Comparison

DopaDay vs Dopamine Menu

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

Head to head
About

DopaDay

This app helps manage tasks for individuals who struggle with focus and overwhelm. It offers a menu of activities and suggests one based on your energy and time, presenting only a few items at a time to reduce guilt. Includes a gentle focus timer with calming sounds.

Highlights
  • Dopamine Menu of activities
  • "I'm stuck - feed me" suggestion feature
  • Now/Next view for reduced overwhelm
  • Gentle focus timer with calming sounds
  • Free repeating tasks and guilt-free carry-over
  • No account required, data stays on device
Features
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Some days your brain just won't pick. You know what you should do — but the list is too loud, and you end up doing nothing. DopaDay is built for exactly that moment. Instead of one more overwhelming to-do list, DopaDay gives you a menu. You fill it with things you actually like doing — quick wins, real work, treats. Then, when you're stuck, you tap one button and DopaDay serves you one good option based on your energy and time. No lecture. Just the next move. Made for ADHD brains — calm, simple, one decision at a time. WHAT'S INSIDE • Your Dopamine Menu — a menu of your own go-to activities, sorted like courses • "I'm stuck — feed me" — answer two tiny questions, get one doable suggestion • Now / Next — see only a few things at once; the rest waits quietly, no guilt • A gentle focus timer that sits with you, with calming built-in sound (brown noise, rain, waves and fire) • Free repeating tasks, guilt-free carry-over, and a streak when you want one WHY DOPADAY FEELS DIFFERENT • No tricks. No surprise "free trial" charges, no dark patterns. • No account required — you don't sign up for anything. • Your data stays on your device. We can't see it, and we don't sell it. • No forced ads interrupting you. FREE + PRO DopaDay's core is genuinely free and useful. DopaDay Pro (optional) unlocks an unlimited menu, more calming sounds, focus stats, and color themes — as a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. No pressure, cancel anytime. DopaDay is a planning and focus tool. It is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment for ADHD or any condition. Made with care. Questions or ideas? ehsan@allionapp.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://allionapp.com/dopaday-privacy/

About

Dopamine Menu

Features
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Dopamine Menu is a gentle self-care companion for ADHD brains, burnout, and anyone who finds regular to-do lists overwhelming. Instead of a pressuring checklist, you get a menu — 78+ hand-picked activities across 10 categories, from 1-minute resets to deeper focus sessions. Tap "Pick For Me" and get one suggestion that matches your current energy and mood. No pressure to finish. No streak to lose. No guilt if you close the app halfway through. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT • Built around executive dysfunction, time blindness, and decision fatigue — not neurotypical productivity habits • Anti-streak by design: nothing resets, nothing punishes a day off • Every suggestion is matched to your energy level, so you're never asked for more than you have • 100% offline — nothing you choose is ever sent to a server • No ads, no attention-hijacking tricks WHAT'S INSIDE • 10 categories: Starters, Mains, Sides, Desserts, Spicy resets, Social, Sensory, Body doubling, Small wins, Cooldown • A recommendation engine that learns your preferences over time, fully on-device • A gentle journal that reflects patterns back to you — never a performance scoreboard • Create your own custom activities WHO IT'S FOR Adults with ADHD, people recovering from burnout, students who freeze in front of a to-do list, or anyone who just needs a smaller, kinder way to begin. Dopamine Menu doesn't diagnose or treat any condition. It's a self-care companion, not a medical device. If you're navigating ADHD, burnout, or executive dysfunction, we hope this becomes the app that finally works with your brain instead of against it.

Screenshots

DopaDay4 screens
Dopamine Menu4 screens

Verdict

The call

DopaDay and Dopamine Menu are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. DopaDay sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Dopamine Menu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DopaDay ships an update every 6 days, Dopamine Menu every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
DopaDay versus Dopamine Menu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDopaDayDopamine Menu
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerallion llcChien Hoang Anh

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DopaDay

Subscriptions2
  • DopaDay Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • DopaDay Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • DopaDay Pro Lifetime$34.99
1 purchases

Dopamine Menu

One-time1
  • Dopamine Menu Plus$9.99

Questions

Is DopaDay free?
DopaDay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dopamine Menu free?
Dopamine Menu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DopaDay or Dopamine Menu have ads?
Neither DopaDay nor Dopamine Menu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DopaDay or Dopamine Menu?
DopaDay ships an update every 6 days, and Dopamine Menu every 10 days. Most recently, DopaDay was updated on October 31, 2026 and Dopamine Menu on October 31, 2026.

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