# NextStep: Visual Routine Timer — Morning steps, finish-by time

> Morning steps, finish-by time (iPhone/iPad app by Mubarak Almahmeed.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nextstep-visual-routine-timer/id6810808264 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Mubarak Almahmeed](https://appshunter.io/developer/1793763608)
- Category: Productivity, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 12 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-22
- Data updated: 2026-10-25

## What is NextStep?

One step on screen and your finish-by time right beside it. NextStep turns getting ready, heading out or winding down into a short run of steps that you follow on iPhone or Apple Watch.

Every step counts down its own estimate. When the countdown hits zero, nothing jumps ahead: the step waits for you to tap Done.

PLAN THE ROUTINE
• Up to 30 steps per routine, each with a time estimate, a short note and an optional flag
• Give the routine a finish-by time and keep an eye on the estimated finish while you go
• Begin from a starter such as Leave for work, Evening reset or Start a focus block, or write your own
• Break a task into steps: NextStep suggests steps and times from its own templates for common tasks and, on iPhones with Apple Intelligence, from the on-device model for the rest. You check every step before it is added
• Reorder, duplicate or archive routines
• Recurring reminders nudge you at the time you pick; a reminder never starts a routine by itself

FOLLOW ALONG, STEP BY STEP
• Done, Skip, Pause, Add 1 minute and End are always your call
• Running behind? Adjust plan lists the optional steps still ahead and the minutes each one would save. Skip a few, or move the finish time for this run only
• Pausing or adding a minute leaves your deadline where you set it, so you see straight away what it does to the plan

APPLE WATCH, WIDGETS AND LOCK SCREEN
• The Apple Watch app runs saved routines by itself, even with iPhone out of reach, and the two catch up when they reconnect
• An optional Live Activity follows routines started on iPhone, with a Done button for the current step
• The Home Screen widget shows the current step with a Done button, or your next routine
• A Start routine control in Control Center or on the Action button opens your next routine, ready for you to confirm
• Watch complications show your current progress at a glance

ESTIMATES THAT LEARN YOUR PACE
• History lists the routines you completed or ended
• After enough real runs, NextStep proposes new step times based on your own pace, and you choose which ones to keep

WITHOUT PRO
• Two saved routines, run as often as you like
• Routine editing, reminders, widgets, the Live Activity, the Start routine control, the last seven days of history, estimate suggestions and file export and import
• Three tries of Break a task into steps
• Watch complications, if you used NextStep before version 1.1
• A 45-second demo run that stays out of your history

NEXTSTEP PRO
• No two-routine limit
• Full history plus planned-versus-actual time comparisons
• Extra ready-made programs, such as Ready to go and A calmer evening, each one open to preview before you buy
• Break a task into steps as often as you like
• Watch complications, when NextStep was first installed at version 1.1 or later
• If Pro ends, every routine you made stays available to view, edit and run
• A paywall never interrupts a routine in progress

KEPT ON YOUR DEVICES
There is no NextStep account, no advertising and no outside AI service; Apple Intelligence suggestions are made on the iPhone itself. Routines and history stay on the devices that run them, and you can export a file whenever you want a copy.

PAYING FOR PRO
Pro is sold three ways: a monthly subscription, an annual subscription, or a lifetime unlock bought once. Before you confirm, the purchase sheet lists what Pro costs in your region and how often it bills, and payment comes from your Apple Account. A subscription carries on into each new period by itself. To stop that, turn off auto-renewal at least a day before the current period ends, since the coming period is billed in the final 24 hours. Manage or cancel from Settings, then your name, then Subscriptions. A lifetime unlock does not end a subscription you already pay for; cancel that separately.

Privacy: https://mubaraklabs.com/privacy/nextstep/
Terms: https://mubaraklabs.com/terms/nextstep/
License: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Annual | $29.99 | per year |
| Pro Monthly | $4.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Lifetime | $49.99 | one-time |


## Is NextStep safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess NextStep.

## Is NextStep legit?

NextStep: Visual Routine Timer appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for NextStep is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-10-17

Version 1.1 helps you set up a routine sooner and follow it from more places.

• On a new install, a five-step setup lets you choose what NextStep should help with first, set a finish-by time, then review your first routine and start it
• Break a task into steps from the routine editor. NextStep suggests steps and times for common tasks; on iPhones with Apple Intelligence, the on-device model helps with other tasks. You check every step before it is added (three free tries, then Pro)
• Tap Done on the current step from the Home Screen widget or the Live Activity
• A Start routine control for Control Center, the Lock Screen or the Action button opens your next routine, ready to confirm
• Siri and Shortcuts can mark a step done, skip a step or tell you what's next. Spotlight finds saved routines when step names aren't set to private
• Clearer VoiceOver labels, and layouts that hold up at the largest text sizes
• Watch complications are part of Pro for people who first installed NextStep at version 1.1 or later. Anyone who used NextStep before keeps them free

### 1.0 — 2026-09-23

No release notes.

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