Ebbi vs Thruday
We give Ebbi a 3.0 GPA and Thruday a 3.4, out of 4.0. Thruday grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Ebbi
ADHD-oriented day planner and focus timer with labeled breaks
Thruday
Visual daily planner with routines, focus timer and mood log
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAEbbiVery good | 3.4GPAThrudayVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | APro is $47.99 a year, about $4 a month, which is half the typical planner. Paying monthly is $7.99, so the year is the one to pick. Those are US prices. | APremium is $50 a year on the US App Store, about $4.17 a month, which is half what a typical planner asks. It adds calendar sync, journaling, custom categories and advanced mood analytics. Paying monthly is $10, so the year is the one to pick. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree gives you 5 tasks a session, 2 focus sessions a day, 3 soundscapes and 7 days of history. Enough to see if it suits you. Not enough for a full working day, since two sessions go fast. | BVisual daily planning, priority to-do lists, reminders, thousands of images and colours, and breathing exercises are free, with no ads and no card. That's a good start. But calendar sync, journaling and custom categories are Premium, so your calendar stays outside unless you pay. |
| Features | BA timed day plan from your tasks and estimates, long tasks split into blocks with named resets, a finish time that updates as you go, and 13 soundscapes. It does that one job fully. But the site describes no calendar sync or links to other task apps. | AA picture timeline, routines that come round by themselves, a to-do list with subtasks, a focus timer you can pause or extend, mood tracking on a traffic-light system and a private journal. Carers and family can be invited as assistants, and schedules can be printed. |
| Ease of use | BWe have no App Store rating on record for it, so a B is as high as we go. You type or paste a list with time estimates and it lays out the day, and it works without an internet connection. | BNo App Store rating on record, so a B is our ceiling. The whole design is about reading the day at a glance, with an image and a colour on every activity. One niggle: Thruday's site doesn't publish Premium prices, so you find them in the app store. |
| Platforms and integrations | CiPhone and Android only, with no web or desktop version. On Apple devices sessions sync through your own iCloud, and that's the only hook-up listed. | BiPhone, Android and a web app for when you're at a computer. No desktop apps are listed. Calendar sync comes with Premium, but no other integrations are on record. |
| Best for | a timed day plan with breaks, for ADHD | visual planning for ADHD and autistic minds |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Ebbi and Thruday. How we grade
Where they differ
- Ebbi starts at $47.99 per year (about $4 per month), or $7.99 billed monthly. Thruday starts at $10 per month, or $50 per year (US App Store).
- Only Thruday lists a web app.
- Ebbi also covers templates and focus music.
- Thruday also covers daily notes, calendar and mood tracking.
At a glance
| Ebbi | Thruday | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $47.99 per year (about $4 per month), or $7.99 billed monthly | $10 per month, or $50 per year (US App Store) |
| Free plan | 5 tasks per session, 2 focus sessions per day, 3 soundscapes (silence, white noise and lo-fi), 7 days of session history and stats for today only. | Free features: visual daily planning, priority to-do lists, reminders and notifications, thousands of images and colors, and breathing exercises, with no ads and no credit card. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Pro for new subscribers, through the App Store or Google Play. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | The Forge Hut, LLC | Thruday Ltd |
| Price read from | ebbi.app | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Ebbi
- Adults with ADHD who want a day plan and a focus timer in one app
- People who misjudge how long tasks will take
- Focus sessions with background noise or lo-fi sound
Thruday
- People with ADHD, autism or time blindness who plan better visually
- Parents, carers and support workers helping to plan someone else's day
- Keeping a day plan, to-do list, focus timer and mood log in one app
Worth knowing
Ebbi
- The free plan allows 2 focus sessions per day and 5 tasks per session, and keeps 7 days of session history.
- The widget, Live Activity, scheduled sessions, weekly and monthly stats and 10 of the 13 soundscapes need Pro.
- The site offers downloads for iPhone and Android only, with no web or desktop version.
- The site describes no calendar sync or integrations with other task apps.
Thruday
- Advanced mood analytics, custom categories, journaling, calendar sync and extra customization need a Premium subscription.
- Creating unlimited planners to manage a family's schedules is described as a Premium feature.
- The vendor's website does not publish Premium prices; the figures here are from the US App Store listing.
- No desktop apps are listed; on a computer Thruday runs as a web app.
Key features
Ebbi
- Day plan from tasks and estimates
- Type tasks with time estimates, or paste a whole list, and Ebbi lays them out in order with a start time on each task and a finish time for the whole plan.
- Auto-split tasks and labeled breaks
- Tasks of 25 minutes or more are split into shorter blocks with short resets between them. Resets can be named, such as a walk or the laundry, and the number of blocks changed.
- Live finish time
- During a session the projected finish time updates as minutes are added or removed or the timer is paused, and the rest of the schedule recalculates.
- Focus soundscapes
- 13 soundscapes include white, pink and brown noise, rain, ocean waves and lo-fi music. Silence, white noise and lo-fi are free; the other ten need Pro.
- Progress and estimate accuracy
- Today's completed and skipped sessions are shown on the free plan. Pro adds weekly and monthly views and compares planned time with how long tasks actually ran.
- On-device data
- The app works without an internet connection and the vendor runs no servers that hold user content. On Apple devices, sessions sync through the user's own iCloud account.
Thruday
- Visual timeline
- The day is shown in time order with each activity given an image and color, so what is happening now and what comes next can be read at a glance.
- Routines and reminders
- Morning, evening, work or school routines recur automatically inside the daily schedule, with alerts and notifications for tasks, plans and appointments.
- To-do list
- Tasks are captured in a list with color-coded priorities, tags and subtasks, then reordered or added to the day when you are ready to plan them.
- Focus timer
- A focus session starts from a to-do, a planned activity or on its own, and can be paused, rewound or extended while the next activity stays in view.
- Mood tracking and journal
- Moods are logged through the day with a traffic-light system and reviewed for patterns over time. A private journal holds notes and brain dumps.
- Assistants for carers and family
- A parent, carer, partner or support worker can be invited to help plan routines and days, and daily schedules can be printed.
Plans
Ebbi
Free$0
5 tasks per session, 2 focus sessions per day, 3 soundscapes, 7 days of session history and morning and evening notifications.
Pro (Monthly)$7.99
per month
Unlimited tasks and focus sessions, all 13 soundscapes, the home-screen widget, unlimited history, full stats and scheduled sessions. US price.
Pro (Yearly)$47.99
per year
The same Pro features billed once a year, which costs less than twelve monthly payments. US price.
Thruday
Free$0
Visual daily planning, priority to-do lists, reminders and notifications, the image and color library and breathing exercises.
1 Month Premium$10.00
per month
Unlocks advanced mood analytics, custom categories, journaling, more customization and calendar sync.
1 Year Premium Subscription$50.00
per year
The same Premium features billed once a year, as listed among the in-app purchases on the US App Store.
Ways to pay less
Ebbi
- Annual discount
About 50% less with yearly billing
Pro costs $47.99 a year, against $95.88 for twelve monthly payments of $7.99, a saving of about 50% at US prices.
Thruday
- Annual discount
About 58% less on the yearly subscription
The US App Store lists 1 Month Premium at $10.00 and 1 Year Premium Subscription at $50.00. Twelve monthly payments come to $120, so the yearly option costs about 58% less.
