Pick by the problem
| If your problem is… |
Try |
| Keeping track of a changing timetable |
MyStudyLife, or your uni calendar in Yoodoo |
| Study days that never happen |
Yoodoo: a study day that actually happens |
| Starting the essay |
Goblin Tools, or Yoodoo’s start the big thing |
| Your phone during revision |
Forest, Focus Friend, or Yoodoo’s blocker |
| Deadlines everywhere |
Todoist or MyStudyLife |
Studying with ADHD
Lectures give your day edges; everything else doesn’t. Study days without structure tend to vanish. What helps: let lectures be the fixed points, put short study blocks around them, and have an honest wrap up at the end where what didn’t happen gets a new home instead of a guilt trip. More on ADHD paralysis and time blindness.
Try it in Yoodoo
Follow a study day that actually happens: bring your timetable in, study around your lectures, wrap up, move what didn’t happen. Lite is free for good.
Questions
What's the best ADHD app for students?
For timetables and homework, MyStudyLife. For turning a timetable into a study day that survives real life, Yoodoo. For starting the essay, Goblin Tools. For staying off your phone while you revise, Forest or Yoodoo's blocker.
Are there free ADHD apps for students?
Yes. Yoodoo Lite, MyStudyLife, Structured, Todoist, Forest and Focus Friend all have free versions, and Goblin Tools is free on the web.
How do I plan study time with ADHD?
Put the fixed things in first (lectures, shifts, sport), then put short study blocks in the gaps, ideally soon after the lecture. Expect some to slip, and move them rather than drop them. Our
study day guide walks through it.
Do these apps help with ADHD?
They're planners and timers, not treatments. They can make time visible, shrink the first step and keep your phone out of the way. If you're struggling, talk to your GP or your university's disability service too.
