A brand new app referred to as Currently launched on the App Retailer just a few weeks in the past, focusing on individuals with ADHD to assist them arrive on time and rewarding them for doing so.
The service is designed to assist customers handle their journey plans by notifying them when it’s time to go away for a visit, sending reminders half-hour, 10 minutes, and 5 minutes earlier than departure. It additionally options Reside Actions on iPhone and Apple Watch that show a countdown to go away.
To encourage well timed departures, Currently employs a degree reward system with 4 issue ranges.
The best stage, “Goldfish,” awards customers 3 factors for being early, 2 factors for being on time, and 0 for being late, whereas the opposite ranges — “Espresso,” “Grown Up,” and “Yoda” — develop into progressively much less forgiving. Yoda, as an illustration, deducts 2 factors for being late.
As customers accumulate factors, they stage up and unlock numerous digital characters inside the app that function achievement badges. Whereas the reward could seem easy, it might present customers with a way of progress and accomplishment.
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Currently was created by indie developer Erik MacInnis to deal with challenges confronted by people with ADHD, significantly associated to time administration.
“I’ve all the time been the ‘late one’ in my pal group,” MacInnis instructed TechCrunch. “For many people, our hardest challenges to leaving on time are time blindness and poor time estimation. Currently addresses each of those issues by retaining the consumer consistently conscious of when to go away, and it’s gamified, so that you get factors whenever you arrive on time, which truthfully feels good.”
Whereas different comparable apps exist — reminiscent of an Android app referred to as Time to Depart — MacInnis believes they’re outdated. ADHD apps like Structured and TickTick are primarily for job administration and don’t particularly tackle time blindness for commuting.
Throughout our testing, we discovered Currently to be useful, however we want it may present time estimations for commuters in massive cities who use public transportation or biking. At the moment, the app solely presents choices for driving or strolling.
Regardless of this small limitation, we consider the app could be profitable amongst its goal demographic.
People with ADHD often really feel unmotivated, and specialists typically counsel using a reward system to assist with self-discipline. One other gamified app, Finchhas gained consideration for its level system. The self-care app encourages customers to finish each day chores at house or have interaction in different wholesome habits by rewarding them with factors that can be utilized to customise their digital pet.
MacInnis revealed future plans for Currently, which embody a social function that mechanically notifies pals when customers depart, when they’re 5 minutes away, and once they arrive. An Android model can also be a part of the long-term roadmap.
Currently is out there totally free, however there’s additionally a premium subscription ($3 monthly or $10 per 12 months) that gives options like customizing issue ranges and scheduling recurring journeys.
