Comparison

FlowState vs Sphere

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

Head to head
About

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 — and anyone whose focus comes and goes — 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 — 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 • Energy-matched task list • Foggy rest mode • Right-sized focus timers • Live Activity + Lock Screen • Routines with reminders • Calendar import • Brain-dump AI assistant • Park-without-shame TRY IT FREE 3-day free trial. Cancel anytime from iOS Settings before the trial ends — keeps Pro until the trial's last minute, no charge. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • FlowState Pro: 3-day free trial, then auto-renewing subscription • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at the end of the trial • Subscription auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends • Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → 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

About

Sphere

Visualize your schedule and weather in a unique sky-themed interface. Events appear as colored capsules on an arc, with weather phenomena like clouds and storms integrated. Enjoy a visually atmospheric experience for managing your day.

Highlights
  • Sky-themed schedule visualization
  • Integrated weather display
  • Event capsules with calendar colors
  • Altitude-based cloud stacking
  • Day/night cycle with celestial bodies
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Native calendar integration
Features
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Sphere shows your schedule and weather in the sky. It's designed to have atmosphere. Each of your events is a capsule on the arc, running from start to end in the color of the calendar it came from. Clouds stack by altitude (modeled after cirrus and cumulus clouds), and you'll see rain, storms, lightning, and more. For clear hours, you'll see birds in the day and twinkling stars at night. The arc: - Drag it to move through the day. - Pinch to zoom. - Tap to make an event, open one, or pick a different date. - Tap the left or right edge to go to the previous or next event. - Press and hold to open the menu, or the gesture guide. - Scrub away from the present and the bottom left corner shows how far, like "+4 hours". Tap it to come back to now. - The menu mark in the bottom right corner opens the menu, or the gesture guide. - Events open in Apple's native calendar, so editing, deleting and replying to an invitation work exactly the way you're used to. - All-day events are under the date, where they can be read without taking room on the arc. The menu: - Today's arc with sunrise, midday and sunset. - Tonight's moon and the temperature right now. - Appearance; Natural Sky means the app is light by day and dark at night, and dark makes it dark all the time. - Calendar toggles. Outside the app: - Home Screen: the sky curve with your events on it, in small and medium. - Lock Screen: where the sun is and your next calendar event. Sphere is free. No account, no subscription, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Privacy: https://smidgecraft.com/sphere/privacy Support: https://smidgecraft.com/sphere/support Questions, ideas, or feedback? mason@smidgecraft.com

Screenshots

FlowState4 screens
Sphere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sphere at none against FlowState's 3. Sphere also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). FlowState's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price and device support 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. FlowState sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Sphere asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlowState ships an update every 3 weeks, Sphere every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
FlowState versus Sphere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowStateSphere
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlock Technologies IncorporatedMason Garcera

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FlowState

Subscriptions3
  • FlowState Pro$4.997 Days
  • FlowState Pro$14.991 Month
  • FlowState Pro3 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

Sphere

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlowState free?
FlowState is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sphere free?
Sphere is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FlowState or Sphere have ads?
FlowState shows ads; Sphere does not.
Which is updated more often, FlowState or Sphere?
FlowState ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sphere every 3 days. Most recently, FlowState was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sphere on October 31, 2026.

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