A walk-through of every feature in V1. Bookmark this. Skip what doesn’t fit. Come back when you need it.
What this is
A map of everything you can do in the ND Hive app. The app was built around how ADHD and AuDHD brains actually work, which means it has more tools than the average productivity app. You don’t need to use all of them.
Pick the ones that fit today. The rest will be here tomorrow.
Start with: How are you today?
Spork Theory Check-In
A 30-second daily check-in that goes deeper than “how do you feel?” You name your day on three axes:
- Spark (motivation/dopamine, 1 to 5)
- Spoon (energy/capacity, 1 to 5)
- Sword (focus/clarity, 1 to 5)
Why three: because “I’m tired” and “I’m distracted” are different problems with different solutions. The app uses your check-in to suggest tools that actually fit today.
Warning Signs
You set up your personal early-warning patterns once. The app watches for them and gently flags when you’re heading toward overwhelm before you’d notice on your own. Yours, not generic.
Zone Heat Strip
A 7-day visual of your check-ins. Patterns become obvious. You’ll see things like “Wednesdays are always low” and you can stop being surprised by Wednesdays.
When you need to actually move
The Mason Jar Focus Timer
A visual focus session. Pick a length (10, 25, or 45 min). The jar fills as time passes. When it’s full, you’re done. Used for Pomodoro-style work bursts, or just to convince your brain something is finite.
Brain Dump
A judgment-free space to spill everything in your head. No structure required. When you’re done, the app uses AI to pull out actionable tasks. So you can stop carrying mental load that does not belong in your head.
Tasks
Your daily list and parking lot. ND-aware:
- Every task can be broken down into 4 variants (Survival / Good / Better / Best) so you always have a version that fits today’s capacity
- “Pick One” feature for when prioritizing IS the blocker
Big 3
Your top 3 things for the day. Inside DOPE-66. Capped at 3 by design. Not 10, not 20, not “everything I should do.”
When you are spiraling, overstimulated, or stuck
The Shore Button
Two minutes. Four calming actions based on 5-4-3-2-1 grounding. No exit plan required, no “what’s next” pressure. The button is always one tap away from anywhere in the app.
Tap it. Do the four things. Come back.
Regulation Toolbox
A curated set of tools organized by what’s actually happening (overstimulation, shutdown, dysregulation, hyperfocus). Pick from the toolbox, not from willpower.
Crisis Help
A direct route to 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) and other vetted crisis resources. Always one tap from anywhere. You do not have to be in crisis to know where it is.
Body doubling & community
Hive Sessions (live body doubling)
Real humans, on Zoom, working alongside you. Schedule:
- Monday to Friday: 7 AM to 5 PM CT continuous blocks
- Tuesday + Thursday: 7 PM to 9 PM CT evening sessions
Drop in for 15 minutes or stay 4 hours. Camera optional. No grading.
Community Spaces (24 of them)
Topic spaces you can browse and join. Currently includes:
- Start Here, Introduce Yourself, Announcements
- ND Chaos Space (beautiful chaos welcomed)
- Overwhelm + Stress
- Sensory, Relationships, Parenting, Homeschooling
- Entrepreneurship, Business + Career, Hobbies, How to A.I.
- Meal Planning, Health + Wellness, Chronic Illness (new)
- ND Business Directory
- Founders Class (private, for the 50)
- Deaf Community, NDCA Cohort + Alumni, Bible Study, Coaches Only (gated)
Coach of the Week
A different coach is spotlighted each week. Pop in to meet them.
Challenge Center
Optional weekly challenges. Tiny counts. Skip the weeks that don’t fit.
Wins, dopamine, and the receipt
TADA
Log a win. Anything. The app celebrates with you. You can keep wins private, share with your community, or share with your coach.
TADA Reactions
Cheer on other members’ wins. Reciprocity built in.
Member Levels (1 to 10)
You progress through 10 levels as you use the app. Not gamification-for-its-own-sake. Designed by ND brains for ND dopamine.
Streak Achievements
For habits, for sessions, for showing up. Streaks count survival days as wins. Because they are.
DOPE-66: the longer game
A 66-day framework for building habits the ND way. Three levels, 22 days each.
- Set up: 5-step wizard captures your habit, the blockers, the supports
- 7 habits, 4 tiers each: Movement, Nutrition, Sleep, Mind, Connection, Joy, Purpose
- Daily Log: quick check-in on each habit, with tier rotation
- Journal, Reading, Movement entries: dedicated mini-logs inside each habit
- Big 3: today’s top 3 priorities
- Badges: earn at 5, 10, 25, 100 milestones. Eventually you get physical stickers, totes, pins, sticker packs.
The anti-shame premise: survival days count. Returns matter more than streaks.
Coach connection
Your coach roster
5 active ND coaches you can connect with. Each has a bio plus areas of focus.
Coach assignments
Members can request a coach. Coaches can take members. The app handles the matching and handoffs.
Coach broadcasts
When a coach has something to share with their whole roster.
Coach DMs
1:1 messaging with your coach.
Coach office hours
Open times your coach is available for drop-in conversation.
If you are a Founder (F-001 through F-050)
Founders Class community space
Private to the 50. Direct line to Danielle. Your input shapes V1.
F-XXX badge
Your founder number renders next to your name everywhere in the app. F-001 stays F-001 forever.
Direct input on what V1 becomes
The app’s roadmap is shaped by what the first 50 say they need.
Locked-in legacy pricing
Forever. No “your founder pricing is going up next year.”
Settings + safety
Notification preferences
Per-space muting. Quiet hours. You decide what reaches you.
Sensory toggles
Reduced motion, dark mode, sensory-safe defaults built in.
Account deletion
GDPR Article 17. You own your data, you can take it back. Two clicks from settings.
Privacy
Your data is yours. No selling, no third-party sharing. Coaches see only what you share with them.
What to do this week (no pressure)
If you are brand new, you do NOT need to use all of this. Pick one of these as a starting point:
- If you’re feeling stuck: try one Hive Session this week. Camera off. Just listen.
- If you’re avoiding something: Brain Dump it, then use the Mason Jar for 25 minutes.
- If you’re spiraling: tap Shore. Right now. Two minutes.
- If you want to know yourself better: do the Spork Theory check-in for 7 days. Look at your Heat Strip. See what’s actually there.
You do not have to be organized to start. You have to start to get organized.
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Built by Danielle Ralston + the ND Hive team
Start your 7-day free trial at ndhive.com. Walk into the app today. Use whatever fits.