Dump the overwhelm.Pick today's one key thing.
An ADHD productivity app for executive dysfunction — dump the mess, pick one key thing, stay on it with gentle check-ins. No shame, no red overdue badges.
Live and free on Telegram. Web and WhatsApp are next.
Herding Chickens is an ADHD productivity app. The name is a metaphor for scattered attention — not a proverb.
Get an email when web or WhatsApp opens
Managing your thoughts shouldn't feel like a chore — tap unmute to hear the intro.
Sound familiar?
These are the problems we're building for — because we've lived them too.
The freeze
You know what needs doing. You still can't start. Capture, one main, and optional breakdown — to lower the first step, not fix you.
The guilt spiral
Miss a day and the app turns red. You avoid opening it. We're building nudges that move forward without punishing you.
Time vanishing
"Just five minutes" becomes an hour. A kind check-in asks if you are still on it — so time can reach you without a lecture.
ADHD guides
Short reads for the hard bits
Task paralysis, time blindness, and bedtime — one idea each, no lecture.
Built around a few clear rules
1
Key thing per day
0
Overdue shame labels (by design)
4
Life areas tracked
ADHD
First — not an afterthought
Where we're launching
Live on Telegram. Web and WhatsApp are next.
The daily loop is free in Telegram today. We're building a web app and a WhatsApp bot. Leave your email if you want to hear when those open.
Telegram
LiveLive and free. Buttons-first daily loop — capture into life areas, Today hub, check-ins, balance, optional AI steps.
Web app
Coming soonThe same daily loop in the browser. In progress — not open yet.
The same daily loop in WhatsApp. Planned — not open yet.
How it works
One loop. Dump it, pick one, stay on it.
That's the live Telegram loop. What we build next follows what people ask for — web and WhatsApp first.
Brain-dump the chaos
Throw the whole overwhelming mess at us — vague tasks, big projects, or just 'sort out the garage'. No structure needed.
Pick today's one key thing
Choose one main for the day — not a 47-item list. Stuck? Optional AI breakdown can split it into small steps.
Stay on it with gentle check-ins
A kind nudge asks if you're on your main. Tap still on it, not yet, or done — momentum, not scolding.
See the whole flock
Check balance across life areas and a forgiving streak of completed mains — empty days don't punish you.
Questions, answered
Is Herding Chickens available yet?
Yes. The Telegram bot is live and free at t.me/HerdingChickensBot. We are building a web app and a WhatsApp bot next — leave your email at herdingchickens.com/early-access if you want to hear when those open.
What is Herding Chickens?
Herding Chickens — Gentle accountability for ADHD brains. The first version is a buttons-first Telegram daily loop — capture into life areas, Today hub with one main, gentle check-ins, forgiving streak, life-area balance, Undo, Settings (timezone and quiet hours), and optional AI steps. What we build next follows what people ask for.
Why is it called Herding Chickens?
Herding Chickens is an ADHD productivity app. The name is a metaphor for scattered attention — not a proverb. Managing attention can feel like chasing a flock of panicked chickens around a yard — you pick up one, not all of them.
Who is Herding Chickens for?
Anyone who struggles to get tasks started, stay focused on them, keep track of time, or who guilt-spirals from traditional to-do apps — primarily people with ADHD (diagnosed or not), autism, or AuDHD. No official diagnosis required.
Is Herding Chickens therapy or medical treatment?
No. Herding Chickens is a productivity software tool — not therapy, medical treatment, ADHD coaching, or a diagnostic tool. If you need clinical support, please speak with a qualified professional.
How much does Herding Chickens cost?
The Telegram bot is free in its current form, and stays free. If we charge later, it will be for extras on the web app or WhatsApp bot — not for this Telegram loop. Those extras are not for sale yet.
How is Herding Chickens different from other task managers?
Most task managers assume you can just 'write it down and do it'. Herding Chickens is built for brains where getting started and staying on it are the hard part — one key thing a day, nudge-not-nag check-ins, a forgiving streak, and optional AI breakdown.
Ready when you are.
The Telegram bot is live and free. Leave your email if you want web and WhatsApp.