Tiimo: Planning, focus & to do Reviews

by Rinnswimmer

Tiimo has good ideas, but it isn’t providing for the main reason I got it, which is to help with my daily routines.
1. There is no way to keep the screen from going dark during the timers, making the nice, helpful countdown visual pointless.
2. If the screen is on, Tiimo gives a nice visual celebration when switching activities, but no noise whatsoever. If the screen is dark, I get a phone notification noise between activities. While doing activities, VISUALS and obvious SOUNDS are essential to know how much time I have left and when to switch to the next thing… especially if distracted or hyperfocused!!!
3. I like that you can schedule routines and they start automatically; however, it just starts in the background with no notifications and I need to remember to open Tiimo to see the timers… which disappear in 1 min when my screen goes dark. And I have turned on every notification option available on Tiimo .

I’m really struggling to understand how Tiimo is helpful for ADHD without these things (unless you have a smart watch, in which case that should be clarified on the info page). It’s disappointing that I paid for a year subscription and now have to go back to setting individual alarms on my phone for these things while searching for a new app.

by Dinos4sale

Apple Watch app is basically not functional - can’t check off items, can’t go to the end of an activity (or skip). Doesn’t change between activities when the time runs out. This is a dealbreaker for me personally; I can’t be running to my phone between items in the routine.

There seems to be some training required to use Tiimo. For example, what on earth is the difference between an activity and a routine? Why can’t I have checklists in a routine? Why can’t activities be a part of a routine?

Excellent idea in Tiimo: the “notes” section and the ability to drop tasks from there into your day. But the keyboard covers the part where you type, so it’s really hard to input tasks.

I don’t love that the daily calendar UI shows my completed tasks/routines/activities. It creates a lot of confusion when looking at that screen. Would be helpful to have an option to turn this off or at least collapse the items in that section. It’s also not clear why routines happen at “any time” by default - that seems to defeat the purpose of the calendar view.

I would love to come back to Tiimo when it can be used from the Apple Watch. I currently use Routinery but was looking for something that is a little more calendar-like so I can schedule around my work calendar. Unfortunately this is just not usable right now.

by Seakraken

this app has a lot of potential, but falls a bit short in usability for now. Setting up your routine for the day is somewhat clunky, but no doubt improves with practice and customization. I’ve found Tiimo somewhat buggy.

Things have disappeared from my schedule. Adding activities and lists is a bit difficult. The keyboard covers the part of the screen where you’re typing the next list item, and emojis/symbols don’t consistently load. Though I have notifications turned on, this app has not notified me of anything. This makes it difficult to see how this is actually useful for time management. For example, I was using the pomodoro routine today, and nearly worked through a break I’d been waiting for. this app wouldn’t allow me to adjust the break time, instead either pushing ahead or requiring me to pause the whole routine.

I feel like Tiimo could be very useful, but with the existing bugs, I don’t find it worth the subscription price. I’ll keep checking in as it progresses. For now, my search for the ideal ADHD app continues.

by NaToOoLeE

There are a lot of things I love about Tiimo. The graphics the visual design the use of checklists to make sure I don't forget things. I love the reminders.

Two things in particular really bother me though. The limited smart watch compatibility which means I'm being forced to choose between app compatibility and other key functions I want like stress monitoring which I could have with a fitbit. I don't like the notifications directly on my phone because it forces a distraction I don't need. Also I might leave my phone beside my bed to go brush my teeth and wash my face so Tiimo doesn't work as well without a watch.

I'm also struggling to connect to the web calender. I work nights and can't get any customer service and the faq/help sections are a joke tbh. I'm super stressed trying to deal with it which is kind of counter productive. It also won't accept my password which I had saved and apparently fixing this issue isn't as easy as submitting a request either. I can't view any account information on Tiimo either including what email I might have signed up with.

Overall I'm only giving it 3 because I really like the functionality of Tiimo but the other issues have me reaching for my anxiety meds because I'm 90 minutes in and I've made 0 progress with little hope of help in the foreseeable future.

by Mstyve

i’m an adult with lifelong unaddressed neurodiversity and still this is my experience not necessarily that of anyone else. When i first got Tiimo a year or so ago I was really overwhelmed by the number of options for activities and things. I left Tiimo because it just didn’t fit my needs. I’m constantly looking for more organic ways to process info and track activities.
I would love to know more about what this app does but the intro to this app on Tiimo doesn’t make much sense to me and doesn’t help me to understand the system behind it all and what my options are. i’m beginning to feel overwhelmed by it again.

it doesn’t help that it’s a subscription based app and i’ve had to restore my purchase three times since going for the free trial just 1 hour ago. it’s not completely the developers fault, but the pop up interruption when i don’t expect it is a major cause of frustration for me.

by [: Samika~San :]

So I think this is probably the most user friendly app for my personal preference. I’ve tried lots of different calendars and apps and I do think this one is my fav. I just wish there were a couple things different with it.

