bunch of productivity apps, create routines, set goals, organize everything perfectly… and for a little while it feels great.

But eventually the system itself becomes tiring to maintain.

Too many dashboards.
Too many categories.
Too many notifications.
Too many apps trying to become an entire operating system for life.

At some point I realized I was spending more energy managing productivity than actually doing things.

Recently I started simplifying everything instead:
fewer tools, fewer systems, fewer things demanding attention all day.

Ironically, I think I’ve become more consistent because of it.

Now I’m curious how other people here approach this.

Do you prefer:

• highly customizable systems
• or simpler setups that are easier to stick with long term?

And what usually makes you abandon productivity apps after the initial excitement wears off?

Lately I’ve noticed I keep abandoning productivity apps even when they’re technically “good.”

A lot of them start simple, but eventually become:

• overloaded with features
• subscription-heavy
• too focused on optimization
• and weirdly stressful to use daily

I realized I spend more time organizing systems than actually doing things 😅

I’m curious how other people here feel about this:
what’s the biggest thing modern productivity apps still get wrong for you?

I’ve actually been building a small offline-first app for myself around this idea because I wanted something calmer and simpler, so I’m trying to learn what other people value too.

I kept downloading productivity apps hoping they’d help me feel more organized, but somehow they always made things feel heavier instead.

Too many features.
Too many subscriptions.
Too many apps for every tiny thing.

So I started building something for myself called Lazier.

The idea was simple:
what if staying organized felt calm instead of stressful?

Lazier combines things I use daily like tasks, expense tracking, habits, and focus timers into one offline-first app without ads or forced accounts.

I wanted it to feel lightweight, private, and easy to open when life already feels chaotic enough.

Still improving it constantly, but seeing strangers actually use something that started from my own frustration feels surreal.

Curious:
what’s the biggest thing modern productivity apps get wrong for you?
If anyone wants to check it out, here’s Lazier on the App Store:
Lazier on the App Store

A few months ago, I realized I was using too many apps just to manage normal life.

One app for tasks.
One for budgeting.
One for habits.
One for workouts.
One for focus sessions.

It felt ridiculous.

I kept switching between apps more than actually getting things done, and most of them either felt too complicated or wanted another subscription.

So I built my own.

Lazier started as a simple to-do app, but it turned into something much bigger, an all-in-one system for managing daily life without the chaos.

Now I use it every single day for planning tasks, tracking spending, staying focused, building habits, and keeping life organized in one place.

I recently pushed a major update with better onboarding, cleaner UI, and a much smoother experience because I wanted it to feel like an app people would actually keep using, not just download and forget.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by too many productivity apps, this might be exactly what you’ve been looking for.

It’s currently available on iOS.

Download here: Lazier

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