Sprout vs Readbase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sprout
This app helps individuals with ADHD manage tasks and reduce overwhelm using AI, gamification, and a virtual pet. It offers features like flexible streaks, gentle reminders, and AI-powered task breakdown to support executive dysfunction.
- AI-powered task management
- Virtual pet companion that grows
- Flexible streaks with 'Free Days'
- Gentle reminders and calming themes
- AI Brain Dump for scattered thoughts
- Goal setting and progress tracking
- Focus Timer and breathing exercises
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Sprout is the ADHD task manager and planner with a virtual pet companion who grows with you! Turn overwhelming todo lists into calm, organized action with AI, gamification, and zero pressure. Features built through real input by ADHDers. PROBLEM: TRADITIONAL APPS FAIL ADHD BRAINS Harsh deadlines. Punishing streaks. Endless complexity. Apps built for neurotypical minds make ADHD worse SOLUTION: SPROUT WORKS WITH YOUR BRAIN Every feature is designed for how ADHD and neurodivergent minds actually work: • Purpose built, evidence based tools FOR ADHD. • Calming themes (choose your own ADHD-friendly color palette!) • Instant dopamine rewards and XP for every completed task • Flexible streaks with "Free Days" so you never feel guilty • Tasks auto-rollover so nothing disappears on you • Day Plan keeps you focused on just what matters right now • Simple View for distraction-free, pure focus • Gentle reminders, never nagging FEELING OVERWHELMED? BRAIN DUMP IT! ADHD brain racing with a million thoughts? Just dump everything out. Type it or speak it! Sprout's AI instantly: • Transforms scattered thoughts into organized tasks • Breaks big tasks & projects into manageable steps • Suggests priorities based on your energy level The perfect ADHD overwhelm tool for executive dysfunction moments. STRUGGLING WITH BIG GOALS? ADHD executive dysfunction makes goal setting feel impossible. Sprout makes it achievable! • Set goals across Health, Productivity, Learning, Creativity & Social • Link tasks to goals and watch your progress grow • Get AI-powered tips to stay motivated • Celebrate milestones with your pet companion CAN'T DECIDE WHAT TO DO NEXT? Decision fatigue is real for ADHD brains. Sprout helps! • AI Prioritize sorts tasks by energy and impact • "What's Next" picks the perfect task when you're stuck • Customizable priorities: Manual, Rule-based, or AI NEED HELP FOCUSING? • Focus Timer: Pomodoro sessions (5, 15, 25, 45 min) for ADHD focus • Take 5 Breathing: 4-7-8 guided technique for ADHD anxiety • Task Reader: Listen to tasks read aloud (great for auditory processors!) • Nag Mode: Fun animal-sound reminders for accountability YOUR VIRTUAL PET COMPANION Choose from 5 adorable companions who grow as you complete tasks! • Celebrates every win with you • Evolves through 3 life stages • Never dies or guilts you. Always supportive! EVERYTHING YOU GET FOR FREE • Unlimited tasks with smart keyboard shortcuts • Filters: All, Today, Tomorrow, Upcoming • One-tap task completion with instant dopamine rewards • 5 AI task breakdowns per week • 3 AI Brain Dump sessions per week (type or voice!) • 3 "What's Next" AI suggestions per day • 1 AI Prioritize per day • Focus Timer, Breathing, Task Reader, and Nag Mode • 1 pet companion, 3 categories, 5 subtasks per task • Daily streaks with 2 Free Days per week • Recurring tasks, daily planning, and shared patches UNLOCK PREMIUM FOR THE FULL EXPERIENCE • Unlimited AI task breakdowns • 20 Brain Dump sessions per day • Unlimited "What's Next" AI suggestions • 20 AI Prioritize per day • All 5 pet species (Red Panda, Fox, Otter, Bird + Sprout) • 5 active goals with unlimited tasks and AI goal tips • Enhanced Task Reader with category filters • 10 categories, unlimited subtasks, full task history • 5 Free Days per week + streak pause • 5 additional ADHD-friendly themes WHO IS SPROUT FOR? • Adults with ADHD seeking executive function support • ADHD students managing school, assignments, and life • Neurodivergent individuals overwhelmed by traditional planners • Anyone who wants a kinder, gamified approach to productivity Simpler than Habitica. More ADHD-focused than Todoist. More engaging than Forest. Download Sprout and finally experience the ADHD planner that works with your brain! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Readbase
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Readbase is the inbox that's just for newsletters. Get your own private @readbase.io address, move your Substack and other subscriptions there, and every newsletter arrives with an AI summary. Get the point in seconds instead of reading every word, and save 4+ hours every month. Free to start. No credit card required. YOUR PRIVATE NEWSLETTER INBOX • Your own @readbase.io address, just for newsletters. • Subscribe once and keep newsletters completely out of Gmail, Outlook and your work email. • Moving from Substack takes one email change, and every subscription follows. • Substack's own notification emails stay out by default, so you only see the posts. AI SUMMARIES FOR EVERY NEWSLETTER • Every newsletter arrives with a summary crafted for long-form writing. Get the key ideas before you even open it. • Daily Recap: start each morning with one AI summary of your unread newsletters, so you know what's worth reading at a glance. • Ask AI: ask anything about a newsletter, or select a passage to have it explained. (Premium) Skim the summary, ask AI for the rest, and read in full only what is worth it. READ ANYWHERE • Offline Mode: everything stays available on flights and commutes. • iPhone and web: read in the app or at readbase.io, always in sync. • Siri & Shortcuts: ask Siri for your latest summary, or mark a subscription as read, hands-free. STAY IN CONTROL • 1-Click Unsubscribe: drop the newsletters you stopped reading in seconds. • Bookmarks: keep the newsletters you want to come back to. • Reading Stats: see what you actually read and build better reading habits. (Premium) WORKS WITH EVERY NEWSLETTER Read newsletters from Substack, Beehiiv, Ghost, Kit (ConvertKit), Medium, Buttondown, Mailchimp and any other provider that sends by email. One app for all your newsletter subscriptions, from daily briefings to long-form essays. PRIVACY-FIRST Your newsletters are yours. Readbase doesn't sell your data, and newsletter content is only used to power features like summaries and offline reading. FREE AND PREMIUM Readbase Free: your private @readbase.io inbox, AI summaries for every newsletter, Daily Recap, 1-click unsubscribe, bookmarks and offline reading. Readbase Premium adds Ask AI, the latest AI models for your summaries, Reading Stats with monthly insights, smart unsubscribe suggestions and push notifications for new newsletters. Billed monthly or annually. Cancel anytime. If newsletters are getting lost in your email, Readbase gives them a calm home of their own: just newsletters, summarised and ready to read. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://readbase.io/legal/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Sprout at 3 against Readbase's 1. Sprout also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Sprout sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Readbase sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sprout ships an update every 2 weeks, Readbase every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.
| Parameter | Sprout | Readbase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (29 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | JONATHAN DOUGLAS LAI | Llingas LTD |
In-app purchases
Sprout
- Sprout Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
- Sprout Premium Annual 7-Day Trial7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Sprout Premium Annual$59.991 Year
Readbase
- Readbase Premium - Monthly$4.991 Month
- Readbase Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Readbase Premium - Annual$39.991 Year
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- Readbase Premium - Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year









