Comparison

Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder vs Unstuck

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

Head to head
About

Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder

Features
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Orbit is a routine app for ADHD brains — the ones that know exactly what to do and still can't start. Instead of a checklist staring back at you, Orbit gives you an orb: a calm, glowing companion that takes over the moment you tap start. It counts down each step, breathes with you, and quietly celebrates when you finish. No red badges. No guilt. No 47-step setup. WHY IT WORKS WHEN OTHER APPS DON'T • One step at a time — you never see the whole mountain, only the thing you're doing right now • Streak freezes — miss a day and a freeze covers it, automatically. Your progress survives bad days • Start in one tap — from the Home Screen, the Lock Screen, or by asking Siri • Timers that learn — Orbit adapts step durations to how long things actually take you BUILD A ROUTINE IN A MINUTE Start from 14 ready-made routines — morning sunlight, deep work, box breathing, hydration, evening wind-down, digital detox and more — then tweak them, or build your own from scratch. Steps can be timed, counted, or simply ticked off. THE ORB FOLLOWS YOU Start a routine and it appears on your Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and on your Home Screen widget, pulsing through each step in real time. Glance, see what's next, get back to it. Notifications tell you when a step ends — without pulling you back into your phone. STREAKS WITHOUT SHAME Streaks, levels and freezes reward showing up, not perfection. Missed days are visible but never punished — because the days you almost didn't open the app are the ones that count. FRIENDS, OPT-IN ONLY Share an invite link or QR code with one friend or ten and see each other's streaks on a private leaderboard. No followers, no algorithm, no strangers. Nothing is shared until you turn it on, and you can turn it off again at any time. MADE TO LOOK CALM Three orb styles, 28 colour palettes that shift with the time of day, pure-black backgrounds and soft motion. Full support for Reduce Motion. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Everything lives on your iPhone. Sync runs through your own private iCloud — we can't read it. Export or delete everything whenever you want. No ads. No trackers. ORBIT PRO Orbit Pro unlocks the whole app: unlimited routines, every template, all orb styles and palettes, Live Activities, widgets and the friend leaderboard. • Weekly — $2.99 per week, with a 3-day free trial • Yearly — $39.95 per year, with a 1-week free trial • Lifetime — $69.99 once, no subscription Prices are shown in your local currency before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription or turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://orbit.groot-apps.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://orbit.groot-apps.com/privacy Orbit is built by one developer who needed it. Questions, bugs or ideas: https://orbit.groot-apps.com/support

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Unstuck

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Your brain isn't broken. Your to-do list is. Unstuck is the planner built for ADHD brains. Dump the chaos in your head — typed or spoken — and AI breaks it into 3-7 tiny steps of 5 to 30 minutes. Then you see exactly one step — never the whole list of steps. WHY IT WORKS - One step at a time: no wall of tasks, no overwhelm - Tiny by design: every step small enough to start with zero motivation - Energy tags: match steps to the energy you actually have - Home-screen widget: your next step stays visible (out of sight = gone) - Focus timer: make time visible, one step at a time - Gentle reminders: one calm nudge, only between 8:00 and 22:00, never guilt A GARDEN THAT GROWS WITH YOU - Six life areas, six growing plants — every finished step makes one of them grow - Earn sparks as you go, spend them on plant skins and garden decorations - Daily goal and streaks, celebrated properly - A plan view: the next step and the progress per task, never every step at once ADHD GUIDE INCLUDED 24 short, warm reads on executive dysfunction, time blindness, rejection sensitivity, hyperfocus, money and ADHD, and more — each ending in something you can try in the next five minutes. Ten free for everyone. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. Saved tasks, plans, and focus data stay on your device. For the AI breakdown, only the text of a new brain dump — with an anonymous identifier — goes to our server and on to the AI provider; dictation uses your system's speech recognition. No ads or advertising tracking. Unstuck Pro (optional): practically unlimited brain dumps (fair-use limit), energy filters, full streak history, reminder sensitivity, the complete ADHD guide. Monthly, annual (free trial) or lifetime. Built by an ADHD brain, for ADHD brains. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://unstuck-site.fruhji.workers.dev/privacy CALM DAILY PLAN - A calm daily plan with no more than three next steps - Energy-aware choices without backlog or catching up - Local daily progress with gentle rebalancing BACKUP AND RELIABILITY - Complete encrypted backup and restore - Steps, routines, focus, progress, and settings included - Global queue reliably sorted in chronological order

Screenshots

Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder4 screens
Unstuck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Unstuck at 16.4 against Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Unstuck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder versus Unstuck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbit · ADHD Routine BuilderUnstuck
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArend de GrootLeon Mons

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder

Subscriptions4
  • Orbit Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Orbit Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Orbit Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • Orbit Yearly7 Days trial$39.951 Year
One-time1
  • Orbit Lifetime$69.99
3 purchases

Unstuck

Subscriptions2
  • Unstuck Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Unstuck Pro Annual7 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unstuck Pro Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder free?
Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unstuck free?
Unstuck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder or Unstuck have ads?
Neither Orbit · ADHD Routine Builder nor Unstuck shows ads.

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