It’s a little glitchy. I went to put a routine on a day and it changed the time, duplicated certain tasks in the routine and I had to constantly check every time I added a routine. It shouldnt be this difficult. Also Tiimo was making my phone make a weird quick vibration every second for a few minutes while I was using it. I’m not sure why it stopped after a couple minutes but it almost made me throw my phone across the room. Also I wish the emojis had the option to change the color of the hair and skin of the people like on iPhone. But otherwise I think the emojis are really cute. Oh! Also. There needs to be more options with notifications especially the sounds. So far so good just these couple things. Please fix and I may just subscribe!

by CalvinationStation

I fully acknowledge that Tiimo is a work in progress, and is getting a little better with every update. But there’s still a perpetual problem where as soon as this app is updated, a new feature is rolled out, bugs are fixed and glitches are patched, there is always another problem or new bugs that come up when it seems to be improving. It’s like one step forward and two steps back. I don’t quite understand that because the concept and design of Tiimo seems pretty simple (although I’m sure there’s more to it under the surface).

I don’t know, I’m just trying to get through my days, get stuff done and not let ADHD (and what I suspect is ASD) get the best of me. Tiimo helps some, but the benefits kind of become redundant when I have to manually go in and correct things because little bugs in the program throw off my routine. The one I’m the most frustrated with right now is the fact that this app likes to log me out of Tiimo on my Apple Watch randomly - it almost always happens overnight, and it sometimes when I’m in the middle of an active routine, and I don’t realize until more time than I had intended to spend on an activity has passed and then “whoops! I have to enter my log-in information again.”

If you have ADHD or are on the autism spectrum, you know how frustrating and discouraging interruptions to routine can be, especially in their early stages before you’re fully comfortable with them.

by Pookiezombie

This tool has a lot of great features. I just started using and am just learning my way around. However, I would appreciate if we could put time parameters around things within a certain category, rather than creating multiple entries. For example, I would prefer to have an entry that says “workout (6a-7a)” that within you could establish “stretch 6-6:10, cardio 6:10-6:40, cool down 6:40-7.” The only options I see are to either create new entries for each, or do one entry and use the checklist. However, you lose the time management piece with the checklist. For me, since I categorize these 3 actions as part of a workout, I’d rather not break them into different entries because it becomes too cluttered for my preference.

by Carol98cc

It’s probably the only routine app I’ve really truly enjoyed so far and that I will plan on using for a long time. Reason for the docked star is just honestly a little suggestion. Sometimes in the routine I like to change where something goes, like I wanna make my bed first instead of after I brush my teeth for example. It’s really hard to change the location of it because then you have to change all of the times individually. I just wish there was a way to like, drag the activity somewhere else and it would immediately change the times of everything after it to match instead of the times overlapping. I don’t know if this makes any sense. But then also if I wanna add something to my schedule, it’ll just end up overlapping with whatever is already set at that time instead of pushing that current activity further you know?

by Forevermuic

I love how Tiimo allows you to add tasks to things that you need to get done (so like with breakfast or wind down for bed, it allows you to add each step that needs to get done before accomplishing those things to help make those activities less stressful). I haven’t been able to fully mess around with it to figure out how it fully works but the biggest thing I use it for is to remind myself to breathe throughout the day. I absolutely LOVE that throughout the timer set to do this, it does a countdown until it’s done and even has a celebratory screen halfway through!
My one thing I found frustrating so far is that every now and then, it’ll sign me out so I don’t receive notifications and wind up not noticing for maybe a day or maybe longer since I often loose track of my days.

by Rerun7

I enjoy that Tiimo gives me a visual schedule of my day. There are some features that I really feel are missing:
1. Drag and drop to adjust times of routines or activities. Calendar items would be locked/static and then tasks can shift around as needed between scheduled events.
2. Visual representation of gaps in the day. I like how the Structured app does this. It shows how much time there is between tasks/events on your schedule and asks if you would like to add anything. Also their time blocks(bubbles) are larger or smaller based on the length of the task/event.
3. Option to add routines to schedule based on end time rather than start time. This takes away the headache of doing the mental math of trying to plug tasks/routines into my schedule. For example I want to leave the house or be in bed by a certain time and that changes from day to day. I would like to be able to set my morning / evening routines accordingly. Or have my afternoon chore routine complete by the time I start cooking dinner.
I’m looking forward to seeing what’s next!

