Comparison

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker vs Routinow

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

Routinow

This app helps you organize your day with clear, time-based routines. Focus on what to do next with simple check-offs and gentle reminders. It's designed for daily follow-through without complex project management features.

Highlights
  • Time-based daily routines
  • Task check-off system
  • Priority to-do ordering
  • Scheduled reminders
  • Gentle completion animations
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Routinow is not a place to collect more tasks. It answers one simple question: What should I do now? Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Put the important parts of your day into a clear time-based routine. When you finish, check it off and move on to the next thing. Focus on today • Keep daily routines in a clear, time-based order • Double-tap the quiet gray check control to finish an item and see its state at a glance • Drag to-do items into priority order; your top three stay visible first • Unfinished to-dos carry forward naturally Gentle, precise momentum • Scheduled reminders that help you start on time • A brief animation, a warm round of applause, and a short message when you finish • Standard, Large, and Extra Large in-app text sizes • Simplified Chinese, English, and French Built for daily follow-through • The free version includes up to three daily routines, basic reminders, check-offs, applause, and to-dos • Routinow Pro unlocks unlimited routines; on Mac, it also unlocks Strong Execution Mode while the app is running No projects, tags, folders, social features, or complicated charts. Just today, now, and the next thing to do.

Screenshots

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker4 screens
Routinow3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Routinow at none against Routine Planner, Habit Tracker's shown. Routinow also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Routine Planner, Habit Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (18K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Routinow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Routinow 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. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Routine Planner, Habit Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Routinow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker ships an update every 8 days, Routinow every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker versus Routinow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutine Planner, Habit TrackerRoutinow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRoutinery Corp.国运 刘

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%

Routinow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

Routinow

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
3 purchases

Routinow

Subscriptions2
  • Routinow Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Routinow Pro Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Routinow Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Routine Planner, Habit Tracker free?
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Routinow free?
Routinow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Routine Planner, Habit Tracker or Routinow?
Routinow is rated higher. Routine Planner, Habit Tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while Routinow averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Routine Planner, Habit Tracker or Routinow have ads?
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker shows ads; Routinow does not.
Which is updated more often, Routine Planner, Habit Tracker or Routinow?
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker ships an update every 8 days, and Routinow every 3 days. Most recently, Routine Planner, Habit Tracker was updated on November 9, 2026 and Routinow on October 31, 2026.

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