Here is a quick video showing how I (app creator) personally use the app to plan/timebox my day
Step 1
Capture every task the moment it shows up. No dates, no decisions. It’s off your mind and waiting when you’re ready.
Brain dump everything
Type it in a second. Sort it out later.
Or just tell Siri
Hands full? Just say it, and it lands in your Brain Dump.
“Add task to brain dump”
What’s the task?
“Call the dentist”
Added to Brain Dump
Call the dentist
Step 2
Pull over only what today can realistically hold. The rest stays in your brain dump, not on your conscience.
Step 3
Your Google, Apple, or Outlook events are already there. Drop tasks into the open space around them, or skip time blocking and work from your list.
Step 4
Meeting ran long? Drag a task to a new time or push it to tomorrow. Anything unfinished rolls over, so nothing gets lost and you stay in control.
Ellie is simple by default. Turn on extras like Pomodoro, templates, due dates, and analytics in Settings, only when you want them.
Sync with Notion and Todoist, turn Slack messages into tasks, and connect everything else with Zapier.
Pull tasks in from your Notion databases. Check one off in Ellie and Notion updates too.
Bring your Todoist tasks over in one go, then keep both in sync.
Right-click any message and choose Create Task in Ellie.
Send tasks into Ellie from the apps you already use.
Plan out loud with ChatGPT, Claude or Ellie’s own assistant.
Plan my Friday around the launch
ChatGPT
Used Ellie
Done. Friday has the launch post, two customer calls and a review block.
What’s left on my plate this week?
Claude
Ellie · 6 tasks
About 3h 15m. Thursday is your lightest day, so I moved the review there.
Move everything I didn’t finish today to Thursday
Ellie
Done. I moved 3 tasks to Thursday and kept their estimates.
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Professionals, students, parents and teachers all run their days in Ellie. Here’s what a day looks like for each.
“I wake up each morning able to be present because what needs to be done is in Ellie, not in my brain.”
Lizi D.
Morning planner
“The game changer for me was the Brain Dump because that’s how I think!”
Ann S.
Brain-dump thinker
“It has every single feature I need, and none that I don’t.”
Kimapc
AuDHD, tried every app
“I love being able to drag the tasks to the day but then also drag them to a timeline.”
Rebeccah W.
Visual planner
“This app got me through grad school + working full time.”
knittedlogic
Grad student, full-time job
“Been using it for a couple weeks now and it’s been extremely helpful for my ADHD mind.”
MattTibby7
Has ADHD
“The ability to forward emails is a game changer to my sanity.”
Jennifer M.
Busy inbox
“It’s easy to log tasks, move tasks, and know what my week is going to look like. I feel more in control.”
Bella L.
Has time blindness
“I love this app because I can track how efficient I am.”
Amar
Times every task
“I spend less time and energy trying to prioritize and more time on the things that matter.”
Emily V.
Recovering overthinker
“Ellie is just so clean, beautiful and smooth.”
Joachim K.
Switched from Sunsama
“Helps my crazy creative brain get stuff done.”
Kimberly899
Creative, plans at night
I built Ellie because I needed a simple system to organize my day. I multitask a lot, and things kept slipping my mind.
Ellie gave me one place to offload everything and plan what actually fits. It’s literally a second 🧠 for me.
My hope is that it improves your day as much as it has improved mine.
Why I built Ellie →
Chris Raroque
Ellie developer
Ellie, Amy, Luna, Mogul, and Moonjar.
Tomorrow can hold the rest.
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