Comparison

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker vs Aurestra

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

Head to head
About

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker

This app helps you build and execute daily routines by breaking them into small, manageable steps with guided timers and voice prompts. It's designed to make starting tasks easier, prevent time from slipping away, and track your progress with visual cues.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step routine execution
  • Voice-guided prompts
  • Customizable timers for each step
  • Integration with AI assistants
  • Home screen widgets
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Progress visualization with plant growth
Features
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You've checked the boxes. The day still didn't happen. Routinery tracks your routines and then runs them with you. App of the Day 2026 (Apple) - Best ADHD App of 2025 (Forbes Health) - 5 million downloads A habit tracker, routine tracker and day planner in one. Stack small habits into a daily routine, break it into 1-5 minute steps, and each step runs on its own timer while a voice calls out what comes next. Morning routines, bedtime wind-downs, study blocks, workouts, medication - anything with a fixed order runs the same way. WHY IT WORKS - Starting gets easier. "Study" is too big to begin; "sit at the desk, 1 min" is not. Small steps lower the cost of the first move. - Nothing to decide mid-run. You set the order once, when you built the routine. Nothing left to choose means less to stall on. - Wins come back often. A finish is logged every step, not once a day. - No time math. You set each step's length once. Sink into one thing and the voice pulls you out, so an afternoon doesn't vanish. ASK CHATGPT OR CLAUDE TO BUILD IT - "Make me a 40-minute weekday morning routine" and it lands in the app. - Your assistant can handle routines alongside other tools you've connected there, like Google Calendar. - Connects to ChatGPT, Claude and others over our MCP server, included in the free plan. IT STARTS ON TIME, SCREEN OR NOT - Set the weekdays and time; the reminder arrives then. Weekdays only, three times a week, whatever your schedule. - The voice reads each step aloud, so the routine keeps running while you shower or cook. - A home screen widget shows today's list without opening the app. - Start on the phone, carry on from watch, tablet, or Mac. STAY DEEP IN ONE THING - A pomodoro that announces the next task, so the block keeps its own momentum. - Build the environment: white noise, Focus mode, landscape view, Shortcuts. - Stretch a timer, skip a step, reorder what's left - all without leaving the run. DON'T DO IT ALONE - Share a routine's task list with family or a friend and see how far each of you got. - Finish a routine and the result goes straight to the person you picked. SEE IT ADD UP - A plant grows for each day you keep a streak; weekly and monthly stats show what holds. FOR THE DAILY AND THE ONE-OFF - Keep undated tasks and weekly repeats in one daily routine planner. - A one-time task gets a timer too. - Can't face it now? Park it in Anytime for later. - Shift work that moves weekly still fits: Morning, Afternoon, Evening. - See the day as a list, a calendar, or a timeline. WHO USES ROUTINERY - Adults with ADHD who know the task and still can't start - People who lose hours once they sink into something - People who double-check in case they missed one - Anyone who waits to start until they can do it perfectly - Shift workers, people on daily medication, parents on the school run - Anyone who wrote a routine down and never once ran it ROUTINERY AT A GLANCE Is Routinery free? Yes. 2 routines free, no account, first one running in under a minute. Premium lifts the routine cap: monthly, 6-month or yearly. The free plan shows ads; Premium is ad-free. Do I need an account, and what about privacy? No account, no sign-up. Routine data is stored on our servers; usage analytics go through third-party tools. What you type is never used to train AI models. Email hello@routinery.app and we delete your data. Does Routinery work offline? Almost entirely. Routines, timers, voice, reminders and history run offline. Only device sync needs a connection. What does Routinery connect to? Siri Shortcuts, widgets, Apple Watch, and AI assistants over MCP. No direct sync with Apple Health or calendars. No export button either; pull your data out over MCP instead, free plan included. What devices does Routinery run on? iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. No web version. Questions, bugs or ideas: hello@routinery.app Routinery is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat ADHD.

