# Orbit vs Tiimo: Which ADHD App Fits You? (2026) *Orbit vs Tiimo, compared honestly. Tiimo is an award-winning visual planner for the whole day; Orbit runs one routine at a time on iPhone with forgiving streaks.* URL: https://orbit.groot-apps.com/compare/orbit-vs-tiimo/ By Aron de Groot · Published 6 September 2026 · Updated 5 October 2026 · 4-minute read In short For getting through a routine step by step, Orbit is the stronger pick; for planning the whole day, Tiimo is. Choose Tiimo if you want your whole day laid out as a visual, colour-coded plan with an AI co-planner, across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and the web. Choose Orbit if your problem is not seeing the day but getting through one routine — a morning, a wind-down — without stalling between steps, and without a missed day resetting your progress. Tiimo plans; Orbit runs. Download Orbit on the App Store Key facts - Tiimo is made by tiimo ApS in Copenhagen, Denmark; Orbit is made by one developer in the Netherlands. - Tiimo runs on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch (iOS 18 or later), plus a web version for Pro subscribers. Orbit is iPhone-only and requires iOS 26. - Both are free to download with a paid tier. Tiimo has a limited free version; Orbit has a free trial and no permanent free tier. - Tiimo's App Store listing names it Apple's iPhone App of the Year 2025; it had 19,480 US ratings averaging 4.6 on 10 September 2026. - Tiimo's centre of gravity is a visual plan of the whole day; Orbit's is a single routine running step by step on the Lock Screen. ## What each app is for Tiimo is a visual planner. Its core screen is a colour-coded plan of the day, with tasks as blocks you can drag around, an AI co-planner that helps you break down and prioritise, a to-do list, a focus timer and sync with Apple Calendar and Reminders. It is built for people whose difficulty is that time is invisible: a day that exists as a list feels like nothing, while a day drawn as a plan feels real. Orbit is a routine runner. It has no day view. It holds one sequence — a morning, a wind-down, a deep-work block — and moves through it with you, one step at a time, showing the current step on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. It is built for people whose difficulty is not seeing the day but getting through the sequence without stopping. That difference explains almost everything else about the two apps. ## Side by side | | Tiimo | Orbit | |---|---|---| | Made by | tiimo ApS, Copenhagen, Denmark | Aron de Groot (Groot Apps), Netherlands | | Apple devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone only | | Other platforms | Web version (Pro) | None | | Minimum iOS | 18 | 26 | | Languages | 24 | English | | Download | Free, with a limited free version | Free, with a free trial | | Paid tier | Tiimo Pro subscription | Orbit Pro: weekly, yearly or lifetime | | Core screen | Visual plan of the whole day | One step of one routine | | AI planning | Yes, AI co-planner | No | | Runs a routine step by step | Focus timer per task | Yes, as the main function | | Missed days | Not described in the listing | Streak freezes rescue a streak when you return | | Account required | Yes | No | | Storage | Cloud account | On device, optional private iCloud | | US ratings (10 Sep 2026) | 4.6 from 19,480 | New — released 30 Aug 2026 | Platform facts are from each app's App Store listing, checked on 10 September 2026. Prices change often enough that it is worth checking the current numbers in the App Store before deciding. ## The short verdict For running a routine, pick Orbit. It walks you through the sequence one step at a time, keeps the current step on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, offers a streak freeze to rescue a streak after missed days, and needs no account. Tiimo is stronger at things Orbit does not do: a visual plan of the whole day, an AI co-planner, iPad, Apple Watch and web versions, 24 languages, family profiles and a free version. This page is written by the maker of Orbit; both lists below are specific so you can check them. ## Where Orbit is genuinely better It runs the routine rather than displaying it. Once a routine is started, the current step follows you out of the app — Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, widget. Getting distracted costs thirty seconds instead of the whole morning, because the recovery cue is already on the screen you were about to pick up. Missing a day does not cost you anything. Orbit earns you a streak freeze for every five days in a row. Nothing has to happen on the day you miss; when you come back, it