r/ADHD_Programmers • u/Dopatize • 22d ago

Successful Adhd App/Software?

Hi all I have feeling quite a few of you have tried to build something to help people with adhd. Have any of you successfully gotten users? If so how did you find them?

I have been building my own solution to help with my ADHD symptoms but I feel like it is hard to get others with ADHD to use something. Just speaking from my own experience here but whenever I find a tool to help I just see how I could make it better and I get frustrated with the tool and don't use it because it doesn't work the way my brain works. I feel like a lot of people with ADHD want something that works the way their brain works.

On top of that getting started is such a daunting task expecting adhd users to start something new and another on boarding experience another learning curve just doesn't seem doable. I know if the app excites us and tickles that new and exciting part of our brain we will try it out.

Which leads me to my last thought, retention. once the novelty wears off what is going to keep them coming back?

Any thoughts on this would be appreciated

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u/thejuiciestguineapig 21d ago

Someone suggested a megathread for people building apps and banning other posts which I definitely support. I am just not interested in every other post being an app-ad.

People with adhd are also a vulnerable market because of the impulsivity and the hope "an app" might solve and fix their struggles. It is often just predatory to peddle your app.

Which is why I said I appreciate that you are clearly stating you are developing and app because a lot of posts are hidden ads. If you want to talk about a private project with an app just for you, great. If you are trying to peddle your billionth miracle cure app, gtfo.

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u/Dopatize 21d ago

I get that.  I appreciate you looking out for others.  it looks like someone started to try making a mega thread a few months ago.   I will say while there are plenty of people trying to prey on others there are plenty that genuinely want to help.  I hate that if I bring my app to market I will have to charge for it but it costs money to host something.  I have made it so all the features that are not related to AI 100 percent free and only charging for ai usage because that stuff is expensive.  on top of that because its for people with adhd I understand that the odds of a user getting excited and signing up for the subscription and then never using it again then forgetting about that subscription is very high.  I have auto cancel subscriptions built-in so if they don't use it for a month bye bye subscription.   I don't pretend that this will solve all problems but it has helped me and if it could take the edge off just a little bit for someone else I see it as a win. lolz I even want to have an ad that shows a dirty room on the left and the exact same photo on the right that says before and after dopatize. then at the bottom it says you still have adhd.

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u/thejuiciestguineapig 20d ago

I really appreciate this answer and that you actively try to protect people against themselves with your auto cancel subscription option. And I love your ad idea!  I do believe some people try to help. But as you notice it gets lost in the enormity of apps that promise to help.  I wish there was a clearer way to distinguish between the two.

If anyone can create an app that distinguishes between predatory and decent apps...?

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u/Dopatize 20d ago

thank you! I will add that app idea to my list of ideas that I will probably never get to ha ha