Comparison

Tether vs Atlas

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

Head to head
About

Tether

This app helps individuals with ADHD manage their tasks and focus by visualizing their day with time blocks. It breaks down overwhelming tasks into smaller steps and offers a focus timer with calming sounds. Users can track energy levels to plan demanding activities more effectively.

Highlights
  • Visual time blocks for daily planning
  • Task breakdown into small steps
  • Energy level tracking for tasks
  • Full-screen focus timer with background sound
  • Apple Calendar sync
  • Voice task input
Features
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Feel overwhelmed by everything you need to do? Tether is a visual planner built for ADHD and easily overwhelmed minds. Instead of endless to-do lists, you see your day as simple blocks of time — and make progress one step at a time. SEE YOUR DAY • Visual time blocks — your whole day at a glance, not a bottomless list • Drag to reschedule — move things around without friction or guilt • Energy tracking — learn which tasks drain you and which recharge you • Apple Calendar sync — meetings and tasks on one timeline GET UNSTUCK • Turn overwhelming tasks into tiny, doable steps • Add tasks just by speaking, in your own words • Get gentle schedule suggestions when you don't know where to start (Optional — only when you need extra help.) FOCUS BETTER • A full-screen focus timer with calming background sound • A gentle nudge when you've lost track of time • A lock-screen Live Activity so you always know what's next • 7 themes to make it feel like yours Every task has an energy level, from draining to recharging. Tether shows your weekly and monthly balance so you understand why some days feel impossible — and plan the hard things for when you actually have energy. TETHER PREMIUM Unlock voice capture, task breakdown, schedule suggestions, themes, advanced energy insights, and calendar sync. Choose monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Download Tether free. Start where you are. Build momentum one block at a time. Tether offers monthly and yearly subscriptions, plus a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://tether-web-cyan.vercel.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://tether-web-cyan.vercel.app/privacy.html

About

Atlas

This app helps you organize your tasks and manage your focus time. It offers a clean interface for planning your day, managing projects, and utilizing focus sessions with optional soundscapes and Pomodoro timers. Premium features include distraction blocking and calendar sync.

Highlights
  • Daily agenda and monthly calendar view
  • Task management with projects and subtasks
  • Quick capture via text or voice
  • Focus sessions with soundscapes and Pomodoro
  • Distraction blocking (Premium)
  • Calendar sync (Premium)
  • Widgets and Lock Screen integration
Features
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Atlas is a calm planner for your tasks and your focus. Plan the day, keep every project in its place, then put the phone down and do the work. No ads, no clutter, no noise. AGENDA One day at a time. The week strip at the top opens into the whole month with a tap or a pull. Overdue tasks wait at the top of today, finished ones fold away, and your progress fills in as the day goes. INBOX Everything without a date lands here, so nothing gets lost while you decide. Filter by project, and give things a day when you are ready. PROJECTS Every project gets a card in its own color, with what is open and what is overdue. Tap one to see its tasks, add to it, rename it or delete it. QUICK CAPTURE Type "Call Ana tomorrow at 3pm #Home" and Atlas picks up the day, the time and the project. Or tap the mic and just talk: say a few things in one go, and Atlas turns them into separate tasks and shows them to you before anything is saved. Your speech is transcribed and understood on your iPhone, and the audio is never saved. Works in English, Portuguese, Spanish, German, French and Italian. Tasks have reminders, repeats, subtasks and notes. FOCUS Pick a time on the dial or one of the presets, choose the tasks for the session, and start. The session takes the whole screen, and after a few seconds without a touch the controls fade away, leaving the time and your open tasks. Add a soundscape like rain, ocean or brown noise, and follow along from the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island. When you finish, share your session as an image made for Stories. BLOCK DISTRACTIONS (Premium) Choose the apps and websites that pull you away, and Atlas blocks them for the length of a session. Or block everything except Atlas and the system apps. Set scheduled blocks that work even when Atlas is closed. Blocking uses Apple's Screen Time. BROWSE Your day at a glance: what you finished, the minutes you focused, and Insights with goals and streaks. Lists for Today, Scheduled, Inbox, Overdue, Pinned and Completed. Search across tasks and projects. ALWAYS WITH YOU Widgets for your day and your focus. A morning summary, and a reminder on Sunday evening to plan the week ahead. Reorder the tabs so Atlas opens where you want. Everything syncs to your account, so it is the same on every iPhone you sign in to and on the web at atlasapp.so. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads, no tracking, no third-party analytics, and your data is never sold. Voice capture runs on your device. Export your data at any time, or delete your account and everything in it from inside the app. Atlas uses a free account so your tasks can sync. ATLAS PREMIUM Atlas is useful for free, with Focus, sounds and stats included. Premium adds: • App blocking and scheduled blocks • Flow sessions: open-ended focus that counts up until you stop • Two-way sync with Apple Calendar, and your calendar events inside the Agenda • Photos on your tasks Atlas Premium is $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year in the U.S., with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Prices vary by country and are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Any unused part of the free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Atlas is made by one independent developer. Your subscription keeps it that way. Terms of Use: https://atlasapp.so/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://atlasapp.so/privacy.html

Screenshots

Tether4 screens
Atlas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tether at 18 against Atlas's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Tether sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Atlas sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tether against 5.0 for Atlas. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Tether versus Atlas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTetherAtlas
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSanket RayAdriano Fiuza

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Tether

Subscriptions4
  • Tether Plus$2.991 Month
  • Tether Premium$7.991 Month
  • Tether Plus$29.991 Year
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  • Tether Premium$44.991 Year
One-time2
  • Tether Plus$49.99
  • Tether Premium$124.99
2 purchases

Atlas

Subscriptions2
  • Atlas Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Atlas Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Tether free?
Tether is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Atlas free?
Atlas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tether or Atlas?
Tether and Atlas are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Tether or Atlas have ads?
Neither Tether nor Atlas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tether or Atlas?
Tether ships an update every 4 days, and Atlas every 4 days. Most recently, Tether was updated on October 25, 2026 and Atlas on October 23, 2026.

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