Due Pal vs FlowMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Due Pal
This app provides a persistent visual countdown to your next scheduled event, designed to combat time blindness for individuals with ADHD. It offers customizable visual styles and smart reminders to help manage transitions between tasks and appointments.
- Persistent visual countdown
- Always-visible on Lock Screen/Dynamic Island
- Two visual styles: Flip Clock & Digital
- Smart transition reminders
- Flexible daily scheduling
- High-contrast readable design
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If you have ADHD, you know the feeling: you glance at the clock, it says 2:15. You look again — it's 4:47. Two and a half hours vanished. Your meeting started 17 minutes ago. This is time blindness. It isn't laziness or carelessness — your brain genuinely doesn't feel time passing. A clock tells you what time it is. DuePal shows you how much time you have left. HOW IT WORKS Set the anchor points of your day once: 9:30 — Stand-up 12:00 — Lunch 14:00 — Focus block 17:30 — Wrap up 18:30 — Pick up kids DuePal counts down to the next one, live. When it arrives, the countdown hands over to the next on its own — no timers to restart, no alarms to set again. Add a start time and a progress bar fills as the window runs out. ALWAYS IN SIGHT • Lock Screen Live Activity and Dynamic Island, with a Skip button • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets in every size • Apple Watch app with complications • Control Center control, Siri and Shortcuts You never have to remember to check. The countdown is already there. A HEADS-UP BEFORE EVERY SWITCH For ADHD brains the hard part isn't the task — it's switching. Get a heads-up minutes before each due, then a reminder when it arrives. On iOS 26 and later, dues can ring as real system alarms, even in Silent mode. WORKDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Weekday dues skip your country's public holidays automatically — 20 countries and regions supported, including make-up workdays in mainland China and Taiwan. Skip a single day off with one tap. COUNTDOWNS FOR THE DAYS AHEAD Weekend, payday, the next public holiday, birthdays, trips and exams. Pin the one you care about to the top and to your widgets. MADE TO BE READ AT A GLANCE Six clock styles, from a flip clock to a progress ring, and twelve color themes. High contrast, large numbers, no clutter — you should know how much time you have in under a second. QUICK TO SET UP Start from routine templates or a quick 25-minute timer. iCloud keeps your dues the same on iPhone and iPad. WHO DUEPAL IS FOR Adults with ADHD who lose track of time between meetings and tasks. Students who miss class changes and study blocks. Parents juggling school pickup, meals and bedtime. Anyone who has set a 15-minute timer and been shocked when it went off "already." WHY NOT A REGULAR TIMER A timer counts a set length, stops at zero, and has to be started again every time. DuePal counts to the times of your whole day, repeats on workdays, knows your holidays and moves on to the next thing by itself. FREE AND PREMIUM DuePal is free to download. The free version includes one due, two countdowns of your own, the Live Activity, Dynamic Island and the Current Due widget. DuePal Premium adds unlimited dues and countdowns, Ring as Alarm, public-holiday skipping, the Apple Watch app and complications, the Countdowns widget, and every clock style and color theme. Choose a weekly or yearly subscription (the yearly plan starts with a 3-day free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. If you bought DuePal before it was free, Premium is already yours. No ads, no account. Privacy: https://elevenapril.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://elevenapril.com/terms
FlowMate
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FlowMate is a gentle focus timer designed to support time awareness without pressure. It helps you stay present with what you are working on without constantly watching the clock. FlowMate is especially helpful for people who struggle with time blindness, overwhelm, or traditional productivity timers that feel urgent or stressful. FlowMate keeps focus simple and human. Before each session, you can name what you are focusing on. If it helps, you can also jot down a few small steps. This grounds your attention without turning your session into a task list. You can choose calm visual timers that let you feel time passing instead of counting it down. Optional sound cues help you stay oriented, whether that means gentle ticking, spoken time updates, or complete silence. FlowMate adapts to how you work. Use Pomodoro, guided, or custom sessions. Pause, adjust, or stop anytime. There are no streaks, no performance scores, and no guilt for changing your pace. FlowMate is helpful for anyone who wants a calmer relationship with time. Many people with ADHD, time blindness, or sensory sensitivity find it especially supportive. People use FlowMate for studying, creative work, writing, daily routines, care tasks, and moments when starting feels hard. Whether you are focusing deeply or just trying to begin, FlowMate is here to support your focus at your pace.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FlowMate at every 4 days against Due Pal's every 3 weeks. FlowMate also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Due Pal ships an update every 3 weeks, FlowMate every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Due Pal | FlowMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 帅 陈 | Lydia Studio LLC |
In-app purchases
Due Pal
No in-app purchases
FlowMate
No in-app purchases









