an honest comparison, pinky promise
Clear Focus vs other ADHD planners
Comparison can be the thief of joy — so we'll be honest. Tiimo, Structured and Inflow are all good tools, and for some brains they're the right choice. Here's what each does well, and where Clear Focus is genuinely different.
| Tiimo | Structured | Inflow | Clear Focus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| our favourite difference ↓When you fall behind | Flexible replanning helps you reschedule | Replan feature reschedules missed tasks | Coaching community for accountability | Anything that's not for today rests in your Backlog. No red badges, no pile-up — unfinished is information, not failure |
| Best for | Visual thinkers who want a timeline view of their day | Time-blockers who want one clean daily timeline | Learning CBT-based ADHD coping strategies with coaching | ADHD brains who want a plan that fits their energy — without the guilt |
| AI support | Co-planner turns brain dumps into tasks with time estimates | Structured AI creates and edits tasks by text, voice or scan | No AI planner — human coaching and CBT modules instead | Clear Mind AI triage sorts everything into now, later and someday |
| Energy awareness | Lets you reshuffle your day when plans change | Mentions energy-based planning in its store listing | Teaches energy management as a concept in modules | Built around it: a daily battery check-in (Low, Steady or Strong) shapes your whole plan |
| Getting started on a hard task | AI breaks big tasks into steps | Sub-tasks and notes inside tasks | CBT techniques for task initiation | Every big task starts with a 10-second starter — a tiny first move that gets you going |
| Price | Subscription, free tier available | Free tier; Pro roughly $3–5/month | Around $48/month or $199/year | Planned $8/month or $80/year — free forever for founding beta testers |
Competitor details checked October 2026 from their public sites and app store listings. Prices change — check their sites for current numbers.
Credit where it's due
We're not here to trash-talk. Each of these apps does something really well.
Tiimo
Tiimo is genuinely lovely. It's visual, neuroinclusive, and its AI Co-planner turns a messy brain dump into scheduled tasks with time estimates. If you think in timelines and colors, it's one of the best options out there.
Where we differ: Tiimo helps you reschedule when the day goes sideways. Clear Focus starts earlier — your battery check-in shapes the plan before the day begins, so the plan fits your energy from the start.
Structured
Structured is polished, fast and loved by millions for good reason. One clean timeline, a generous free tier, and an AI that can even scan a paper planner. For straightforward time-blocking, it's excellent.
Where we differ: Structured organizes your time; Clear Focus organizes around your energy. And when tasks slip, Structured reschedules them — Clear Focus lets them rest without turning them into a monument of red badges.
Inflow
Inflow isn't really a planner — it's a CBT-based ADHD program built by clinicians, with real human coaching. If you want to understand your ADHD brain deeply, it's a serious, science-backed option.
Where we differ: Inflow teaches strategies; Clear Focus is the daily tool you use alongside whatever you've learned. Planned pricing is $8/month or $80/year, compared with Inflow's roughly $48/month or $199/year — different kinds of support at different prices.
So why Clear Focus?
Most planners — even the good ones — assume you wake up with the same battery every day. Clear Focus starts by asking. Low, Steady or Strong, your plan reshapes itself around the energy you actually have. Big tasks open with a 10-second starter, so beginning never feels like a wall. And when life happens, unfinished tasks rest quietly instead of glowing red at you. For adults facing task overwhelm, that means executive function support built into the next small step, without another guilt trip.
A planner that's on your side — not another thing to feel bad about.
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