Ready on time.
Every morning.
Without nagging.

One task. One big timer. Instant rewards. RoutineBuddies turns your child's morning, homework and bedtime into a game they actually want to play — built on 40+ years of ADHD research.

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Built on 40+ years of research No ads, no tracking One subscription, whole family
Cake timer screen
Level up celebration
Celebration with coins
Sound familiar?

You're not a bad parent.
Your child has an ADHD brain.

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You've said "put your shoes on" twelve times and you haven't left the house yet.

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Homework takes two hours of battles for twenty minutes of actual work.

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Bedtime is a negotiation marathon that leaves everyone exhausted and grumpy.

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You love your kid so much. You just wish the hard parts were a little less hard.

Night routine screen
Morning routine screen
After school routine screen
How it works

Simple for you.
Magic for them.

1

You set it up once

Create your child's routines in 3 minutes. Morning, homework, bedtime. Pick tasks, set minutes, choose days. Done.

2

The app takes over

Friendly reminders arrive before each routine — even encouraging early starts with bonus points. You don't need to say a word.

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They run it themselves

One task, one big timer, instant rewards. If they leave the app, the timer stays visible on the lock screen and Dynamic Island. A gentle nudge brings them back.

4

Routines stick. Naturally.

Streaks build. Buddies unlock. And somewhere in week two you realise — they just did their morning routine without you saying a word.

Family plan

Got more than one kid? One subscription covers them all.

Use Apple's Family Sharing to give each child their own device with their own profile, avatar and routines — all under one subscription. No extra cost.

Inside the app

Built for ADHD brains.
Loved by kids.

One task at a time

🎯 One task at a time

Only the current task is shown. No lists, no overwhelm. Just one thing to do right now.

Visual countdown timer

🍰 Visual cake timer

A large circular timer makes time visible — solving the time-blindness that makes ADHD routines fall apart.

Instant rewards celebration

⚡ Instant rewards

Coins and BuddyBux rain down immediately after each task — exactly when the ADHD brain needs them.

Level up celebration

🔥 101 levels

From Beginner to Buddy Supreme. Points never go down. Levels never drop. Progress is permanent.

Pick your avatar

🐔 8 collectable Buddies

Earned with BuddyBux — never purchased with real money. Each Buddy transforms the whole app's colour theme.

Tiny break between tasks

☕ Smart mini-breaks

Breaks preview what's coming next so your child can mentally prepare — no surprises, no shutdowns.

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Zero in-app purchases. Ever.

Buddies are unlocked with BuddyBux your child earns by completing routines — not by spending money. One subscription covers everything.

✓ No hidden costs ✓ No ads ✓ Earn, don't buy
Crazy Pack

Crazy Pack included.

Your child picks their Buddy and the entire app changes colour to match. They can even change the app icon on the home screen to their favourite Buddy. And notifications? There are 22 sounds to choose from. Some sweet, some absolutely ridiculous. When a child gets to decide how their world looks and sounds, they own it. That's not just fun, it's autonomy, the motivational need most threatened in ADHD children.

Deci & Ryan, 2000 · Morsink et al., 2022
The research

40 years of ADHD research.
In their pocket.

Children with ADHD thrive with clear structure, immediate rewards and visible progress — not willpower and lectures. Every feature in RoutineBuddies is grounded in evidence-based behavioural science.

The visual timer solves time-blindness. One task at a time eliminates overwhelm. Instant rewards fire at exactly the right moment. This isn't just a fun app — it's 40 years of research, made playful.

40+Years research
24Published studies
10Core principles
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1. One task eliminates executive overload

62% of ADHD children have impaired working memory. Showing one task at a time eliminates the need to hold a sequence in mind. Sweller, 1988 · Kofler et al., 2018

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2. Visual timers solve time-blindness

ADHD brains can't feel time passing. A visual timer converts a temporal judgement into a spatial one — dramatically improving accuracy. Toplak et al., 2006 · Barkley, 1997

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3. Immediate rewards are non-negotiable

Lower baseline dopamine means delayed rewards don't register. Instant points after every step trigger the phasic dopamine response ADHD brains need. Luman et al., 2005 · Volkow et al., 2009

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4. Variable rewards sustain motivation

Unpredictable bonus amounts produce the highest response rates. The "what will I get?" anticipation triggers more dopamine than the reward itself. Ferster & Skinner, 1957 · Schultz, 1997

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5. Time-linked cues automate action

"If it's 7:15, then I brush my teeth" automates task initiation — bypassing the conscious deliberation ADHD brains struggle with. Gollwitzer, 1999 · Gawrilow & Gollwitzer, 2008

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6. Positive-only reinforcement works

Punishment worsens outcomes in ADHD and risks shame spirals. Explicit rewards while ignoring undesired behaviour produces better long-term results. CHADD, 2023 · Luman et al., 2005

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7. Transitions need buffering

ADHD children have significantly greater switch costs — physical, mental and emotional. Structured pauses with advance warning reduce resistance. Monsell, 2003 · Cepeda et al., 2000

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8. Proactive behaviour can be trained

Anticipatory planning is specifically impaired in ADHD. Rewarding early starts trains the exact executive function that's weakest. Barkley, 1997 · Gawrilow et al., 2011

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9. Competence needs constant feeding

ADHD children experience higher need frustration from repeated failures. A system that only moves forward rebuilds the sense of "I can do this." Deci & Ryan, 2000 · Morsink et al., 2022

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10. Multiple senses sharpen focus

Congruent multisensory stimuli improve cognitive control and eliminate attentional capture in ADHD children. Visual + haptic + auditory combined. Gallo et al., 2023 · Shimizu et al., 2014

Better Mornings Guarantee

The Better Mornings Guarantee

We guarantee calmer mornings, smoother homework and easier bedtimes within 14 days — or you pay nothing. Not a penny. 40 years of ADHD research built into every feature makes us that confident. Try everything free for 14 days. If it doesn't work for your family, cancel before day 15 and you're never charged. No questions. No fine print.

Simple pricing

Less than a coffee a week.
Worth every penny.

One subscription. The whole family. No in-app purchases. No hidden costs.

Monthly
$9.99 / month
 
  • Unlimited routines & tasks
  • All 8 collectable Buddies
  • No in-app purchases
  • iCloud backup & restore
  • Lock screen timer & Dynamic Island
  • Built on 40+ years of ADHD research
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Privacy First

Your child's data stays with your family. Period.

Everything is stored locally on the device. Backups go to your family's private iCloud, not our servers. We have no accounts, no logins, no passwords. Analytics are opt-in only, protected by a parent gate, and processed in the EU. We never collect names, never show ads, and never sell data. COPPA and GDPR compliant. Your data, your iCloud, your control.

Less chaos.
More connection.

Try it free for 14 days. No charge until your trial ends. Cancel anytime. Built on science. Loved by kids.

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Calmer mornings — guaranteed. Try 14 days free.