The ADHD planner for women that changes with your energy and your cycle

The short version

Most planners treat every Tuesday the same. Your ADHD brain doesn't. On some days you can clear a whole list. On others, opening the app is the hardest task. Lunar is built for the second kind of day as much as the first: it asks how much you have, then shows only what fits.

Why most ADHD planners stop working for women

01. The wall of tasks. You open your planner, see forty things, and close it again. Seeing everything isn't the same as knowing what to do.

02. Time isn't the problem. A schedule assumes you'll have the same focus at 2pm every day. Knowing a task takes 30 minutes doesn't help if you don't have 30 minutes of focus in you today.

03. The same week, every month. Many women with ADHD notice their focus and motivation dip at a predictable point in their cycle, often the week before their period. A planner that can't see that keeps handing you the same list anyway.

Research on hormones and ADHD is still developing, but many women report that their symptoms feel stronger in the late luteal phase and during their period. We go deeper in Estrogen, dopamine and ADHD and Why your ADHD gets so much worse during your period. The practical point is simple: if your capacity changes on a schedule, your to-do list should too.

How Lunar works

1. Check in with two taps

Tell Lunar how you feel right now (Exhausted, Low, Okay or High) and where you are in your cycle: period, follicular, ovulation or luteal. Not sure about your phase? Skip it. The energy check-in works on its own.

2. Your list shrinks to what fits

Lunar filters your tasks to match. Exhausted gets you one gentle task. High brings deep work to the top. Everything else isn't gone. It's just quiet until you have the energy for it, so you're never staring at a backlog you can't touch today. See energy-based planning for how the four levels work.

3. Do This Now, for when choosing is the hard part

Some days even three options are too many. Do This Now puts one task on screen, picked using your energy, your cycle phase and AI ranking. Tap to focus, skip to see the next one, mark it done and move on.

Built for the ADHD part, not just the planning part

• AI task breakdown. Turn "sort out taxes" into small, startable steps. Big tasks stop being frozen tasks. (See how it compares with Goblin Tools.)
• Voice-to-task. Say the messy version out loud. Lunar turns your brain dump into tasks.
• Lunar Memory. Lunar remembers tasks you've done before and how much energy they took, so you don't re-plan the same things from scratch.
• No streak shaming. Lunar never breaks a streak for resting. A quiet week is data about your body, not evidence against you.

Lunar is for you if…

• Your focus and energy change noticeably across the month.
• A full to-do list makes you close the app instead of starting.
• You want the app to pick the first task on bad days.
• You want task breakdown in the same place as your list.
• You use an iPhone.

Lunar isn't the right fit if…

• You need Android or a web app. Lunar is iPhone-only for now.
• You want hour-by-hour visual time-blocking. Tiimo and Structured do that well (see Tiimo vs Lunar and Structured vs Lunar).
• You want body-doubling rooms. Lunar doesn't have them (see Focusmate vs Lunar).
• You need shared or team task lists. Lunar is personal.
• You want a period or fertility tracker. Lunar uses your cycle phase to plan; it doesn't track or predict periods. Pair it with Clue or Flo (see Clue vs Lunar).

Lunar vs other ADHD planners for women

Several apps now design for women with ADHD, and they solve different problems. Here's an honest side-by-side, checked against each app's own website.

Checked October 2026 against each app's own website. A dash or "Not stated" means the app's site doesn't say.

• Noa plans 1–3 tasks a day with a rescue mode for when you're stuck. It's for women who want a gentle daily companion, on iPhone or Android.
• Muna is cycle tracking with planning support. It's for women who want their cycle, energy and calendar in one planning app.
• Tiimo and Structured are for people who think in visual timelines and want their day laid out hour by hour.
• Lunar is for women with ADHD who want the to-do list itself to shrink or grow with their energy and cycle, plus help starting the one task that's left.

See every head-to-head on our comparisons page, or read the best ADHD apps for women.

What a month looks like with Lunar

Your period

Energy is often low. When you check in Exhausted or Low, Lunar leans on short, low-stakes tasks. Getting through the day counts. (Why ADHD gets worse during your period)

Follicular phase

Many women describe this as their clearest stretch. When you check in High, the heavier work you've been putting off comes to the top. (The follicular phase and ADHD)

Ovulation

For many women this is a social, higher-energy window, a good time to batch calls and conversations. If it isn't for you, your check-in says so and the list follows.

Luteal phase

This is where most planners fail. As the week before your period arrives, you choose luteal and Lunar lightens the list, with fewer tasks and gentler ones, so the plan fits the week your brain is actually having. (The week before your period is not a productivity problem · PMDD and ADHD)

Everyone's cycle is different, so Lunar doesn't assume a textbook one. You choose your phase. Read the full cycle syncing guide for ADHD.

Your cycle data stays yours

Lunar never sells your task data or cycle information to third parties. Read the privacy policy.

Pricing

Download Lunar free and try everything for 14 days. After that, Lunar is $79.99 a year. You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store subscription settings.

Questions women with ADHD ask about Lunar

What's the best ADHD planner app for women?

It depends on why planners fail you. If you think in visual timelines, Tiimo or Structured work well. If your focus and energy change across the month, Lunar: ADHD Planner for Women is an iPhone app that filters your to-do list by today's energy level and your cycle phase, so you only see what's doable.

Is there an ADHD planner that adapts to my menstrual cycle?

Yes. Lunar asks where you are in your cycle (period, follicular, ovulation or luteal) and how much energy you have, then shows only the tasks that fit. Harder weeks get a lighter list. It works with irregular cycles too, because you choose your phase at check-in or skip it entirely.

Why don't normal to-do apps work for women with ADHD?

Most to-do apps assume you have the same capacity every day and show you everything at once. Many women with ADHD notice their focus and motivation dip at predictable points in their cycle, often the week before their period. A list that's fine on day 8 can feel impossible on day 24.

What app helps when my ADHD productivity crashes before my period?

Lunar is built for those weeks. When you check in low or in your luteal phase, it shrinks your list to a few gentle tasks, and Do This Now can put a single task on screen. It's a planning tool, not a treatment; talk to a clinician about symptoms.

Does Lunar have AI task breakdown and voice-to-task?

Yes. Lunar's AI task breakdown turns a big, vague task into small steps you can actually start, and voice-to-task turns a spoken brain dump into tasks. Lunar doesn't have body-doubling rooms. If you want body doubling, a service such as Focusmate can run alongside it.

How much does Lunar cost, and is it on Android?

Lunar is free to download on iPhone (iOS 26 or later) with a 14-day free trial. After the trial it's $79.99 a year, and you can manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store subscription settings. Lunar isn't available on Android or the web yet.

Lunar vs Noa vs Muna: which is better for women with ADHD?

They solve different problems. Noa plans one to three tasks a day, with a rescue mode for when you're stuck. Muna is cycle tracking with planning support. Lunar is a task list first: it filters your full to-do list by cycle phase and energy, then helps you start the task that's left.

Do I need to track my period to use Lunar?

No. The energy check-in works on its own, so you can skip the cycle phase whenever you're unsure or don't have a regular cycle. Lunar doesn't predict periods or track fertility. If you want a period tracker, use one alongside Lunar, such as Clue or Flo, and tell Lunar your phase.

Is Lunar a medical app?

No. Lunar is a planning app, not a medical device. It doesn't diagnose, treat or manage ADHD, PMDD or any other condition. It helps you choose tasks that fit the energy you have today. If your symptoms change a lot across your cycle, it's worth talking to a doctor or prescriber.