Comparison

ADHD Timer vs Strider

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. 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 and your first custom timer cost nothing. Pro unlocks your full planning multiplier, unlimited forecasts, custom timer lengths, 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

Strider

Features
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Strider is a FREE daily task planner built to make your day clearer, faster, and more motivating. Plan tasks, set priorities, track progress, view your calendar, complete goals, and earn badges as you build momentum throughout the day. Strider keeps everything simple: what is overdue, what needs doing today, what is already completed, and what progress you are making — all in one clean task board. KEY FEATURES Daily Task Board See overdue tasks, today’s tasks, and completed tasks in one organised view. Quick Task Creation Add new tasks fast with notes, priority levels, and advanced options when you need more detail. Priority Planning Mark tasks as low, medium, or high priority so you always know what matters first. Calendar View Jump between days, review your schedule, and plan ahead with a clean full calendar. Progress Tracking See how many tasks you have completed, your daily completion percentage, and what is next. Goals Track progress toward productivity goals and stay focused on building better daily habits. Badges & Achievements Earn badges as you complete tasks, stay consistent, and build real momentum. Motivational Design Strider’s clean dark interface and energetic mascot make planning feel less boring and more rewarding. WHY STRIDER? Strider is completely FREE! Most task apps feel cluttered or flat. Strider is designed to feel clear, focused, and motivating from the moment you open it. Whether you are managing daily tasks, building better habits, staying on top of priorities, or trying to become more consistent, Strider gives you a simple system to keep moving forward. Plan your day. Complete your tasks. Track your progress. Build momentum. Download Strider and own your day.

Screenshots

ADHD Timer4 screens
Strider4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Strider 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. Strider asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
ADHD Timer versus Strider: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterADHD TimerStrider
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaciej PlanetaJaidan Wrafter

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

Strider

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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