Focuster vs Routine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focuster
This app helps you work more efficiently by prioritizing tasks, auto-scheduling them into your calendar, and providing smart reminders. Track your progress and see your day at a glance to boost focus and eliminate distractions.
- Task prioritization
- Auto-scheduling to calendar
- Smart reminders
- Progress tracking
- Calendar sync
- Zapier integrations
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Did you know wasted hours of productivity translate to about $1,800 a month in lost revenue per person? Focuster is designed to help you work more efficiently, so you can get more done in less time and capitalize upon the tasks you complete. Prioritize tasks, auto-schedule them in your calendar, utilize smart reminders, track your progress, and much more. You'll wonder how you managed without it. * Streamlined interface designed to boost focus, increase productivity, prioritize tasks & eliminate distractions * Instant calendar rescheduling function automatically updates your priorities * Smart reminders keep you focused throughout the day * Activity Bar lets you see your day at a glance: completed tasks, pending tasks, time left to finish them, etc. * Intuitive interface enables you to easily rank and prioritize tasks * Notifications & Now view help you stay fully engaged with the task at hand * Priority-based auto scheduling * Daily planning * Smart reminders & notifications * Real-time calendar updates * Recurring actions * Zapier & integrations * Calendar sync with your Google Calendar Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Routine
This app combines a task list, calendar, planner, note-taker, and reminders into one powerful tool. Organize your personal and professional life, consolidate calendars, and manage tasks from various productivity apps. It offers features like time blocking, meeting scheduling, and note-taking to enhance efficiency.
- Consolidate personal and professional calendars
- View and prioritize tasks from multiple productivity tools
- Time blocking for dedicated task allocation
- Efficient meeting scheduling and management
- Powerful meeting note-taking capabilities
- Organize notes by topic
- Integrated contact management
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Join thousands who rely on Routine to organize their life, work and get more done. Dubbed a must have app by some of the top leaders and knowledge workers, Routine is the perfect app to manage your tasks, calendars, projects, notes & reminders. Routine is designed specifically for individuals leading busy lives, offering a comprehensive set of features to ensure optimal control over their valuable time. YOUR TIME. YOUR TERMS With Routine, users can seamlessly merge and consolidate all their personal and professional calendars, allowing for a more streamlined management of their schedules. While it currently supports Google Calendar, the integration of Microsoft Outlook and iCloud Calendar is just around the corner, further expanding its compatibility. ON YOUR DEVICES. ALWAYS Enjoy the convenience of synchronizing events, tasks, and notes across multiple devices, including macOS, Windows, Web and iOS/Android. EVERYTHING CONNECTED Gain an all-encompassing perspective of your work commitments by connecting and centralizing your work from all the favorite tools: Gmail, Notion, Trello, Linear, Zapier, WhatsApp etc. TIME BLOCKING MADE SIMPLE Take control of your valuable time by effortlessly blocking off periods for your most significant tasks. By simply dragging and dropping items onto your calendar, you can allocate dedicated time slots, ensuring your crucial activities receive the attention they deserve. MANAGE YOUR MEETINGS Routine empowers you to efficiently schedule, manage, and join meetings. Seamlessly handle all aspects of your meetings, from planning and coordination to active participation and recording, transcript and sharing. PRIORITIZING YOUR FOCUS Stay focused on your priorities for the day by leveraging Routine's agenda and widgets. Effortlessly navigate through your daily agenda, keeping track of crucial tasks and appointments. The inclusion of widgets allows for quick access and a constant reminder of what truly matters. CUSTOMIZE TO YOUR NEEDS Extend Routine's capabilities by defining the data entities you want to track and manage, from books to read, movies to watch, customers to go after etc. YOUR CONTACTS NOW HAVE A HOME Seamlessly manage your contacts with Routine's integrated contact management feature. Never again will you forget important details about clients, colleagues, or acquaintances. Keep all relevant information organized and readily accessible at your fingertips. EXTENSIONS, VOICE COMMANDS & MORE Enjoy unparalleled accessibility with Routine's support for Safari extensions, Siri voice commands, lockscreen widgets, and more. Wherever you are and whatever you're doing, Routine ensures that your calendar and productivity tools are just a tap or voice command away, facilitating seamless integration into your daily life. Got questions or suggestions? Drop us an email at support@routine.co.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Routine at 5.0 against Focuster's 3.7. Routine also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Focuster's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 37%) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Focuster sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Routine asks for nothing beyond the download.
Routine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Focuster's written reviews are positive against 37% of Routine's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Focuster | Routine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 36.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 191 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jordan Baker | Routine |
Customer experience
Focuster
Routine
Bugs and requests
Focuster
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Routine
Reported bugs
26 issues- App crashes immediately on launch
- Crashing on boot after setting up Google calendar
- App freezes and data disappears
- Tasks duplicated
- Calendar events not saving
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- Issues with typing and editing
- Tasks from checklist duplicating
- Calendar events not saving
- Tasks not reflecting in Google Task
- Drag and drop feature not working on iOS
- App shuts down when dragging tasks
- Tasks disappear after creation
- Drag scheduling not working
- Create tasks don't populate correctly
- Completed tasks can't be found to mark incomplete
- Task creation prompt appears but task is not found
- Tutorial is unresponsive
- App is unresponsive when typing/editing
- Notes disappear
- App freezes
- Add button doesn't always work
- Stuck on pages
- Deleted calendar event causes app to freeze
- Tasks bugging out and disappearing
- All-day events broken on iOS
- Tasks not saving in the correct screens
Requested features
17 requests- Improve task editing and usability
- Better recurring task management
- Automatic sync with Google Tasks
- Develop iPad version
- Add repeat function for appointments (daily, weekly, etc.)
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- Improve speed and sync performance
- Add tags for different tasks
- Add reminders
- Add iCloud calendar integration
- Visualize remaining time on tasks (like Tiimo/Structured)
- View remaining time with live activities
- Option to minimize picture section at the top
- Option to change colors and theme of the app
- Support for Apple/iCloud calendar
- Local calendar support
- Better text contrasting for UI
- Option to view tasks without the calendar
In-app purchases
Focuster
- Focuster Basic Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Focuster Basic No Trial$9.991 Month
Routine
No in-app purchases









