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Current keeps
- Setup friction 18 out of 20
- Capture friction 13 out of 15
- Forgiveness 15 out of 15
- Reward design 9 out of 10
- Notification quality 8 out of 10
- Price honesty 8 out of 10
- Accessibility 8 out of 10
- Staying power 8 out of 10
A self-care pet that grows when you do small things and never punishes you.
87/100 · free + $$ plus · Not yet measured
- Setup friction 18 out of 20
- Capture friction 13 out of 15
- Forgiveness 14 out of 15
- Reward design 8 out of 10
- Notification quality 8 out of 10
- Price honesty 7 out of 10
- Accessibility 8 out of 10
- Staying power 8 out of 10
Functional music engineered for focus, with an ADHD-aware mode.
84/100 · $$ · Not yet measured
- Setup friction 19 out of 20
- Capture friction 13 out of 15
- Forgiveness 13 out of 15
- Reward design 7 out of 10
- Notification quality 6 out of 10
- Price honesty 10 out of 10
- Accessibility 8 out of 10
- Staying power 7 out of 10
Paste a scary task, get steps, with a dial for how granular you need it.
83/100 · $ · Not yet measured
- Setup friction 17 out of 20
- Capture friction 13 out of 15
- Forgiveness 14 out of 15
- Reward design 7 out of 10
- Notification quality 8 out of 10
- Price honesty 7 out of 10
- Accessibility 8 out of 10
- Staying power 8 out of 10
Adaptive soundscapes that shift with time of day and activity.
82/100 · $$ · Not yet measured
- Setup friction 16 out of 20
- Capture friction 14 out of 15
- Forgiveness 11 out of 15
- Reward design 6 out of 10
- Notification quality 8 out of 10
- Price honesty 8 out of 10
- Accessibility 8 out of 10
- Staying power 10 out of 10
The most dependable to-do app alive, with natural-language capture.
81/100 · free + $ · Not yet measured
- Setup friction 16 out of 20
- Capture friction 13 out of 15
- Forgiveness 13 out of 15
- Reward design 8 out of 10
- Notification quality 8 out of 10
- Price honesty 8 out of 10
- Accessibility 8 out of 10
- Staying power 7 out of 10
A forced breath before distracting apps open; the pause kills the impulse.
81/100 · $ · Not yet measured
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- The best ADHD apps in 2026, scored
Ranked with a published rubric, not vibes. Weights, verdicts, and dates on everything. Provisional desk scores are flagged; hands-on re-scores land per the schedule in each review.
- The best free ADHD apps in 2026
Free tiers scored on what they actually include, not what the pricing page implies.
- The best ADHD apps for adults in 2026
Scored for adult life: work, bills, routines, and what still gets opened in week three.
- The best ADHD apps for students in 2026
Deadlines, reading, and focus sessions, scored on the same rubric as everything else here.
- The best ADHD planner apps in 2026
Visual planners scored on setup weight, capture friction, and what happens after a missed day.
- The best to-do apps for ADHD in 2026
Capture speed first, feature lists last. Taps to Capture is counted for every pick.
- The best focus apps for ADHD in 2026
Blockers, timers, and focus audio, scored on what held during a genuinely boring task.
- The best body doubling apps in 2026
Session formats, free tiers, and how much accountability each mechanic actually creates.
- The best routine apps for ADHD in 2026
Morning stacks, evening stacks, and what happens the first morning you skip one.
- The best app blockers for ADHD in 2026
Friction design, override honesty, and how each one behaves when you really want to bypass it.
- The best habit trackers for ADHD in 2026
Streak repair, gentle mechanics, and whether a missed day costs you anything but momentum.
- The best AI tools for ADHD in 2026
AI scored for one job: reducing the friction between an intention and the first step.
- The best ADHD apps for iPhone in 2026
iOS picks scored on widget quality, Shortcuts support, and capture speed from the lock screen.
- The best ADHD apps for Android in 2026
Android picks scored on widget quality, notification controls, and home-screen capture speed.
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