Comparison

RoutineFactory vs TimeFinder

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

RoutineFactory

This app helps users establish structure and focus by creating clear daily and weekly schedules. It offers digital assistants with step-by-step instructions, pictograms, and timers to manage tasks and activities effectively.

Highlights
  • Daily and weekly schedule overviews
  • Digital assistants for tasks
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Timers for tasks
  • QR code integration for assistants
  • Pictograms and visual aids
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Do you need structure? Do you not always know what to do or when? Do you get side-tracked and could use some focus? RoutineFactory can help you. With RoutineFactory, you will see what needs to be done, every day. Use the RoutineFactory online tool to create clear day- and week schedules and easy-to-use digital assistants. The Schedule Wizard helps you to set up a morning routine or get your household chores organized in minutes. Together with your supervisor, caretaker and/or family members. Use checklists with detailed step-for-step instructions to split up complex tasks and keep focus & progress. Pictograms, photos, colors and instruction texts help make activities recognizable and help with overview. Digital assistants can be called at any time to help with a specific task or in a specific situation. With this app you can: - Use schedules created with the RoutineFactory online tool - Clear daily and weekly overviews - Create digital assistants to help with a task or situation - Simple scheduling of daily, weekly or monthly tasks and activities - Shows timers to keep track of how much time is left on a task - Receive a signal when it is time to start an activity or task - Link digital assistants to QR codes

About

TimeFinder

This app helps you create flexible, color-coded daily schedules by time blocking tasks. It's designed for individuals who struggle with traditional planning, offering features like drag-and-drop task management and adaptive scheduling that adjusts to life's changes. Syncs with calendars and reminders across devices.

Highlights
  • Drag & Drop task scheduling
  • Flexible time block intervals
  • Color-coded task organization
  • Schedule shifting and task rollover
  • Split view for lists and schedule
  • Focus Mode timer
  • Calendar and Reminders sync
Features
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Finally, a planner that works the way your brain does. 400,000+ people use TimeFinder to build flexible, color-coded plans that bend—not break—when life happens. The #1 time blocking app on the App Store—refined over 8 years of user feedback. Whether you have ADHD, a packed schedule, or just a brain that resists plans, this is planning that finally clicks. "This app allows me to brain dump all my tasks into a list and then decide each day which ones to slide into my schedule. It's reduced my stress because I frequently overfill my day. Now I can realistically see what I can do." — LynnProgrammer SEE YOUR DAY. SHAPE YOUR DAY. - Drag & Drop: Pull tasks from your lists into your schedule—or back again - Flexible Time Blocks: Plan in 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60-minute chunks - Color-Coded Clarity: Every task gets a color so your day makes sense at a glance - Multiple Views: Day, week, month, and agenda—see your schedule your way PLANS CHANGE. THAT'S THE POINT. - Schedule Shift: Running late? Shift your tasks earlier or later with a single tap - Task Rollover: Roll unfinished tasks into available time slots—nothing gets lost - Task Bucket: Commit tasks to a date without locking them to a specific time - Zero Friction: Stretch, shrink, and rearrange by dragging—no menus needed "PRECISELY what I have been looking for, as if it were tailored for me! For ADHD persons—it is just so dang helpful!" — Summitmarlene LISTS. SCHEDULE. FOCUS. - Split View: See your lists and schedule side by side—drag between them - Focus Mode: A guided timer that helps you work through your plan, task by task - Apple Watch: See your upcoming schedule on your wrist with complications - Subtasks: Break big tasks into steps and track progress as you go SYNCS WITH YOUR LIFE - Calendar Sync: Import events from Apple Calendar, Google, and Outlook—and export your TimeFinder schedule back - Reminders Sync: Two-way sync with Apple Reminders—changes update in both apps - Widgets: Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Live Activities - iPhone, iPad, Mac & Apple Watch: Your schedule stays in sync across all your devices "I 'touch' my todo items just once—to put them on a time block to execute. These tasks aren't 'living' with me anymore. They're actually getting done." — Kurt4i MAKE IT YOURS - Color Palettes: Choose from dozens of presets—or build your own in the Palette Editor - Schedule Templates: Save your best routines and reapply them in one tap - Custom Intervals: Break up your day however works for you BUILT OVER 8 YEARS. SHAPED BY REAL USERS. TimeFinder started as one developer's answer to his own ADHD and procrastination. 8 years and 400,000+ downloads later, it's still independently built and personally supported by its founder, Luke—no faceless corporation, no VC playbook. Every update reflects real feedback from real people. - Direct support from the developer - Share ideas at feedback.timefinder.app - Regular updates driven by your feedback Try TimeFinder free for 7 days and discover why so many say it's the planner they've been looking for. Note: Some features require TimeFinder Premium.

Screenshots

RoutineFactory1 screens
TimeFinder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TimeFinder at 4.6 against RoutineFactory's 4.0. TimeFinder also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 4). RoutineFactory's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 71%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RoutineFactory sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TimeFinder sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimeFinder holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimeFinder has 1.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of RoutineFactory's written reviews are positive against 71% of TimeFinder's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RoutineFactory ships an update every 4 months, TimeFinder every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RoutineFactory versus TimeFinder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutineFactoryTimeFinder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.6 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better70.5% of reviews
Number of ratings41.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZelfstandigmetZorg B.V.TimeFinder, LLC

Customer experience

RoutineFactory

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TimeFinder

All ratings1,929 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews451 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative22.4%

Bugs and requests

RoutineFactory

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

TimeFinder

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Disappearing data
  • Freezing and crashes
  • Subscription issues
  • Calendar sync problems
  • Unresponsive navigation

Requested features

5 requests
  • Recurring tasks
  • Subtasks and checklists
  • Monthly/weekly calendar view
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Improved sync with other apps

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RoutineFactory

One-time1
  • RoutineFactory subscription, one year$34.99
14 purchases

TimeFinder

Subscriptions11
  • TimeFinder Premium2 variants$4.991 Month
  • TimeFinder Premium3 variants$7.991 Month
  • TimeFinder Premium$9.991 Year
Show 8 more
  • TimeFinder Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium$19.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium$29.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • TimeFinder Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • TimeFinder Premium Lifetime$29.99
  • TimeFinder Premium$79.99
  • TimeFinder Premium Lifetime$119.99

Questions

Is RoutineFactory free?
RoutineFactory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeFinder free?
TimeFinder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RoutineFactory or TimeFinder?
TimeFinder is rated higher. RoutineFactory averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while TimeFinder averages 4.6 from 1.9K ratings.
Do RoutineFactory or TimeFinder have ads?
Neither RoutineFactory nor TimeFinder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RoutineFactory or TimeFinder?
RoutineFactory ships an update every 4 months, and TimeFinder every 3 days. Most recently, RoutineFactory was updated on June 4, 2026 and TimeFinder on September 23, 2026.

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