Comparison

Cadence vs AuraPlan

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

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Cadence

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Your day, drawn around your rhythm โ€” not against it. Cadence is the planner built for the way your brain actually works. Instead of rigid to-do lists that mock you when the day falls apart, Cadence quietly rebalances your plan so slipped tasks find the next right moment. No guilt, no rebuilding from scratch, no starting over tomorrow. Built for people with ADHD, suspected ADHD, autism, AuDHD, and anyone whose days refuse to run on a 9-to-5 timeline. WHY CADENCE โ€ข DAY FLEX ENGINE โ€” When you miss a task, Cadence moves it to the next best slot in your day. No manual dragging. Your plan flexes with you, not against you. โ€ข ENERGY-BASED SCHEDULING โ€” Tell Cadence once when your mornings, afternoons, and evenings run hot. High-energy tasks land in high-energy windows. Low-energy tasks stay out of the way. โ€ข GENTLE RHYTHM, NOT ALARMS โ€” No jarring notifications. No red overdue counters. Just quiet suggestions that meet you where you are. โ€ข EVERYTHING LIVES ON YOUR PHONE โ€” No sign-in, no cloud sync, no account to forget. Your answers, your rhythm map, your plan โ€” all stored locally on your device. Nothing shared. HOW IT WORKS 1. A 90-second onboarding shapes the app around YOU โ€” your energy pattern, the kind of mind you're working with, the things that usually drain you. 2. We generate your first week โ€” tasks placed on the windows where your brain tends to show up. 3. Miss one? Day Flex moves it. Finish one? The rhythm shifts a little. Every day, the plan is a little more yours. CADENCE PRO Start with the basics for free. Upgrade when you want the full rhythm engine. PRO UNLOCKS: โ€ข Day Flex auto-rebalance โ€” the engine that moves slipped tasks โ€ข Energy-based scheduling โ€” automatic high/low-energy placement โ€ข Rhythm analytics + journal โ€” see your weeks, track what shifts โ€ข Gentle notification nudges โ€” calibrated to your pattern, not a clock โ€ข Focus mode โ€” quiet, distraction-free task execution SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION โ€ข Cadence Pro Annual: $59.99/year with a 7-day free trial โ€ข Cadence Pro Monthly: $9.99/month (no trial) Payment charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://cadence-legal.vercel.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Cadence isn't trying to fix you. It's trying to give you a day that fits. Quietly. Without the shame spiral. Without the blank Monday. Your rhythm is already in there. Cadence just listens.

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AuraPlan

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Beat time blindness and task paralysis with AuraPlan, the visual daily planner built for ADHD, autistic, and neurodivergent minds. Say your goal out loud, watch a giant countdown ring tick down, and finally see your day. WHY AURAPLAN IS DIFFERENT Most planners hand you a blank grid and blame you when it stays empty. AuraPlan starts with your energy and your words. A friendly AI copilot turns "clean the kitchen" or "study for finals" into small, timed steps with icons and pastel colors. A ring-shaped visual timer shrinks in real time, so five minutes actually feels like five minutes. BUILT FOR NEURODIVERGENT BRAINS - Visual countdown ring, not a shrinking bar of guilt - Pastel palette designed to prevent sensory overload - Every tap answers with gentle haptic feedback - VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and high-contrast Dark Mode - No streaks, no shaming, no red numbers everywhere WHAT YOU CAN DO 1. AI COPILOT โ€” Type or speak a fuzzy intent. Aura returns a step-by-step routine you can drop into today with one tap. 2. VISUAL TIMELINE โ€” See the whole day as color blocks. Long-press and drag to reshape it in seconds. 3. FOCUS TIMER โ€” A ring so big you can read it from across the room. Overrun turns soft red instead of stopping you dead. 4. ROUTINES LIBRARY โ€” Save "Morning Launch", "Deep Work" or "Wind Down" once, apply forever. 5. ENERGY-AWARE PLANNING โ€” Tap Low Energy and AuraPlan quietly moves your hardest tasks to tomorrow. 6. INSIGHTS โ€” Weekly focus time, completion rate and energy patterns, without judgment. WHO IT HELPS - Adults and teens with ADHD or executive dysfunction - Autistic users who thrive on predictable routines - Students juggling classes, jobs and side quests - Remote workers, writers and creators fighting context-switching - Anyone who has ever stared at a to-do list and justโ€ฆ frozen PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your day is your business. AuraPlan works fully offline in Anonymous Mode โ€” no account required to try the core loop. Sync uses strong TLS, and only anonymized event names leave your device. GDPR and CCPA supported, with one-tap export and deletion. FREE VS PRO Free forever: visual timeline, up to three routines, core focus timer. AuraPlan Pro unlocks unlimited AI planning, unlimited routines, weekly insight reports, custom themes and icons, and future Apple Watch complications and calendar two-way sync. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID settings. Ready to make time visible? Download AuraPlan and give your brain the schedule it always deserved. Apple Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Verdict

The call

Cadence and AuraPlan are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Cadence sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and AuraPlan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cadence versus AuraPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCadenceAuraPlan
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better16.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size52 MB26 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAdam Kaminskiๅ‘ไบฎ ๅˆ˜

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cadence

Subscriptions2
  • Cadence Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Cadence Pro Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

AuraPlan

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$8.991 Year

Questions

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

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