Comparison

JustWhen vs Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder

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

Head to head
About

JustWhen

Features
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Most task apps want to be your boss. JustWhen just wants to help. Add the things you do regularly — water the plants, descale your coffee machine, call a parent — and JustWhen keeps track of when you last did them. It learns your rhythm, so it knows when you're due, when you're running late, and when you can relax. No streaks to maintain. No reminders firing every hour. No guilt. JustWhen. What you see when you open it: Take a daily look and see everything, sorted by what actually needs your attention. Items that are overdue float to the top. Things that are fine stay quietly in the background. One glance is all it takes. Two ways to track: • Pattern mode learns from your history and predicts when you'll next need to act • Fixed interval lets you set your own schedule Swipe to log. Tap to explore. Mark something done with a swipe. Tap any item to see its full history — a clean activity grid and a log of every time you've done it. Gentle digests, not constant pings. If you want a nudge, JustWhen can send a calm weekly or twice-weekly summary. One notification. The whole picture. JustWhen keeps your data on your device. No account needed. No tracking. Just you and your tasks. FEATURES • Track anything in one calm place • Learns your rhythm with Pattern mode • Use Fixed Interval mode for set schedules • See what needs attention, what’s coming up, and what can wait • Mark tasks done in a swipe • View history at a glance • Get gentle digests instead of constant nagging • Optional per-task reminders Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://justwhen.app/privacy.html

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Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder

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Orbit is a routine app for ADHD brains — the ones that know exactly what to do and still can't start. Instead of a checklist staring back at you, Orbit gives you an orb: a calm, glowing companion that takes over the moment you tap start. It counts down each step, breathes with you, and quietly celebrates when you finish. No red badges. No guilt. No 47-step setup. WHY IT WORKS WHEN OTHER APPS DON'T • One step at a time — you never see the whole mountain, only the thing you're doing right now • Streak freezes — every 5 days on your streak earns a freeze that covers a missed day. Your progress survives bad days • Start in one tap — or just ask Siri. Move to the next step right from your Lock Screen • Timers that learn — Orbit adapts step durations to how long things actually take you BUILD A ROUTINE IN A MINUTE Start from 25 ready-made routines — morning sunlight, deep work, home reset, home workout, evening wind-down, digital detox and more — then tweak them, or build your own from scratch. Steps can be timed, counted, or simply ticked off. WORKS WITH APPLE HEALTH Steps save to Apple Health by themselves, guessed from their names: a strength workout, mindful minutes, how you feel, brushing your teeth, a glass of water. Link steps into one workout or switch any step off. Orbit asks first and never reads your Health data. THE ORB FOLLOWS YOU Start a routine and it appears on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, counting down each step in real time. Glance, tap to the next step, get back to it. Notifications tell you when a step ends — without pulling you back into your phone. Your Home Screen widget shows what's up next. STREAKS WITHOUT SHAME Streaks, levels and freezes reward showing up, not perfection. Missed days are visible but never punished — because the days you almost didn't open the app are the ones that count. FRIENDS, OPT-IN ONLY Share an invite link or QR code with one friend or ten and see each other's streaks on a private leaderboard. No followers, no algorithm, no strangers. Nothing is shared until you turn it on, and you can turn it off again at any time. MADE TO LOOK CALM Three orb styles plus twelve drawn orbs to earn, 28 colour palettes that shift with the time of day, pure-black backgrounds and soft motion. Full support for Reduce Motion. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Everything lives on your iPhone. Sync runs through your own private iCloud — we can't read it. Export or delete everything whenever you want. No ads. No trackers. Anonymous usage statistics help us improve Orbit — switch them off anytime in Profile → Data. ORBIT PRO Orbit Pro unlocks the whole app: unlimited routines, every template, all orb styles and palettes, Live Activities, widgets and the friend leaderboard. • Weekly — $2.99 per week, with a 3-day free trial • Yearly — $39.95 per year, with a 1-week free trial • Lifetime — $69.99 once, no subscription Prices are shown in your local currency before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription or turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://orbit.groot-apps.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://orbit.groot-apps.com/privacy Orbit is built by one developer who needed it. Questions, bugs or ideas: https://orbit.groot-apps.com/support

Screenshots

JustWhen4 screens
Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder at every 2 weeks against JustWhen's monthly. Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder also leads on device support (5 vs 3). JustWhen's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, 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. JustWhen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JustWhen ships an update monthly, Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
JustWhen versus Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJustWhenOrbit · ADHD Routine Builder
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSean RankineArend de Groot

In-app purchases

2 purchases

JustWhen

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
6 purchases

Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder

Subscriptions5
  • Orbit Weekly7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Orbit Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Orbit Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • Orbit Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Orbit Yearly7 Days trial$39.951 Year
One-time1
  • Orbit Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is JustWhen free?
JustWhen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder free?
Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do JustWhen or Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder have ads?
Neither JustWhen nor Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JustWhen or Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder?
JustWhen ships an update monthly, and Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder every 2 weeks. Most recently, JustWhen was updated on November 9, 2026 and Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder on November 10, 2026.

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