ADHD App-Stack Planner
Use this worksheet to choose, try and review a small set of apps for a practical job. It keeps the original five steps and 14-day log, but you do not need a fixed pair of apps—or an app for every difficulty.
This is a comparison worksheet, not a clinical assessment, treatment plan or validated test of an app's effectiveness. No score or automatic product recommendation is generated.
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Step 1: Identify the job you need help with
Keep the original idea of naming a core challenge, but describe it as an everyday task or friction point. Choose one useful question to investigate rather than trying to change everything at once.
- Capture a task before I forget where I put it.
- Find the next action when I return after an interruption.
- See which commitments fit into my available time.
- Keep one repeatable routine easy to find.
Step 2: Choose potential apps
Start with one app or compare up to two. The old worksheet required a “cope” app plus a “do” app; that pairing is no longer a rule. Choose products by the job you need, not by a clinical label or the length of a feature list.
Use the evergreen ADHD app comparison
Read the separate apps-by-context guide
Mind Vortex makes one of the products discussed in our comparison. This worksheet does not rank it above alternatives or require you to choose it.
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Step 3: Define your testing criteria
Choose observable checks that matter to your workflow. These are your evaluation questions, not promised changes in symptoms or productivity.
- Can I add and find the task without extra steps I do not need?
- Can I return to the right place after an interruption?
- Does the needed feature work on my device and chosen plan?
- Is the setup effort and cost acceptable for this one job?
Step 4: 14-day app test log
The original 14-day log is still here as a printable structure. Fourteen days is not a validated trial length, a free-trial offer or a requirement. Record observations when useful; you can decide sooner or leave days blank.
Use short notes. Browser entries are not saved between visits; paper or a copied record is needed for a multi-day log.
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Step 5: Review and reflect
Look back at your own checks and observations. Keep, change or remove a tool based on what you found. It is also valid to need more information or to keep the system you already use.
Print keeps the entered text visible, including longer notes. Empty fields remain blank spaces for a paper worksheet.
Try a small planning step before choosing an app
You can use the existing free tools without selecting a mobile product. Start with a first action or a short set of priorities if that is the immediate job.