6 Best Tiimo Alternatives for iPhone in 2026
Checked 20 October 2026. Every competitor detail below comes from that app's US App Store page and Apple's public lookup data, fetched that day, plus developers' own websites where we say so. Left details come from the app itself.
Tiimo is a visual planner that describes itself as a "neurodivergent-friendly planner": a color-coded schedule, an AI co-planner, a focus timer and widgets. It has 4.6 stars from 20,948 ratings on the US App Store. People look for an alternative when the price doesn't suit them, or when they need a different kind of help: guided routines, a timer for each task, a way to break big tasks down, or simply a clearer sense of how much time is left. Here are six alternatives and what each one is for.
Disclosure: we make Left, so we have put it first. Here is why, and when another app suits you better.
None of these apps, ours included, is a medical treatment. If you're managing ADHD, talk to a qualified professional about what's right for you.
Quick verdict
- Best for seeing time pass on your Home Screen and Lock Screen: Left.
- Closest visual timeline planner: Structured.
- Best for routines that run step by step on timers: Routinery.
- Best timeline built on Apple Reminders and Calendar: Planny.
- Best for a countdown timer on every task: Llama Life.
- Best for breaking a big task into small steps: Goblin Tools.
What Tiimo does well
By tiimo ApS. Its App Store page lists an AI co-planner, a color-coded daily overview with drag-and-drop tasks, a to-do list with AI priority grouping, a focus timer, sync with Apple Calendar and Reminders, and widgets that keep "key tasks and timers always in view on your home or lock screen".
- Price: the free version "includes: Basic planner, limited AI chats, 1 profile." Tiimo Pro adds full features and the web version, with a 7-day trial that applies only to the yearly subscription.
- Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Apple silicon Macs, Apple Watch and Vision Pro. Tiimo's website says it's also on Android and the web.
If Tiimo's visual schedule works for you and Pro fits your budget, there may be no reason to switch. The apps below each focus on a different part of the day.
Comparison table
Ratings and counts are from the US App Store, checked 20 October 2026; Left's is its worldwide average. "Not stated" means the listing doesn't mention it, not that the feature is missing.
| App | What it helps with | Price model | Widgets | Apple Watch | Rating (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiimo | Visual schedule, AI planning, focus timer | Free basic planner; Tiimo Pro | Home Screen, Lock Screen | Yes | 4.6 (20,948) |
 Left | Seeing time left, habits, countdowns, day view | Free core; Planner and more with Left Premium | Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy | Yes, with complications | 4.7 (worldwide) |
 Structured | Drag-and-drop timeline | Free; Pro monthly, yearly or lifetime | Interactive widgets | Yes | 4.8 (167,754) |
 Routinery | Step-by-step routines on timers | 2 routines free with ads; Premium | Home Screen | Yes | 4.7 (18,077) |
 Planny | Timeline on Apple Reminders and Calendar | Free; Premium monthly, annual or lifetime | Home Screen, Lock Screen | Yes | 4.4 (44) |
 Llama Life | A countdown timer per task | 7-day trial, then monthly or annual | Live Activities (version history) | Not listed | 4.5 (117) |
 Goblin Tools | Breaking tasks into steps | $1.99 once; optional Pro | Not yet (per release notes) | Not listed | 4.8 (3,041) |
1. Left: make time visible
Left is a time awareness app for iPhone. Instead of planning every block of your day, it keeps the time itself in view: how much of today, this hour, the week and the year is left, and how long until the things you're waiting for.
- Time left today: the Today view and the Day widget show the hours left today as a grid of symbols, with the time that has passed dimmed. The Daytime widget fades the parts of the day that are over, and the Minutes widget counts down the minutes left in the current hour. They work on the Home Screen; the Day widget also works on the Lock Screen, and the Minutes widget as an inline Lock Screen widget.
- Countdowns you can see: Ahead dates count down to appointments, deadlines and trips, with Live Activities on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island before they start or end.
- Routines as habits: habits can repeat daily, weekly or monthly on the days you choose, with up to 4 reminders each. Get a persistent reminder shows a Live Activity an hour before a time you choose if the habit still isn't logged, and the Habit widget lets you log it with one tap.
- Planner (Left Premium): one day view with your Apple Calendar events, Apple Reminders and Todoist tasks next to your habits and countdowns, plus an interactive Planner widget.
Best for: people who lose track of time and want it on the Lock Screen and Home Screen, rather than in a planner they have to open.
Price: free to download. Time Left, the Day, Daytime and Minutes widgets, Left Wallpaper and 2 each of habits, streaks, Aims and countdowns are free. Left Premium, a subscription or lifetime purchase, adds unlimited items, Planner and more. Prices are shown in the app before you buy.
Pros: time left today, this hour and this year at a glance; habit Live Activity nudges; countdown Live Activities; free widgets for time left, habits and countdowns.
Cons: no drag-and-drop schedule, AI co-planner or step-by-step routine timer; Planner needs Left Premium; needs an iPhone with iOS 26 or later.
2. Structured
By unorderly GmbH. Its App Store page lists, in the free version, a visual day planner with a drag-and-drop timeline, an inbox, sub-tasks with notes, a Pomodoro focus timer, Live Activities, interactive widgets and sync across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac.
Best for: people who like Tiimo's visual day and want a free version that includes the timeline.
