Comparison

Calendoro vs Just Start

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

Head to head
About

Calendoro

This app automatically generates focus timers from your calendar events, splitting them into timed work sessions with breaks. Progress can be logged back to your calendar, or timers can be launched from templates. It syncs across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Create timers from calendar events
  • Automatic event slicing into focus timers
  • Optional progress logging to calendar
  • Launch timers from templates
  • Syncs across iPhone, iPad, Watch, and Mac
Features
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Calendoro will create pomodoro focus timers directly from your calendar. ‣ Choose how many timers to create, Calendoro automatically slices your event into the correct number of focus timers, with breaks between. ‣ Once timers are completed (or manually paused), your progress is automatically logged back to your calendar (optional). ‣ Optionally, skip the calendar and launch pomodoro sets from templates. ‣ It syncs! Your pomodoro timer will stay in perfect sync on your iPhone, iPad, Watch and Mac. Calendoro has something for every busy body.

About

Just Start

This app helps individuals overcome task initiation challenges with ADHD-friendly focus sessions. It offers customizable timers, AI-powered task breakdown, virtual body doubling, and ambient soundscapes to enhance concentration and productivity.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro timers
  • AI task breakdown
  • Virtual body doubling
  • Live Activities & Dynamic Island integration
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Ambient soundscapes
  • Evolving focus garden
Features
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The task is big. Your first step doesn’t have to be. Just Start helps you begin the task you keep putting off. Describe what feels hard to start, find one small action, and take it into a short focus session. MAKE THE FIRST STEP SMALLER Ask the app’s AI for a concrete first step for your own task. Still feels like too much? Ask for a smaller action. If AI is unavailable, you can write your own step or use the timer directly. START WITH TWO OR FIVE MINUTES Begin a short session without answering a survey. Pause when you need to. Longer focus and break presets are available when you want more time. SUPPORT WHEN YOU WANT IT Choose visual timers and ambient sounds. Pro adds more sound options, mixing, and optional AI check-ins. These check-ins are automated messages, not a live person working beside you. KEEP A LITTLE MOMENTUM See your focus history and progress. Return to a recent task or use a routine for something you do regularly. Optional account sync is available; an account is not required to start. START FREE The free app includes up to three focus sessions and three AI task requests per day, core progress tools, and three ambient sounds. Pro adds unlimited focus sessions and expanded support. AI requires internet access and is subject to service limits. PRIVACY The timer and local progress work offline. When you request AI help, your task and relevant context are sent through our server to our AI provider. Optional account sync sends account and synced app data to our cloud service. Read the privacy policy before sharing sensitive task information. APP LANGUAGES Choose in Settings: English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Português, Italiano, Nederlands, 日本語, Polski, 한국어, 繁體中文, العربية, Bahasa Indonesia, हिन्दी. PRO OPTIONS Monthly: $4.99 USD. Annual: $29.99 USD billed yearly. Existing lifetime purchases remain valid and can be restored. Local prices and terms are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your App Store account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Just Start is a productivity tool, not a diagnosis or treatment for ADHD. Privacy: https://getjuststart.app/privacy Terms: https://getjuststart.app/terms

Screenshots

Calendoro4 screens
Just Start3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Just Start at 5.0 against Calendoro's 3.5. Just Start also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 weeks). Calendoro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Just Start sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Calendoro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Just Start holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendoro ships an update every 3 weeks, Just Start every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Calendoro versus Just Start: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendoroJust Start
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiversion Marketing IncEstus Holdings LLC

Customer experience

Calendoro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Just Start

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Calendoro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Just Start

Subscriptions2
  • Just Start Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Just Start Pro Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Calendoro free?
Calendoro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Just Start free?
Just Start is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calendoro or Just Start?
Just Start is rated higher. Calendoro averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Just Start averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Calendoro or Just Start have ads?
Neither Calendoro nor Just Start shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendoro or Just Start?
Calendoro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Just Start every 11 days. Most recently, Calendoro was updated on November 3, 2026 and Just Start on October 31, 2026.

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