Comparison

Routine Task Timer vs DrawerJournal

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

Head to head
About

Routine Task Timer

This app guides you through daily routines by announcing each task and its remaining time. It helps prevent time-wasting during activities like studying, training, or housework, ensuring smoother task completion.

Highlights
  • Task announcements with remaining time
  • Supports morning routines
  • Aids in studying and training
  • Helps with housework efficiency
  • Prevents time-wasting
Features
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RoutineTImer helps you focus on your routine works! RoutineTimer announces each tasks of your routine with remaining time based on the time that is taken to complete each tasks you set. For instance, If you have difficult to finish your morning routine smoothly, RoutineTimer would be your good partner. And also, on studying, training, housework, Routine Timer prevent you from wasting your time!

About

DrawerJournal

This app allows you to easily record daily events and thoughts in a timeline format. You can add text, photos, and audio recordings, and organize entries with tags. It offers a secure, offline space for your private memories.

Highlights
  • Chronological notes with photos and audio
  • Organize entries with labels/tags
  • Voice recording for immersive memories
  • Secure app lock with biometric authentication
  • Keyword search functionality
  • Offline data storage
Features
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A private journal that feels like texting yourself. Jot down a thought, add a photo, or record a voice memo in seconds. Every entry is time-stamped, so your day reads like a timeline. Lock your journal with Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode. Stored on this device. Never sent to us. We can't read it. No account needed. No blank page to fill. Write one line when something happens: on the bus, at lunch, at 2 a.m. Then scroll back and find the small moments you'd otherwise forget. QUICK POSTS ON A TIMELINE • Write as many entries a day as you like • Time stamps are added for you, and you can change the date and time anytime PHOTOS, VOICE, AND VIDEO • Up to 6 photos per entry • Record a voice memo with any entry • The Media tab shows the photos, videos, and voice memos from all your entries in one grid • Short video clips with Premium FIND ANYTHING AGAIN • Tags group entries across dates • Calendar view to jump to any day • Search every entry, with matches highlighted • Memories brings back entries from the past LOCK AND PRIVACY • Lock the app with a 4-digit passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID • Your entries are stored on this device. They're never sent to us, and we can't read them • No account, no sign-up • Back up and restore your journal as a ZIP file • Want your journal on more than one device? Turn on iCloud sync (Premium) and your entries are kept in your own iCloud APPLE WATCH AND WIDGETS • Post from your wrist with voice dictation on Apple Watch, plus complications • Home Screen widgets for today and today's entries • Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with Apple silicon MAKE IT YOURS • A selection of free themes and fonts • Entry text gets larger when you increase your device's text size • Share a day as an image PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Everything above is free unless it's marked Premium. The free version shows ads. Premium is an optional paid upgrade, available as a subscription or a one-time purchase. It adds: • Video clips up to 15 seconds each, up to 3 a day: record or choose from your library, then trim (photos and videos share the 6 slots per entry) • iCloud sync between iPhone, iPad, and Mac (iOS 17 or later) • Print your journal or save it as a PDF • Export entries as text (TXT) • Detailed statistics • All 31 themes, handpicked fonts, and premium app icons • More widgets: photo, one-line, and tag widgets • Drawer mode on iPad and Mac, with your tags side by side as columns • Choose the quality of attached photos, videos, and voice memos • All Memories cards (the free version shows 2), a filter for untagged entries, and the option to hide entries in shared images • No ads WHY "DRAWER"? In Japanese, the app is called 引き出し日記, "drawer diary": a drawer to keep your thoughts in. It's popular in Japan and Korea. Open the drawer, drop in a line, close it. Privacy Policy: https://toastplanet.com/drawerjournal/privacy Terms of Use: https://toastplanet.com/drawerjournal/terms

Screenshots

Routine Task Timer4 screens
DrawerJournal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Routine Task Timer at none against DrawerJournal's 3. DrawerJournal's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (74 vs 20). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. DrawerJournal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Routine Task Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Routine Task Timer against 4.6 for DrawerJournal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 74 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Routine Task Timer's written reviews are positive against 88% of DrawerJournal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Routine Task Timer ships an update fortnightly, DrawerJournal every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Routine Task Timer versus DrawerJournal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutine Task TimerDrawerJournal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (20 ratings)4.6 (74 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.9% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2074 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroki SakamotoToastPlanet Inc.

Customer experience

Routine Task Timer

All ratings17 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.8%

DrawerJournal

All ratings74 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral7.6%
Negative4.9%

Bugs and requests

Routine Task Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DrawerJournal

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes or data loss when editing entries
  • Background music playback issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add videos or audio recordings
  • Cloud sync and backup across devices
  • More customization options for fonts, colors, and layouts
  • Thread-like functionality to connect related entries
  • Improved image handling and editing tools

In-app purchases

None

Routine Task Timer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DrawerJournal

Subscriptions2
  • DrawerJournal Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • DrawerJournal Premium Annual7 Days trial$20.991 Year
One-time1
  • DrawerJournal One-Time$59.99

Questions

Is Routine Task Timer free?
Routine Task Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DrawerJournal free?
DrawerJournal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Routine Task Timer or DrawerJournal?
DrawerJournal is rated higher. Routine Task Timer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while DrawerJournal averages 4.6 from 74 ratings.
Do Routine Task Timer or DrawerJournal have ads?
Both Routine Task Timer and DrawerJournal show ads.
Which is updated more often, Routine Task Timer or DrawerJournal?
Routine Task Timer ships an update fortnightly, and DrawerJournal every 6 days. Most recently, Routine Task Timer was updated on October 20, 2026 and DrawerJournal on October 21, 2026.

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