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i-have-adhd vs Convex
i-have-adhd has 59,973 GitHub stars, 3,495 forks, 73 open issues and last shipped 17 days ago. Convex has 12,774 stars, 842 forks, 220 open issues and last shipped yesterday. i-have-adhd leads on adoption by 369% (59,973 vs 12,774 stars). i-have-adhd is written in Python under MIT; Convex is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. i-have-adhd has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, Convex 7%. Convex was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| i-have-adhd | Convex | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 60K | ★ 13K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | Python | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-19 | 2026-11-04 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.5K | ⑂ 842 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick i-have-adhd if
- You weight community size — 60K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Convex if
- You want the Convex feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Convex fits your workflow better
About i-have-adhd
ADHD friendly outputs. No ADHD diagnosis needed! 🇬🇧 · 🇨🇳 · 🇪🇸 · 🇧🇷 · 🇯🇵 · 🇻🇳 · 🇰🇷 · 🇮🇷 · 🇹🇭 Install Copy/paste into your CLI prompt: Or 🔗 check the installation instructions. What it does A skill for your coding assistant that stops it from burying the answer. Action first. Steps numbered. No "Hope this helps!" Kacper Rutkiewicz AI Made Simple has made a good breakdown of an earlier version of the skill. What changes Before Great question! Let me think about this. Your auth flow has a few moving pieces: the middleware, the token verification, and the cookie handling. Looking at src/auth.ts…
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About Convex
Convex is the open source reactive database designed to make life easy for web app developers, whether human or LLM. Fetch data and perform business logic with strong consistency by writing pure TypeScript. Convex provides a database, a place to write your server functions, and client libraries. It makes it easy to build and scale dynamic live updating apps. Read the docs to learn more. Development of the Convex backend is led by the Convex team. We welcome small bug fixes and love receiving feedback. We keep this repository synced with any internal development work within a handful of days. Convex is a well…
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Frequently asked questions
Is i-have-adhd or Convex more popular?
i-have-adhd has 59,973 GitHub stars and Convex has 12,774. i-have-adhd has the larger community by that measure.
Are i-have-adhd and Convex free?
Both are open source. i-have-adhd is licensed under MIT, and Convex has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between i-have-adhd and Convex?
i-have-adhd is written in Python and Convex in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, i-have-adhd or Convex?
Choose i-have-adhd if you want the larger community (59,973 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Convex if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.