Comparison

Structured vs TimeBuddy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Structured

Organize your day with a visual timeline that integrates your calendar, to-dos, routines, and habits. This app helps users feel calmer, focus faster, and accomplish more daily. It's ideal for work, study, travel, and managing ADHD, offering planning tools and focus timers.

Highlights
  • Visual timeline for day and week organization
  • Inbox for instant idea capture
  • Sub-tasks and notes for project breakdown
  • Pomodoro focus timer and Live Activities
  • Color-coding and icon personalization
  • Recurring tasks and routines
  • AI-powered daily drafting
Features
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Plan your day visually. Stay focused. Get things done. 400,000+ five-star ratings · Trusted by 1.5 million active users The daily planner built for how your brain actually works. Map your tasks and calendar onto a visual timeline, block your time with intention, and finally build a routine that sticks — whether you have ADHD or just a lot on your plate. WHY STRUCTURED WORKS Most planners give you a blank page. Structured gives you a timeline. You see your whole day laid out, with every task, event, and routine in order. It's time blocking made simple. Built for ADHD minds, busy professionals, and students who need more than a to-do list. FREE FEATURES - Visual day planner with an intuitive drag-and-drop timeline - Inbox to capture ideas fast and sort them later - Syncs across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac - Break big projects into sub-tasks with notes - Pomodoro focus timer, Live Activities, and interactive widgets - Color-coding and hundreds of icons to personalize your schedule - Accessibility built in: VoiceOver, Voice Control, dyslexia-friendly font, and multiple languages STRUCTURED PRO - Connect your calendars and Reminders for a complete daily schedule organizer - Build recurring tasks and routines - AI-powered day planning: draft your schedule in seconds - Replan: automatically reschedules missed or forgotten tasks - Custom notifications to match your workflow PERFECT FOR - ADHD-friendly daily planning that actually sticks - Time blocking your work and study sessions - Morning routine and evening routine planning - Students managing class timetables and study tasks - Anyone who wants a simple to-do list app with a timeline view - Habit tracking alongside your daily task planner YOUR DAY, YOUR WAY Structured isn't just a task manager or a habit tracker. It's the daily planner that puts everything in one place — so you can plan your day, build better habits, and get things done without the overwhelm. Structured Pro is available monthly, annually, or as a lifetime purchase. Terms & Privacy: https://structured.app/legal

About

TimeBuddy

This app helps you focus on tasks with a customizable multi-step timer. Break down goals into mini-goals and receive spoken alerts and reminders across devices. Track progress and share achievements with shareable graphics.

Highlights
  • Reusable multi-step timer sessions
  • Simultaneous session support
  • Cross-device reminders
  • Spoken timer alerts
  • Home screen widgets
  • Focus session history
  • Customizable graphic templates
Features
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TimeBuddy is a simple, multi-step productivity timer that helps you focus on your daily tasks. You can create a session for tasks like cooking, working out, or studying. Then break up your goal into steps or mini-goals. Here is an example of a quick 10-minute workout session: · Bodyweight Squats for 2 minutes · Rest for 30 seconds · Push-Ups for 2 minutes · Rest for 30 seconds · Plank with T-Rotation for 2 minutes · Rest for 30 seconds · Alternating Standing Oblique Crunches for 2 minutes · Finish with a Rest for 30 second ——— Features ——— - Stay focused by running reusable multi-step timer sessions to achieve your goal. = Multiple sessions can run simultaneously. - Receive reminders across devices while progressing and finishing sessions. - Spoken alerts will talk you through your timers so you can stay focused. - Access sessions on the home screen with widgets. - Keep track of your progress with the focus session history. - Share your progress with our gorgeous customizable graphic templates. - Access sessions securely on all of your devices using iCloud. - Customize the appearance of the app with alternate theme colors and app icons. - Enjoy focusing in the dark with our gorgeous dark mode. ——— TimeBuddy Plus ——— TimeBuddy is made by me, Matt, a solo developer! I believe that TimeBuddy’s core features should be free for everyone to use, but if you want to support and help me work on the app full time, you can subscribe to TimeBuddy Plus to unlock all features. ——— Subscriptions ——— If you purchase a TimeBuddy Plus subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Your account will automatically be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period unless you disable auto-renew. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://mdssoftware.co/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://mdssoftware.co/termsofuse

Screenshots

Structured4 screens
TimeBuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Structured at 78% against TimeBuddy's 0%. Structured also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (166K vs 5). TimeBuddy's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Structured sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and TimeBuddy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Structured holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Structured has 166K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Structured's written reviews are positive against 0% of TimeBuddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Structured ships an update fortnightly, TimeBuddy every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Structured versus TimeBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStructuredTimeBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (166K ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings166K — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
Best chart rank#91 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size279 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerunorderly GmbHMasterMind Software LLC

Customer experience

Structured

All ratings166,426 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews3,636 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral8.1%
Negative14.0%

TimeBuddy

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Structured

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recurring subtasks not unchecking properly
  • Sync issues between devices
  • Glitches when changing task times

Requested features

7 requests
  • Drag and drop to rearrange tasks
  • Ability to push back all tasks
  • Shared calendars and task lists
  • Routines and habit tracking
  • More icon categories and search
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  • Customizable notifications
  • Improved Apple Watch and Mac support

TimeBuddy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Structured

Subscriptions11
  • Structured Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Structured Pro (Monthly)3 variants$6.991 Month
  • Structured Pro (Monthly)$8.991 Month
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  • Structured Pro (Yearly)$9.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)1 Year trial2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Structured Pro (Lifetime)$99.99
4 purchases

TimeBuddy

Subscriptions3
  • TimeBuddy Plus$4.991 Month
  • TimeBuddy Plus3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • TimeBuddy Plus3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • TimeBuddy Plus$49.99

Questions

Is Structured free?
Structured is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeBuddy free?
TimeBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Structured or TimeBuddy?
Structured is rated higher. Structured averages 4.8 out of 5 from 166K ratings, while TimeBuddy averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Structured or TimeBuddy have ads?
Neither Structured nor TimeBuddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Structured or TimeBuddy?
Structured ships an update fortnightly, and TimeBuddy every 6 weeks. Most recently, Structured was updated on September 25, 2026 and TimeBuddy on August 27, 2026.

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