# Tiimo App Review 2026: Is It Worth It for ADHD?

> Tiimo app review: Apple’s 2025 iPhone App of the Year is a visual ADHD planner with AI task steps. Free tier, Pro prices, Mac and web limits, and alternatives.

By Aditya Jaiswal, founder of NotchOwl. Published 2026-11-12, updated 2026-11-12. Canonical URL: https://www.notchowl.com/blog/tiimo-app-review

The Tiimo app is worth it if you want your day drawn as a calm, color-coded visual timeline and help breaking tasks into small timed steps, especially if you have ADHD or are autistic; Apple named it iPhone App of the Year for 2025. It is a weaker fit if you plan mostly on a computer: the free tier runs only on iPhone and Android, the web planner needs Tiimo Pro, and on a Mac Tiimo runs as its iPad app. If you plan on a Mac, NotchOwl keeps today’s plan in the MacBook notch instead, and it leads the alternatives at the end, followed by Structured, Goblin Tools, Sunsama and TickTick.

NotchOwl is the app I build, so I have a stake in the alternatives at the end; the review of Tiimo itself sticks to what Tiimo, Apple and the App Store say. Every fact was checked on Tiimo’s website, pricing page and FAQ and on its US App Store listing on November 12, 2026, with US prices as of that date, and no figure here comes from my own tests or surveys. This is a review of software, not medical advice: the [National Institute of Mental Health](https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd) names medication and psychosocial treatments as the standard ADHD treatments, and no planner app is one.

## Tiimo at a glance

- **What it is:** a visual daily planner from tiimo ApS, a Copenhagen-based team. Its App Store listing says it was co-designed with ADHD and autism experts.
- **Price:** a free tier with a basic planner, limited AI chats and one profile, on the iOS and Android apps only. Tiimo Pro is sold monthly or yearly at prices that vary by location; the [US App Store listing](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiimo-to-do-list-planner/id1480220328) shows Pro purchases between $7.00 and $54.00. The 7-day free trial applies only to yearly plans.
- **Platforms:** iPhone and iPad (iOS and iPadOS 18 or later), Apple Watch (watchOS 10 or later), Apple Vision Pro, Android, and a web planner with Pro. On a Mac, the iPad app runs on Apple silicon (M1 or later) with macOS 15 or later.
- **Awards and ratings:** iPhone App of the Year in Apple’s 2025 App Store Awards, an App Store Editors’ Choice, and rated 4.6 from about 22,000 ratings on the US App Store, as of November 12, 2026.
- **Best for:** people who freeze in front of big tasks, lose track of time, and plan mostly on their phone.
- **Not for:** people who want to try everything free, plan mainly on a computer, or need a native Mac or Windows app.

> Tiimo is a visual daily planner built with ADHD and autism in mind, and Apple’s iPhone App of the Year for 2025; its free tier runs on iPhone and Android only, while Tiimo Pro, priced by location, adds AI task breakdown, the web planner and every platform.

## What the Tiimo app does

**A visual schedule.** Your day appears as a color-coded timeline of tasks and events with icons, and you rearrange it by dragging. The point is to make time something you can see, rather than a list of things with no sense of how long they take.

**The AI Co-Planner.** Tiimo’s AI turns a brain dump into a plan: it creates tasks, groups your to-do list by priority, and breaks a big task into steps with an estimate of how long each step takes. The free tier includes limited AI chats; AI task breakdown is a Pro tool.

**A focus timer.** A countdown runs for the task you’re on, and it’s included in the free version. Widgets and Live Activities keep tasks and timers on your Home Screen and Lock Screen without opening the app.

**An Apple Watch app.** You can check off tasks and follow the timer from your wrist.

**Mood check-ins and reflection.** Tiimo asks how you feel and lets you reflect on the day, so you can spot patterns and adjust your routine to your energy and focus.

**Profiles and extras.** Up to 5 profiles can be shared with family, and the app includes neuroinclusive courses, a community hub with tips from neurodivergent teens and adults, and personal insights.

**Calendars and Reminders.** Tiimo’s App Store listing describes sync with Apple Calendar and Reminders. Its [calendar import guide](https://www.tiimoapp.com/faq/calendar-import) covers Google Calendar on iOS, Android and the web, iCloud on iOS and the web (Android is marked coming soon), and Outlook or Exchange only by connecting them to Google Calendar first.

