MAKING A DIFFERENCE

5 Great Endel Features for People With ADHD

How the app collaborated with the community to develop new tools.

App Store Award winner Endel is best known for composing endlessly comforting soundscapes on the fly, based on where you are and what you’re doing—a feature that’s drawn many people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

That’s what made Nik Hobrecker, an ADHD advocate and the founder of the online community @adhdvision, fall in love with the app.

“I stumbled upon the amazing benefits of functional sound for the ADHD brain, and I went on the hunt for an intuitive app that could help me leverage those benefits to get more done,” he says. When he found Endel, he reached out to the team to collaborate.

According to the app, 20 percent of its users reported having an ADHD diagnosis, and an additional 33 percent experienced symptoms without a diagnosis. So Hobrecker co-created a suite of features and soundscapes with Endel, all designed to support those with ADHD. Here’s a tour.


Slide your finger across the colors to tune the sound to your liking.

1. Colored Noise

You may have used white noise to tune out distractions, but Endel makes a whole spectrum of colored noises available, including pink, blue, and brown. Each has a different feel and was selected in collaboration with Hobrecker’s community. Explore the Colored Noise soundscape to access eight that you can fine-tune to your liking.

Why it makes a difference: “Studies show that people with ADHD need more noise to hit their peak cognitive performance,” Hobrecker says. Colored noises are helpful because they “feel like a gentle breeze that clears the mind. They refresh and invigorate without being overwhelming or distracting,” he adds.


Enjoy a quick moment of focus or calm with the app’s seven exercises.

2. Endel Exercises

Endel includes more than just soundscapes. The app also offers quick guided meditations, clocking in around four minutes each. Take a moment for calming breath work, a body scan meditation, or a relaxing tapping exercise.

Why it makes a difference: “For our ADHD brains, finding structure and accountability on our own can feel impossible. Having something external to guide you is a total game changer,” Hobrecker says. “It’s not just easier—it’s actually doable because you’re no longer trying to figure it all out on your own.”


Endel’s App Blocker helps you stay focused without interruptions.

3. App Blocker

Endel puts a handy Block Apps button in every soundscape and exercise to help you stay on track.

Why it makes a difference: “As ADHDers, we’re really bad at switching our attention. We dive into another rabbit hole and lose productivity, so once we’re in the zone, it’s essential we stay there,” Hobrecker says. “With this feature, you can avoid getting impulsively distracted by your friend asking ‘What’s up?’ later.”


Extend your focus or find a moment to relax with these soundscapes.

4. Sound Therapy Library

Endel’s Sound Therapy Library offers soundscapes that some in the ADHD community have found helpful. In the 8D Odyssey, sounds appear to move all around you when you listen with headphones. Solfeggio tones let you jump between different frequencies believed to impact relaxation and focus.

Why it makes a difference: “With all the chatter constantly running through an ADHD brain, solfeggio frequencies create this peaceful quiet,” Hobrecker says. “What’s even cooler is that different frequencies seem to work for different people. That’s why we keep rolling out a variety of sounds—so you can find the ones that click for you.”


Set a timer and get things done with Quick Task as your soundtrack.

5. Quick Task Scenario

With a steady rhythm and a timer, this soundscape, refined in partnership with Hobrecker, is designed to help you get through the tedious tasks and manage racing thoughts.

Why it makes a difference: Quick Task’s timer creates a sense of urgency. “The challenge to beat the clock is what we need to fire into gear. It helps spark motivation and focus,” Hobrecker says. “Many of us with ADHD get hyper-focused on important projects at the last minute.”