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Helpful technology for ADHD and autism

A curated directory of apps and tools our community actually finds useful — for planning, focus, communication, capture and calm.

Curated on merit, never paid for.

We don't charge anyone to appear here — every tool is chosen because it genuinely helps. Some links may be affiliate or tracking links that help fund NeuroCompare at no cost to you; that never changes what we list or the order.

Featured

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    Saner.ai

    Featured partner
    AI assistant & executive function

    AI personal assistant for ADHD people. Just chat to search notes, manage emails, and schedule tasks. It proactively plans your day and checks in to help you stay on top of everything.

    Visit Saner.ai
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    Molehill Mountain

    Free · from the charity Autistica
    Autism & anxiety

    A free app to help autistic people understand and self-manage anxiety — track your worries and what triggers them, and get evidence-based daily tips. Developed from adapted CBT approaches and co-owned by the charity Autistica and King's College London.

    Visit Molehill Mountain

AI mental-health support

  • Wysa

    Clinically validated AI companion offering CBT and DBT self-help conversations and calming exercises. UK-founded and NHS-adopted.

    Visit

Planning & time management

  • Tiimo

    A visual daily planner and focus timer designed specifically for neurodivergent brains.

    Visit

  • Llama Life

    Timed task lists that fight time-blindness and stop small jobs snowballing into overwhelm.

    Visit

  • Inflow

    A CBT-based ADHD self-management programme with structured lessons, coaching and community. UK-founded.

    Visit

Focus & body-doubling

  • Focusmate

    Pairs you with a partner for live, scheduled video co-working — the original body-doubling tool.

    Visit

  • Dubbii

    A body-doubling app from ADHD Love that guides you through tricky tasks step by step, with live sessions too. UK-made.

    Visit

  • Forest

    A gamified focus timer that grows a virtual tree while you stay off your phone.

    Visit

  • Brain.fm

    Functional focus music engineered with neuroscience to help sustain attention.

    Visit

Writing & communication

  • Goblin Tools

    A set of small, much-loved AI tools that reword and soften the tone of messages, break tasks into steps, and judge how something reads. Free on the web.

    Visit

Speech-to-text & capture

  • Otter.ai

    Live transcription and searchable notes — a genuine working-memory aid for meetings and appointments.

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  • Speechify

    Text-to-speech that reads documents and web pages aloud, popular with ADHD and dyslexic users.

    Visit

Tracking & medication

  • Bearable

    Tracks ADHD symptoms, mood, medication and side-effects to reveal patterns — especially useful during titration. UK-made.

    Visit

Study & assistive

  • Read&Write

    A literacy toolbar with text-to-speech, word prediction and study tools, widely used in UK education and DSA. From Texthelp.

    Visit

Self-care & habits

  • Finch

    A gentle, gamified self-care app where a virtual pet grows as you build small habits — much loved in the ADHD and autistic communities.

    Visit

  • Habitica

    Turns your habits and to-dos into a role-playing game with rewards and streaks.

    Visit

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