# Routines — Checklists for the habitual

> Checklist app for managing recurring tasks and chores. (iPhone/iPad app by Coopla.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/routines/id370297791 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Coopla](https://appshunter.io/developer/322335418)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: $2.99
- Rating: 3.60/5 from 8 App Store ratings · 67 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.1 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2010-06-01
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/routines/id370297791/reviews.md

## What is Routines?

Routines is a checklist app for the repeated tasks and chores in your life. Use Routines to keep recurring tasks from cluttering your calendar, email, and other to-do lists.

With built-in daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly checklists, Routines makes it easy to stay on track and provides reminders for the important to-dos in your life.

• Overwhelmed by routine housework? Use Routines to track chores and never miss a thing again.
• Want to build good habits? Use Routines to keep “doing it” until it becomes second nature.
• Learning a new skill? Use Routines to set up a recurring schedule for practice.
• Keep missing your monthly report deadline? Use Routines to remind you of important tasks ahead of time.

Keep recurring tasks separate from your main to-do list and calendar with Routines. Download Routines and see how this approach can help you stay focused and improve productivity.

OUR USERS SAY
“We use Routines at work to standardize the day. This app is exactly what I needed to stick to my routine and remain accountable for my work. Love it.”

“The perfect app for creating a routine for home, work—anything! Don’t waste money on other apps!”

FEATURES

* Add recurring tasks to daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly checklists to keep routine tasks separate from your calendar and other to-do lists.
* The Home tab provides a dashboard view of all tasks happening today across your daily/weekly/monthly/yearly lists.
* In each list, tap the title to switch between different views with alternative groupings and sorting.
* Add context to tasks. Create your own contexts (for example, Home and Work) and assign one context to each task.
* Use tags to describe tasks with keywords or labels. Assign one or more tags to each task and create as many tags as you need.
* Tap the filter bar to filter lists by context and/or tags.
* Create alerts to receive notifications before or on a task’s due date. Routines uses local notifications so reminders work even when you’re offline.
* Turn on Auto-Highlight to colour task titles in orange for tasks due within a range you set in Settings—an at-a-glance reminder of what’s coming up.
* Turn on Auto-Uncheck to automatically uncheck tasks at a specified time. For example, reset weekly tasks every Monday at 1:00 am for a clean slate.

Routines is a universal app for iPhone and iPad. No sign-up required. No ads. All data stays on your device.

## Key features

- Recurring task checklists (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
- Dashboard view of daily tasks
- Task filtering by context and tags
- Customizable task contexts and tags
- Local notifications for reminders
- Auto-Highlight and Auto-Uncheck features

## Recent user reviews (10 of 67)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/routines/id370297791/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Uncluttered yet has everything

*2025-05-20*

I love using this app to organise my routine tasks for the week. It has so many options for organising the tasks yet it never feels cluttered or too complicated like so many of the to-do apps out there. 
It’s also great for habit forming.

### 5/5 — Love Using it Every Day

*2020-08-10*

I live a very busy, active lifestyle with 4 children in tow, this app helps me stay focused on the daily/weekly tasks that need to get done. Would be great if the tasks could easily be re-ordered. Other than this, love it!

### 5/5 — Uncluttered yet has everything

*2019-07-12, version 3.5.5*

I love using this app to organise my routine tasks for the week. It has so many options for organising the tasks yet it never feels cluttered or too complicated like so many of the to-do apps out there. 
It’s also great for habit forming.

### 4/5 — Good app, needs minor adjustments

*2019-02-20*

I like that the intervals are highly adjustable. The one change I would make is that I wish there was a setting so that the task would come due one interval after it was last completed. So if it’s a 1 week task that you complete on Thursday, it comes due next Thursday. Id also like if my husband could purchase the app and share my list, and as we completed tasks it would update the other persons list too. I’d like that, but otherwise it’s a good app.

