Comparison

Routine Task Timer vs Genko Planner

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

Genko Planner

Manage your creative project deadlines and schedules with this app. It automatically generates schedules based on page count, available time, and deadlines, helping you stay on track for comic, novel, or illustration projects. Track progress, monitor your pace, and organize event details to ensure timely completion.

Highlights
  • Automatic schedule generation by stage
  • Pace diagnosis for deadline adherence
  • Progress recording per stage
  • Event management with venue and checklist
  • Consolidated calendar view
  • Progress reports and social sharing
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
Features
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"How many pages a day do I need to make the deadline?" "I don't have time to work out my pace." "I might end up paying the late-submission surcharge…" Let Genko Planner take care of those worries. Genko Planner is a production planner for manga, novels, illustrations, merch, and every kind of creative project. It tracks your progress and pace so you can meet your print deadlines and finish your work in good health. ◆ Made for you if you… - Always end up submitting your doujinshi at the last minute - Want to manage several projects at once - Want to see your work pace in numbers - Want a tool to prepare for conventions [Features] ◆ Automatic schedule for every step Enter your page count, available work hours, and deadline, and Genko Planner builds a schedule for each step and for the whole project. Supports three print deadlines (early-bird, regular, and surcharge) and shows the big picture on a Gantt chart. Register as many print shops as you like, and customize your steps freely. Besides public holidays, you can set days off and days when you'll work more or less, for a schedule that fits real life. ◆ Pace analysis that catches delays early Every time you log progress, the app checks whether your current pace will meet the deadline. Along with an 8-level status, it shows the pace you need, your current pace, missing work time, and more. ◆ Progress logs for each step Log the cover and the main pages separately with a few taps. Log from the work timer and your work time is saved automatically. The timer supports custom breaks and reminders at regular intervals. ◆ Convention planning Includes presets for major conventions in Japan and South Korea, and you can add any event yourself. Keep venue info, your circle's space, items to bring, shopping lists, and prep checklists in one place. Link projects to conventions to see which project goes to which event. ◆ All-in-one calendar See deadlines, conventions, planned work, and work logs in month, week, and day views. Add notes to leave to-dos in your schedule. ◆ Reports & sharing See your monthly work time and page count in charts, and share progress cards on social media. It's also fun to look back on how much you worked this year. ◆ Dark mode ◆ iCloud sync Syncs automatically across your devices. Log on your iPhone, check on your iPad, and stay on top of things anywhere. Choose your holiday calendar (United States, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, or Malaysia) in Settings > Language & region, and your schedule follows it. Schedules are calculated in your planning time zone. To protect your data, project names, step names, and notes you've saved are never translated automatically. Get through crunch time with a plan, with Genko Planner!

Screenshots

Routine Task Timer4 screens
Genko Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Routine Task Timer at Free against Genko Planner's $2.99. Routine Task Timer also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 52%). Genko Planner's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On in-app purchases, device support 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

Routine Task Timer is free to download; Genko Planner costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Routine Task Timer ships an update fortnightly, Genko Planner every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Routine Task Timer versus Genko Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutine Task TimerGenko Planner
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.5 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.9% of reviews — better51.6% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroki SakamotoTAKASA WORKS

Customer experience

Routine Task Timer

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

Genko Planner

Written reviews31 reviews
Positive51.6%
Neutral29.0%
Negative19.4%

In-app purchases

None

Routine Task Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Genko Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Routine Task Timer free?
Routine Task Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Genko Planner free?
Genko Planner costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Routine Task Timer or Genko Planner have ads?
Routine Task Timer shows ads; Genko Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, Routine Task Timer or Genko Planner?
Routine Task Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Genko Planner every 3 days. Most recently, Routine Task Timer was updated on October 20, 2026 and Genko Planner on October 25, 2026.

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