If you have ADHD, or a lot of the traits, and you’ve ever typed “ADHD” into an app store, you’ll know the scroll. This is for anyone trying to pick something from that pile. It’s a short list of the best apps for ADHD, sorted by the job they do: to-do lists, planning the day, seeing time pass and body doubling. It isn’t a review. I’ve described each app from its own website and given the price it shows, all read on 27 October.
These are the ones I looked at, in no order, and I haven’t ranked them.
One caveat. A student research summary on the Health Research Authority site, for a University of Sheffield project on apps for young people, says there are “around 600 apps” to help self-manage ADHD and “little evidence to underpin them”. None of these apps is a treatment. Try one and see if it suits you.
What to look for in an app for ADHD
I’m not qualified to tell anyone what to do, so this is just what I’d say to a friend.
A price you can find
A SaaS tool I’d paid for every month for 12 years emailed me about a price increase, and I only use about 40% of its features. So look at the price before you’re hooked. Some apps below don’t show a UK price on their own site.
Less going on
When I used AI to build a holiday comparison page in the summer, I even added an “ADHD users here, so declutter the UI” pass.
One job each
I used Asana religiously for years, and so did the whole company. We knew we’d taken it too far when a project manager created a task called “Be Creative” with a date and a 90-minute time slot. The Asana story is why the list below is split by job, not one app for everything.
The best apps for ADHD at a glance
| App | What it’s for | Price, read 27 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Todoist | A to-do list on every device | Free, or Pro at £5 a month billed yearly (£7 billed monthly) |
| Tiimo | A visual plan for the day | Free version on iPhone and Android; Pro price shown at checkout |
| Structured | Your day as one timeline | Free; optional Pro, price shown in the app |
| Time Timer app | Seeing time run down | Free download; £9.95 in the app to unlock everything |
| Forest | Staying off your phone for a set time | Free to start, with in-app purchases |
| Focusmate | Body doubling on a video call | Free for 3 sessions a week; Plus $8 a month billed yearly or $12 monthly (US dollars) |
To-do list apps for ADHD
Todoist’s home page says “Capture tasks from anywhere and put routines on repeat”, and it runs on phone, tablet, watch, desktop and the web. The free Beginner plan includes Smart Quick Add, task reminders and 5 personal projects. Pro is £5 a month billed yearly, or £7 billed monthly.
ADHD planner apps you can see
Tiimo describes itself as “a visual AI planner built for real life”. It lays your schedule out as “a visual timeline you can actually follow”, with a countdown so you can watch time pass, and its AI turns a list of tasks into steps with time estimates. It runs on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android and the web. There’s a free version on iOS and Android. Pro is monthly or yearly, and Tiimo’s FAQ says your local price is shown at checkout.
Structured “combines all your tasks and to-dos into a single visual timeline”. You can import your existing calendar, and it works on your phone, computer and watch. Structured says you can plan your day completely for free, with an optional Pro plan (monthly, yearly or lifetime). Its site doesn’t show a UK price, so you see it in the app.
Visual timers for ADHD
Time Timer makes a physical timer with “a patented red disk that disappears as time elapses”, and an app that puts its visual timer on your phone. It’s free in the UK App Store, with one in-app purchase, £9.95, to unlock all its features. Time Timer’s own site doesn’t list a price for the app.
Forest calls itself a “pomodoro-style” timer with a twist. You pick a length, a tree grows while you stay off your phone, and if you open other apps, the tree dies. It’s free to start, with paid extras inside the app.
Body doubling apps
Focusmate’s definition: “Body doubling is working on any task with another person present, without them participating in your task.”
Focusmate pairs you with someone from its community for a 25, 50 or 75-minute video session in your browser, with nothing to download. You say what you’re working on, get on with it, then check in at the end. It’s free for 3 sessions a week. Plus is $8 a month billed yearly, or $12 billed monthly. Its site lists only US dollars and says taxes may be added at checkout.
You could also ask a friend to sit on a video call with you. That costs nothing.
Best apps for ADHD: how I’d choose
Start with the job that’s hardest for you and try one free app for it. Every app above has a free way in, so use it for a couple of weeks before paying. Add a second only if the first one sticks.
If you want the background, I wrote about ADHD working memory and object permanence and ADHD.
If ADHD is getting in the way of your studies, work or relationships, the NHS says to make an appointment with a GP to find out what support is available. Its page on ADHD in adults has more.
About Ultrathink
Ultrathink is my own app, so I’ve kept it out of the list above. I built it for my own brain, and it’s for anyone with a pile of links, notes, files and voice notes and nowhere to put them. Throw everything in, fast, then ask for it back in plain English. There’s a free plan at £0, and Pro is £9.99 a month.
