Comparison

Hypermonkey vs Gus

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

Head to head
About

Hypermonkey

This gamified productivity app is designed to help individuals with ADHD focus, plan, and follow through on tasks. It offers smart task assistance, a Pomodoro timer, habit tracking, and personalized nudges to improve executive function. Earn rewards and track progress with a unique dashboard.

Highlights
  • Gamified productivity for ADHD
  • Smart task breakdown and suggestions
  • Pomodoro timer and Zen Mode
  • Habit tracking and personalized nudges
  • Brain-dumping and task conversion
  • Productivity dashboard and insights
  • Integrations with Reminders, Todoist, TickTick
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Meet Hypermonkey, a gamified productivity app built for ADHD minds. We know your brain doesn’t work like everyone else’s — and that most productivity tools weren't built with you in mind. Hypermonkey is designed to work with your brain, improve your executive dysfunction, and help you focus, plan, and follow through in a way that actually feels doable and fun. Key features we have: - Data Privacy: No sign-ups or sign-ins needed. All your data belongs to you and stays on your phone. - Smart Task Assists: Break down tasks into small, actionable subtasks, prioritize them, or get task suggestions if you don't know where to start. You can even use your voice to update your tasks! - Pomodoro: Stay productive using the Pomodoro technique — either work for custom focus intervals followed by short and long breaks or start a stopwatch. - Yap Zone: Brain-dump your thoughts before they spiral out of control and convert them to tasks. - Habits Tracker: Build routines that actually stick. Small, steady wins — one habit at a time. - Hypermonkey Friends: Invite your friends to shared Pomodoro's and habits so you can keep each other accountable. - Personalized Nudges: Get gentle, personalized reminders to keep you on track. - Reminders, Todoist, & TickTick Integration: Import your existing reminders from your device seamlessly into Hypermonkey. - Dashboard: Track your productivity patterns, task completion rate, etc. and see how much progress you’ve made over time. Understand more about your dominant ADHD productivity monkeys and how they affect you. - Daily Banana: Earn a daily banana by engaging with us! It shows your consistency (; - Sticker Shop: Reward yourself with some stickers of our mascots with your hard-earned bananas! Our ultimate goal is to understand your productivity patterns and turn your to-do lists into done lists. With the features above, we want to make it as intuitive and frictionless as possible for you to capture and execute ideas. Also, we believe that each ADHD mind has 6 monkeys living inside them that show up when they're trying to get things done! If you're interested in learning about your dominant ADHD productivity monkey and want to see how we can help, check out this fun little quiz we've put together: https://hrdzhy5q7gq.typeform.com/to/Ranq1V6n! It's always free to use Hypermonkey, but you can also upgrade to Pro to enjoy all of our powerful features. Upgrade to Pro by subscribing for $4.99/mo or $39.99/year, or pay for lifetime access at $69.99. In the future, Hypermonkey will integrate with more tools to make completing tasks a second nature for you. Also, we're working to make Hypermonkey available on macOS next! Terms & Conditions: https://www.tryhypermonkey.com/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.tryhypermonkey.com/privacy-policy From Hypermonkey with love

About

Gus

This app helps you regain control of your time by setting daily limits on app usage. It locks distracting apps when your limit is reached, encouraging you to invest time in your personal goals instead. Track progress on your projects and habits with timed sessions and weekly reviews.

Highlights
  • Set daily app usage limits
  • Lock distracting apps at limit
  • Invest time in personal goals
  • Timed goal sessions and tracking
  • Weekly progress reviews
  • Protected sessions for focused work
  • Daily habit building routines
Features
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You know the moment. You open one app to check one thing, and forty minutes disappear. And every limit you've ever set, you've swiped away. This one is different, and it fits in one sentence: you set a daily limit, Gus makes it hold, and the time you get back goes to your goals. How it works, in order: 1. You set the limit. Decide how much scrolling a day is fine by you. Your limit, your call. Most people start around two hours. 2. Gus makes it hold. At the limit, the apps you picked lock. Mid-scroll, no countdown, no "ignore limit" button. Want more time today? There is exactly one way: time on one of your goals. Every timed minute opens a minute of your apps, up to half an hour at a time. 3. Your goals get the time. Name what actually matters: the side project, getting in shape, real books. Give each one weekly hours. Sessions are timed, every hour is logged, and the week fills up where you decided it should. Evidence, not vibes. Also in the box: • Protected Sessions: lock your distractions while you work, for exactly as long as you say. Breaking one is a real decision, not a one-tap escape. • Weekly Time Budgets: commit hours to each goal and watch the record build. • Daily Habits: meditate, walk, journal. Small timed habits that replace the scroll instead of becoming another chore. • Weekly Review: an honest weekly bill. Limits held, hours built, nothing hidden and nothing inflated. • A focused AI chat, per goal: it advises. It never touches your data. You decide. And one promise: no shame, no guilt trips, no pressure. A rough day is a rough day, not a failure. The numbers reset and tomorrow starts clean. Gus isn't a coach yelling at you to do better. He's a good dog: calm, direct, quietly glad you showed up. Your time is the evidence of what you actually care about. Gus makes sure the evidence is on your side. SUBSCRIPTION & PRICING Subscription options include Weekly and Yearly plans, and both start with a 7-day free trial. Pricing is shown in the app before purchase and may vary by country. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in Apple ID settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. (SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED: Gus requires an auto-renewable subscription to unlock full access.) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://adomicael.github.io/arc/privacy/

Screenshots

Hypermonkey4 screens
Gus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hypermonkey at none against Gus's shown. Hypermonkey also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Gus's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, 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. Hypermonkey sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Gus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hypermonkey has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hypermonkey ships an update every 2 weeks, Gus weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hypermonkey versus Gus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHypermonkeyGus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHomely Technologies LLCAdonias Micael

Customer experience

Hypermonkey

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

Gus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Hypermonkey

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1-Week Free TrialFree
  • 1-Month Pro Access Pass$2.99
  • Lifetime$69.99
2 purchases

Gus

Subscriptions2
  • Gus Pro (Weekly)7 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Gus Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Hypermonkey free?
Hypermonkey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gus free?
Gus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hypermonkey or Gus?
Gus is rated higher. Hypermonkey averages 4.5 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Gus averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hypermonkey or Gus have ads?
Gus shows ads; Hypermonkey does not.
Which is updated more often, Hypermonkey or Gus?
Hypermonkey ships an update every 2 weeks, and Gus weekly. Most recently, Hypermonkey was updated on October 24, 2026 and Gus on October 25, 2026.

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