TimeFinder vs Daily Routine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Daily Routine
Organize your life into time blocks to reduce stress and increase productivity. Allocate time for important activities like work, hobbies, and relaxation. Schedule sequences, receive optional notifications, and track your progress with linked timelines.
- Create time blocks for activities
- Schedule activity sequences
- Optional start-of-block notifications
- Track progress with ideal vs. actual timelines
- Flexible scheduling options
- Attach notes to activities
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Create a routine and stick to it with Daily Routine! Reduce stress, maintain balance and increase productivity by allocating the right amount of time to all your activities. Ever felt you're spending too much time on some part of your life, or too little? Daily Routine helps you spend time on all of the things that are important to you, such as: exercise, family, work, relaxation, hobbies, studying, mediation and personal projects. First, create a list of the activities you do regularly. Then, create blocks for your activities and add repetition where necessary. Speed things up by scheduling sequences of blocks at a time. As your timeline grows, Daily Routine can (optionally) notify you when each block starts. It's the easiest way to enjoy the productivity and peace-of-mind of having a routine! Entirely funded by subscriptions, Daily Routine focuses on being the best time management app for subscribers. It's free for the first 2 weeks, so give it a try. There's also a one-time in-app purchase option for those who prefer to avoid subscriptions. Beautiful and functional • Colourful and fun colour scheme • Unique 'bendy' UI shows time as list and diagram simultaneously • Designed to take advantage of modern iPhone screen sizes and shapes • Scroll the timeline days or even years into the future or past Powerful Notifications • Remind yourself what should be doing and when • Create reminders to spend time on every-day activities you might overlook • Enable or disable all notifications easily • Choose different notification sounds for each activity Flexible • Day-at-a-timers and scheduling-superstars are all welcome • Start simple, then get more adventurous when you're ready • Try time-blocking, day-theming or invent your own system Personal Support • Send feedback directly to the developer via in-app feedback • Got a suggestion? Tell us. Most new features come from user ideas • Found a bug? We want to hear about it (truly!) • All feedback emails answered by the developer directly, typically within 24 hours Powerful Features • Shorten, length, delay or bring forward an activity instance easily • Skip activities or entire sequences with ease • Linked "Ideal" and "Actual" timelines let you track your progress • Sequence versions let you change the future without affecting the past • Add Unplanned Blocks and Sequences to represent unexpected time • Attach notes to a one or all instances of an activity • Daily Routine can handle simultaneous activities (but can you?) Notes for Daily Routine Classic users • Daily Routine Classic users require a subscription to use Daily Routine, the two apps are financially separate • Daily Routine Classic and Daily Routine can be used side-by-side, however Daily Routine Classic will no longer be maintained. • Daily Routine Classic files can be imported however some features are no longer supported, such as: 'Quiet Time', overlapping timeslots in routines and gaps in routines • Several important Daily Routine Classic features are not yet supported in Daily Routine, such as: iPad UI, sync, PDF creation and calendar integration. These features are all on the development road-map but will not be ready for several months (perhaps longer) Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.dailyroutine.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TimeFinder at 4.6 against Daily Routine's 3.4. TimeFinder also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks) and review sentiment (71% vs 48%). 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
Both are free to download. TimeFinder sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Daily Routine sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TimeFinder holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimeFinder has 1.9K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of TimeFinder's written reviews are positive against 48% of Daily Routine's.
TimeFinder ships an update every 3 days, Daily Routine every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeFinder | Daily Routine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.9K ratings) — better | 3.4 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.5% of reviews — better | 48.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TimeFinder, LLC | Daily Routine Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
TimeFinder
Daily Routine
Bugs and 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
Daily Routine
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TimeFinder
- TimeFinder Premium2 variants$4.991 Month
- TimeFinder Premium3 variants$7.991 Month
- TimeFinder Premium$9.991 Year
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- 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
- TimeFinder Premium Lifetime$29.99
- TimeFinder Premium$79.99
- TimeFinder Premium Lifetime$119.99
Daily Routine
- Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annual Subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year
- One-Time Purchase$64.99
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