Comparison

ADHD Cricket vs NowNextLater

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

Head to head
About

ADHD Cricket

This app provides gentle, periodic chirps to help users stay focused on their tasks. It allows customization of intervals, sounds, and active hours, running quietly in the background to offer a subtle reminder to check task alignment.

Highlights
  • Customizable focus intervals
  • Choice of ambient sounds
  • Adjustable pitch and volume
  • Scheduled operation during active hours
  • Background operation
  • Simple and intuitive interface
Features
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Stay focused, stay on track. ADHD Cricket gently chirps at regular intervals through your day — a small nudge to pause and ask: "Am I still on task?" If your attention tends to wander, those regular check-ins make a real difference. No nagging, no clutter — just a friendly cricket chirp to bring you back. How it works: • Set your active days and hours • Pick your interval (every 5 minutes to every 2 hours) • Choose your sound — cricket, bird, or sine — with pitch and volume to taste • Press Start and get on with your day Pro tip: keep a notepad handy. When you hear the chirp, jot down what you've been doing, then refocus. Runs quietly in the background — it chirps on schedule even when your phone is locked, and rests outside your chosen hours. Simple, calm, and built to fit around your life.

About

NowNextLater

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NowNextLater is an ADHD-friendly planner for anyone who freezes when they look at a normal to-do list. Instead of showing everything at once, it holds your day in three simple buckets: NOW, NEXT and LATER. One task in NOW. Everything else waits its turn. Feeling stuck? Tap Nudge, your AI sidekick. It breaks the task into tiny first steps, reshapes your day when you're running late, and never judges you for yesterday. Smart NOW picks the best task to start based on your energy, the time you actually have and what's in your calendar. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT • One task at a time — the rest is out of sight, not lost • Tell it your energy (low / normal / high) and your plan adjusts • "I'm overwhelmed" parks the noise in LATER, safely, in one tap • Nothing shouts. No red badges, no guilt, no streak-shaming IN THE FREE PLAN • NOW / NEXT / LATER planning, up to 10 active tasks • Reminders and recurring tasks • Just 10 — a 10-minute "just start" timer • Completed history, streaks and progress • Calendar view, cloud sync across your devices • Themes: Dark Neon, Plain Dark, Plain White, Calm and Bright WITH PRO • Nudge AI — get unstuck, break tasks down, replan the day by chat or voice • Smart NOW suggestions based on energy, time and calendar • Photo capture — snap a written list, letter or whiteboard and it becomes tasks • Rescue modes — Running late, Morning reset, Missed yesterday • Routine stacks — drop a whole morning or evening routine in as one checklist • Focus companion — Nudge sits with you through a sprint (body doubling) • Add tasks to Google Calendar, subscribe to any .ics calendar • Unlimited active tasks • Extra themes including Chrome Rainbow, plus stickers and sticky notes TRY IT FIRST Have a proper look around for 24 hours before creating an account. Anything you add is kept when you sign up. Built on ADHD-friendly planning principles — but if you struggle with overwhelm, procrastination or task paralysis, it's for you too. SUBSCRIPTION NowNextLater Pro is £4.99 per month or £39.99 per year (shown in your local currency). New subscribers can start with an introductory first month for 99p, then £4.99 per month. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple account settings. If you don't subscribe, you keep the Free plan — your tasks are never deleted. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nownextlater.net/privacy.html

Screenshots

ADHD Cricket4 screens
NowNextLater4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ADHD Cricket at none against NowNextLater's 2. ADHD Cricket also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). NowNextLater's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). 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. NowNextLater sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ADHD Cricket asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ADHD Cricket ships an update every 9 days, NowNextLater every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ADHD Cricket versus NowNextLater: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterADHD CricketNowNextLater
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANDREW JONATHON TAYLORAlex Nichols

In-app purchases

None

ADHD Cricket

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

NowNextLater

Subscriptions2
  • NowNextLater Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • NowNextLater Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is ADHD Cricket free?
ADHD Cricket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NowNextLater free?
NowNextLater is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ADHD Cricket or NowNextLater have ads?
ADHD Cricket shows ads; NowNextLater does not.
Which is updated more often, ADHD Cricket or NowNextLater?
ADHD Cricket ships an update every 9 days, and NowNextLater every 3 days. Most recently, ADHD Cricket was updated on November 5, 2026 and NowNextLater on November 10, 2026.

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