AuraBar vs ADHD Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AuraBar
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AuraBar turns your Dynamic Island, Lock Screen widgets, and Live Activity into a living mood bar. The limited “Happy New Year” pack lights up with animated fireworks and greetings across Dynamic Island, Live Activity, and widgets. • Personalize mood text (now up to 6 characters, including Chinese) and color • Animated fireworks celebrate Lunar New Year across widgets and Live Activity • Multiple atmospheric scenes such as city nights, auroras, and rain • Live Activity keeps your current mood in sync while working out, commuting, or focusing Launch AuraBar to refresh your Dynamic Island with festive vibes—more limited themes will roll out throughout the season.
ADHD Notes
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"There's one thing I absolutely cannot forget." — Keep it right in front of you. ADHD Notes is a simple task display app that keeps your most important task always visible in the Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen. ■ Made for people who... · Get distracted easily and forget what they were supposed to do · Forget their intentions before even opening a notes app · Keep putting things off until "later" becomes never · Struggle with ADHD or difficulty staying focused ■ Simple to use 1. Enter what you don't want to forget 2. It appears at the top of your screen and on your Lock Screen 3. Remove it when you're done That's it. ■ Features · Always-on display in the Dynamic Island (iPhone 14 and later) · Lock Screen widget support · Display up to 2 tasks simultaneously (Pro) · Ad-free focused environment (Pro) ■ Pro Plan · Monthly and annual plans available · Cancel anytime Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: AuraBar at none against ADHD Notes's shown. ADHD Notes's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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
Both are free to download. AuraBar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ADHD Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AuraBar ships an update monthly, ADHD Notes weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AuraBar | ADHD Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 耀光 杜 | YUTO OHIRA |
In-app purchases
AuraBar
- AuraBar 氛围状态栏$0.99
ADHD Notes
- Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Pro (Yearly)$14.991 Year








