Romi

What Romi is

Romi is a voice-based AI companion designed from the ground up for people with ADHD. The company describes it as built "for ADHD brains by ADHD brains," emphasizing that the app was created by a team with direct lived experience of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The CEO and founder, Josh Budd, has been diagnosed with ADHD and brings 8+ years of experience working in the ADHD space. Rather than adapting a general-purpose tool to ADHD, Romi was built around how ADHD minds actually work, making it fundamentally different from other productivity and wellness apps that promise ADHD-friendliness but start from a neurotypical model.

How it works and what you actually get

Romi is a conversational AI that works primarily through voice input. The core pitch is simple: you talk to Romi like you would talk to a friend, and it captures everything without requiring you to remember where you put your notes or navigate a complicated menu. You can dump your thoughts by voice, and Romi records tasks, events, moods, routines, and notes in one place. The app is designed to reduce friction at every step, recognizing that ADHD brains hit a wall when apps demand perfect input, precise navigation, or careful maintenance.

Beyond capture, Romi covers the four core needs the site identifies: planning and execution, finding calm, spotting patterns, and tracking progress. For planning, you tell Romi what you're working on and it helps you break work down and organize it. When overwhelm hits, Romi offers ADHD-specific exercises to reset you back to baseline within minutes and claims to learn what actually calms you over time. The app analyzes your past patterns and conversations so you can see the link between different parts of your life, what helps your sleep, what lifts your mood, how small changes ripple into bigger shifts.

You can ask Romi questions about your own history and patterns, and it pulls from your previous conversations. The app offers AI-powered scheduling and project prioritization, something the company notes many people with ADHD struggle to do alone. You can set up routines and protocols tailored to how your brain works. Reminders land exactly when you need them, not in a generic list. Romi can even call your phone for a morning check-in if you're the type who forgets to open the app.

The app runs on both iOS and the web. The company emphasizes that if you can have a conversation, you can use Romi, no technology expertise required.

The evidence: what the pages prove

Romi operates on a subscription model with one plan. The pricing page lists one option: Romi Plus at £19 per month, with a 7-day free trial that requires no credit card. What is included: unlimited conversations with Romi, unrestricted access to all AI functionality, AI scheduling, AI project prioritization, AI task breakdown, AI journaling, automatic mood detection, deep AI analytics, and routines and protocols. The company emphasizes one subscription level with everything included and no limits.

The site publishes specific claimed improvements based on what it calls "lived experience and science." It states: 83% improved daily functioning, 62% more in control of life, 60% less overwhelmed, 36% improvement in execution and organisation, 32% improvement in overall wellbeing, and 33% increase in positive mood and regulation. These figures appear on the homepage alongside testimonials.

Romi has a 4.9-star rating from 15,241 people using the app according to the site. The app has generated testimonials from users including a social worker, a student, a teacher, a software developer, a UI designer, a sales representative, a marketing manager, and a project manager. The company collects these across its homepage.

The team includes founder and CEO Josh Budd, who brings a diagnosis of ADHD and 8+ years experience in the ADHD space. The site mentions he is building "the support mechanisms he never had." The company also lists Dr James and Dr Tony on the team, though the page does not provide their full titles or credentials beyond the "Dr" prefix.

One notable feature the site emphasizes: Romi is built to work with how people actually build habits with apps. The company acknowledges that forgetting is "kind of the whole point of ADHD," and designed the app accordingly to give users a better chance of returning to it than a typical app. The company also notes it does not overwhelm users with options, describing the design as having "just the right amount of function."

What the site does not say

The page does not specify which countries Romi serves or whether there are geographic restrictions on access. It does not detail a wait time for a first conversation or any queue system. The company does not publish clinical studies on Romi's effectiveness or FDA clearance for any condition. It offers testimonials and self-reported metrics, but not peer-reviewed research. There is no mention of whether the AI running the app is proprietary or based on a publicly available model. The site does not specify whether conversations are stored long-term or how long data is retained after account deletion.

Who it fits

Romi is designed specifically for adults with ADHD who respond to voice-based interaction. The app works best for people who think out loud and struggle with written capture or app navigation, and for those who need a system that adapts to their actual brain rather than forcing them into a neurotypical structure. It fits people who have tried other ADHD apps and felt like something was missing, or who need a tool that gets better the more they use it.

Romi is not a crisis service, does not replace a therapist, and is not designed for acute mental health emergencies. It is a daily companion for managing the chaos of ADHD, capturing ideas before they disappear, breaking down projects so they feel less overwhelming, and building awareness of what actually helps over time. If you need medication management, a clinical diagnosis, or crisis support, Romi is a supplement, not the answer on its own.

The pricing is in British pounds, so users in the US will see currency conversion on payment. At current rates, £19 per month is roughly $24 per month, though that will shift with exchange rates.