Comparison

Sprout vs Planscope

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Planscope

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When everything feels like it needs doing, Planscope helps you decide what fits. Capture what is on your mind, turn it into a short plan, and get one clear place to start. Your available time, energy and focus help shape the plan, and you can change its priorities whenever you need to. CAPTURE IT FIRST Save a thought, idea or task in seconds, without stopping to make a plan. It stays in Captured until you are ready to bring it into a brain dump. HOW A WEEK GOES 1. Put everything on your mind into one brain dump, in any order. 2. Get a short plan back, with the reason behind each choice. 3. Open the first task and make the first move smaller when you need to. 4. Work in Focus with one task, a timer and the next step ready. 5. Close the week by choosing Done, Parked or Removed for each task. WHAT FREE INCLUDES • Capture thoughts, ideas and tasks for later • One clear first task and the reason it was chosen • Make the first task smaller with connected steps • Focus with one task, a timer and the next step ready • Ask for another task from your plan whenever the current one does not fit • Done, Parked and Removed recorded with each plan • Up to 3 new plans each month, with 24 hours between each one WITH PRO • Keep one weekly plan and one Today plan open at the same time • Adjust a live week when your time, energy or focus changes, and review the suggested changes before accepting them • Make any task smaller, and divide a difficult step again when you need to • Return to your full Archive and older Journey city districts • Copy your last plan when you want to begin from it again • Make up to 15 plans each month HOW YOUR PLAN IS MADE Planscope uses a language model to turn what you enter into a short plan. It shows why tasks were chosen, and the priorities remain yours to change. PRICE Free costs nothing and needs no card. Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription at the price shown in the app before you buy. It renews until cancelled. You can manage or cancel Pro in your Apple ID settings.

Screenshots

Sprout4 screens
Planscope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sprout at every 11 days against Planscope's every 3 months. On price, ads, 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. Sprout sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Planscope sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sprout ships an update every 11 days, Planscope every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sprout versus Planscope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSproutPlanscope
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJONATHAN DOUGLAS LAIEveryday Arc

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sprout

Subscriptions2
  • Sprout Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Sprout Premium Annual$59.991 Year
4 purchases

Planscope

Subscriptions4
  • Pro$7.991 Month
  • Pro Plus$14.991 Month
  • Planscope Pro Annual$79.991 Year
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  • Pro Plus - Annual$149.001 Year

Questions

Is Sprout free?
Sprout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Planscope free?
Planscope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sprout or Planscope have ads?
Neither Sprout nor Planscope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sprout or Planscope?
Sprout ships an update every 11 days, and Planscope every 3 months. Most recently, Sprout was updated on October 11, 2026 and Planscope on October 19, 2026.

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