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This is a normal to-do list. For an ADHD, dyslexic, or anxious brain, it isn’t a plan — it’s a wall.

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Stepwise is our answer — built for the TaskForge hackathon, whose theme is accessible tools for focus and calm productivity.

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The home screen refuses to show you a wall: your recent tasks, one input, and calm copy.

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Deciding can wait. Dump a task in exactly as it is — sorting it out is the app’s job, not yours.

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Let’s add a real one: “Reply to Prof. Reyes about the thesis draft.”

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Stepwise breaks it into small, concrete steps — with kind time estimates: a 35% buffer, because time blindness is real.

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Steps are chunked into sessions of at most four, with breaks in between. Every list stays short enough to breathe.

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And the last step is always a reward. Finishing should feel like finishing.

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Focus mode shows exactly one step. Everything else hides behind a peek — available, never pushed.

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The ring timer is quiet by design. Time is always shown as text — never color alone.

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It can be paused. And when time runs low, five kind minutes appear — no questions asked.

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But you never have to wait for a timer. Press Done the moment it feels done.

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The next step never auto-plays. You set the pace.

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Every win gets a breath, not a slot machine.

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Or skip the step. Skipping is never failure — momentum matters more than perfection.

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One more — and the session ends.

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Sessions end with a built-in break, because rest is part of the work.

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Back on the task, progress is quiet: no confetti pressure, no red badges.

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This is the trail of wins: one stone per finished step, lanterns every fifth.

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Stats count steps, not streaks. There is no shame anywhere in this app.

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Every stone is named and keyboard-focusable — screen readers get the same story.

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Your data is yours: export or import as JSON, any time. No accounts, no cloud, no tracking.

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The accessibility panel changes everything instantly — and remembers it, locally.

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Five text sizes: the whole UI scales, not just paragraphs.

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High contrast: black, white and gold, tested beyond AA.

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Dyslexia-friendly text: rounder letters, wide spacing, a calmer rhythm.

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Reduce motion, for days when even gentle animation is too much.

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And back to default in seconds. Your settings, your device.

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Fully keyboard-driven: N for a new task, Space runs the timer, Esc always lets you out.

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A polite live region announces every step change and timer milestone.

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It’s a PWA: installable and fully offline. Your list works on a plane, or at 2 a.m. with no signal.

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On a phone, the same calm: one column, big targets, nothing to hunt for.

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Under the hood: readable rules, not AI. 24 passing tests, zero dependencies.

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Built during the hackathon, with the AI assistance disclosed — as the rules ask.

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Stepwise — one calm step at a time. The link is right below this video.