Comparison

Routinely vs Stepwise Timer

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

Head to head
About

Routinely

This app helps you build, monitor, and understand your daily habits and tasks. Set specific goals with target times, track your progress, and receive reminders. Review your history and streaks to stay motivated and mindful of your routine.

Highlights
  • Establish and track daily goals
  • Set custom target times for tasks
  • Receive completion reminders
  • Review history and completion streaks
  • Create custom goals or use suggestions
  • Utilize 3D Touch for quick actions
Features
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Routinely is a tool to help you establish, track, understand, and be more mindful of your daily routine. Use Routinely to quickly and easily set goals for each of the tasks and habits that make up your day, and then track your completion of those goals. Routinely can send you notifications to remind you to complete your goals, and provides a history view to review past days.  Each goal has a name, an abbreviation (you can use emoji to liven up your routine!), and a target time. Goals can also have alternative target times for different days of the week, or target times can be set relative to other goals. Routinely will track your average completion time for each goal, and let you know when you’re on a completion streak. You can create custom goals, or choose from a library of suggestions.  Routinely uses 3D Touch (when available) to give you quick access to creating new goals, and completing your ‘most recent’ and ‘next upcoming’ goal. You can swipe to access frequently used features for each goal, use Pop/Peek to quickly review goal information, and search for goals using spotlight. Routinely provides a "Current Goals" widget that shows your most recent and next goals, for quick access.

About

Stepwise Timer

Features
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Chain a few timed steps into a "sequence", press play, and Stepwise walks you through it — one step at a time. Each step counts down on its own. When it ends, the next one starts automatically with a sound and a spoken announcement of what's coming up. You never have to look at your phone mid-routine. ■ Made for · Morning routines: stretch, meditate, write down today's three things · Focus work: Pomodoro, with automatic repeat rounds · Workouts and stretching: one set after another, no stopwatch fiddling · Cooking and pour-over coffee: bloom, pour, brew · Winding down: breathe, stretch, lights out ■ What it does · Sequence timing: set a duration per step; auto-advance or wait for your confirmation · Spoken announcements: hear the next step's name, eyes closed · Adjust while running: skip, go back, restart a step, or add +1 minute · Repeat rounds: run the whole sequence a few more times automatically · Finish signal: end the last step with a chime or your own spoken message · Live Activity: see the countdown on the Lock Screen, pause or continue right there · Home Screen widget: start a specific sequence with one tap · Usage stats: a diary of every run, with a 7-day rhythm chart, a calendar and streaks · Folders: keep your sequences organized · Share: import via QR code, or export CSV as a backup · Design with AI: paste the prompt from our support page into your favorite AI, then import the CSV it creates · Fully offline: no account, no ads, no data collection ■ Free vs Premium The free version includes every feature above, with up to 5 sequences and the last 30 days of stats. Premium unlocks unlimited sequences and your full stats history (records are always kept — upgrading brings them all back). ■ Premium subscription · Monthly or yearly plan (price shown on the purchase screen) · First month free for new subscribers; billing starts automatically when the trial ends · Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends · Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase · Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions · Terms of Use (EULA): https://jacobhung.com/stepwisetimer/privacy/ · Privacy Policy: https://jacobhung.com/stepwisetimer/privacy/

Screenshots

Routinely4 screens
Stepwise Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Routinely at none against Stepwise Timer's 2. Routinely also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Stepwise Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Routinely asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Routinely ships an update fortnightly, Stepwise Timer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Routinely versus Stepwise Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutinelyStepwise Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerchris hollanderWei Chen Hung

In-app purchases

None

Routinely

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Stepwise Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Stepwise Timer Premium1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Stepwise Timer Premium Yearly1 Month trial$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Routinely free?
Routinely is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stepwise Timer free?
Stepwise Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Routinely or Stepwise Timer have ads?
Neither Routinely nor Stepwise Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Routinely or Stepwise Timer?
Routinely ships an update fortnightly, and Stepwise Timer every 6 weeks. Most recently, Routinely was updated on October 24, 2026 and Stepwise Timer on October 14, 2026.

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