## Is Tiimo good for ADHD?

For many people, yes, and the reasons are easy to see. ADHD often makes time feel invisible and planning hard to start, and NIMH describes the inattention side of ADHD as trouble paying attention, staying on task or staying organized. Tiimo answers that with tools rather than willpower. The timeline shows time passing, the countdown makes “work on this for 20 minutes” concrete, and the AI shrinks a task like “clean the kitchen” into first steps small enough to begin.

Apple’s own reason for the award points the same way. In its [2025 App Store Awards announcement](https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/12/apple-unveils-the-winners-of-the-2025-app-store-awards/), Apple praised Tiimo’s visual planner and the way its AI helps turn goals into concrete steps.

Two cautions. A planner only helps on the days you look at it, so set up the widgets and Live Activities, or the plan will stay in your pocket. And the features that make Tiimo distinctive, AI task breakdown above all, sit behind Pro. If you’re weighing it against other planners, [the best ADHD planner apps](/blog/best-adhd-planner-apps) compares eleven, and [how to focus with ADHD on a Mac](/blog/how-to-focus-with-adhd-on-mac) covers the Mac settings that help.

## Tiimo pricing: free vs Pro

Table: Tiimo free vs Tiimo Pro, from Tiimo’s website, FAQ and App Store listing (November 2026)

| | Free | Tiimo Pro |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Where it runs | iOS and Android apps only | Every platform, including the web planner |
| Planner and to-do list | Basic planner and to-do list | All features |
| Focus timer | Yes | Yes |
| AI | Limited AI chats | AI task breakdown and planning |
| Widgets | Not stated | Custom widgets |
| Scheduling | Planning tools | Advanced scheduling options |
| Profiles | 1 | Up to 5, shared with family |
| Trial | None needed | 7 days, yearly plans only |

**What it costs.** Tiimo doesn’t publish a price list. [Its pricing page](https://www.tiimoapp.com/pricing) says prices vary by location and show at checkout in the App Store, Google Play or on the web, where payment goes through Paddle. On the US App Store, Tiimo lists ten Pro purchases between $7.00 and $54.00, including two named Tiimo Pro at $54.00 and $14.00, without labeling which is monthly or yearly. Monthly plans are charged straight away, because the trial only comes with yearly plans.

**Refunds and sharing.** [Tiimo’s FAQ](https://www.tiimoapp.com/faq) says App Store purchases are refunded through Apple, and that it doesn’t refund partly used periods. Apple Family Sharing works for subscriptions bought through Apple, but not for Google Play or web purchases.

**Is Pro worth it?** Start free on your phone for a week. If you keep opening Tiimo and find yourself reaching for the AI breakdown, or you want the plan on a computer, Pro is what makes Tiimo the app Apple awarded. If you mainly want a visual timeline, Structured gives you that free on every platform, and the [Tiimo vs Structured](/blog/tiimo-vs-structured) comparison goes through the trade-offs.

## Does Tiimo work on Mac, Windows and the web?

**The web planner** at webapp.tiimoapp.com is Tiimo’s desktop app. It shows daily, weekly and monthly views with drag and drop, keeps your to-do list beside the schedule, has the AI Co-Planner in a chat, comes in light and dark modes, and syncs with your phone. Tiimo says it works on all computers and browsers, which makes it the way to use Tiimo on Windows. It’s a Pro feature.

**On a Mac**, the App Store lets you install Tiimo on Apple silicon Macs (M1 or later) with macOS 15 or later, but the Mac App Store marks it Designed for iPad: it’s the iPad app running on the Mac, not an app built for macOS. Tiimo’s own product pages list iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, Android and the web, and point desktop users to the web planner. On an Intel Mac, the web planner is the only option. [The best ADHD apps for Mac](/blog/best-adhd-apps-for-mac) covers planners built for the Mac.

**There is no Windows app.** Use the web planner.

## Pros and cons

### Pros

- **Built for neurodivergent brains.** Tiimo says it was built by and for neurodivergent people, and it shows in the calm colors, icons and gentle reminders.
- **AI that makes tasks smaller.** Steps with time estimates are the hardest part of planning to do for yourself.
- **Time you can see.** The timeline and countdown make the passing of time concrete.
- **Strong on iPhone and Apple Watch.** Widgets, Live Activities and a watch app keep the plan close.
- **Family-friendly.** Up to 5 profiles, which suits a parent planning with a child.
- **Recognized.** Apple’s iPhone App of the Year for 2025 and an Editors’ Choice.

