Comparison

Differently vs Smallish

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

Head to head
About

Differently

This app helps individuals with ADHD overcome common productivity challenges. It offers a focus timer, task management, and brain-warming exercises to aid in starting and completing tasks. Visual tools and ambient sounds support sustained attention and task organization.

Highlights
  • Micro-step task timers
  • Brain-warming warm-up puzzles
  • Four-quadrant priority board
  • Calendar with task integration
  • Notebooks and thought boards
  • Body doubling feature
  • Customizable themes and fonts
Features
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Most productivity apps assume you can just start. Differently doesn't. It's a focus timer and task manager built around the three things that actually stall an ADHD brain: starting, staying, and knowing where the time went. FOCUS ONE MINUTE AT A TIME One task, a shrinking timer, and a buddy drawing beside you. Micro-steps turn "reply to that email" into three steps small enough to feel silly — each with its own small timer. STUCK? WARM UP YOUR BRAIN FIRST An arrow puzzle or a brain maze — thirty seconds of motion before the real work. Can't choose? Let the wheel pick your next task. KNOW WHAT MATTERS FIRST A four-quadrant priority board that answers "what first?" before you can spiral. Sort once, then do the top-left box. EVERY DEADLINE IN ONE PLACE A calendar with dots on the days, overdue folded away, and a task you can add right on the date. Reminders reach you even when the app is closed. EMPTY YOUR HEAD INTO NOTEBOOKS Brain dump, two ways: notebooks for writing, a board for spreading thoughts out and connecting them — switch with one tap, on phone and desktop. Lock private notes with a 4–6 digit PIN: titles and bodies are encrypted on your device before they sync, so only ciphertext ever reaches the server. SEE WHAT YOU ACTUALLY GOT DONE Focus time, completion rate and the week in one glance. A graph view turns your tasks into a small constellation. STAY WITH IT Body doubling — see when friends are focusing. Status only, never your tasks and never your screen. Eleven ambient sounds, breaks with a game or with nothing at all. MADE TO BE LOOKED AT FOR HOURS Light, dark, and three neurodivergent moods — Neon Sign, Maple, Forest. Accent colors, a font choice, and a reduce-motion switch. YOUR ACCOUNT Sign in with Apple or Google. Your work syncs across phone, desktop and web, and the app keeps running offline. Delete your account and everything in it from Settings at any time. Available in English, 한국어, 日本語, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, Português, हिन्दी, and Bahasa Indonesia. Differently is a focus and planning tool. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat any condition.

About

Smallish

Features
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Smallish isn't for organising your day. It's for when everything is already written down and you still can't start. Most planners help you see your day. Smallish helps you begin it. — Break something down when it feels too big. One tap, and the thing you've been avoiding becomes a list of small moves. — Before the clock starts, Smallish suggests something small. Get a glass of water. Stand up and stretch. The motion that makes the work possible. — Say it out loud instead of typing. Speak, check it, and it saves. — Simple mode strips the screen down to one thing, for the days when the app itself is too much. Nothing piles up. No streaks, no counters, no badges. Smallish never marks what you didn't do. Everything stays on your phone. No account, no sign-in. Terms of Use: https://smallish-proxy.guztdesign.workers.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://smallish-proxy.guztdesign.workers.dev/privacy

Screenshots

Differently4 screens
Smallish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Differently at none against Smallish's 2. Differently also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Smallish sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Differently asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Differently ships an update every 5 days, Smallish every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Differently versus Smallish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDifferentlySmallish
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerko young hyeonGUSTAVO GONZALES LIMA

In-app purchases

None

Differently

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Smallish

Subscriptions2
  • Smallish Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Smallish Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Differently free?
Differently is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smallish free?
Smallish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Differently or Smallish have ads?
Neither Differently nor Smallish shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Differently or Smallish?
Differently ships an update every 5 days, and Smallish every 2 weeks. Most recently, Differently was updated on November 6, 2026 and Smallish on November 10, 2026.

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