Choose Tiimo if…
- A visual, icon-rich timeline and countdowns are what help you start.
- You want native iPhone, Apple Watch and Android apps with widgets and Live Activities.
- Gentle routines matter more to you than meetings and deadlines.
Choose Needt if…
- Your days are shaped by meetings and deadlines and you want tasks placed around them.
- You want to plan on the web for free and see the same calendars on every device.
- You also need docs, moodboards, email-to-task and MCP access in one app.
Side by side
| Needt | Tiimo | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7/month or $59/year; Lifetime $149 once | Pro monthly or yearly; local price shown at checkout |
| Free plan | Yes: 1 calendar, 1 board, 15 auto-scheduled tasks/month | Yes: iOS and Android only |
| Trial | 14 days of Pro, free | 7 days, yearly plan only |
| Auto-scheduling | Yes: around meetings, by deadline, priority and energy; day rebuilds when plans move | AI co-planner builds and reshuffles a plan |
| Time-blocking | Yes, tasks and events in one view | Yes: visual timeline |
| Docs | Yes: pages with rich text and databases | Not listed |
| Moodboards | Yes: Boards with images, hex swatches, notes, links | Not listed |
| AI assistant | Ask agent; small allowance on Free, included on Pro; bring your own key | Yes: AI co-planner |
| Calendars | Google, Outlook/Microsoft 365, iCloud, any CalDAV | Import from Apple, Google, Outlook |
| Gmail, Outlook, IMAP (up to 3 mailboxes on Pro) | Not listed | |
| MCP/API | Remote MCP server + REST API (Pro) | Not listed |
| Apps | Web app, installable on Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, Android (PWA); native mobile apps in development | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android; web on Pro |
Prices and features from each company’s own pages, checked 11 Oct 2026. “Not listed” means we couldn’t find it there.
Who Tiimo is great for
Tiimo is a calm, visual planner co-designed with ADHD and autism experts. It has visual timers, routines that remember their steps, widgets and Live Activities, mood tracking and an AI co-planner that turns a brain dump into steps with time estimates. It is ad-free and made in Copenhagen.
Where Tiimo wins:
- Visual design for neurodivergent minds. Icons, colors and countdowns make time visible.
- Native mobile apps with Apple Watch, widgets and Live Activities. Needt is a web app you install; native mobile apps are in development.
- Routines with gentle, step-by-step reminders.
If those are what help you start and finish, stay with Tiimo.
Where people get stuck
People usually look elsewhere when their day becomes work-shaped: several calendars, client meetings, deadlines and email. Tiimo imports calendars, but each device needs its own import. The free version runs only on iOS and Android, so planning at a desk requires Pro. And the 7-day trial covers only the yearly plan; choose monthly and you are charged at once.
How Needt differs
- Built around meetings and deadlines. Connect Google, Outlook, iCloud or CalDAV once and every device sees it. Tasks are placed into free time before their deadlines.
- Energy as a field. Mark tasks Low, Medium or High energy and the scheduler respects it. It is a planning aid, not a treatment.
- Free on the web. Needt Free works in the browser and as an installed app, with 15 auto-scheduled tasks a month.
An example day
Alex has a 09:30 standup and a 14:00 client call. Needt places reply to three emails, 20 min, low energy at 09:00, write project brief, 75 min, high energy #Clients at 10:00, and a 10-minute walk habit at 12:30. At 13:50 the client pushes the call to 15:00. Needt moves edit shop listings, 40 min #Shop to 14:00 and shows the change before applying it.
More on this in Needt for ADHD and time-blocking with ADHD.
Cost over a year
Tiimo does not print a single price on its site; it shows your local price at checkout, and prices differ between web and App Store. The US App Store lists Tiimo Pro purchases from $7.00 to $54.00, including monthly-looking options at $11.99 and $12.00 (App Store listing).
| Plan | Math | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Tiimo Free | $0, mobile only | $0 |
| Tiimo Pro, highest US App Store listing | $54.00 | up to $54 |
| Tiimo Pro, $11.99 a month | $11.99 × 12 | $143.88 |
| Needt Pro, yearly | $59 | $59 |
| Needt Pro, monthly | $7 × 12 | $84 |
On yearly plans the two are close, and Tiimo may be cheaper in your region. Check your price in the app. Sources: Tiimo FAQ, App Store listing and Needt pricing, checked October 11, 2026.
Switching in an afternoon
- Sign up for Needt, confirm your email, and get 14 days of Pro, free. Add a card only if you keep Pro.
- Connect your Google, Outlook, iCloud or CalDAV calendar once.
- Recreate routines as habits, and add this week's to-dos by typing naturally. Or ask an assistant on the Needt MCP server to create them from a pasted list.
- Install Needt on your phone from the browser so the plan is one tap away.
Sources
- Tiimo FAQ — www.tiimoapp.com
- Tiimo AI planning — www.tiimoapp.com
- Tiimo on the App Store — apps.apple.com
- Needt pricing — needt.app