### Cons

- The free tier is phone-only, with limited AI chats and one profile.
- There’s no published price, and the US App Store lists ten Pro prices without saying which is which.
- Nothing is built for the Mac: it gets the iPad app, and the web planner needs Pro.
- Outlook and Exchange calendars have to be connected to Google Calendar first.
- Only yearly plans come with a trial, so monthly subscribers pay from day one.

## Tiimo alternatives

### Quick picks

- **Best for keeping today’s plan in view on a Mac:** NotchOwl, $12 once
- **Best free visual timeline:** Structured
- **Best free help breaking tasks into steps:** Goblin Tools
- **Best guided daily planning for work:** Sunsama, $17 a month billed yearly
- **Best free all-in-one with a timer and habits:** TickTick

Table: Tiimo and five alternatives compared on price, ADHD help, Mac support and platforms (US prices, November 2026)

| App | Price | Helps most with | On a Mac | Platforms |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tiimo | Free tier on iOS and Android; Pro varies by location | Visual timeline and AI task steps | iPad app on Apple silicon; web planner with Pro | iPhone, iPad, Watch, Vision Pro, Android, web |
| NotchOwl | $12 once for up to 3 Macs | Keeping today’s plan, reminders and a timer in view | Built for the Mac, in the notch | Mac (Apple silicon, macOS 14+) |
| Structured | Free; Pro monthly, yearly or $99.99 lifetime | Seeing the day as a timeline, free | Mac app, macOS 15+ | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, Vision Pro, Android, web |
| Goblin Tools | Website free; iPhone app $0.99; Pro $3.99/month | Breaking a task into steps | Web, or the iPad app on Apple silicon | Web, iPhone, iPad, Android |
| Sunsama | $17/month billed yearly or $22 monthly | A guided plan for the workday | Mac app | Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android, web |
| TickTick | Free; Premium $49.99/year | Tasks, a Pomodoro timer and habits in one app | Mac app with a menu bar window | Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android, web |

### NotchOwl: today’s plan in the notch on a Mac

If your problem is that the plan disappears the moment you sit down at your Mac, NotchOwl puts it where you can’t lose it: the MacBook notch. Hover over the notch or press Option–N, and today’s tasks, a focus timer, a daily notepad and the next two weeks of calendar events open over whatever app you’re in. Type or dictate tasks the way you’d say them (“call mom tomorrow at 5pm”), and when a reminder comes due, the notch opens with a chime and Snooze and Done buttons.

![Wrap up your day in the notch: 3 done, 30m focused, 13-day streak, unfinished tasks, on a MacBook](/images/blog/en/wrap-up-cinematic.jpg)

*Wrap up shows the day in three numbers and asks one question about what’s left.*

Two parts of NotchOwl answer the same trouble Tiimo does, in a smaller way. Plan your day fits today’s untimed tasks, most important first, into the free time around your events, with a length for each from 15 minutes to 2 hours, and gives each a reminder once you click Apply. The focus timer counts down 15, 25, 45 or 60 minutes, or your own length, beside the closed notch while you work. At the end of the day, Wrap up shows what got done and sends what’s left to tomorrow or the Inbox, so unfinished tasks don’t pile up as overdue.

![NotchOwl’s focus timer running beside the closed MacBook notch](/videos/highlights/focus.mp4 "The focus timer stays in view beside the closed notch.")

One early user described it on X:

> I was looking for something to brain dump thoughts, track tasks, and focus on one thing at a time, without digging through windows.
>
> — [Ramya Chinnadurai (@code_rams)](https://x.com/code_rams/status/2101016139379671213)

NotchOwl costs $12 once for up to 3 Macs (an early-bird price, normally $39), with lifetime updates and a 7-day money-back guarantee; there is no free tier or trial. It runs on Apple silicon Macs with macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

![Plan your day in the dark app window fitting five tasks around a meeting and haircut](/images/blog/en/plan-dark.jpg)

*Plan your day in the app window: five tasks with lengths, fitted around the day’s events.*

- **Best for:** people with ADHD who work on a Mac all day and lose tasks hidden behind other windows.
- **What it can’t do:** NotchOwl doesn’t break tasks into steps with AI or draw a visual timeline the way Tiimo does. It is Mac-only, with no iPhone, Android, Windows or web app; optional two-way Apple Reminders sync is how tasks reach iPhone and Apple Watch. It reads your calendar without creating or editing events, has no shared or family lists, and nudges you back from distracting apps without blocking them.
- **Link:** [download NotchOwl](/download) or see [what the $12 license includes](/#pricing)

### Structured: the free visual timeline

Structured is the closest match to Tiimo’s look: tasks and events on one color-coded, drag-and-drop timeline, with an inbox for tasks that don’t have a time yet and a focus timer. The difference is the price model. Structured’s core app is free on every platform, including the web, and Pro, which adds recurring tasks, calendar import, Replan and AI planning, is sold monthly, yearly or as a $99.99 lifetime purchase on the US App Store. It also has a real Mac app. The [Structured app review](/blog/structured-app-review) covers it in detail.

