The best ADHD reminder apps in 2026, honestly compared

I built Ormy, so I'm not neutral, and Ormy is on this list. Everything about the other apps comes from their own App Store pages and websites, checked on 6 October 2026. If something has changed, email me and I'll fix it.

How I picked these

ADHD apps tend to do one of two jobs. Some help you plan: they lay out your day so you can see it. Others help you remember: they come to you when something's due.

Both are useful, but they fix different problems. So each app below says what it's best for, not just whether it's "good".

Ormy: best if you forget even with a reminder set

Ormy is a reminder app built for people with ADHD who set reminders and still forget. You tell it once, and it comes to you.

• It reminds you until it's done. Nudges every few minutes, for up to an hour, until you tick it off.
• Still ignoring it? It rings. For the things that really can't slip, a real alarm, even on silent or in a Focus. (Needs iOS 26 or later.)
• Big dates get warnings first, starting two weeks before a birthday.
• Reminders can wait for a place, like the shop, not just a time.

Worth knowing: Ormy is new and iPhone only. It's a subscription with a free trial, and there's no free version.

Due: best for nagging reminders you pay for once

Due has been around since 2010 and is built around one idea: a reminder you miss keeps coming back. Its Auto Snooze repeats a missed reminder every 1 to 60 minutes until you mark it done or move it.

It also has timers you can reuse, and syncs between iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac.

Worth knowing: Due is a one-off purchase (£7.99 on the UK App Store), with an optional yearly pass for new features.

Tiimo: best for planning your day visually

Tiimo is a visual planner made for ADHD and other neurodivergent brains. You lay your day out as a colourful schedule, and its AI co-planner helps break big goals into small steps. Apple named it iPhone App of the Year at the 2025 App Store Awards.

Worth knowing: Tiimo is free to download, with a Pro subscription for the full set of features. It runs on iPhone, Android and the web. Ormy vs Tiimo, compared in detail.

Structured: best for seeing your day on a timeline

Structured puts your tasks and calendar on one timeline, so you can see your whole day at a glance. It has a 4.8 rating from over 160,000 people on the App Store, and Apple has made it an Editors' Choice.

Worth knowing: the free version covers the timeline. Structured Pro adds recurring tasks, your calendar and AI planning, and comes monthly, yearly or as a one-off lifetime purchase. Ormy vs Structured, compared in detail.

Apple Reminders: best free option

Apple Reminders is already on your iPhone. It can remind you at a time or when you arrive at or leave a place, repeat reminders, and share lists with other people.

Worth knowing: it's a general to-do app rather than one built for ADHD, but it costs nothing and it's a sensible place to start.

At a glance

Questions people ask

What's the best reminder app for ADHD? The one that fixes your problem. If you forget even with reminders, pick one that keeps reminding you, like Ormy or Due. If planning is the hard part, Tiimo or Structured.

Is there a free ADHD reminder app? Apple Reminders is free and already on your iPhone. Tiimo and Structured both have free versions too.

Why do I still forget things when I set reminders? A single notification is easy to swipe away without really reading it. That's why some apps, like Ormy and Due, keep reminding you until you mark the thing done.

When can I get Ormy? It's coming to iPhone soon. Join the waitlist at getormy.com and you'll get an email the day it's out.