Llama Life helps you work on one thing at a time. You make a short list for today, give each task a time, and work through them one by one with a countdown timer and small celebrations when you finish. For staying on task once you know what to do, it is a solid choice.
Next Moves Lab shares the one-thing-at-a-time idea, but it also picks the order. It looks at everything you have, not just today's list, and hands you the next task with the reason it was picked and a small first step.
The short version
- Llama Life is a solid pick if you know what to do today and need help staying on it, with a timer keeping you moving.
- Next Moves Lab is the better fit if you get stuck before that, at the point of deciding what today should hold.
Side by side
Price
- Llama Life
- Paid plans; see their site for current prices
- Next Moves Lab
- $9.99 a month, 30-day money-back guarantee
Who decides the order
- Llama Life
- You
- Next Moves Lab
- It does, and shows you the reason
How the morning starts
- Llama Life
- You write today's list and set times
- Next Moves Lab
- The first task is already waiting
What it looks at
- Llama Life
- Today's list
- Next Moves Lab
- Everything on your plate, ranked against your goal for the week
Weekly goal and rules
- Llama Life
- No
- Next Moves Lab
- Yes: a goal for the week and rules like "no calls before 10"
Follow-ups
- Llama Life
- You add them
- Next Moves Lab
- Suggested from what you finished; tap Yes or No
When Llama Life is a solid choice
- You want a timer. Countdowns and small finish moments keep you moving through the day.
- Your list for today is already clear. If choosing is easy for you and staying on task is hard, Llama Life targets exactly that.
Where Next Moves Lab wins
- Choosing is the hard part. If you open your list and freeze, a tool that picks for you helps sooner in the day. The first task is waiting, with a first step you can do in a couple of minutes.
- You get the reason. Each pick says why it won, so you can trust it or swap it.
- It sees the bigger picture. It ranks tasks against your goal for the week and the rules you set, not just today's list.
- A day sized to you. Tell it how much time and energy you have, and it sizes today to fit. At most three tasks are in play; the rest wait in Later.
- Nothing piles up in red. No overdue counts and no streaks. Unfinished work waits in Later and comes back when it matters.
- Follow-ups come to you. Finish a quote or an invoice and it suggests the follow-up. You tap Yes or No.
Using both
Some people do. Let Next Moves Lab pick the task, then run it in Llama Life with a timer.
Common questions
Is it built for ADHD?
It is built for anyone who works for themselves and gets stuck deciding. It shows one task at a time and never marks anything overdue.
Does it only look at today?
No. It looks at everything you have written down, ranks it against your goal for the week and your rules, and picks from all of it.