Pick it for a visual day you can start free on any device. You give up the AI step breakdown, and recurring tasks need Pro.

### Goblin Tools: free help breaking tasks into steps

If Tiimo’s AI breakdown is what you’d pay for, Goblin Tools does a version of it for free. Magic ToDo splits a task into steps, and [its maker, Bram De Buyser, says](https://goblin.tools/About) the tools are mostly designed to help neurodivergent people with tasks they find overwhelming. The website is free, the iPhone app costs $0.99 in the US, and Goblin Tools Pro ($3.99 a month or $39.99 a year) adds extras such as sync.

It’s handy the moment a task feels too big to start, but it has no calendar, schedule or reminders, so it works beside a planner rather than instead of one.

### Sunsama: guided planning for the workday

Sunsama walks you through planning each morning: pull in tasks from your work tools, check them against the hours you have, and timebox what fits on your calendar, then close the day with a shutdown. [It costs $17 a month billed yearly or $22 monthly](https://www.sunsama.com/pricing) after a 14-day trial with no card, and runs on Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android and the web.

- **Good fit:** people with ADHD whose work is scattered across email, Slack and project tools.
- **Catch:** no free plan, and it’s built for work rather than home routines.

### TickTick: tasks, timer and habits for free

TickTick puts lists, a calendar, a Pomodoro timer and a habit tracker in one app. The free plan allows 9 lists of 99 tasks and 5 habits, and [Premium costs $49.99 a year](https://ticktick.com/about/upgrade). It has native apps on Mac, Windows and Linux as well as phones and the web.

It’s the free all-in-one that runs everywhere, Windows included, though it’s busier than Tiimo and not designed around neurodivergent needs.

## Is Tiimo worth it? The verdict

Tiimo is one of the best planners for ADHD in 2026 if you plan on your phone: the visual timeline, the countdown and the AI that turns tasks into small steps are a strong combination, and Apple’s award is deserved. Try the free tier first, and pay for Pro if you use the AI breakdown or want the web planner. Look elsewhere if you want a free visual timeline (Structured), plan mostly on a computer, or work on a Mac all day and need the plan in view while you work (NotchOwl). Tiimo is at [tiimoapp.com](https://www.tiimoapp.com).

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Tiimo worth paying for?

Tiimo Pro is worth it if you use the AI task breakdown or want Tiimo on the web, a Mac or more than one profile, because the free tier covers a basic planner, the focus timer, limited AI chats and one profile on iPhone and Android only. If a visual timeline is all you need, Structured’s core app is free on every platform.

### How much does Tiimo Pro cost in the US?

Tiimo doesn’t publish one price: its pricing page says prices vary by location and appear at checkout. In November 2026 the US App Store lists Tiimo Pro purchases between $7.00 and $54.00 without naming each plan’s billing period, and the 7-day free trial applies only to yearly plans.

### Is Tiimo only for people with ADHD or autism?

No. Tiimo says it was built by and for neurodivergent people and co-designed with ADHD and autism experts, but it also says it supports executive functioning for anyone. Its visual timeline, focus timer and AI planning work the same way whether or not you have a diagnosis.

### Does Tiimo have a desktop app?

Tiimo’s desktop option is its web planner at webapp.tiimoapp.com, which works in any up-to-date browser on a Mac or Windows PC and needs Tiimo Pro. On Apple silicon Macs with macOS 15 or later, Tiimo’s iPad app can also be installed from the App Store, where it is marked Designed for iPad.

### Why was Tiimo named iPhone App of the Year?

Apple named Tiimo iPhone App of the Year in its 2025 App Store Awards, announced on December 4, 2025, praising its visual planner and the way its AI helps turn goals into concrete steps.

### What is a good alternative to Tiimo on a Mac?

NotchOwl ($12 once) keeps today’s plan, reminders and a focus timer in the MacBook notch, and Structured has a free visual timeline with a native Mac app. Goblin Tools breaks tasks into steps for free on the web, Sunsama guides daily planning for work, and TickTick is a free all-in-one with a timer and habits.