Comparison

FlowState vs Dopodoro

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

Head to head
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FlowState

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Tell FlowState what kind of brain showed up today. It'll show you the tasks that fit. Built for ADHD brains β€” and anyone whose focus comes and goes β€” FlowState matches your to-do list to your current energy. Scattered, steady, locked, or foggy. The tasks that fit surface. The ones that don't get out of the way. ENERGY-MATCHED TASKS Pick the level of focus you actually have. Low-focus surfaces errands and emails. High-focus brings the deep work forward. Foggy days hide the list entirely and offer one gentle action β€” because some days, that's the win. BRAIN-DUMP TO TASKS Paste a wall of "I need to…" and FlowState rewrites it into clean, action-oriented tasks. It drops the filler ("I have to", "remember to"), starts each title with a verb, and tags an energy level so you know when to do it. RIGHT-SIZED FOCUS TIMER 5 minutes when scattered. 25 when steady. No cap when locked in. The timer follows you out of the app via Live Activity and Lock Screen widgets, so the session stays alive even when your attention doesn't. ROUTINES THAT KNOW THEIR PLACE Morning, midday, or evening routines with optional reminders. They show up where they belong instead of nagging from a separate tab. CALENDAR ALONGSIDE TASKS Read your iOS calendar so events and tasks live side by side. Calendar content never leaves your device. PARK WITHOUT SHAME Brain hijack mid-session? Park the task. Come back when you're ready. No streak to defend, no chain to break. CALM BY DESIGN No streaks. No badges. No daily score. No green ticks judging you for the day you missed. The only celebration is the quiet one when you finish a task. WHAT'S INCLUDED IN PRO β€’ Energy-matched task list β€’ Foggy rest mode β€’ Right-sized focus timers β€’ Live Activity + Lock Screen β€’ Routines with reminders β€’ Calendar import β€’ Brain-dump AI assistant β€’ Park-without-shame TRY IT FREE 3-day free trial. Cancel anytime from iOS Settings before the trial ends β€” keeps Pro until the trial's last minute, no charge. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS β€’ FlowState Pro: 3-day free trial, then auto-renewing subscription β€’ Payment is charged to your Apple ID at the end of the trial β€’ Subscription auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends β€’ Manage or cancel anytime in Settings β†’ Apple ID β†’ Subscriptions PRIVACY Your tasks sync over an authenticated connection with row-level security. Calendar events and dictation audio stay on your device. We never sell your data, never run ads, and never use your content to train AI models. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://flow-state-adhd.pages.dev

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Dopodoro

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A focus timer built for ADHD brains: the one that actually gets you started. The hardest part isn't focusing. It's starting. Dopodoro is built around that: pick one thing, take five minutes, and never get punished for an off day. The AI runs entirely on your phone, and your data is never sent to us. No Apple Intelligence on your device? Every helper still works, with simple built-in versions. GET STARTED (the hard part, solved) - Pick one for me: tell it your energy; the AI chooses one task, with a reason. No more staring at a list. - Break it down: turn an overwhelming task into small, startable steps. - Just 5 minutes: when 25 feels impossible, five is a doorway. One tap and you're in. - Brain dump: type or speak a mess of thoughts; get back a clean task list. - Park a thought: capture a stray idea mid-session without breaking focus. A CALM, CAPABLE TIMER Five focus presets, from a classic 25 to a 90-minute deep-work block (Classic, Long Focus, DeskTime, Sprint, Ultradian). A timer you don't have to babysit: close the app, restart your phone, forget it exists. It keeps perfect time anyway, and it rings through Silent and Focus modes. NOW ON MAC Dopodoro is a native Mac app too, with a menu bar timer, keyboard shortcuts and a task inspector. Your tasks, history and settings sync over iCloud, so a plan you make on your phone is waiting at your desk. Turn on "Mirror the session across devices" in Settings to see a running session on your other devices and take it over. NOW ON IPAD Dopodoro runs full size, in any orientation, with a sidebar instead of the tab bar. Keyboard shortcuts and pointer support come with it. ON APPLE WATCH Your session at a glance: the ring, time remaining, when it ends, and how many focuses you've done today. Start and pause from your wrist. MAKE IT YOURS Light, dark, or system, plus ten colour themes. All ten are free. Your categories carry their own colour everywhere, from today's timeline to your stats. SOUNDSCAPES A real focus environment: brown, pink, and white noise, rain, ocean, cafΓ©, and more, plus binaural and isochronic tones. Listen with or without a timer, set a sleep timer, or mix under your own audio. (Some people find these help concentration.) MOMENTUM YOU CAN SEE Every finished session ends with a spark and joins your focus history: a clear daily chart, an hour-by-weekday heatmap that shows when you focus best, and streaks counted as active days, so a gap never breaks anything. Your full history and export are free. No leaderboards, no guilt for empty days. EVERYWHERE IN THE SYSTEM On iPhone: a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, Home Screen widgets to start, pause, skip, and extend, Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, Control Center, and an optional Focus mode + app blocking to protect your sessions. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No servers of ours. No ads. No third-party tracking. The AI runs on your device with Apple Intelligence; your data is never sent to us or any third party. If you use iCloud, it syncs privately across your own Apple devices. DOPODORO+ (optional) Everything you need is free: the whole timer, unlimited tasks and projects, your full focus history and export, all ten themes, the everyday AI helpers, and a starter soundscape set. Plus adds depth for people who want to support a solo developer: the full 40-sound library and custom soundscape generator, your own saved blends and focus profiles, a custom colour of your own and themes that follow the season, the advanced AI helpers (weekly review, energy prediction, and more), your calendar on your timeline with two-way sync, and custom views. $4.99/month or $29.99/year (first month free), or $69.99 once for lifetime. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac. Built by one indie developer. No VC, no investors, no growth team. If it helps you start, leave a review. That's how indie apps survive. Privacy Policy: https://dopodoro.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://dopodoro.com/terms

Screenshots

FlowState4 screens
Dopodoro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dopodoro at none against FlowState's shown. Dopodoro also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). FlowState's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. FlowState sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Dopodoro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlowState ships an update every 3 weeks, Dopodoro every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
FlowState versus Dopodoro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowStateDopodoro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better26.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size21 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlock Technologies IncorporatedJEFFREY PARKER KENT JR

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FlowState

Subscriptions3
  • FlowState Pro$4.997 Days
  • FlowState Pro$14.991 Month
  • FlowState Pro3 Days trial$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Dopodoro

Subscriptions2
  • Dopodoro+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Dopodoro+ Annual1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dopodoro+ Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is FlowState free?
FlowState is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dopodoro free?
Dopodoro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlowState or Dopodoro have ads?
FlowState shows ads; Dopodoro does not.
Which is updated more often, FlowState or Dopodoro?
FlowState ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dopodoro every 8 days. Most recently, FlowState was updated on October 5, 2026 and Dopodoro on October 3, 2026.

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