Comparison

ADHD Tool vs Your Day before you Play

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

Head to head
About

ADHD Tool

This app focuses on a single task at a time, eliminating the overwhelm of long to-do lists. It offers Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration for constant visibility and allows task completion directly from widgets or an Apple Watch. Optional reminders help ensure tasks are finished.

Highlights
  • Single task focus
  • Lock Screen Live Activity
  • Dynamic Island integration
  • Widget task completion
  • Optional reminders
  • Time tracking
  • Siri and Shortcuts support
Features
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Do This is a to-do app that holds exactly one task. Long lists are where ADHD brains get stuck. Every item is another decision about what to do first, and the list ends up being the thing you work on. Do This skips all that. Type the one thing you're doing right now, do it, tap done, then type the next one. • One task at a time. No lists, no due dates, no setup. • Always in view: on your Lock Screen as a Live Activity, in the Dynamic Island, and in home screen widgets. • Finish without opening the app. Tap done from the Lock Screen, a widget or your Apple Watch. • Optional reminders that nudge you until the task is done. • Quietly keeps time, so you can see how long you've been at it. • Undo, in case you tap done by accident. • Siri and Shortcuts support. One-time purchase. No subscription, no ads, no account.

About

Your Day before you Play

Features
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Your phone is the biggest obstacle between you and a productive day. This app turns that around. The deal is simple: you set the tasks you need to complete today, you pick the apps that distract you most — and those apps stay locked until your list is done. No tricks, no loopholes, no "just five more minutes" on Instagram before you've started. --- BUILT ON APPLE REMINDERS Tasks live in Apple Reminders, so they sync with iCloud and work alongside your existing lists. Add them in this app, in Siri, or in the Reminders app itself — everything stays in sync. REAL APP BLOCKING Uses Apple's Screen Time framework — the same one Apple uses to enforce Focus modes. This isn't a trick that stops working after a day. Picked apps stay shielded until you've checked off your list. DAILY ROUTINES Recurring tasks reset automatically. Workout every weekday? Vitamins every morning? Set it once and it shows up every day it should. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Check tasks off directly from the widget — no need to open the app. Lock Screen widgets, Dynamic Island support, and Live Activities keep your progress visible wherever you look. STRICT MODE For the serious days: lock down the settings too, so you can't unblock your apps by just deselecting them. Commit to the day. PRIVACY FIRST No accounts. No sign-ups. No servers. Everything happens on your iPhone. We literally can't see your tasks or which apps you block — that data never leaves your device. --- WHO IT'S FOR - The "I'll just quickly check…" type who ends up scrolling for 30 minutes - Students trying to actually study instead of watching Reels - Remote workers fighting notification overload - Anyone building new morning or evening routines - People who've tried every focus app and still can't stop picking up their phone --- ONE TIME. FOREVER. One purchase. Everything included. No ads, no subscriptions, no "Pro version" gatekeeping behind a paywall. I don't believe focus tools should cost five euros a month forever. --- MADE BY AN INDIE I'm Flo — a solo developer building small, focused iOS apps I'd want to use myself. If something breaks or you have an idea, write me: schimanke@flappdev.com I read every email.

Screenshots

ADHD Tool4 screens
Your Day before you Play4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ADHD Tool at Free against Your Day before you Play's $2.99. Your Day before you Play's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 7 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

ADHD Tool is free to download; Your Day before you Play costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ADHD Tool ships an update every 7 months, Your Day before you Play every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ADHD Tool versus Your Day before you Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterADHD ToolYour Day before you Play
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdward ProkopikFlorian Schimanke

In-app purchases

None

ADHD Tool

No in-app purchases

None

Your Day before you Play

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ADHD Tool free?
ADHD Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Your Day before you Play free?
Your Day before you Play costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ADHD Tool or Your Day before you Play have ads?
Neither ADHD Tool nor Your Day before you Play shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ADHD Tool or Your Day before you Play?
ADHD Tool ships an update every 7 months, and Your Day before you Play every 4 weeks. Most recently, ADHD Tool was updated on November 8, 2026 and Your Day before you Play on October 31, 2026.

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