Comparison

Home Routines vs Briskly

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

Head to head
About

Home Routines

Build adaptable checklists with reminders to manage home and daily care tasks. Reduce decision fatigue with a "One Thing" mode and built-in timer. Customize cleaning lists by room and follow looping schedules.

Highlights
  • Adaptable routine checklists
  • Reminders for tasks
  • "One Thing" mode for focused tasks
  • Built-in timer
  • Customizable cleaning lists by room
  • Looping schedules
  • Accomplishments list
Features
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Take care of your home and everyday care responsibilities with Home Routines. Create adaptable routine checklists with reminders to keep you on track, and a gold star for each completed task. Lists can invisibly reset, so you can start afresh each morning, week, or month. Reduce decision fatigue and overwhelm with our “One Thing” mode - simply tap to be given just one task to focus on from all of today’s lists. A built-in timer helps you dedicate a period of time to the task at hand. You can close off a list even with tasks yet incomplete, to accommodate life’s ever-changing plans as well as changes to your capacity on the day - or complete the same list multiple times. Customize your own detailed cleaning and decluttering lists within the Focus Zones section. Add rooms and tasks to suit your home, and follow a looping schedule to help focus your attention one area at a time. Create your own schedule, or stay in sync with other followers of systems like FlyLady. Home Routines’ Accomplishments list is the “Tada!” to your todo - review the tasks you’ve completed today, and celebrate by sharing your victories large and small. You’re doing great. All our core features are freely available, with more fun and flair for subscribers. If you're coming from the original Home Routines we've got you covered with a option to easily import your existing data. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Briskly

Features
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Let's be honest. You don't want to clean. Nobody does. But your sister's calling and she'll be there in an hour, and your kitchen looks like a crime scene from a cooking show nobody watched. Briskly doesn't judge. It just points your camera at the mess, figures out what needs doing, gives you a timed task list, and gets you through it before your excuses kick in. All on your phone. No cloud AI. No external LLMs. Your photos never leave the device. HOW IT WORKS 1. Scan your room with your camera. Briskly uses Apple's on-device Vision models to spot the chaos. 2. Get a personalised task list with time estimates. 3. Hit start. A countdown keeps you honest. 4. Take before and after photos, for the dopamine and the proof. 5. Done. 20 minutes. You're as surprised as we are. FEATURES FOR THE CHRONICALLY RELUCTANT . On-device room scanner. Point, scan, get your task list. Runs on Apple's models on your phone, not a server somewhere. . Timed micro-tasks. Each one is short enough to survive. . Before and after photos. Swipe to compare proof that you are, in fact, capable. They stay on your device. . Scheduled cleans with notifications. Save a clean, pick a time, get nudged when it's due. . Lock Screen Live Activity. Your phone becomes a friendly drill sergeant. . Apple Watch support. Skip, pause and survive from your wrist. . Spotify and Apple Music. A fresh track for every task, because silence is for quitters. . Streaks and levels. Small wins, celebrated. No guilt-tripping. . Proof dashboard. Every room, every habit, every clean you've ever done. PRIVACY, SAID PLAINLY No account. No login. Your photos never leave your device. Scanning runs on-device with Apple's built-in models. We don't train on your mess. We don't want to. Briskly is free to start, and the scan, the timer, and your streak stay free forever. Briskly. Done before you know it. Now go clean something. SUBSCRIPTION Briskly Pro unlocks Task Tracks (Spotify and Apple Music), unlimited before and after photos, your full history, the Rooms and Habits insight tabs, and unlimited saved cleans and schedules. . Weekly: £0.99 per week . Monthly: £2.99 per month . Annual: £19.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial Prices may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.brisklyapp.io/privacy.html

Screenshots

Home Routines4 screens
Briskly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Home Routines at every 11 days against Briskly's every 2 months. Home Routines also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Home Routines sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Briskly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Routines ships an update every 11 days, Briskly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Home Routines versus Briskly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome RoutinesBriskly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (76 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings76 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWunderbearMaria McGinn

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Home Routines

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
3 purchases

Briskly

Subscriptions3
  • Briskly Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Briskly Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Briskly Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Home Routines free?
Home Routines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Briskly free?
Briskly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Home Routines or Briskly have ads?
Neither Home Routines nor Briskly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Routines or Briskly?
Home Routines ships an update every 11 days, and Briskly every 2 months. Most recently, Home Routines was updated on October 24, 2026 and Briskly on October 4, 2026.

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