Comparison

Dopamine vs Unstuck

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

Head to head
About

Dopamine

Features
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Dopamine helps you do one small useful thing when your brain feels loud, stuck, bored, tired, or all over the place. You open the app, answer three quick questions, and Dopamine gives you one next move. No huge task list. No complicated system. No shame. No judgement. Just one thing to try next. Dopamine checks: How loud is your mind? How much energy do you have? How hard does starting feel? Then it picks a task style that fits your state. You might get a tiny first step, a timer, a checklist, a reset card, a choice, or a simple action to help you get moving. The guidance is shaped around real ADHD feedback, real ADHD friction, and the kind of support ADHD people actually ask for when they are trying to get back on track. There is also a playful dopamine boost built in. Sometimes, after a task, you can unlock a surprise mini reward, fidget toy, sound, game, or little moment of fun. It adds novelty and momentum without turning the app into another thing to manage. The loop is simple: Check in Get one next move Do the task Get a little momentum Go back home and reassess Dopamine is built for ADHD brains that need things to feel smaller, clearer, kinder, and more interesting. Features include: Simple ADHD friendly check ins One recommended task at a time Tiny actions for low energy days Timers and checklists when structure helps Reset cards for overwhelm Playful surprise rewards No shame or judgement A clear loop that brings you back home No account required No ads No tracking Dopamine is not here to judge how you work. It is here to use feedback, novelty, and small steps to help you start, reset, and get back on track.

About

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 โ€” typed or spoken โ€” and AI breaks it into 3-7 tiny steps of 5 to 30 minutes. Then you see exactly one step โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” each ending in something you can try in the next five minutes. Ten free for everyone. WORK TOGETHER (NEW) Invite someone and work at the same time, each on your own next step: body doubling, without chat and without an account. You only see each other's current step, or just its area. Names and steps are end-to-end encrypted. Free for two. 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 โ€” with an anonymous identifier โ€” goes to our server and on to the AI provider; dictation uses your system's speech recognition. No ads or advertising tracking. In Together, your display name and the step you choose to show pass through our server end-to-end encrypted. Unstuck Pro (optional): up to 50 brain dumps per day (fair-use limit), energy filters, full streak history, reminder sensitivity, the complete ADHD guide, Together in groups of up to 4. Monthly, annual (free trial) or lifetime. Built by an ADHD brain, for ADHD brains. 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 RESTORE - Complete encrypted backup and restore - Steps, routines, focus, progress, and settings included Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://unstuck.fruhji.com/privacy

Screenshots

Dopamine4 screens
Unstuck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dopamine at none against Unstuck's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Unstuck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Dopamine asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Dopamine versus Unstuck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDopamineUnstuck
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohnathan MawdsleyLeon Mons

In-app purchases

None

Dopamine

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Unstuck

Subscriptions2
  • Unstuck Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Unstuck Pro Annual14 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unstuck Pro Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is Dopamine free?
Dopamine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unstuck free?
Unstuck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dopamine or Unstuck have ads?
Neither Dopamine nor Unstuck shows ads.

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