Comparison

JotDay vs ADHD Pal

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

Head to head
About

JotDay

Effortlessly track your time with automatic exercise and sleep data retrieval from Apple HealthKit. Monitor app usage, view your day in a clear timeline, and analyze time distribution with daily, weekly, and monthly views. Includes a minimalist focus timer with Live Activity support.

Highlights
  • Automatic sleep and workout tracking
  • App usage tracking via Shortcuts
  • Minimalist focus timer with Live Activity
  • Concise timeline view
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly time views
  • Data analysis for time distribution
Features
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JotDay is a time tracking app designed to simplify your recording experience and enhance efficiency. It can automatically retrieve your exercise and sleep time, track app usage through Shortcuts, eliminating the need for manual input. The concise timeline, time blocks, weekly view, and monthly view allow you to have a clearer understanding of your time allocation. Key Features: 1. Sleep and Workout Tracking: Automatically fetches sleep and exercise data from the Apple HealthKit health app for convenient daily life statistics. 2. App Tracking: Configure Shortcuts to track app usage. 3. Minimalist Focus Timer: Supports Live Activity, Dynamic Island, and flip timing, allowing you to start timing quickly at any time and check the timing progress. 4. Timeline: Presents your day in an intuitive timeline, allowing you to easily view activity records and add notes. 5. Time Views: Clean day, week, and month views for easy comparison of time 6. Data Analysis: Easily understand the distribution of different types of focused time. Monthly and Annual Membership Subscription Terms: 1. Upon confirmation of purchase and payment, your subscription will automatically renew through your iTunes account.。 2. Your Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period, and the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period upon successful payment. 3. To cancel the renewal, please manually disable the auto-renewal feature in the iTunes/AppleID settings management at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. 4. During the trial period, if the iTunes account does not cancel the subscription, the subscription will be automatically activated and billed at the end of the trial period. Any unused trial time will be forfeited upon purchase of the subscription. 5. This service is optional for you to cancel. If you choose not to cancel, the renewal service for the next billing cycle will be activated for you. Privacy Policy: https://jotday.super.site/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ADHD Pal

This app helps manage the challenges of ADHD by organizing ideas, simplifying task planning, and visualizing time. It offers a unique blend of simplicity and randomness to keep users engaged and celebrates achievements.

Highlights
  • Idea Freezer with AI exploration
  • Simplified AI Task Planner
  • Time visualization tools
  • Simplicity and randomness for engagement
  • Achievement recording and celebration
Features
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ADHD Pal: Clear Focus, Creative Flow! As someone with ADHD, I understand how often life can feel chaotic and out of control. This app is designed to help you manage your vibrant yet often disordered ADHD mind! 1. Idea Freezer: If you’re someone who constantly has new, quirky ideas that lead to a chaotic life, freeze them first! Every night, AI will help you explore these ideas and bring them to life! 2. AI Task Planner: Overwhelmed by too many tasks? Planning with four quadrants or prioritizing can be too complicated. Simplify it with tasks categorized as “No Deadline” and “Deadline Looming.” Let AI assist you in planning to make things easier! 3. Time Visualization: For those with ADHD, distinguishing between tasks an hour from now versus six hours from now can be challenging. Visualizing time progress will help you better understand the passage of time! 4. Simplicity + Randomness: ADHD minds craving stimulation can find complex gamification tedious over time. Try a mix of simplicity and randomness for a fresh experience with each use! 5. Achievement Archive: Every idea and task you complete is a small achievement. ADHD Pal will help you record and celebrate these accomplishments! Clear Focus, Creative Flow! Download ADHD Pal now and let it guide you out of chaos! AUTO-RENEWING SUBSCRIPTION ADHD Pal offers two subscription options: $4.99 per month, $48 per year. These prices are for United States customers. Prices in other countries may vary. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. If you subscribe before your free trial ends, the rest of your free trial period will be forfeited as soon as your purchase is confirmed. For more information, see our ToS: https://adhdpal.com/ HAVING PROBLEMS? If you have any issue, please email us at info@nawacares.com and we will get it fixed for you!

Screenshots

JotDay4 screens
ADHD Pal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: JotDay at freemium against ADHD Pal's subscription. JotDay also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 67%) and ratings volume (21 vs 4). ADHD Pal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. JotDay sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and ADHD Pal sells 2 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for JotDay against 4.8 for ADHD Pal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JotDay has 21 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of JotDay's written reviews are positive against 67% of ADHD Pal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JotDay ships an update monthly, ADHD Pal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
JotDay versus ADHD Pal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJotDayADHD Pal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (21 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRemix Design StudioWANWU LTD

Customer experience

JotDay

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative5.7%

ADHD Pal

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

JotDay

Subscriptions2
  • JotDay Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • JotDay Pro Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • JotDay Pro Annual to Lifetime$5.99
  • JotDay Pro Lifetime$9.99
2 purchases

ADHD Pal

Subscriptions2
  • ADHD Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • ADHD Pro - Annual$48.001 Year

Questions

Is JotDay free?
JotDay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ADHD Pal free?
ADHD Pal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, JotDay or ADHD Pal?
ADHD Pal is rated higher. JotDay averages 4.7 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while ADHD Pal averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do JotDay or ADHD Pal have ads?
Neither JotDay nor ADHD Pal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JotDay or ADHD Pal?
JotDay ships an update monthly, and ADHD Pal every 2 weeks. Most recently, JotDay was updated on October 12, 2026 and ADHD Pal on October 10, 2026.

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