About

Aurestra

Features
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Aurestra is one connected place for the people and work around every horse. Use it independently for the records, care, schedules and day-to-day details you manage, or connect with owners, boarders, stable teams and equine professionals when it helps. Whether you own, ride, board or part board a horse, manage a stable, coach, train or provide equine services, Aurestra gives you practical tools for your role without requiring everyone around the horse to use it. KEEP THE WHOLE PICTURE AROUND EACH HORSE Keep horse profiles, records, care notes, health and emergency details, documents, photos, ownership, board and part board information together. Add feed, turnout and medication details, create tasks and reminders, and keep recurring care and activity easier to follow. Upload a medication label photo and let Aurestra suggest details for you to review, adjust and save. WORK ON YOUR OWN OR CONNECT WITH OTHERS Start with the work you manage yourself. Invite the people you already work with when it makes sense, with access based on each person’s relationship and permissions. Use shared records, schedules, announcements and notifications to keep the right people informed. Find public stables and equine professionals when you need a new connection. KEEP PLANS IN ONE PLACE Bring lessons, appointments, care tasks, facility bookings and other horse-related activity into one calendar. Switch between calendar and agenda views, manage recurring plans and see what is coming up without piecing it together from messages. MAKE APPOINTMENTS MORE USEFUL Equine professionals can manage clients, horses, appointments, services and notes in one business view, even when their work takes them across different barns. Add photos, markup and notes to an appointment record so clients can clearly see what was found and what was done. Keep the record private, share it with clients in Aurestra, or send a polished PDF to clients outside Aurestra. Schedule follow-up without starting over. RUN YOUR STABLE OR EQUINE BUSINESS Manage boarding, part board, horses, facilities, daily care, clients, services and lessons. With the Import stable data beta, use photos of existing whiteboards or paper records to bring horse lists, stabling, feed, supplements, medication, turnout and care notes into Aurestra. Review extracted details before saving, and upload another photo when those records change. Create and edit stable details directly. Control availability, booking length, capacity, permissions and unavailable times for arenas, rings and other facilities. TRACK EXPENSES AND KEEP BILLING CONNECTED Add expenses from a receipt photo, PDF or manual entry. Review and edit suggested receipt details before saving, keep personal and business expenses separate, and allocate costs to horses or clients. Use search, filters and simple reports to understand where money is going, or export a CSV when you need the details elsewhere. With Aurestra Pro, prepare and send invoices for board, lessons, appointments and other professional services. Track payments, deposits, credits, refunds, adjustments and balances, with automatic reminders to support follow-up. Where supported, businesses can offer secure online invoice payments through Stripe. Clients can also pay through a public invoice link without creating an Aurestra account. Aurestra Pro businesses can connect Xero or QuickBooks Online to send eligible paid expenses, issued invoices and recorded payments, with visible sync status and retry controls. BUILT FOR HORSE LIFE IN MORE PLACES Use your local currency, with address and phone formats that fit where you live and work. Aurestra Free has no trial or time limit. It includes unlimited horses and core records, care, scheduling, relationship, stable, professional and expense tools. Aurestra Pro adds business billing, accounting connections and expanded storage. Terms of Use: https://www.aurestra.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.aurestra.com/privacy

Screenshots

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker4 screens
Aurestra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Aurestra at none against Routine Planner, Habit Tracker's shown. Routine Planner, Habit Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Routine Planner, Habit Tracker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Aurestra sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker ships an update every 8 days, Aurestra every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker versus Aurestra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutine Planner, Habit TrackerAurestra
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings18K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB80 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRoutinery Corp.Aurestra Equestrian Inc.

Bugs and requests

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Routine steps not updating correctly
  • Crashes when trying to edit routines
  • Sync issues between phone and Apple Watch app

Requested features

5 requests
  • More than 2 free routines
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Ability to create checklists within tasks
  • Option to run routines without set times
  • Improved Apple Watch integration and complications

Aurestra

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker

Subscriptions9
  • Routinery Premium (Weekly)7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Routinery Premium (monthly)7 Days trial$5.491 Month
  • Routinery Premium (monthly)7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • Routinery Plus Yearly Plan7 Days trial$24.001 Year
  • Routinery Premium (6 months)7 Days trial$26.496 Months
  • Routinery Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Routinery Premium (Yearly)1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • Routinery Membership1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • Routinery Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
8 purchases

Aurestra

Subscriptions8
  • Aurestra Pro - Founding Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Aurestra Pro - Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Aurestra Essentials - Monthly$19.991 Month
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  • Aurestra Pro - Monthly$29.991 Month
  • Aurestra Pro - Founding Annual$44.991 Year
  • Aurestra Pro - Annual$149.991 Year
  • Aurestra Essentials - Yearly$199.991 Year
  • Aurestra Pro - Yearly$299.001 Year

Questions

Is Routine Planner, Habit Tracker free?
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aurestra free?
Aurestra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Routine Planner, Habit Tracker or Aurestra have ads?
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker shows ads; Aurestra does not.
Which is updated more often, Routine Planner, Habit Tracker or Aurestra?
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker ships an update every 8 days, and Aurestra every 3 weeks. Most recently, Routine Planner, Habit Tracker was updated on November 12, 2026 and Aurestra on November 5, 2026.

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