by KeepCalm1111

So, I love this app and it’s almost there but not quite yet. I have a major issue with the routine function, as you know people with ADHD have difficulty knowing how long an item may take to complete. So, before I’m done with my first item, it’s at the fourth and I feel very defeated. Also, I can’t check off what I have done. So, I’m only using activities. Why can we not drag and drop activities? Like, days get rearranged sometimes (working single mom of three, here) and I don’t like that we can only drag and drop items with “do anytime” feature. So, I set eberything to “do anytime” and then I forget to do them. 🙄 or, I set a task for 13 hours just to keep it open. Some things need restructuring. Also, the to do list/notes feature is not realistic, so I’m using a whole other system for that and now it feels more confusing. We need a way to batch tasks. Like #phonecalls ~ I don’t want to have to remember what color phone calls is. A hashtag grouping feature would be amazing. I love Tiimo and continue to pay, and really hoping things improve soon and I will be a customer and user for life!

by Italian Speaker

I’m autistic and I love Tiimo! I get depressed when I don’t have an externally imposed routine and this helps create that for me and literally avoid depression! I love the interface and the colors. Two ideas: color themes - you can pick in the settings which color scheme you’d like and then when you select the color for an event it gives you those colors as options. For example I love neon colors or pastels and I wish it let me pick one of those as a theme so I didn’t have to build a bunch of custom colors. Second idea: make the ability to not give a task a duration. Sometimes it gives me anxiety to put a duration on something that I don’t know how long it’ll take. On these tasks we could simply check them off when we’re done. It would ease a lot of stress in creating schedules.

by Mc Tuna

Tiimo is the best scheduler for me, especially since I can make a widget on my Home Screen to remind me of what I need to do whenever I pick up my phone. Combined with reminder notifications, this 100% prevents me from forgetting stuff! And I LOVE having the ability to designate certain tasks as things that can be done anytime during the day (I’ll call these Anytime Activities).

My only qualm is that Anytime Activites don’t show up in the Right Now view or in the Widget. So here’s a feature/tweak I would love to see: a button to show/hide Anytime Activities in the Right Now view, along with an option in Settings to set whether Anytime Activities are displayed in the Widget. That way, people who like how it functions right now can keep it like that.

Anyway, my favorite part about Tiimo is that the Widget displays bright colors and pictures that I can’t overlook on my Home Screen. this app is fantastic and I’m excited to see it continue to improve!

by Thebrisknees

Tiimo is a lifesaver. My husband’s work schedule shifts between 12 hour day and night shifts. I have a solid day routine but when he works nights, I fall apart. I don’t know when to sleep, eat, do household chores, make dinner, etc. Enter this app.

A neurodivergent creator on TikTok recommend Tiimo so I gave it a try. I sat down and thought out a routine for when he works on night shift and also a routine for when he has a day off but still needs to stick to his night shift sleeping schedule. It’s been amazing so far. No more oversleeping on my part while getting nothing done and he’s been sleeping a full 8 hours. Meals have been on time and the house is clean! My night shift dread and anxiety has finally gone away. I’m actually thinking about buying an Apple Watch so I can have my routine on my wrist at all times.

Thank you so much for developing Tiimo. No other time blocking or scheduling software has worked for me in the past. I Bullet Journal, but again, it’s not quite as effective as seeing my routine in real time and being able to be reminded of what I’m supposed to be doing.
Tiimo will change lives.

by JamLee3

Hello! I’m Autistic and possibly dyslexic and Tiimo has changed my life :). I’ve just started college and am so productive everyday with Tiimo, so thank you! I have 2 suggestions that I think would make Tiimo even better.

-allowing us to create this app activities that aren’t in recently used (my recently used gets so cluttered, and I’m usually doing the same classes everyday so this would be more convenient for making my schedule)

- allow us to put timers into the checklist on the activity or routine (optional). This is helpful for like the morning rounding where we brush our teeth because although there’s a countdown it’s for everything on the checklist so it’d be great if she can have mini timers in the checklist :).

by Habits Are A Blessing

I don’t have adhd or autism but Tiimo has helped me to reflect and improve on my routines and systems a lot. It’s one of the best calendar / routine apps since Google Calendar , which is saying a lot bc GCal was the standard for years and over these past few months I’ve already fallen in love with tiimos capabilities. Only thing is I am unable to use the new Widget functionality on Tiimo which I was looking forward to. I have the latest this app version so I’m not sure why it’s not available for my iPhone? But that brings me to my suggestions:

