Comparison

MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD vs Olivekeep

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

Head to head
About

MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD

This app helps individuals with time blindness and task initiation challenges by providing a flexible timeboxing system. It allows users to plan their day with visual timelines and focus on tasks with distraction-free sessions, offering gentle guidance for better productivity.

Highlights
  • Flexible timeboxing
  • Visual timeline view
  • Distraction-free focus timer
  • Task estimation vs. actual time tracking
  • Routine creation
  • Finish by prediction
  • Calendar and Reminders integration
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Timeboxing for ADHD and Focused Work Finally see where your day goes. MetaTimer is a timeboxing and focus timer app built for people who struggle with time blindness and task initiation. Designed for ADHD minds, students, and freelancers, it gives you structure without rigidity. Unlike rigid Pomodoro timers, MetaTimer lets you build your day like a playlist. Each task gets its own time block, but you stay in control of the flow. Add tasks, hit play, and follow your plan one block at a time. What MetaTimer helps you do - Beat time blindness with a visual timeline of your day - Plan with flexible time blocks - Focus deeply with distraction-free sessions - Track estimated vs actual time - Reduce decision fatigue with routines - Know when you'll be done with a “Finish by” prediction Features - Flexible timeboxing - Visual timeline view - Focus timer with progress ring - Daily stats and weekly reports - Pause and resume without breaking flow - Category tags and project grouping - Siri Shortcuts and voice commands - Lock Screen and Dynamic Island live activities - Calendar and Reminders integration - Billable time reports for freelancers MetaTimer provides just enough structure without feeling overwhelming, helping you stay present and track time honestly. Perfect for students, remote workers, freelancers, creatives, and people with ADHD who need gentle guidance instead of strict rules.

About

Olivekeep

Features
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Olivekeep turns a home cleaning schedule into a simple daily checklist on your iPhone and iPad. Open the app and see what to do today, daily routines, weekly focus, habit grids, and pinned lists. Browse full schedules (daily through yearly), deep cleans, declutter challenges, pet care, supplies, zones, and a family chore chart. Everything stays on your device. No account required. Customize tasks, choose light or dark appearance, set optional local reminders, and export or import a backup when you want to move data. Built for households that want a clear cleaning rhythm without the clutter of a social or cloud account app.

Screenshots

MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD4 screens
Olivekeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD and Olivekeep are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD versus Olivekeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHDOlivekeep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleh PavlivFrank Francis Molinaro

In-app purchases

None

MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD

No in-app purchases

None

Olivekeep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD free?
MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Olivekeep free?
Olivekeep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD or Olivekeep have ads?
Neither MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD nor Olivekeep shows ads.

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