Comparison

Due Pal vs NeverLate

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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 Sixteen 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. Go full screen to read it from across the room. 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 two dues, 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

About

NeverLate

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NeverLate is designed for how ADHD brains actually work, so you can stop guessing, stop rushing, and stop feeling overwhelmed and lost. Most apps give you a list of tasks and a pile of reminders. NeverLate gives you something completely different: a clear picture of your day, from now until you're done. 1) BUILT TO AVOID OVERWHELM No blank calendar to fill. No dragging blocks around a 16-hour day. Just type a task, set how long it takes, and your Timeline builds itself. Reorder with a tap. That's it. The whole app is made to be calm, visual, and effortless to use. 2) SEE YOUR FREE TIME, NOT JUST YOUR TASKS A Timeline isn't a to-do list, it's a picture of your future. Your free time shows up as a real, visible slot, and we even remind you when it arrives. Finally feel like you have room to breathe. 3) FEEL TIME PASSING This is the part no other app does. Tasks change style as time moves, so you can actually feel your day progressing, not just read a static list. A live countdown on your Lock Screen keeps you aware of time without ever unlocking your phone. 4) REUSE YOUR DAY IN ONE TAP Even opening an app and planning can feel like climbing a mountain. So once you build a day you like, save it as a Template and bring it back instantly, or set it to repeat across the days you choose for weeks at a time. Plan once, then stop having to start over. 5) STOP GUESSING HOW LONG THINGS TAKE No more realizing too late that something took way longer than planned. Time any task once, save it, and reuse that real duration in every future Timeline. Your plans finally match reality. 6) A TO-DO DUMP THAT ACTUALLY HELPS Get every task out of your head before it piles up. Sort everything by priority with a single tap for instant visual clarity, then pull any item straight into your next Timeline. 7) SMART DEADLINES YOU WON'T MISS Set a deadline and let NeverLate carry it for you, with multiple customizable reminders and a banner on your home screen starting the day before. NeverLate Premium subscription: • Monthly plan — $7.99/month (USD; price varies by region), with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. • Auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. • Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://manuelmanojit.github.io/neverlate-legal/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://manuelmanojit.github.io/neverlate-legal/terms.html

Screenshots

Due Pal4 screens
NeverLate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Due Pal at 4 against NeverLate's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Due Pal sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and NeverLate sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Due Pal versus NeverLate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDue PalNeverLate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer帅 陈Manuel Montagna

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Due Pal

Subscriptions3
  • DuePal Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • DuePal Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • DuePal Premium Yearly3 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • DuePal Premium Lifetime$17.99
1 purchases

NeverLate

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month

Questions

Is Due Pal free?
Due Pal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NeverLate free?
NeverLate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Due Pal or NeverLate have ads?
Neither Due Pal nor NeverLate shows ads.

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