Comparison

Recurrence vs Progrex

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

Head to head
About

Recurrence

This app helps you manage and track all your repeating tasks, from bills to pet care. It goes beyond simple reminders by logging past completions, notes, and important details, creating a comprehensive history of your activities. Stay organized and never miss an important recurring event again.

Highlights
  • Task tracking with customizable repeats
  • Task sharing via iCloud
  • Task organization and search
  • Task customization with notes and history
  • Siri Shortcut support
  • Full task history and notes
  • Widget support for Home and Lock Screens
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Recurrence helps you manage and track everything relating to the repeating tasks in your life so you never miss a thing again. Recurrence is more than just another app that reminds you what needs to be done — it tracks what you did, too. An example: you have a pet that needs medication. Maybe it needs checkups at the vet, too. Recurrence can remind you when you need to do give it the medication it needs as well as to arrange a visit to the vet, all while tracking things from past ones — what it weighed during the last visit, which medication was prescribed, and anything else you think might be handy! By changing the way you think about reminders and repeating tasks, Recurrence becomes more than an app that reminds you to do things — it becomes the place that tracks your entire life as well. Recurrence features include: ◆ Task tracking and customizable repeats Create tasks that repeat when you need them to with customizable options including a lock that prevents a task from being checked off before it's ready. ◆ Task sharing iCloud sharing support so you can complete items with a spouse, friend, or family members. ◆ Task organization Categorize your tasks so you'll always be able to find what you're looking for. Or just search, it's up to you! ◆ Task customization Tasks can be configured to show all kinds of information including the number of occurrences, the last completion, notes, and more. ◆ Siri Shortcut support Mark tasks as completed using nothing but your voice. ◆ Full task history and notes You'll see when tasks were completed as well as notes from each completion, great for tasks that you want to keep a track of over time. ◆ Full widget support Now you can see your recurring tasks right on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. ◆ Cross-device support Your tasks follow you from iPhone to iPad to Mac and back again with seamless syncing. Recurrence is a free download with a five-task limit. Unlock unlimited tasks with Recurrence Premium — available as a monthly or annual subscription, or lifetime purchase. Premium subscriptions can be canceled at any time, but will renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the next payment is due. For more information, see our privacy policy & terms of use: https://www.shayesapps.com/policies

About

Progrex

This app allows users to create and customize trackers for any quantifiable goal. Visualize progress with charts and share your journey with others to stay accountable and motivated. It's a free tool designed to boost productivity and efficiency.

Highlights
  • Customizable trackers
  • Peer-to-peer sharing
  • Data visualization charts
  • Reminders for data entry
  • Historical data editing
  • Notes for entries
Features
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Progrex is the first ever peer-to-peer progress tracking tool that is free. Boost productivity and efficiency with customized trackers for anything quantifiable or numeric. Progrex can help individuals track and manage a profile of most important or random items in multiple trackers, which can be shared with other Progrex users. Hold people around you accountable for their Progrex tracking and have fun while you’re at it. Progrex makes sharing easy - simply switch between tabs on each page to view others’ trackers. Features of Progrex - Profile Page: Create, customize, and configure your trackers. Name your tracker, define a category, and choose a color. Schedule reminders for automatic data entry notification. Dashboard Page - No-hassle data entry interface. Navigate to a particular day or date to view or modify historical data. Enter optional notes or comments for each entry. Charts Page: Visualize your data in charts. Understand trends, correlations, and performance of the items you are tracking. Settings Page - Manage your personal information or sign up for an account. View Progrex user accounts that are within your sharing community.

Screenshots

Recurrence4 screens
Progrex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progrex at none against Recurrence's 3. Progrex also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Recurrence's advantage is ratings volume (326 vs 4) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ads 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. Recurrence sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Progrex asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recurrence holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recurrence has 326 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recurrence ships an update every 3 weeks, Progrex every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Recurrence versus Progrex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecurrenceProgrex
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (326 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings326 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShayes Apps LLCChongjin Chua

Customer experience

Recurrence

All ratings326 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative12.8%

Progrex

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Recurrence

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Notifications not working despite permissions granted
  • Multiple notifications disappear when one is completed
  • Slow device syncing
  • Widget integration issues
  • Overdue task counter requires multiple completions to clear

Requested features

16 requests
  • One-time task or reminder option
  • Task reordering from main screen
  • Multi-category task assignment
  • Spanish and German language translations
  • Apple Watch app
Show 11 more
  • Sub-tasks or sub-categories
  • Tomorrow view option
  • Specific time scheduling for tasks
  • Calendar view within app
  • Print functionality for weekly schedules
  • Multiple reminders per day (more than daily frequency)
  • Custom color selection for categories
  • Days since last occurrence display in widget
  • Ability to share tasks with family members easily
  • Sound and vibration feedback options
  • Automatic task reset after single completion when overdue

Progrex

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Recurrence

Subscriptions2
  • Recurrence Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Recurrence Premium7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$19.99
None

Progrex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recurrence free?
Recurrence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progrex free?
Progrex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Recurrence or Progrex?
Recurrence is rated higher. Recurrence averages 4.7 out of 5 from 326 ratings, while Progrex averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Recurrence or Progrex have ads?
Neither Recurrence nor Progrex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recurrence or Progrex?
Recurrence ships an update every 3 weeks, and Progrex every 4 days. Most recently, Recurrence was updated on October 16, 2026 and Progrex on September 28, 2026.

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