shows which streaks a freeze can still rescue and you pick one. If streaks have ended apps for you before, see why streaks break ADHD brains. No account, and the data stays put. Orbit needs no sign-up and stores routines on the device, syncing only through your own private iCloud if you turn it on. There is less to manage. No day to arrange, no tasks to triage, no AI to talk to. One tap starts the routine. For some people that simplicity is the point; for others it is a limitation. ## Where Tiimo is genuinely better It plans the whole day. Tiimo will hold your appointments, one-off tasks and recurring blocks in one visual plan, and its AI co-planner helps turn a brain dump into a schedule. Orbit deliberately handles only routines and will not replace a planner or calendar. The visual plan is a real answer to time blindness. Seeing the day as coloured blocks, with a countdown on the current one, is more effective for many people than any amount of text. If time blindness is your main problem, that is a strong reason to choose Tiimo. It covers more devices and more people. iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and the web, in 24 languages, with up to five family profiles. Orbit is iPhone-only and English-only. It has a free version and a track record. Tiimo's free tier covers a basic planner. Its App Store listing names it Apple's iPhone App of the Year 2025 and an Apple Design Awards finalist in 2024. Orbit is one person and new, which has advantages, but track record is not one of them. ## Who should pick which - "I lose the day because I can't see it." Tiimo. - "I know exactly what my morning should be and still can't get through it." Orbit. - "I need my partner or kids on the same plan." Tiimo, with family profiles. - "I've quit habit apps after breaking a streak." Orbit. - "I want one app for everything." Tiimo covers more ground; Orbit is deliberately narrow. - "I use an iPad or Android." Tiimo — Orbit is iPhone-only. ## Can you use both? Yes, and they do not conflict. A common setup is a planner for the shape of the day and a routine runner for the two or three sequences that decide whether the day starts at all — the morning, the start of work, the bedtime wind-down. Tiimo holds the appointments; Orbit runs the routines at the edges of the day. ## Switching from Tiimo to Orbit If Tiimo's plan is working but your routines keep falling apart inside it, move only the routines. Rebuild your morning as a short list of steps in Orbit — or start from one of its 14 templates — and keep Tiimo for everything that has a time attached. Expect to lose the day view for those routines; that is the trade. Looking at other options too? See the best Tiimo alternatives, which covers visual planners, routine apps and simpler timers. Orbit is a routine app, not a medical device, a diagnosis or a treatment. Nothing here is medical advice. If ADHD symptoms are affecting your daily life, talk to a qualified clinician. ## Frequently asked **Is Orbit better than Tiimo for ADHD?** Neither is better in general — they solve different problems. Tiimo is stronger if you need to see and plan a whole day, share plans with family, or use it across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and the web. Orbit is stronger if the failure point is running a single routine to the end and staying with the app after a missed day. **What is the main difference between Orbit and Tiimo?** Tiimo is a visual planner: its main screen is a colour-coded plan of your day, with an AI co-planner, to-do list and focus timer. Orbit is a routine runner: it has no day view, and instead walks you through one routine one step at a time, on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. **Does Orbit have a visual timeline like Tiimo?** No. Orbit deliberately shows one step at a time rather than the whole day, on the theory that seeing everything at once is what makes ADHD mornings stall. If a timeline view is the thing that helps you, Tiimo or Structured is the better fit. **Can I use Tiimo and Orbit together?** Yes, and many people with ADHD would benefit from both: a planner for the shape of the day and a routine runner for the two or three sequences — morning, work start, bedtime — that decide whether the day starts at all. They do not overlap much. ## Sources and further reading - Tiimo on the App Store — Apple - Tiimo — official site — tiimo ApS - Orbit on the App Store — Apple ## Try Orbit for yourself Orbit is free to download with a free trial — three days on the weekly plan, a week on the yearly one — so the fastest way to compare is to run one real routine in it on an ordinary morning.