Comparison

SPARK vs ADHD Timer

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

Head to head
About

SPARK

This app helps overcome task paralysis by using a 2-minute micro-commit technique. Designed for neurodivergent minds, it focuses on the initial step of starting a task, making it easier to continue. It offers gentle habit tracking and visual progress without pressure.

Highlights
  • 2-minute micro-commit timer
  • Overcome task paralysis
  • Designed for neurodivergent minds
  • Gentle streak tracking
  • Visual progress charts
  • Offline functionality
  • Available in 10 languages
Features
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SPARK - 2 Minute Task Starter | ADHD Focus Timer Struggling to start tasks? SPARK helps you overcome task paralysis using the 2-minute micro-commit technique. Do you struggle to start tasks, even ones you want to do? You're not alone. SPARK was created by someone with ADHD, autism, and PTSD who understands exactly how hard it can be to take that first step. HOW IT WORKS • Commit to just 2 minutes of any task • The timer helps you start—that's the hardest part • Once you're going, continuing becomes easier • Celebrate every spark, no matter how small DESIGNED FOR NEURODIVERGENT MINDS • Perfect for ADHD, autism, anxiety, and executive dysfunction • No pressure to complete—just to start • Gentle streak tracking without guilt • Visual progress to build momentum FEATURES - Simple 2-minute timer with encouraging prompts - Streak tracking to build habits - Beautiful statistics and progress charts - Dark and light themes - Available in 10 languages - Completely offline—no internet required 100% FREE & PRIVATE • No ads, ever • No account required • No data collection • All your data stays on your device • No premium features or subscriptions SPARK is and will always be free because everyone deserves tools to help them thrive. The hardest part of any task is starting. Let SPARK help you take that first step. Just 2 minutes. That's all it takes.

About

ADHD Timer

This app makes time visible with a color-changing screen and vibration pulses as deadlines approach. It helps you accurately estimate task durations by tracking actual time spent versus your guesses, improving future planning.

Highlights
  • Visual countdown timer with color changes
  • Task mode for estimating and tracking time
  • Planning multiplier for estimate accuracy
  • Focus routines for sequential timers
  • Home screen widget for quick start
  • Colorblind-friendly palette
Features
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You don't have a motivation problem. You have a time problem — you genuinely can't feel it passing, so a "quick" task eats the afternoon and you never see it coming. This app works on that from both ends: making time visible while it passes, and showing you how badly you misjudge it. WATCH TIME PASS The whole screen is the timer. It shifts from calm green to amber to urgent red as your deadline approaches, so you always know where you stand without reading a number. Vibration pulses intensify in the final stretch. No tiny digits, no abstract progress ring — just color you can read from across the room. FIND OUT HOW LONG THINGS REALLY TAKE Switch to Task mode, name what you're doing, and guess the time. When your estimate runs out the timer doesn't quietly stop — it asks whether you actually finished. If you didn't, it keeps counting, and the real duration is what gets recorded. Not the one you hoped for. YOUR PLANNING MULTIPLIER After five tracked tasks, a single number tells you how far off your estimates are. 1.7x means a task you think is 30 minutes usually runs 52. It's broken down task by task, so you learn which work always overruns and which you actually judge well. KNOW BEFORE YOU START Set 25 minutes on something you've done before and the app tells you what it will really take. Plan against your own history instead of your optimism. SCHEDULE IT, AND ACTUALLY ARRIVE Put a task on a day and time with your own estimate, and the app reminds you 25 minutes before, 5 minutes before, and when it's time to start. The reminders don't just say "soon" — they tell you what that task really runs to, so "in 25 minutes" becomes an amount of time you can feel. Tap one and the timer is set up and waiting. Miss one and nothing nags you. ALSO INSIDE • Focus Routines — chain timers into a sequence and just hit start • Insights — this week's focus time, plus sessions, streaks and patterns with Pro • A Home Screen widget to start a session without opening the app • Presets from 5 to 45 minutes, plus custom lengths • A colorblind-friendly palette • No account. Nothing to set up. It works offline. Free to use: the timer, Task mode, the estimate gate, your first three forecasts, your first custom timer and one scheduled task cost nothing. Pro unlocks your full planning multiplier, unlimited forecasts, custom timer lengths, unlimited scheduled tasks, your own routines, full Insights and complete history. Built for ADHD brains that can't feel time passing. Because when time is invisible, focus breaks — and every estimate is a guess. Privacy Policy: https://maciejplaneta.github.io/privacy-policies/time-blindness-timer/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SPARK4 screens
ADHD Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SPARK at none against ADHD Timer's 3. SPARK also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). ADHD Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. ADHD Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SPARK asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SPARK against 5.0 for ADHD Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SPARK ships an update every 3 weeks, ADHD Timer every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SPARK versus ADHD Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSPARKADHD Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndres Moreno RubioMaciej Planeta

Customer experience

SPARK

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ADHD Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SPARK

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ADHD Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Annually3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is SPARK free?
SPARK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ADHD Timer free?
ADHD Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SPARK or ADHD Timer?
SPARK and ADHD Timer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do SPARK or ADHD Timer have ads?
Neither SPARK nor ADHD Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SPARK or ADHD Timer?
SPARK ships an update every 3 weeks, and ADHD Timer every 8 days. Most recently, SPARK was updated on October 4, 2026 and ADHD Timer on October 5, 2026.

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