What would really make Tiimo spectacular is if it had 2-way sync with Apple Calendar /Google Calendar and if there was a way to block other apps while using Tiimo.
2-way sync is important to me because i like my events and routines to be backed in my base calendar which is Google Calendar. And having to switch between the two constantly can be frustrating. Also, my second point kind of relates to the widget feature, as I would like to be focused on only the this app activity that’s currently scheduled and not be distracted, but having to open Tiimo each time defeats that purpose. Nevertheless I’m excited for what’s to come feature wise with Tiimo as its grown so much, if these features could also be taken into consideration I’d appreciate

by TMLwood

I don’t have an official diagnosis yet, but I have many symptoms of ADHD and just now discovering it in my 30s. I feel like so much of my life has been explained and time management has always been a struggle for me. I work full time, mostly remote, homeschool 2 of our 4 kids so far, and run a small business. I’ve been looking for something like Tiimo for a long time. Paper planners only help for a short period of time for me and then I forget to check it and waste half of it. I love that this fills so many gaps I didn’t know I had or needed - the heads up notifications that a specific routine or activity is about to end or halfway done is awesome. So is the notes area where you can braindump a to do list or anything you want and then actually schedule it straight from there if needed at a later time. The integration with Apple Watch is also awesome bc I can put my phone away and have super focused time but still get the reminders I need (i know you can do focused mode on iPhone, but I’m still tempted to get distracted with my phone nearby). I’ve only had Tiimo for a couple days and am still learning it but will definitely be keeping it past the trial! I love love LOVE this! Thank you so much for putting so much thought and intentionality into this app!

by TubbyTiff

I am not neurodivergent and I absolutely love Tiimo and consider it an essential daily productivity tool. I have tried many time scheduling, daily routine and habit building apps and this by far is the best! It is the missing complement to my productivity workflow that I’ve searched a long time to find. As a creative professional who juggles many things in work and personal life, I find the user customization this app offers essential to its success. In the future, it would be useful to have options to view schedule info in Apple Watch complications beyond tapping the icon to open Tiimo to view that info. That is the only suggestion I have to elevate this tool even further. I see myself as a long-term user and would highly recommend Tiimo to others!

by Herfeley

as an autistic person with chronic illness, i need reminders to properly take care of myself and function in the best way i can. i’ve tried an incredible amount of apps & methods to make this work but this app is by far the most accessible, including the price, which is about what i would spend on a good planner for the year. Tiimo layout is very clean and not overwhelming which i find essential. i love the way you can add emojis & colors for the task icons, though i wish there was a way to customize the theme color. i also find it extremely helpful that you can connect to your calendar app. i use this feature for my work schedule & appointments.

i would fully recommend this app to anyone who needs a visual idea of their day and/or anyone who relies on reminders to get through each day. this is a great app to support and utilize with great people behind it listening & improving

by Miloiscoollol

i want to repeat an activity every three days but it doesn’t give me that option. it only lets me select certain days of the week or days of the month but it really should allow you to choose to repeat every 2,3,4 days etc.

by Thewarriorshaman

It’s only been a day, but I really like this concept. I’m an adult that was recently diagnosed with ADHD and I’ve without knowing I had ADHD always wished an app like this existed. Time management and executive function are hard for me. I can set up my day the night before and then I’m free to just be myself knowing that I won’t forget to do something important at the right time.

3 stars because I’m new and haven’t used it much yet. There is some functionality I’d like to see added. Namely an ability to do customized repetitions. Also setting times for activities is slightly glitchy. I’ve had to delete and recreate and activity already because the end time wouldn’t stay set to what I put it at after I hit save. It worked the second time though.

All in all really interested to see how this works for me and how Tiimo developers improve it over time.

by AmyB8484

I’m updating my review again from 3 stars to 4. Tiimo has improved since I started using it, and some of the bugs have been worked out. One issue I reported was fixed within a couple of days. Also, one issue that I assumed was a bug went away when I upgraded to a newer iPad. I can see that the developers are really making an effort to make Tiimo better.