Price: free; Structured Pro, monthly, yearly or lifetime, connects your calendars and Reminders and adds routines, AI day planning and Replan for missed tasks.
Pros: 4.8 from 167,754 ratings; a generous free version; Apple Watch and Mac; the developer's site lists web and Android too.
Cons: calendar and Reminders sync and routines need Pro.
3. Routinery
By Routinery Corp. Its App Store page describes routines broken into short steps, each on its own timer, with a voice that "calls out what comes next". It shows your day as a list, a calendar or a timeline, includes a Pomodoro timer and a Home Screen widget, and lets you share a routine with family or a friend.
Best for: getting through mornings and evenings one step at a time.
Price: "2 routines free, no account". The free plan shows ads; Premium, monthly, 6-month or yearly, lifts the routine cap and removes ads.
Pros: 4.7 from 18,077 ratings; Apple Watch, iPad and Mac; no account needed; the listing says it is "not a medical device".
Cons: only 2 routines on the free plan; no web version; its privacy label lists other data used to track you.
4. Planny
By Kevin Reutter. Its App Store page describes one chronological timeline of tasks and events, built on Apple Reminders and Calendar with no account, a focus timer "with a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island", habits with streaks, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets and an Apple Watch app.
Best for: a visual timeline without moving your plans out of Apple's apps.
Price: "Everything essential is free." Planny Premium, monthly, yearly, lifetime or family, extends Planny Intelligence, statistics ranges, habits, attachments and wallpapers.
Pros: no separate account; Live Activity focus timer; Apple Watch; updated in October 2026.
Cons: only 44 ratings so far; requires iOS 26 or later, like Left.
5. Llama Life
Listed as "ADHD Organizer: Llama Life", by Llama Life Pty Ltd. Its App Store page describes setting "a countdown timer for every task", a total list time with an estimated finishing time, and confetti when you finish a task. Recent release notes describe alarms that play for up to 30 seconds when the app is closed, and soundscapes that keep playing when you switch tabs. Its version history mentions Live Activities and the Dynamic Island.
Best for: working through a list one timed task at a time.
Price: a 7-day free trial, then a monthly or annual subscription.
Pros: a simple, focused idea; an estimated finish time for the whole list; updated in October 2026.
Cons: the listing describes a 7-day trial followed by a subscription, with no free plan mentioned; listed for iPhone only; widgets aren't mentioned; 117 ratings.
6. Goblin Tools
By Skyhook. Its App Store page describes a set of small tools: Magic ToDo breaks a task into steps, Estimator guesses how long something will take, Formalizer rewrites text in a different tone, and others such as Judge, Compiler and Chef.
Best for: getting unstuck when a task feels too big to start. It works well alongside a planner.
Price: $1.99 to download. Goblin Tools Pro, monthly or yearly, adds features that rely on online services, such as sync, templates and shared lists.
Pros: 4.8 from 3,041 ratings; inexpensive; iPhone, iPad and Apple silicon Macs; the developer's site lists a web version and Android too.
Cons: not a planner or timer; its release notes describe widgets and notifications as future plans; Apple Watch isn't listed.
How we chose
- Starting point: apps often named as Tiimo alternatives, checked on the US App Store on 20 October 2026.
- Kept: iPhone apps updated in the last few months that help with one of Tiimo's jobs: seeing the day, running routines, timing tasks or breaking them down.
- Left out: coaching programs, self-care and mood apps, and apps not updated in the last 10 months. We also didn't rank apps on any health claims their listings make.
- Sources: each app's own App Store page and Apple's lookup data, plus Tiimo's, Structured's and Goblin Tools' websites where noted. No paid placements, and no developer reviewed this page.
Which one should you pick?
- You lose track of time and want it on your Lock Screen and Home Screen: Left.
- You want a visual timeline with a strong free version: Structured.
- You want routines that talk you through each step: Routinery.
- You want a timeline on top of Apple Reminders and Calendar: Planny.
- You want a timer on every task: Llama Life.
- You need help breaking tasks down: Goblin Tools, alongside any of the above.
For more on making time visible, read time blindness and the iPhone and visual reminders on Apple devices. Our apps for ADHD roundup covers more tools, and the Left Planner guide explains Left's day view.
Questions
What is the best alternative to Tiimo?
It depends on what you use Tiimo for. Structured is the closest visual timeline planner, Routinery runs routines step by step on timers, and Left keeps the time left today, this hour and this year on your Home Screen and Lock Screen.
Is Tiimo free?
Tiimo is free to download. Its App Store page says the free version includes a basic planner, limited AI chats and 1 profile, and Tiimo Pro unlocks the full features and the web version.
Is there a free alternative to Tiimo?
Structured has a free version with its visual timeline, Routinery includes 2 routines for free, and Planny says everything essential is free. Left's time-left widgets, habits and countdowns are free, with 2 each of habits, streaks, Aims and countdowns.
Which Tiimo alternatives have an Apple Watch app?
Structured, Routinery and Planny all list Apple Watch on their App Store pages. Left, Llama Life and Goblin Tools don't list one.
Can an app help with time blindness?
Apps can make time easier to see, for example with a widget that shows the hours left today or a timer on each task, but they aren't a treatment. Our guide to time blindness and the iPhone covers practical setups.
Start noticing what matters.
Download Left on your iPhone to see the time you have left, dates you are looking forward to, build the habits you want to keep, and become a better version of yourself.
Scan or search "Left" on the App Store.