Comparison

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker vs Routine Checklist & Planner

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

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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

Routine Checklist & Planner

Organize recurring tasks into reusable checklists and track your progress. Set reminders, use widgets for quick access, and view your history. Syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Reusable checklist templates
  • Task progress tracking
  • Customizable reminders
  • Home screen widgets
  • Session history
  • iCloud sync
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Turn anything you do more than once into a reusable checklist, then run it whenever it's time. Build a routine, add your steps and start a session. Tick tasks off as you go, watch your progress, and every finished run is saved to your history. Morning and evening routines, packing lists, chores, cleaning, workouts, home maintenance: any recurring task you'd rather not keep in your head. ROUTINES • Reusable checklist templates with your own names, emoji and colors • As many ordered steps as you need, plus notes and tips for each routine • Drag to reorder, or sort by name, date created or last completed SESSIONS • Start a session and check off tasks as you complete them • Run several routines at the same time, all in one place on the Running tab • Live progress and elapsed time • Follow the session on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island with a Live Activity • A small celebration when you finish REMINDERS • One-time, daily or weekly reminders for any routine • Choose the exact days and time • Turn a reminder off without deleting it HOME SCREEN WIDGETS • Start a routine in one tap • See the session in progress, your recent progress and your next reminder at a glance HISTORY • Every session you've run, with completion rates and durations • Task-by-task results for each session • Filter your history by routine ICLOUD SYNC • Keep your routines, reminders and history the same on your iPhone and iPad • Free for everyone: turn it on in Settings • Your data stays in your own private iCloud account SIMPLE BY DESIGN • Light, dark or system theme • Available in 14 languages • Works offline, no account required CHECKLIST ROUTINES PRO Create up to 3 routines for free, with every feature included. Pro unlocks unlimited routines and backup files, as a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. The subscription renews automatically each month until you cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker4 screens
Routine Checklist & Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Routine Checklist & Planner at none against Routine Planner, Habit Tracker's shown. Routine Checklist & Planner also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days). Routine Planner, Habit Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Routine Planner, Habit Tracker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Routine Checklist & Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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, Routine Checklist & Planner every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker versus Routine Checklist & Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutine Planner, Habit TrackerRoutine Checklist & Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB37 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRoutinery Corp.Taras Leskiv

Customer experience

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker

All ratings18,173 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews1,296 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative10.8%

Routine Checklist & Planner

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Routine Checklist & Planner

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
2 purchases

Routine Checklist & Planner

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Routine Planner, Habit Tracker free?
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Routine Checklist & Planner free?
Routine Checklist & Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Routine Planner, Habit Tracker or Routine Checklist & Planner have ads?
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker shows ads; Routine Checklist & Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, Routine Planner, Habit Tracker or Routine Checklist & Planner?
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker ships an update every 8 days, and Routine Checklist & Planner every 3 days. Most recently, Routine Planner, Habit Tracker was updated on November 8, 2026 and Routine Checklist & Planner on November 7, 2026.

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