A note on who is writing this
This site belongs to Orbit, a routine runner like Routinery — so we compete with one of these apps and not the other. Everything below comes from each app's App Store listing on 10 September 2026, and we have tried to describe both as their makers do. Our own comparisons are at Orbit vs Routinery and Orbit vs Tiimo.
Different problems, different apps
"Which ADHD app should I use?" usually hides a more useful question: where does your day actually break?
- If you lose track of the day — appointments sneak up, the afternoon vanishes, you cannot see what fits — you need to see time. That is Tiimo's job.
- If you know exactly what to do and still stall — the morning routine takes seventy minutes because you drift between steps — you need to be walked through the sequence. That is Routinery's job.
Most comparisons treat them as rivals. They are closer to complements.
Side by side
| Routinery | Tiimo | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Routinery Corp. | tiimo ApS, Denmark |
| Type | Routine runner | Visual day planner |
| Apple devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Web | Not described in the listing | Yes, for Pro |
| Minimum iOS | 15.5 | 18 |
| Core screen | A running routine with a timer per step | A colour-coded plan of the whole day |
| Guidance | Voice alerts (text-to-speech) and notifications | Focus timer, widgets |
| Planning help | Popular and celebrity routine ideas | AI co-planner and AI priority grouping |
| Family | Not described in the listing | Up to 5 profiles |
| Progress | Habit analytics, plant badges that grow with streaks | Personal insights |
| Account required | Yes | Yes |
| Recognition (per listing) | Forbes Health Best ADHD App 2025; App of the Day 2026 | Apple iPhone App of the Year 2025 |
| US ratings (10 Sep 2026) | 4.7 from 17,847 | 4.6 from 19,480 |
Where Routinery is stronger
- Inside the routine. It holds the steps, times each one, and talks you through them — useful when your hands are busy and your phone is out of reach.
- Older devices. iOS 15.5 support means it runs on iPhones Tiimo no longer supports.
- Ideas to copy. A large library of popular and celebrity routines to start from.
Where Tiimo is stronger
- The whole day. Appointments, one-off tasks and routines in one visual plan.
- Planning from chaos. The AI co-planner turns a brain dump into a plan.
- Families and the web. Shared profiles and a web version for Pro subscribers.
How to choose
- "My mornings fall apart halfway through": Routinery (or another routine runner — see Routinery alternatives).
- "I never know what my day holds": Tiimo (or another planner — see Tiimo alternatives).
- "Both": use both — a planner for the day, a routine runner for two or three sequences. The distinction is set out in planner vs routine app vs to-do list.