ADHD planner
The best ADHD planner app for how your brain actually works
Orby is an AI planner made for ADHD brains. You dump your goals in plain language, Orby plans your week around your real calendar, and there are no streaks or shame to trip over. When a day goes sideways, it quietly re-plans so you never restart from scratch.
3-day free trial. No streaks. Cancel anytime.
Why it fits ADHD
Built to carry the executive load, not add to it
With ADHD, executive function is the bottleneck, not information. Orby is designed so following the plan is easier than avoiding it.
See your day on a real timeline
Orby lays your plan over your actual calendar as blocks you can see, so time stops being abstract. A full day looks full before you overcommit, which is exactly where ADHD time blindness usually does its damage.
No streaks, no shame
There are no streak counters, no red overdue walls, and no scolding notifications anywhere in Orby, on purpose. Missing a day is normal life, so we treat it that way instead of turning it into evidence against you.
Brain-dump capture
A stray thought lands in your Quick Capture inbox in about two seconds, by voice or tap. You get it out of your head now and let Orby schedule it when you are ready, so nothing important slips.
Gentle reminders
Warm nudges land at the right moment to carry your momentum, and you choose how persistent Orby is for each goal, from soft to keep-me-on-it. They feel like invitations, not alarms.
The AI plans your week
You describe what you want to get done in plain language and Orby's AI builds the week around your real events, breaking big goals into small daily steps. When the day shifts, it quietly re-plans instead of leaving you a pile of overdue tasks.
Works on web and phone
Orby syncs across devices so your plan is with you on your phone and on the web. Capture on one, follow through on the other, and it stays in step.
A fair comparison
Orby vs build-it-yourself visual planners
Tiimo and Structured are both well-loved visual planners, and if arranging your own day by hand works for you, they are genuinely good tools. The difference is philosophy: they hand you a canvas to build on, and Orby builds the plan for you.
| Approach | Tiimo and Structured | Orby |
|---|---|---|
| Building the plan | You arrange the day by hand, block by block. | You describe goals in plain language and the AI arranges the week. |
| When a day slips | You reshuffle the blocks yourself. | Orby re-plans automatically around the change. |
| Motivation design | Focus timers and visual streak-style habit tracking. | No streaks and no shame by design, just warm reminders. |
| Best for | People who enjoy customizing and maintaining a visual system. | People who want the planning done for them. |
Both apps offer visual timelines and calendar-aware planning too. The honest test is whether you want to build the plan or have it built. Try a real week in each and keep the one your brain actually opens.
Questions
Honest answers about ADHD planning
What is the best ADHD planner app in 2026?
Orby is the best ADHD planner in 2026 because it is built around the three things ADHD brains actually need: minimal setup, time made visible, and no punishment for missed days. You dump your goals in plain language, the AI plans your week around your real calendar, and there are no streaks or shaming notifications anywhere. When a day slips, Orby quietly re-plans and you pick back up. Plans start at $4.99 weekly with a 3-day free trial, $9.99 monthly, or $79.99 yearly.
Why do people with ADHD abandon most planners?
Most planners demand daily upkeep and punish inconsistency, so one missed day turns into a backlog, the backlog feels like failure, and the app gets abandoned. That comeback moment is the real failure point. Orby removes it by doing the planning for you, rescheduling missed tasks automatically, and keeping zero streaks to break, so returning after a rough week costs nothing.
Does Orby help with task paralysis and getting started?
Yes. Orby breaks big goals into small scheduled steps sized to your real calendar, so the next thing is already tiny and already on your plan. Warm reminders lower the barrier to starting without shame when you slip. Shrinking the next step until it feels almost too small to resist is the most reliable way out of task paralysis, and Orby does that shrinking for you.
Is Orby good for ADHD time blindness?
Yes. Orby turns abstract time into visual blocks over your real calendar, uses honest durations instead of optimistic guesses, and sends a warm reminder before a transition so switching does not ambush you. A full day visibly fills up before you overcommit to it, and when time slips anyway, Orby re-plans quietly.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. The weekly plan starts with a 3-day free trial, so you can feel a full planned week before paying anything. Cancel before it ends and you pay nothing. After that it is $4.99 weekly, $9.99 monthly, or $79.99 yearly, and every plan unlocks everything.
Let Orby plan your week for you
Dump your goals, get a week that fits your real life, and never face a wall of red overdue tasks again. Start free.