Comparison

Set · ADHD Task Manager vs HappyDay

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

Head to head
About

Set · ADHD Task Manager

Features
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Set is a planner built around time. Every task has a length and a start time, so Today always shows when your day will finish. When the morning slips, one tap rebuilds the rest of it. TODAY, AS A TIMELINE Tasks, breaks and calendar events sit in one list, each with its start time. The overview at the top shows what is left and when you will finish; tap it for a countdown to what is next. Overplan and the finish time turns orange, and Set offers to move the overflow to the days ahead. Swipe down for the week strip and drag a task onto any day. ONE-TAP RESCHEDULE Running behind? Tap Reschedule and everything moves forward from now, in order. Locked tasks and breaks keep their times, the rest flow around them and your meetings, and nothing is shortened. Hold it to start from the next half hour or any time. ADDING IS QUICK Tap + for a new task, or drag one out of it into place. End a title with "45m", "tomorrow" or "at 2pm" and Set fills in the details, in all 20 languages. Ask Siri to add a Set task, or use Shortcuts and the Action button. Templates (Pro) give you 30 ready-made tasks. A TIMER THAT FITS REAL LIFE It counts the time you really spend, not rigid Pomodoro blocks. Run past your estimate and it counts on in red; finish, and the real minutes go to Stats (Pro), which compares them with your estimates. Add an overdue alarm and ambient sounds, and follow it on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island, or in the Mac menu bar and a floating window. BLOCK THE DISTRACTIONS (PRO) On iPhone and iPad, App Blocker blocks chosen apps, or allows only the ones you need, while the timer runs, never in breaks. Or keep them blocked until Today is clear. Turning it off means typing a sentence, so impulse doesn't win. BREAKS AND ROUTINES Name breaks, lock their start time, repeat them, or let Auto Breaks add one after each task. Repeat tasks daily, weekly, monthly or your own way. A routine returns at its usual time, a missed one carries over or skips, and each keeps its streak. PROJECTS, STAGES AND INBOX Capture anything in the Inbox and sort it later. Split big work into projects and stages, with progress and deadlines that warn you when the work won't fit. Drop a task on another to make a subtask (Pro), and duplicate any task, stage or project. MADE FOR ADHD MINDS Time blindness is easier to fight when time is visible. On iPhone and iPad, Focus mode strips Today back to your list. Hold a task to select several and change them at once, and Sort mode takes a messy Inbox one question at a time. NOTES THAT DO MORE (PRO) Markdown notes with a formatting toolbar, preview and checklists. With Apple Intelligence, tidy messy notes or turn them into clear steps. YOUR CALENDAR AND REMINDERS (PRO) Events show in Today at their real times without being copied in; edit or skip them there. Your tasks can add events to any calendar, and Reminders import or sync both ways. SCAN, EXPORT AND BACK UP Photograph a handwritten list and Scan Tasks (Pro) turns it into tasks. Export any day, project or your Inbox as PDF, Markdown or Rich Text, or email it, and back up everything. APPLE WATCH Today's timeline on your wrist: complete, reorder, Reschedule and add tasks by voice. The timer runs on the watch even without your iPhone, and complications show what is next. EVERYWHERE, IN 20 LANGUAGES iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, synced through your own iCloud, no account needed. A real Mac app with its own window, menu bar and shortcuts. Widgets, Siri, Shortcuts and themes. FREE, WITH PRO WHEN YOU WANT IT Free: 3 projects, 8 tasks a day, 3 repeating tasks, Reschedule, the timer, Focus, Select and Sort, deadlines, widgets, Apple Watch, iCloud sync, export and backup. Pro removes the limits and adds notes, subtasks, templates, stats, Calendar and Reminders, App Blocker, Scan Tasks, AI rewriting, ambient sounds and more colors. Family Sharing covers your household. Not a medical device. Consult healthcare professionals for medical advice.

About

HappyDay

Features
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HappyDay helps you decide what to do next. Instead of managing endless to-do lists, HappyDay helps you choose the best next thing to do based on your day, so you can move forward without feeling overwhelmed. Know what to do next HappyDay looks at what you want to get done and helps surface a sensible next move. Work with the day you actually have Fit tasks around your available time, daily essentials, plans and other commitments. Stay flexible Your day doesn’t need to go exactly according to plan. Skip a suggestion, choose something else, or change direction whenever you want. Keep every part of life in view Organize reminders and projects into areas such as personal life, errands, work, relationships and hobbies. Reduce decision fatigue Spend less energy figuring out what you should be doing and more time actually doing it. HappyDay is for people who want to use their time intentionally without turning their life into another schedule to manage.

Screenshots

Set · ADHD Task Manager4 screens
HappyDay3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HappyDay at none against Set · ADHD Task Manager's 3. Set · ADHD Task Manager's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Set · ADHD Task Manager sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. HappyDay asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Set · ADHD Task Manager ships an update every 2 weeks, HappyDay every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Set · ADHD Task Manager versus HappyDay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSet · ADHD Task ManagerHappyDay
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB110 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMATTHEW PETER DICKERSONNiels Johan Adriaan Weggeman

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Set · ADHD Task Manager

Subscriptions2
  • Set Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Set Pro Annual1 Year trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Set Pro Lifetime$39.99
None

HappyDay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Set · ADHD Task Manager free?
Set · ADHD Task Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HappyDay free?
HappyDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Set · ADHD Task Manager or HappyDay have ads?
Neither Set · ADHD Task Manager nor HappyDay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Set · ADHD Task Manager or HappyDay?
Set · ADHD Task Manager ships an update every 2 weeks, and HappyDay every 10 days. Most recently, Set · ADHD Task Manager was updated on October 24, 2026 and HappyDay on October 17, 2026.

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