For brains that pop
Three essentials.
One popcorn at a time.
A Ferrari engine with bicycle brakes. Popcorn Do lends you what it takes to slow down without shutting down: your ideas pop, you serve three, you crunch them. The rest waits, with no reproach.
Free beta on TestFlight · iPhone, iPad and Mac · iOS 27 or macOS 27
Not on Android yet. The app is in French only for now.
One idea, three moves
1. Toss
An idea crosses your mind? Toss it into the machine in one tap, from a widget or the Mac menu bar. Then get back to what you were doing.
2. Serve
When you have a moment, serve each popcorn: into your handful for today, into the cone for the week, into the bucket for later.
3. Crunch
You tick it off and the popcorn turns to crumbs. A five-minute bite is enough to get started: the hardest part is beginning.
Three containers, one rule
Sorting tasks into A, B and C is a classic of organization. Here they are popcorn containers: their size tells you how much fits.
My handful
Today · 3 max
Today’s essentials. There are only three spots, and that’s on purpose: a fourth popcorn? The app asks which one can wait instead of telling you no.
The cone
This week
Important, but not for today. It waits quietly until the end of the week.
The bucket
When the energy is there
Comfort and bonus. No limit, no urgency: you dip in when the energy is there.
A day is a success when your handful is crunched. No need to do more.
Not just another to-do
A classic list
- Everything piles up, no limit: two hundred lines and the urge to close the app.
- What you didn’t do turns red: “overdue”.
- “Redo the website” stays a single line of twenty minutes, pushed back again and again.
- Streaks not to break, scores to defend.
Popcorn Do
- Three essentials a day, and not one more: the limit is real, not advice.
- What isn’t crunched is carried over silently. Never “overdue”.
- Big tasks are cut into bites of ten minutes at most, with a “start five minutes” button.
- No failure counter: we show what you did.
One machine per project
“Plan the vacation” isn’t a task, it’s a project. Give it its own machine: its ideas pop out already popped, in its color, and keep that color everywhere in the app.
- Vacation
- Moving
- Sport
- Work
- Gifts
- Garden
A machine doesn’t count toward your three essentials: only its popcorns, once served, do.
Never guilt-tripping
- No “overdue”, no failure counter, no burnt popcorn.
- What you didn’t do is simply carried over, silently.
- We show what you’ve accomplished, never what’s missing.
- Gentle animations, reduced to fades.
What you write is for you alone
On your device first
Everything is saved locally. The app opens and works offline.
Background sync
Once you sign in with Apple or Google, your popcorns are copied in Europe so you can find them everywhere. Each account only sees its own data.
Your calendar, read in place
Your appointments show up in the agenda but never leave your device. No ads, no trackers.
Come and test the beta
Popcorn Do is being tested on TestFlight, for iPhone, iPad and Mac, and the beta is free. Your feedback shapes the app: tell us what helps, and above all what frustrates you.
Frequently asked questions
›Who is it for?
For heads that fizz: ideas keep popping, there are always too many tabs open, and the hardest part is starting. If you recognize yourself, it’s for you. No need to tell us why.
›Is it a medical device?
No. Popcorn Do is an organization tool: it doesn’t diagnose anything and doesn’t replace any care. It draws on principles from cognitive behavioral therapy: prioritize, break things down, start small.
›Which devices does it run on?
iPhone, iPad and Mac, with iOS 27 or macOS 27 at least (the current system versions). There is no Android version yet: if that matters to you, let us know, it counts in our choices.
›What language is the app in?
For now, the app is in French only. If another language matters to you, tell us: it counts in our choices.
›Do I need an account?
Yes, a sign-in with Apple or Google: no extra password, no form. With Apple, you can even hide your email address. The account is what saves your popcorns and lets you find them on all your devices.
›Where is my data, and who can access it?
On your device first, with a secure copy hosted in Europe (Frankfurt) as soon as you’re signed in. It’s only accessible from your account in the app. We don’t sell it, we don’t use it for advertising, and there are no trackers in the app. You can ask for your account to be deleted at any time.
›How much does it cost?
The beta is free. If Popcorn Do becomes paid at launch, you’ll know well before, clearly, with no trap.
›Does it work offline?
Yes. Everything is saved on your device first, and syncing happens in the background when the network is there. Nothing waits for a server to show up.
›What if I can’t do my three essentials?
Nothing bad happens. What isn’t crunched simply stays there for tomorrow, with no “overdue” and no failure counter.