### 4/5 — Good routine tracking app

*2018-12-29*

I really don’t like cluttering my Things app with normal routing things, so I tried this app to enter all of my regular habits.  So far, I really like it.  It allows you to set custom intervals for tasks (every 2 weeks, 1st Wednesday of each month, day 15 of each month, once every 3 months), making it very flexible.  You can also set custom alerts for each task. There are a lot of settings, but they aren’t too hard to set.  It can even be set to uncheck the tasks at the next interval automatically.  One thing that it doesn’t do, though, is keep stats on how often you complete your routine, but I don’t really need this for what I am doing.

There are a few things I wish the app would do differently.  For one thing, if you set an alert, it goes off at the time you set it even if you have checked off the task as completed for that day.  It allows you to set a task for a time interval, but you can’t set, for example, a weekly task that can be completed any time during the week.  You have to at least set a day. 

 You can set alerts before the time to complete a task, but you can’t set alerts to fire after the time interval if you haven’t completed the task or have repeating alerts if the task is not addressed.  

It has a today page to show what you need to do today, but it doesn’t allow you to customize it to see more upcoming tasks.  

Of course, it lacks any kind of cloud sync, but I can live with out this.

### 2/5 — Great in theory - notifications don’t work

*2018-08-09*

The notifications only go off sometimes. There also no quick way to see if you even have a notification set, which is a pain. Also, after checking off a task for yesterday, it didn’t refresh for the next day despite being a daily task, totally defeats the purpose.

### 4/5 — Норм

*2018-06-24*

Норм

### 3/5 — Great...almost.

*2017-11-14*

I love this app. It’s easy and extremely useful. I am unable to actually use it because the notifications do not get my attention.  I have ADHD and I tend to need notifications/alarms that are loud and persistent, especially if I’m hyperfocused on something.  For some reason I do not get the sound/haptics on my watch and even when I change my settings I don’t hear the notifications on my iPhone ☹️.  I intend to send the developer an email and hopefully they can improve the notifications!

### 2/5 — Not for me

*2017-09-07*

This app is ok if you purely only want repeating tasks. It would be nice to have the one off tasks (i.e. To Do Lists, etc.) as well. It would also be nice if you could rearrange the order of the tasks. Not what I wanted so I've deleted it.

### 5/5 — Great solution I have been looking for

*2017-03-23*

I have tried many, many checklist apps (some free, many paid) to get something where I could make routine checklists for each part of the day. I really want to keep these constantly repeating tasks out of my task manager (OmniFocus) to prevent clutter. While there are changes I would make based on my personal use of the app (weekly tasks with no particular day set), default view hiding checked off tasks), overall the app is so smooth and so much what I have been wanting that I have to give it 5 stars. Minor request: would be nice to have the items completed not be visible.

## Frequently asked questions about Routines

### What does the Routines app do?

Routines is a checklist app designed to help you manage recurring tasks and chores. It allows you to create daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly checklists to keep track of repeated activities, ensuring you don't miss important to-dos.

### What are the key features of Routines?

Key features include the ability to add recurring tasks to various checklist frequencies, a dashboard view of daily tasks, filtering by context and tags, customizable alerts for reminders, and auto-highlighting for upcoming tasks.

### Is Routines free to use?

Yes, Routines is a free application. It does not have ads or in-app purchases, and all your data is stored locally on your device.

### What devices is Routines compatible with?

Routines is a universal app, meaning it is compatible with both iPhone and iPad devices. No sign-up is required to use the app.

### How can Routines help me build habits or manage chores?

By setting up recurring tasks for specific activities, Routines helps you stay consistent. Whether you're aiming to build a new habit, learn a skill, or ensure household chores are completed, the app provides a structured way to track your progress and stay accountable.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.9 — 2025-12-20

This update includes bug fixes and is iOS 26 compatible.

### 3.8 — 2022-10-28

This update includes bug fixes and is iOS 16 compatible.

### 3.7 — 2021-11-01

This update includes bug fixes and is iOS 15 compatible.

### 3.6 — 2021-07-05

This update includes dark mode support and bug fixes.

### 3.5.5 — 2019-03-28

This Routines app update includes improvements and bug fixes.

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