Comparison

Resolved vs Ontime

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

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About

Resolved

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The planner you can't fall behind on. Plan tomorrow the night before, as small as you like. Tick it off as the day goes. Anything you don't touch for a week expires, so nothing piles up. Miss a day and nothing resets: Resolved asks what you want to do about it. Built with ADHD in mind, for anyone who wants to feel themselves moving toward something, at their own pace. WRITE WHAT YOU WANT Start with "I want to…" and finish it in your own words: get in the best shape of your life, save a deposit for a first home, get promoted this year. ONE LIST, AND NOTHING PILES UP Next is one list of everything that moves your aims forward, with no dates to fall behind on. New things go on top. Swipe right to bump one back up, left to let it go. Anything you don't touch for a week expires (or choose two weeks, three, or a month). Bump it, and it stays. PLAN TOMORROW TONIGHT Each night, pick tomorrow's plan from Next. Say how hard it'll be, Easy, Solid or Stretch, and lock it in. Set the bar as low as you like: a small plan you keep beats a big one you miss. TICK IT OFF. STAMP IT 100%. Pull down on Next and today's plan is there. Tick things off as the day goes. Tick off everything and it's a full clear, stamped 100%. Whatever you didn't get to goes back to the top of Next. Over time, you learn what you can really take on. EVERY WIN, KEPT Every line you tick is a win, kept on its day, and you can add wins nobody planned. Swipe back through your days to see what you did, or search them all. HABITS THAT DON'T RESET Practices repeat ("Gym mon wed fri", "Read 3 times a week"), and one can serve more than one aim. Each night, what's due comes back as a short deck of cards: done or missed. Prefer a checklist? Switch to one. Every practice has a sphere that changes colour as you keep showing up: red, amber, green, and fire for the ones you hardly ever miss. Miss a day and it drops back a little. Nothing resets to zero. WHEN SOMETHING SLIPS, IT ASKS Miss a practice a couple of times in a row and Resolved asks if you're still doing it: keep going, change it, or set it aside. It shows you why you said it mattered, in your own words. A miss tells you something. There's no streak to break. YOUR NOTES, BESIDE TODAY Keep anything you'd like to see in the morning, with headings, lists and links. Notes you leave alone expire too, and wait in the bin for 30 days. SEE WHAT GOES WITH A GOOD DAY A couple of questions about each day as a whole: did you do what you planned, how was your mood, was your energy enough for the day. Over a few weeks, Insights shows which of your practices go with your better days. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Widgets show today's plan, Next, and what's left for tonight. Tick things off without opening the app. Turn on the morning brief and today's plan is waiting when you wake. A CARD FOR EVERY SEASON Every 90 days you hold an aim earns a card in your codex, and one more when it happens. Moments earn trading cards too: your first full clear, a Stretch cleared, a practice that catches fire. Share an aim's season or its wins as a short video for Reels or Stories. MEET EMBER Ember is a small fire who keeps you company each night. It shows you around the first time you meet something, and it never scolds. NO ACCOUNT. NO AI. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Your aims, plans and notes live on your iPhone and in its own backup. We count anonymous usage to improve the app, never what you write. FREE FOR 14 NIGHTS Your first 14 nights are free. After that, the nightly check-in needs a one-time purchase. Your aims, Next, wins and notes stay open either way. The founding price, paid once and kept for good, lasts until 1 January 2027. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.gettingresolved.app/privacy

About

Ontime

This app acts as an external clock for individuals with ADHD or time blindness. It helps you plan your routines backward from a deadline, providing precise start times and alerts to ensure you leave on time without stress.

Highlights
  • Backward planning from deadlines
  • Start-now alarm for exact start times
  • Step-by-step routine guidance
  • Live Activity countdown on Lock Screen
  • Apple Watch glanceable time pressure
  • Home Screen widgets for quick status
  • Routine insights and buffer adjustments
Features
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If you have ADHD or time blindness, you know the feeling. You had plenty of time. Then somehow you're late again, apologizing, watching someone's face fall. It's not that you don't care — your brain just doesn't track time the way clocks do. Ontime is the external clock your brain is missing. Tell it when you need to be out the door and what your routine looks like. It does the backward math and tells you the exact minute to start — no guessing, no "one more minute." HOW IT WORKS • Backward planning: enter your deadline; Ontime stacks your routine steps and finds your true start time • Start-now alarm: one loud, unmissable alert at the exact minute to begin — not a vague reminder • Step-by-step mode: while you get ready, see what to do now and whether you're ahead or behind • Built-in buffer: pads for the transitions your brain skips MADE FOR ADHD BRAINS • Live Activity: the countdown lives on your Lock Screen, always in sight • Apple Watch: glanceable time pressure without picking up your phone • Widgets: "start in 23 min" right on your Home Screen • Insights: see which routines run over and which weekdays need more buffer • No streaks, no guilt. Just out the door on time. ONTIME PRO Ontime requires an Ontime Pro subscription — monthly or annual, auto-renewing. The annual plan starts with a free trial: nothing is charged until it ends, and you can cancel anytime in Settings. Prices are shown in the app before you subscribe. Terms of Use: https://on-time-ios.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://on-time-ios.web.app/privacy

Screenshots

Resolved4 screens
Ontime4 screens

Verdict

The call

Resolved and Ontime are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Resolved sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Ontime sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Resolved ships an update every 6 days, Ontime weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Resolved versus Ontime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterResolvedOntime
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHero Archetype Pty LtdADESH PANDEY

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Resolved

Subscriptions2
  • Resolved Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Resolved Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Resolved Premium Lifetime$9.99
2 purchases

Ontime

Subscriptions2
  • Ontime Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Ontime Pro Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Resolved free?
Resolved is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ontime free?
Ontime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Resolved or Ontime have ads?
Neither Resolved nor Ontime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Resolved or Ontime?
Resolved ships an update every 6 days, and Ontime weekly. Most recently, Resolved was updated on October 30, 2026 and Ontime on October 6, 2026.

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