Comparison

Ebbi vs NOT NOW

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

Head to head
About

Ebbi

This app helps adults with ADHD plan their day using natural language, run focus sessions with flexible timers, and review accomplishments without shame. It's designed to adapt to the user's workflow rather than demanding rigid adherence.

Highlights
  • Natural language daily planning
  • Flexible focus session timers
  • Accomplishment-based review
  • Adaptive scheduling
  • Customizable soundscapes
  • Session history and stats
Features
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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/

About

NOT NOW

Features
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Take a deep breath. You don't need to do everything today. Welcome to NOT NOW, a radically simple task manager built for the overwhelmed mind. Whether you are a busy professional juggling projects, a student with too many ideas, or someone who simply battles decision paralysis, NOT NOW is designed to bring calm to your chaos. Traditional to-do apps overwhelm you with endless folders, tags, and due dates. NOT NOW strips the bloat away and replaces it with a simple, forgiving philosophy: focus on what matters NOW, and let go of everything else until NOT NOW. The Two-Page System: - NOW: Your absolute top priorities for the day. This is your distraction-free focus zone. - NOT NOW: Your ultimate brain dump. Offload ideas, future chores, and low-priority tasks here so they stop taking up mental space. - Effortless Sorting: A simple swipe seamlessly moves tasks between your NOW and NOT NOW pages. Keep your focus on today, and let the app remember tomorrow. Satisfying & Rewarding: We know the best part of a to-do list is the dopamine hit of getting things done. NOT NOW turns task completion into a genuinely rewarding experience that keeps you motivated. Unlock NOT NOW Pro: Upgrade to Pro for deeper insights and a tailored experience: - Premium Stats: Ditch the vanity metrics. Get real, accurate data on your daily trends to understand your actual habits. - Custom Themes: Personalise your workspace with exclusive colour palettes. - Celebration Animations: Make crossing items off your list deeply satisfying with custom visual effects and animations Stop worrying about everything all at once. Download NOT NOW, clear your mind, and just focus on right now.

Screenshots

Ebbi4 screens
NOT NOW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NOT NOW at 15.6 against Ebbi's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Ebbi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and NOT NOW sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ebbi ships an update every 3 weeks, NOT NOW every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ebbi versus NOT NOW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEbbiNOT NOW
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Forge Hut, LLCSGSH Labs

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ebbi

Subscriptions2
  • Ebbi Pro Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Ebbi Pro Annual14 Days trial$47.991 Year
1 purchases

NOT NOW

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Ebbi free?
Ebbi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NOT NOW free?
NOT NOW is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ebbi or NOT NOW have ads?
Neither Ebbi nor NOT NOW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ebbi or NOT NOW?
Ebbi ships an update every 3 weeks, and NOT NOW every 6 weeks. Most recently, Ebbi was updated on October 24, 2026 and NOT NOW on October 12, 2026.

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