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Lunatask alternative: Persistence vs Lunatask for ADHD
Lunatask and Persistence are cousins — both are privacy-minded, all-in-one apps that take ADHD seriously. Lunatask goes wide with features and encryption; Persistence goes narrow and calm. Here's how to choose.
About Lunatask
Lunatask is an encrypted all-in-one to-do list, habit tracker, journal, mood tracker, notes and relationships app with a dedicated ADHD page, an API and integrations. It's a thoughtful product with a lot in it.
Persistence vs Lunatask at a glance
Comparison based on publicly available information as of August 2026. Features and prices change — check the other product's own site for current details.
| Feature | Persistence | Lunatask |
|---|---|---|
| Designed ADHD-first | Yes | YesADHD-focused, general audience |
| Micro-journal with mood tracking | YesOne line + a mood tag | YesJournal and mood tracker |
| Habit tracker that forgives missed days | YesNo streak-loss penalty | PartlyHabit tracker with streaks |
| Time blocking / daily planner | Yes15-minute grid | YesCalendar and time blocking |
| Progress statistics | Yes | Yes |
| No analytics or telemetry | YesNone on the site or in the app | PartlyDescribes itself as privacy-friendly and encrypted |
| Native Linux app | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | YesUp to 7 of each | Yes |
| Paid plan | $4 / month | See their site |
Which should you choose?
Stay with Lunatask if…
- End-to-end encryption is a hard requirement for you.
- You want relationship tracking, an API, Zapier and browser extensions.
- You like Lunatask's automatic prioritisation and area/goal structure.
Switch to Persistence if…
- You bounced off Lunatask because there was too much to configure.
- You want the smallest possible surface: five tabs and not much else.
- You want habits that explicitly don't penalise a missed day.
- You prefer a first-class native Linux app with AppImage, .deb and .rpm.
What makes Persistence different
Persistence isn't a lighter clone of Lunatask. It's built from a different premise: that for an ADHD brain the hardest part isn't organising work, it's capturing a thought before it goes, restarting after a bad week without shame, and seeing the day as time rather than as a list.
- Capture in one keystroke, then optionally add priority or repeat. No setup ritual.
- Habits forgive. A missed day is a gap in the chart, not a broken streak or a punishment.
- Micro-journal with mood lives next to your tasks, so patterns show up in the Statistics tab.
- Time blocking on a 15-minute grid turns "later" into a visible block.
- No tracking, ever. No analytics on the site or in the app; Premium is the whole business model. Read more.
- Native everywhere: web, macOS, Windows, Linux and Android. Download.
Persistence vs Lunatask — FAQ
- Is Persistence end-to-end encrypted like Lunatask?
- No. Persistence stores your data on a sync backend so it can be read on any device you sign in from; it is not end-to-end encrypted. What it does promise is zero analytics, zero telemetry, and a business model with no reason to look at your data.
- Which is better for ADHD, Lunatask or Persistence?
- If more structure helps you (areas, goals, auto-prioritisation), Lunatask. If less on screen helps you and missing a day needs to be a non-event, Persistence. Both have free plans, so try each for a week.
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