How the apps compare
Side-by-side facts about Favabeans apps and well-known alternatives: price, account, offline use and where your data is kept, plus what the other product does better.
- Free visual timer: Float Timer and Time TimerIf you want a free visual timer that opens in your browser with no account, use Float Timer. If you want the well-known physical timer or an Apple Watch app, Time Timer is the better fit.
- Free visual day planner: Clock Plan, Tiimo and StructuredClock Plan is free, needs no account and shows your day on a clock face. Tiimo and Structured are polished phone apps with calendar sync and widgets, with their best features in paid plans.
- Break tasks into small steps: Tiny Steps and Goblin Tools’ Magic ToDoBoth are free on the web and use AI to split a task into steps. Tiny Steps adds a time for each step and also works offline with built-in steps; Goblin Tools has more tools and a step-size control.
- Dopamine menu app: Joy Menu and the alternativesJoy Menu is a free, private dopamine menu you fill in yourself, and it shows one idea that fits the time you have. A printable template works on paper, and the Dopamine Menu iPhone app adds reminders and streaks.
- Remember things about people: People Notes and personal CRMsPeople Notes is a free, private notebook for the little things about friends and family, kept only on your device. Mesh (formerly Clay) and Monica are personal CRMs with more features, aimed at bigger networks.
- Calm colour puzzle like I Love Hue: Hue FlowIf you like I Love Hue and want a free colour gradient puzzle with no ads that runs in your browser, try Hue Flow. I Love Hue and I Love Hue Too have many more levels and a long history.
Checked on 10 October 2026. Prices and features change, so check each maker’s site before you decide.