RoutineFactory vs Lil Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Lil Planner
This app provides a visual scheduling tool designed for children, particularly those with ADHD or autism. It helps build routines, increase focus, and reduce anxiety through an easy-to-use and engaging interface with fun rewards.
- Visual scheduling
- Timers
- Routine building
- Habit formation
- Reward system
- Anxiety reduction
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The #1 visual schedule app for kids, ADHD, and autism. Easy routines, fun rewards. • Increase focus • Build good habits • Reduce anxiety • Stop meltdowns We made Lil Planner with parents and kids in mind: everything is big, easy to read, and easy to use. We also made it FUN -- fun enough to hold your attention AND theirs, hopefully long enough for you to make plans together. Great for: • Toddlers and preschoolers • ADHD, autistic, and neurodivergent kids • Kids that have a hard time with transitions • Older kids and grownups that want a fun way to stay organized • Visual learners We originally created Lil Planner for our own family. Now we're excited to share it with other families. "Let's check our Lil Planner!" has become a daily refrain in our house. We think it will become one in yours, too. Terms of Use: https://www.lilplanner.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lil Planner at 4.9 against RoutineFactory's 4.0. Lil Planner also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (4.1K vs 4). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. RoutineFactory sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lil Planner sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lil Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lil Planner has 4.1K 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 95% of Lil Planner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
RoutineFactory ships an update every 4 months, Lil Planner every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RoutineFactory | Lil Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.9 (4.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 94.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZelfstandigmetZorg B.V. | Space Sweater, LLC |
Customer experience
RoutineFactory
Lil Planner
Bugs and requests
RoutineFactory
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Lil Planner
Reported bugs
2 issues- Issues with adding new profiles
- Confusion around login and profile setup
Requested features
3 requests- Allow adding multiple profiles
- Add evening and night schedule options
- Provide more customization options
In-app purchases
RoutineFactory
- RoutineFactory subscription, one year$34.99
Lil Planner
- Lil Planner Plus3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Lil Planner Plus3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Lil Planner Plus7 Days trial$35.991 Year
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- Lil Planner Plus$41.991 Year
- Lil Planner Plus7 Days trial$41.991 Year
- Lil Planner Plus7 Days trial$47.991 Year
- Lil Planner Plus7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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