Comparison

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker vs Note to Self

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 follow daily routines with timed, voice-guided steps. It breaks down tasks into manageable segments to make starting easier and prevent time loss. Share progress with others and visualize your consistency with growing plants.

Highlights
  • Voice-guided timed steps
  • Routine building and execution
  • Task breakdown into small segments
  • Progress tracking and visualization
  • Integration with AI assistants
  • Home screen widgets and cross-device support
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

Note to Self

Capture thoughts, voice notes, and important information locally on your device. Organize with categories and tags, and export your data in various formats. Optional premium features enhance recording and transcription capabilities.

Highlights
  • On-device note storage
  • Typed note creation and editing
  • Voice recording and transcription (optional)
  • Note organization with categories and tags (optional)
  • Export notes as text, PDF, or JSON
  • No ads
Features
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Capture what matters, then find it when you need it. Note to Self keeps your notes and original recordings on your device, with a clear home for your thoughts and no ads. FREE EVERYDAY NOTES Write as many typed notes as you need. Search, edit, pin, archive and delete them. Save opens the note you just made, so you always know where it went. TAKE YOUR WORDS WITH YOU Export one note or your library as text, PDF or JSON. Long notes continue across PDF pages. You choose where exported copies go. Reading, editing and exporting existing notes stays free. OPTIONAL NOTE TO SELF PLUS Record and transcribe on device where Apple supports your device and language. Keep the original recording to check the transcript. Add categories and tags to organize your library. Existing notes, recordings and organization remain accessible if Plus ends. Plus is an optional auto-renewing monthly Apple subscription. The U.S. price is $1.99/month, with a seven-day free trial for eligible subscribers. Localized pricing and eligibility are shown before purchase. Installing does not start a trial. A trial renews at the displayed monthly price unless cancelled before renewal. Manage or cancel in Apple Account subscriptions. Deleting the app does not cancel billing. Eligible earlier paid Apple purchasers retain Plus after their original purchase is verified; use Restore purchases. YOUR NOTES STAY LOCAL No note account is required. Note content and audio are not sent to NextEleven or RevenueCat. Apple handles billing; RevenueCat validates Plus purchases and processes purchase analytics. Device backups and destinations you choose for exports have their own settings. Recording requires appropriate consent. Automated transcription can be wrong; verify important information against the original audio. On-device transcription is not available for every device or language. Support: https://www.nexteleven.dev/note-to-self/ios-support.html Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker4 screens
Note to Self4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Note to Self at none against Routine Planner, Habit Tracker's shown. Note to Self also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Routine Planner, Habit Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (18K vs 1). 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 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Note to Self sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Note to Self holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Routine Planner, Habit Tracker has 18K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker ships an update every 8 days, Note to Self every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker versus Note to Self: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutine Planner, Habit TrackerNote to Self
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings18K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB10 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRoutinery Corp.Sean McDonnell

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

Note to Self

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker

Subscriptions7
  • Routinery Premium (Weekly)7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Routinery Premium (monthly)7 Days trial2 variants$6.991 Month
  • Routinery Premium (3 months)7 Days trial$12.493 Months
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  • Routinery Plus Yearly Plan7 Days trial$24.001 Year
  • Routinery Premium (6 months)7 Days trial$33.496 Months
  • Routinery Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Year
  • Routinery Premium (Yearly)1 Year trial$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Note to Self

Subscriptions1
  • Note to Self Plus7 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Routine Planner, Habit Tracker free?
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Note to Self free?
Note to Self is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Routine Planner, Habit Tracker or Note to Self?
Note to Self is rated higher. Routine Planner, Habit Tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while Note to Self averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Routine Planner, Habit Tracker or Note to Self have ads?
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker shows ads; Note to Self does not.
Which is updated more often, Routine Planner, Habit Tracker or Note to Self?
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker ships an update every 8 days, and Note to Self every 2 months. Most recently, Routine Planner, Habit Tracker was updated on November 15, 2026 and Note to Self on November 9, 2026.

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