TL;DR: Llama Life has one set of features and two ways to pay: $6 a month or $39 a year ($3.25 a month). Until November 11, 2026, the first year of the annual plan is 30% off, which came to $27.30 at checkout. The 7-day free trial needs no card, and since March 2026 it doesn't turn into a subscription when it ends. There's no free plan. Students get 20% off the annual plan.
Llama Life (llamalife.co) is a to-do list built around one task at a time: each task gets a countdown timer, and the app keeps your list's total time and finish time in view. It's popular with people with ADHD. We created a Llama Life account on November 3, 2026, used the app, and opened the checkout for both plans, stopping before paying. Every screenshot is ours.
How much does Llama Life cost?
| Plan | Price | Works out to | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $6 a month | $72 a year | 7 days, no card |
| Annual | $39 a year | $3.25 a month | 7 days, no card |
| Annual, sale until Nov 11, 2026 | $27.30 for the first year, then $39 | $2.28 a month in year one | 7 days, no card |
| Annual, students | 20% off | About $31.20 a year | 7 days, no card |
Both plans include every feature, on desktop, iPhone and Android. Paying yearly saves $33 against twelve monthly payments, which is what the checkout's "Save $33" note refers to.
The prices themselves have been steady. The Wayback Machine's copies of the pricing page from August 2025 through September 2026 all show $6 a month and $39 a year.
What the checkout charges
When you choose a plan, Llama Life sends you to a Stripe checkout. The annual checkout applied the sale as a coupon named "30% off first year, Easter 2026" and showed $27.30 due today, then $39 a year from the second year:
One small difference: the pricing page shows the sale price as $27.50, while the checkout charged $27.30, which is exactly 30% off $39.
The monthly checkout is $6.00 due today, with a note that annual billing would save $33:
| You choose | Charged today | Then |
|---|---|---|
| Annual, during the sale | $27.30 | $39 every year from year two |
| Annual, regular price | $39 | $39 every year |
| Monthly | $6 | $6 every month |
Both checkouts charge on the day you subscribe, even if you're still inside your free trial. If you want all 7 free days, subscribe at the end.
The free trial doesn't charge you when it ends
This is Llama Life's most unusual pricing detail. Its help center says that since March 19, 2026, the trial no longer rolls into a paid plan. When the 7 days are up, you lose access until you actively pick a plan:
The trial starts when you create your account, not when you pick a plan, and the app shows a banner with the days left:
For anyone who has paid for a trial they forgot to cancel, this is a real plus.
Student discount
Students get 20% off the annual plan. You create your account with your school email, then email Llama Life with what you're studying and your favorite feature, and they send a code:
Cancelling and refunds
- Web: go to Account, then Manage Billing. From there you can cancel, switch from monthly to annual (you get credit for the unused month), or change your card.
- iPhone: cancel in the App Store under your profile, Payments and Subscriptions.
- Android: cancel in Google Play under Payments and Subscriptions.
- Refunds: Llama Life's help center doesn't publish a refund policy. App Store and Google Play purchases follow Apple's and Google's processes. For web purchases, ask Llama Life at hey@llamalife.co.
- Deleting your account: if you have a paid plan, Llama Life asks you to email them rather than delete it yourself.
What reviewers say
On the US App Store, Llama Life was rated 4.5 out of 5 from 117 ratings when we checked. Apple's web listing doesn't show the in-app prices, so we can't confirm whether the iPhone price matches the web price.
Reviewers with ADHD like how it turns a list into something you work through:
"It simplifies and gameifies the dreaded daily to-do list." Isabella_ringaling, App Store, February 2024
Llama Life is built and run by one person, its founder Marie, which shows in the friendly tone of the app and the help center.
Is Llama Life worth the money?
At $39 a year, Llama Life is one of the cheaper paid planners we've covered: Tiimo Pro is $54 a year, Amazing Marvin $96 and Akiflow $228.
Llama Life suits you if:
- You work best on one task at a time, with a timer running
- You like seeing when your list will be done ("End time")
- You've been burned by trials that charge you, since this one won't
It may not be enough if:
- You need a calendar, projects or long-range planning: Llama Life is a focused task list
- You want a free plan to stay on
- You want to plan with someone else; it's built for one person
Other planners worth a look
| If you want… | Look at | What it does well |
|---|---|---|
| A visual timeline built with ADHD in mind | Tiimo | A color-coded day and an AI co-planner, $54 a year |
| More structure you switch on as you need it | Amazing Marvin | 50+ strategies in one plan, $96 a year |
| A full task manager with a free plan | TickTick | Lists, habits and a Pomodoro timer, with Premium at $49.99 a year |
| A day you can actually finish | Dayplan | An AI executive function coach you can text in iMessage, three must-dos, and breaks built into the plan |
Dayplan is our product. Where Llama Life helps you through one task, Dayplan's Coach helps with the whole day: it drafts a plan that fits your hours, hands you a tiny first step when you're stuck, and checks in by iMessage. See how Coach works, or compare it with other AI planners in our roundup of AI planner apps.
Llama Life pricing FAQ
$6 a month or $39 a year. Until November 11, 2026, the first year of the annual plan is 30% off, which was $27.30 at checkout.
No. There's no free plan, only a 7-day free trial that needs no credit card.
No. Since March 19, 2026, the trial ends without starting a subscription. You lose access until you choose a monthly or annual plan.
Yes, 20% off the annual plan. Sign up with your school email and email students@llamalife.co for a code.
On the web, go to Account, then Manage Billing. If you subscribed on iPhone or Android, cancel in the App Store or Google Play.
Many people with ADHD use it, because it focuses you on one task with a timer and shows when your list will be finished. It doesn't plan your calendar or projects.
How we checked
On November 3, 2026 we read Llama Life's pricing page and its help articles on the trial, student discount, billing and cancelling, and its US App Store listing, and saved a screenshot and the text of each. We then created an account with an email and password, used the app on the first day of the trial, and opened the Stripe checkout for the annual and the monthly plan from inside the account. We didn't enter a card. Earlier prices come from the Wayback Machine's copies of the pricing page. Prices change, and the sale ends November 11, 2026, so if you spot a difference, email us and we'll update this page. That includes the Llama Life team.
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Sources
- Llama Life pricing
- Llama Life help: Will I be charged when my 7 day free trial is over?
- Llama Life help: Can I apply for a student discount?
- Llama Life help: Update or cancel your subscription (web)
- Llama Life on the App Store
- Llama Life pricing page, August 6, 2025 (Wayback Machine)
- Tiimo pricing guide
- Amazing Marvin pricing guide
- TickTick pricing guide
- Dayplan Coach