The Goblin Tools alternative that also reminds you
Updated: August 18, 2026
Goblin Tools is brilliant at breaking an overwhelming task into small steps. The moment you close the tab, it's gone. It never reminds you and it saves nothing. That gap is what offmyhead fills.
Goblin Tools (Magic ToDo) breaks a big task into doable steps, which is great for starting. Reminding and saving are outside what it does. offmyhead is the other half: type a thought, get a scheduled reminder with a suggested repeat in 2 seconds, one tap to confirm.
What Goblin Tools does well
Magic ToDo takes “do my taxes” and splits it, by an adjustable “spiciness”, into small, low-anxiety steps. For the starting moment in ADHD that is worth a lot. It breaks the task paralysis that plain to-do lists cause.
Where it leaves you stranded
- No reminder. It never tells you it's time.
- No persistence. Close the tab and the list is gone, nothing scheduled.
- No recurrence. Useless for “take the bins out every Tuesday”.
For ADHD brains that is the break that matters. The problem is rarely “I don't know how to start”. It is “I forgot at the moment it counted”.
How offmyhead fills the gap
offmyhead is the capture reflex. Type a few messy keywords and the AI proposes what it is (reminder, task, event), when to remind you, and how often. One tap confirms. No setup, no folders, local-first (your notes stay on your device), no streaks.
Side by side
| Goblin Tools | offmyhead | |
|---|---|---|
| Break tasks down | ✅ core strength | — |
| Scheduled reminder | ❌ | ✅ |
| Suggests recurrence | ❌ | ✅ |
| Keeps your list | ❌ | ✅ |
| Local-first / no account | partly | ✅ |
| Price | Free | Waitlist (pricing to follow) |
Who should use which?
Use both. Goblin Tools when a task is too big to start. offmyhead for everything you'll forget in a second and need handed back at the right time. The two complete each other.