Ebbi vs Unfold

Ebbi is a day planner and focus timer that puts your day on the clock. Type what you need to do, tap how long each task will take, and Ebbi lays it out in order, with a start time on every task and a finish time for the whole plan. If a task runs long, add a minute or five and everything after it moves, so you can see where the day stands. Made for adults with ADHD, and for anyone who loses track of time. PLAN • Type a task, then tap how many minutes it gets. • Tasks of 25 minutes or more split into shorter blocks, with a short reset between them. Change the blocks any time, or turn splitting off. • A reset is a different thing to switch to: water, a short walk, the dishes. Rename or replace any of them. • Until you start, DONE AT shows when you would finish if you began now, and it moves with the clock. • Load a starter plan when you would rather not build one. FOCUS • One task at a time, counting down inside a ring, with the next item named underneath. • A live finish time for the session updates as you add time, take time away, or pause. • Plus and minus 1 and 5 minute buttons change the current task without restarting it. Finish early, skip, or go back a step. • 12 soundscapes plus Silence, including white, pink and brown noise, rain, ocean, cafe and lo-fi. White Noise and Lo-Fi come without Pro. REVIEW • See the tasks you finished and the minutes you focused. • Open a past session to see each task's planned minutes next to the minutes it ran. • By default, each day starts with a clean plan. STRUCTURE THROUGH SCIENCE Ebbi's core design choices trace to published research, graded in public at ebbi.app/research, including where the evidence is thin. • A 2022 meta-analysis of 27 studies found children and teens with ADHD judge time less accurately and less consistently. Ebbi keeps the clock on screen so you don't have to hold it in your head. • Across 94 tests, deciding in advance when and where you will act helped people reach their goals (Gollwitzer and Sheeran, 2006). You set the order before you start. • In 87 students, rest planned in advance brought less fatigue and distraction than rest they timed themselves (Biwer and colleagues, 2023). Resets are on the schedule. • A 2024 meta-analysis of 13 studies, mostly in children, found white or pink noise helped a little on lab attention tasks in young people with ADHD or attention problems, and hurt a little in others. Sound is optional. • In 543 adults who reported an ADHD diagnosis, how kindly people treated themselves tracked with how they were doing (Beaton, Sirois and Milne, 2022). Ebbi's end-of-session screen starts with what you got done. Sources are in the app under Settings, The Science Behind Ebbi. Ebbi is not a medical device. PRO Ebbi is free to use, with the limits listed below. Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription, and new subscribers can try it free for 14 days through the App Store. Prices are listed under In-App Purchases. Cancel anytime in Settings. • Unlimited tasks, resets and sessions (without Pro: 5 tasks, 5 resets, 2 sessions a day) • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and the iPhone Dynamic Island, plus widgets • All 12 soundscapes • Schedule a session for later, with reminders and an optional calendar event • Saved Plans, Task Bank and Reset Bank • Full history with weekly and monthly progress (without Pro: the last 7 days) • A Time sense hint when your tasks tend to run longer or shorter than planned • Up to 5 custom reminders Ebbi runs on iPhone and iPad. Finished sessions sync between your devices through your own iCloud. No account to make with us, and no ads. Questions? Settings, then Send Feedback. We read every message. Terms of Use: https://ebbi.app/terms/ End User License Agreement: https://ebbi.app/eula/ Privacy Policy: https://ebbi.app/privacy/

You know that task you keep putting off? The 20-page essay due Monday. The tax paperwork. The room that's been "I'll deal with it tomorrow" for three weeks. Unfold turns it into 3–5 concrete steps you can start in the next 10 seconds. HOW IT WORKS Type the task. Doesn't matter how vague — "clean my room," "thesis intro," "sort the email backlog." Unfold's AI breaks it down into small, sequential actions. Pick your time — 10, 15, or 25 minutes. Start. One step at a time. No full project view, no looming to-do list. Just the next thing. Stuck on a step? Tap once. The app simplifies it. Smaller, clearer, easier — whatever lets you keep moving. When the timer ends, you see exactly what you got done. WHAT MAKES UNFOLD DIFFERENT – Not a to-do list. Sessions are generated fresh, not maintained. – Not a timer app. The timer is context, not pressure. – Not a habit tracker. No streaks, no daily goals, no comparisons. – Built for the moment you don't know where to start. WHO USES UNFOLD Students writing dissertations and cramming for finals. Freelancers chasing deadlines. Founders managing their own workload. Anyone with a task that's been sitting too long. FEATURES – AI-powered task breakdown – Timed focus sessions (10, 15, 25 min) – Rescue mechanic — simplify any step, mid-session – Completion proof — see what you got done – Anonymous start — no account required for your first session – Works offline once a session is running SIMPLE PRICING 3 free sessions per week. Unlimited with a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://unfoldfocus.com/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/