Comparison

Zeno vs ADHD Planner

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

Head to head
About

Zeno

Features
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Zeno blocks the apps that take your day, and makes getting your time back feel like something you're winning rather than something you're losing. BLOCK ON YOUR TERMS Pick the apps you lose hours to, then choose how they're held back: a schedule, a daily time limit, a few short openings a day, or a block that only lifts when you've walked, focused or finished your tasks. Every block runs on Apple's Screen Time, so nothing leaves your phone. A HABIT, NOT A PUNISHMENT One finished block makes the day count. Days build a streak, focus earns XP, and every daily quest you finish opens a chest with a surprise inside. Level up to grow your own garden, one decoration at a time. Climb a weekly league against real people, all of you trying to do the same thing. KNOW WHERE IT ACTUALLY GOES Insights shows your day hour by hour against your own limit, the apps behind it, when you first picked the phone up and how long your longest stretch was. KEYS, NOT WILLPOWER A blocked app isn't a wall. Use a key for five minutes when you genuinely need in — keys come from chests or the shop, so every one counts — or set a block to strict, and mean it. ZENO PLUS Every blocking method, up to 15 saved blocks, your full history, double gems from levels, room for 4 streak freezes, and Plus-only decorations, hats and outfits. Zeno never sells your data, and your screen-time numbers never leave your device. — Zeno Plus is an auto-renewing subscription: $39.99 per year after a one-week free trial, or $1.99 per week. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of that. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://zeno-sigma-wheat.vercel.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://zeno-sigma-wheat.vercel.app/terms.html

About

ADHD Planner

This app helps overcome procrastination and cognitive overload by breaking down overwhelming tasks into single, actionable steps. It provides a personal mentor and focus timers to guide users from thought to action, making it easier to start and complete tasks.

Highlights
  • Task breakdown for large tasks
  • Personalized task mentor
  • Built-in focus timers
  • Virtual body doubling
  • Zero-setup onboarding
  • Brain dump functionality
Features
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You sit down with ten things to do. Everything feels urgent. Instead of starting, you freeze. Stare at the screen, scroll your phone, reorganize the list by color. An hour disappears and nothing got done. That's not laziness. It's cognitive overload: when everything feels equally urgent, your brain can't figure out where to begin. Untangle: Beat Procrastination is built to fix exactly that moment. WHAT UNTANGLE DOES DIFFERENTLY Most to-do apps hand you a longer list to manage. Untangle does the opposite. It turns your overwhelming list into one small step you can start right now. HOW IT WORKS 1. Brain Dump. Type or speak everything on your mind: deadlines, worries, unfinished tasks, random thoughts. No folders, no categories, no setup required. 2. Meet Aaron. Your personal task mentor reads your brain dump and picks out the one thing to focus on first, breaking it into a step small enough to start immediately. 3. One Step at a Time. Instead of a long list staring back at you, you get a single, doable action. Finish it, and Aaron hands you the next one. FEATURES Task Breakdown. Turns big, vague tasks like "clean the kitchen" into small, concrete steps like "put one bowl in the sink." Aaron, Your Mentor. A calm, encouraging guide that helps you decide what to do next. No guilt, no nagging, no shame. Focus Timers. Built-in timers help you stay with one task without switching away halfway through. Body Doubling. Work alongside a virtual presence that keeps you accountable and focused, even when you're on your own. Zero-Setup Onboarding. No calendars to connect, no categories to build. Open the app, share what's on your mind, and get your first step in seconds. WHO UNTANGLE IS FOR If you've ever known exactly what you needed to do and still couldn't start, Untangle was built for that gap. It's for anyone stuck between a full to-do list and an empty sense of where to begin: students facing deadlines, professionals juggling too many priorities, and anyone tired of to-do apps that just make the list longer. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Traditional productivity apps assume your problem is organization. But if you're already overwhelmed, a better filing system doesn't help you start. Untangle is built around a different idea: the bottleneck isn't knowing what to do, it's the bridge between thought and action. So instead of asking you to organize, plan, and prioritize, Untangle removes all of that and hands you just the next step. REAL PEOPLE, REAL RESULTS Untangle has helped students push through to graduation, helped professionals clear task backlogs that had piled up for weeks, and helped countless people go from staring at a blank screen to finally getting moving. People tell us it's the first productivity app that didn't make them feel more behind than when they started. A FEW THINGS PEOPLE ASK Do I need to organize anything before I start? No. Skip the folders and categories. Just open the app and say what's on your mind. What if my list feels too messy to explain? That's exactly what the Brain Dump is for. Messy is fine. Aaron sorts it out, not you. Is this just another to-do list? No. To-do lists assume you're stuck on organizing. Untangle assumes you're stuck on starting, and solves for that instead. GET STARTED FREE Download Untangle, share what's on your mind, and let Aaron give you your first step. No complicated setup. No long tutorials. Just one small step, right now. PRIVACY FIRST Your brain dumps and tasks are yours. Untangle is built with privacy in mind, so you can share what's really on your mind without worry. Untangle helps with: procrastination, task paralysis, overwhelm, mental clutter, motivation, to-do lists, task management, study deadlines, work overwhelm, and getting started on anything that feels too big. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Zeno4 screens
ADHD Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Zeno at none against ADHD Planner's shown. ADHD Planner's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Zeno sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and ADHD Planner sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zeno ships an update every 2 weeks, ADHD Planner every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Zeno versus ADHD Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZenoADHD Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdvin AslundMultivox LTD

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Zeno

Subscriptions3
  • Zeno Plus Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Zeno Plus Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Zeno Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
10 purchases

ADHD Planner

Subscriptions10
  • Untangle Annual$4.997 Days
  • Untangle Weekly Promotional3 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Untangle Weekly Premium+$9.997 Days
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  • Untangle Weekly Promo$9.997 Days
  • Untangle Annual$49.991 Year
  • Untangle Annual Promo$49.991 Year
  • Untangle Annual Promotional3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Untangle Annual$59.991 Year
  • Untangle Annual Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Untangle Annual Premium+3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Zeno free?
Zeno is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ADHD Planner free?
ADHD Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zeno or ADHD Planner have ads?
ADHD Planner shows ads; Zeno does not.
Which is updated more often, Zeno or ADHD Planner?
Zeno ships an update every 2 weeks, and ADHD Planner every 8 days. Most recently, Zeno was updated on November 4, 2026 and ADHD Planner on November 5, 2026.

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