Comparison

ADHD Timer vs Centred

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

Head to head
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/

About

Centred

Features
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Centred is a productivity and wellness companion built for ADHD brains - and for anyone who finds traditional productivity apps overwhelming. At its heart is Matthew, a gentle AI assistant who helps you brain-dump the chaos, prioritise what matters, plan meals, build habits, and stay grounded through challenging days. No streaks. No shame spirals. No aggressive notifications. Just kind, considered support that meets you where you are. WHAT'S INSIDE - Brain Dump - Pour out everything on your mind. Matthew sorts the noise into tasks, ideas, and gentle reminders. - Tasks & North Star - Set a guiding goal, break it into small steps, and track progress without pressure. Your garden grows as you do. - Kitchen - Meal suggestions, shopping lists built from what you have, and one-tap hand-off to the store. Eating well shouldn't be a project. - Focus Sessions - Pomodoro-style work blocks with optional breathing breaks. Designed for minds that need rhythm, not rigidity. - Mood Check-ins - Quick check-ins with personalised advice from Matthew. Track how you actually feel, not how you should feel. - Matthew Chat - Talk through challenges, ask for advice, or just vent. Matthew listens without judgement. CENTRED PREMIUM Unlock unlimited Matthew conversations and advanced features: - Unlimited daily AI messages (free tier: 10/day) - Voice brain dump - Advanced meal planning with real recipes Monthly subscription $4.99/month, annual $39.99/year (saving 33%). Both include a 7-day free trial. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled - manage anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. The free plan is forever; Premium is optional. PRIVACY Your data is yours. We use Firebase Auth (Sign in with Google or Apple) and store your data privately in Firestore. We never sell your data. We never train AI models on your conversations. Full privacy policy at centred.potfiction.com/privacy. Centred is built by Potfiction, makers of small, considered apps for life's bigger moments.

Screenshots

ADHD Timer4 screens
Centred4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Centred at none against ADHD Timer's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Centred asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
ADHD Timer versus Centred: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterADHD TimerCentred
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaciej PlanetaJaco Rossouw

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
None

Centred

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ADHD Timer free?
ADHD Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Centred free?
Centred is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ADHD Timer or Centred have ads?
Neither ADHD Timer nor Centred shows ads.

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