Indy ADHD support app
ADHD support app in Productivity & writing
Recommended for science-based support in building routines and reflecting on priorities, especially for people who feel stuck; the most common caveat is that signup requires an account and tracking data.
Recommended for science-based support in building routines and reflecting on priorities, especially for people who feel stuck; the most common caveat is that signup requires an account and tracking data.
25 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 14
- approval share
- 44%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 0.7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Helps cut down and reflect on priorities
“as lists get overwhelming, but instead helps the users cut down and reflect on what's really important today”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “Launch HN: Indy (YC S21) – A support app designed for ADHD brains” “it moves you towards things that matter to you”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “Launch HN: Indy (YC S21) – A support app designed for ADHD brains” Seen as relevant beyond ADHD
“the app seems compelling enough to me as a neurotypical person though, and I'd love to see them try something like this”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “Launch HN: Indy (YC S21) – A support app designed for ADHD brains” “The App and the description seem just as relevant for a non-ADHD population.”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “Launch HN: Indy (YC S21) – A support app designed for ADHD brains”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Requires account before seeing value
“the deinstalled the app again after getting towards the account creation dialog”
Comment from 17 Jan 2026 in “Launch HN: Indy (YC S21) – A support app designed for ADHD brains” “At the end: account required. That's where you lost me.”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “Launch HN: Indy (YC S21) – A support app designed for ADHD brains” Landing page unclear about function
“the landing page is absolutely anti-ADHD - a lot of stuff with basically no info about what it really does”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “Launch HN: Indy (YC S21) – A support app designed for ADHD brains” “The app hasn't even explained how this will help.”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “Launch HN: Indy (YC S21) – A support app designed for ADHD brains”
What people said
29 of the 32 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“subscription model funded by VCs to shame them on a daily basis”
“the tracking data and linked data required is an absolute non-starter for me”
“This app feels like work, which for ADHD-PI sufferers will stop using almost immediately”
“the deinstalled the app again after getting towards the account creation dialog”
“The app hasn't even explained how this will help.”
“I agree completely, matched my experience reading through the page”
“The App and the description seem just as relevant for a non-ADHD population.”
“thanks for making this. i hope you help the people you're trying to reach.”
“the app seems compelling enough to me as a neurotypical person though, and I'd love to see them try something like this”
“the calming nature of it helps them settle into a reflective state”
“substantially more personalized and less restrictive than last gen text box flows”
“That's a serious market/message mismatch.”
“as lists get overwhelming, but instead helps the users cut down and reflect on what's really important today”
“I am highly suspicious of its efficacy”
“Good stuff, I appreciate your work.”
“At the end: account required. That's where you lost me.”
“Indy is based on science-backed frameworks and exercises that set the foundation for and fuel the main scaffolding interactions.”
“We designed this with hundreds of beta users (I had 5-6 deep calls per day for at least a month)”
“I hate typing on a phone so having it run on a computer is much better.”
“Hiding the pricing until after signup is a dark pattern.”
“reads incredibly fucking dystopian to me”
“have started moving that process into Indy recently”
“browsing on desktop it just felt annoying”
“it moves you towards things that matter to you”
“For the target user who does feel stuck and hasn’t successfully built their system, this looks like a phenomenal product.”
“It's a paid app with monthly payment of ~$40 .”
“your website includes Google, Intercom, Stripe, and several others BEFORE the user has clicked through the "cookie" dialog”
“the landing page is absolutely anti-ADHD - a lot of stuff with basically no info about what it really does”
“Nice to see a fully free app without ads”
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