Spand vs Doably
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spand
This app helps you accomplish tasks without pressure or guilt, designed for individuals experiencing ADHD, burnout, or procrastination. It offers a simple, calm structure with gentle reminders and tools that adapt to your energy levels, promoting progress at your own pace.
- Clutter-free daily planning
- Multiple time management techniques (Pomodoro, Flowtime, etc.)
- Mood and energy tracking
- Guilt-free task rescheduling
- Supportive reminders
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Stop burning out. Stop procrastinating. Start feeling good about your days. Spand helps you get things done without pressure, guilt, or chaos. It’s built for people who want to make progress even when focus feels impossible. Perfect if you deal with ADHD, burnout, or procrastination. Spand keeps things simple. No noisy charts or overwhelming lists, just calm structure, gentle reminders, and tools that work with your energy, not against it. What you can do with Spand: • Plan your day with a clean, clutter-free calendar • Use time techniques like Pomodoro, Flowtime, 52/17, Ultradian, or your own custom rhythm • Track your mood and energy to learn your best rhythm • Move or reschedule tasks without guilt • Stay consistent with kind, supportive reminders Spand is not about doing more. It is about doing better, at your own pace.
Doably
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You already know what you should be doing. That is the problem. Knowing was never the hard part. Starting is. Doably is built for the sixty seconds between "I should do this" and actually beginning. Type the thing you have been avoiding. It becomes a ladder of steps so small they feel silly to skip, and then Doably shows you exactly one of them at a time. ONE STEP ON THE SCREEN No list. No due dates. No projects, tags or priorities. Just the step you are on, a quiet countdown, and a button that says Done. The next step slides in only when the last one is finished. TELL IT HOW MUCH YOU HAVE Fried, Low, or Okay. Your answer does not change the steps. It changes how many you are asked to commit to right now. On a bad day, Doably asks for exactly one. IT STAYS WITH YOU The current step lives in the Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen, so it is still in front of you while you are in another app, or in the kitchen, or halfway out the door. 80 LADDERS ALREADY WRITTEN The dishes. The tax return. The message you have not answered. Getting out of bed. Every one hand-written, starting with a step you can do without deciding anything. TOO BIG? CUT IT SMALLER If a step still feels like too much, one tap splits it in half. Again, if you need to. WRITTEN ON YOUR DEVICE For anything the library does not cover, Doably writes the ladder using Apple Intelligence, entirely on your iPhone. Nothing you type is ever sent anywhere, because there is nowhere to send it. No account. No sync. No analytics. No network. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: three new ladders a week, twenty of the written ladders, the full focus session, and the Live Activity. Premium: unlimited ladders, all 80 written ladders, ladders written on your device for anything else, cutting any step smaller, saving your own ladders to reuse, full history and streaks, and the Home Screen widgets. Premium is $29.99 a year with 7 days free, or $69.99 once and it is yours. Writing your own steps is always free, and never counts against anything. Doably is a focus tool. It does not diagnose or treat anything, and it is not medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ofolabs.net/doably/privacypolicy App Terms: https://ofolabs.net/doably/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Doably at Free against Spand's $0.99. Spand's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On ads 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
Doably is free to download; Spand costs $0.99 up front. Doably sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Spand asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Spand | Doably |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sjahriyar Soheytizadeh | Faruk Orman |
In-app purchases
Spand
No in-app purchases
Doably
- Doably Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Doably Lifetime$69.99