This is a very unique app, and I haven’t found another like it. I have ADHD and autism, and it works with the way my brain works. I have executive dysfunction, and I have a hard time getting started on tasks. Seeing the notification that a task is about to start kind of creates a sense of urgency to get started. And it keeps me on task. And because I’m a visual thinker, I like that you can customize the color and icons. Calendars have never worked for me, partly because you can never exactly guess how long a task will take and unexpected things come up. Tiimo is flexible in that it lets you start and finish tasks early or late. So it’s pretty cool, and I think it helps me a lot.

by Elle🦁🐶🐝🐙(munchkiiwii)

I love everything about Tiimo . It will only get better with time! My issue is that it costs... I’m broke, to put it lightly. I’m a struggling college student with 4 mental illnesses so I’m unable to work. I was hoping to use Tiimo to assist me in my recovery journey and help me return back to normal and eventually go back to work.. I have issues with forgetting to take care of myself and to do important things... the trial is a good idea but it asks you to put info in right away... my luck is I would forget to cancel. Granted the annual fee is very cheap... but even still, I cannot afford it. Lowkey wish that it could be a one time purchase... then I don’t have payment issues of forgetting to pay... a one time payment would be so perfect. Or you can do what notability does and charge one time, small fees for different aspects. $2.99 for no ads. $1.99 for all icons and colors. Maybe even add something like $5 donation to help support creators so that those with that financial stability can help you out! Just an idea... I adore the concept of Tiimo! Just make sure to hear people out! :)

by JustSparklingAnxiety

Update: After hearing from Signe I’m going up a star for getting a response and that the developers listen to feedback and implement features the users are asking for. I know that seems simple but it’s not common. I put a lot of thought into my review and came from a perspective of wanting to improve on the user’s experience so I enjoyed hearing back. Cheers, this app!

I had ADHD and I heard that this app is a great app for your schedule so I downloaded it and it’s almost perfect, but there’s one feature that makes it frustrating for me to use. When I’m creating a routine or activity I want to be able to use the length of time an activity takes instead of a start and stop time. It might seem small, but I have time blindness so I time myself doing activities and record the amount of time they take to complete. Then I use that to schedule. Ideally I would place it on my schedule at the time I want to start and the end time would generate. With the start and stop time, whenever I want to place an item on my schedule at a different time it’s frustrating to first determine the amount of time the task takes, then reset the start and end time. Otherwise I really enjoy Tiimo.

by Belles100

My 5th grade has ADHD. Our school district is currently virtual learning. With both parents working, he needs to take charge and be responsible for his learning. Tiimo has been great. I gave him my old phone (connected via WiFi, no cellular) and Apple Watch. Tiimo vibrates on his arm and reminds him when he needs to log on to live meetings, etc. It has been a huge lifesaver this week. He has even asked me to add other non-school related reminders.

I would love a sign in option that doesn’t have “use”. Like a parent view so I can edit his schedule without being in the use profile on my phone. I also would love a 5 minute reminder ahead of a scheduled task (I admit that this option may be there and I have not found it yet).

by Haleypeyton

this app is worth it! I have adhd and I don't use Tiimo every day but it is so helpful in days that I need to remember my schedule or stick to a plan. I love the lists feature because it allows you to plan a lot of activities at same time and check them off as you go. The lists are especially helpful for me when I need to clean and don't know where to start :)

by Rose_Evanna

Tiimo is a lifesaver for staying on top of things with online school and daily life for my adhd.

by KB Alston

Tiimo helps me tremendously with staying on task and having productive days for a change. Awesome!!!

by Kuya Araw

Good for people with autism, adhd, or other visual or neurodivergent brain styles. If a normal calendar isn’t working for you, TIMO is a good option.

by Heyoitsnico

this is the best planner/calendar I've used and ive tried many! i struggle with organizing and planning but this app makes it easy. i love that you can add image to events, and have a to do list for events. this keeps me on task and helps me remember things i normally forget. thank you this app!!

by Izzym17

As someone who is challenged by both ASD and ADHD, Tiimo has helped me remember to do my homework/responsibilities, plan out my days, and view my schedule in an organized manner. I love how it is very visual and how you are able to add to do lists within scheduled activities. Tiimo has definitely kept me in check and I’m so grateful for everything it offers.

by Nixiethefae

Tiimo has helped me immensely with executive dysfunction, dissociation, and memory loss. It helps me reorient myself throughout the day with personal care habits and piano practicing at the moment, I'm sure i will expand to more things.

I'm a 31 year old, late diagnosed autistic woman with various mental health issues and lots of things to get in my way and Tiimo makes it easier to deal. ❤️

by Brett3031

this app makes me feel “in control” because I’m able to see my day visually, and I can build up a library of routines to make scheduling a breeze. I always know what is coming next which reduces anxiety and helps me focus on what I am currently doing. The power of this app is that they know their audience and build specifically for them. This makes such a difference. Also everyone who is a part of this app is so fun to communicate with. They listen and respond promptly, I can tell that they care about the community they build their app for. I’m excited to see Tiimo evolve even more in the future.