Comparison

Ebbi vs Zelune

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

Zelune

Features
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The hardest part isn't the to-do list. It's crossing the line from "I know I need to" to actually beginning. Zelune meets you right at that threshold. Not a task manager. Not another calendar. No streaks to break, no guilt when you miss a day, nothing new to keep up with. WHAT'S INSIDE • Today's Focus — one gentle screen, never an overwhelming list • Quick Nudge — break any task into tiny, doable steps • SOS — when you're frozen or spiraling, open a calm full-screen space and talk it through. Zelune helps you find the smallest possible starting point. • Gentle check-ins — soft morning, afternoon, and evening nudges (never nagging) • Evening reflection — a kind moment to close the day • Weekly patterns — see how you've been showing up, over time WHAT ZELUNE WON'T DO No streaks. Nothing to break, nothing to lose when you disappear for a week. No badges, no points, no progress bars. No guilt copy. Ever. Nobody tells you you're behind. Your SOS conversations and reflections are encrypted. Your writing is never sold and never used to train anything. If you're ever in crisis, Zelune will always point you to real human help. WHO IT'S FOR Adults diagnosed late, or never. People who know exactly what to do and cannot make themselves start. If "just make a list" has never once worked for you — that's the thing this was built around. FREE, PERMANENTLY 4 tasks a day, 12 a week 3 SOS sessions a week No card, no expiry ZELUNE PRO — $9.99/month Unlimited tasks Unlimited SOS support Weekly Pattern reports Faster help when you need it Starts with 7 days on Pro. No card required. Subscription auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zelune.app/privacy

Screenshots

Ebbi4 screens
Zelune4 screens

Verdict

The call

Ebbi and Zelune are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Ebbi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Zelune sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Ebbi versus Zelune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEbbiZelune
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB18 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperThe Forge Hut, LLC东阳 黎

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ebbi

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

Zelune

Subscriptions2
  • Zelune Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Zelune Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Ebbi free?
Ebbi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zelune free?
Zelune is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ebbi or Zelune have ads?
Neither Ebbi nor Zelune shows ads.

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