Comparison

Routine vs Supernotes

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

Head to head
About

Routine

This app combines a task list, calendar, planner, note-taker, and reminders into one powerful tool. Organize your personal and professional life, consolidate calendars, and manage tasks from various productivity apps. It offers features like time blocking, meeting scheduling, and note-taking to enhance efficiency.

Highlights
  • Consolidate personal and professional calendars
  • View and prioritize tasks from multiple productivity tools
  • Time blocking for dedicated task allocation
  • Efficient meeting scheduling and management
  • Powerful meeting note-taking capabilities
  • Organize notes by topic
  • Integrated contact management
Features
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Join thousands who rely on Routine to organize their life, work and get more done. Dubbed a must have app by some of the top leaders and knowledge workers, Routine is the perfect app to manage your tasks, calendars, projects, notes & reminders. Routine is designed specifically for individuals leading busy lives, offering a comprehensive set of features to ensure optimal control over their valuable time. YOUR TIME. YOUR TERMS With Routine, users can seamlessly merge and consolidate all their personal and professional calendars, allowing for a more streamlined management of their schedules. While it currently supports Google Calendar, the integration of Microsoft Outlook and iCloud Calendar is just around the corner, further expanding its compatibility. ON YOUR DEVICES. ALWAYS Enjoy the convenience of synchronizing events, tasks, and notes across multiple devices, including macOS, Windows, Web and iOS/Android. EVERYTHING CONNECTED Gain an all-encompassing perspective of your work commitments by connecting and centralizing your work from all the favorite tools: Gmail, Notion, Trello, Linear, Zapier, WhatsApp etc. TIME BLOCKING MADE SIMPLE Take control of your valuable time by effortlessly blocking off periods for your most significant tasks. By simply dragging and dropping items onto your calendar, you can allocate dedicated time slots, ensuring your crucial activities receive the attention they deserve. MANAGE YOUR MEETINGS Routine empowers you to efficiently schedule, manage, and join meetings. Seamlessly handle all aspects of your meetings, from planning and coordination to active participation and recording, transcript and sharing. PRIORITIZING YOUR FOCUS Stay focused on your priorities for the day by leveraging Routine's agenda and widgets. Effortlessly navigate through your daily agenda, keeping track of crucial tasks and appointments. The inclusion of widgets allows for quick access and a constant reminder of what truly matters. CUSTOMIZE TO YOUR NEEDS Extend Routine's capabilities by defining the data entities you want to track and manage, from books to read, movies to watch, customers to go after etc. YOUR CONTACTS NOW HAVE A HOME Seamlessly manage your contacts with Routine's integrated contact management feature. Never again will you forget important details about clients, colleagues, or acquaintances. Keep all relevant information organized and readily accessible at your fingertips. EXTENSIONS, VOICE COMMANDS & MORE Enjoy unparalleled accessibility with Routine's support for Safari extensions, Siri voice commands, lockscreen widgets, and more. Wherever you are and whatever you're doing, Routine ensures that your calendar and productivity tools are just a tap or voice command away, facilitating seamless integration into your daily life. Got questions or suggestions? Drop us an email at support@routine.co.

About

Supernotes

Organize your thoughts and ideas with a fast, lightweight note-taking app. Create visually rich notecards with Markdown and LaTeX support, enhanced by AI writing assistance. Build interconnected knowledge networks and share them seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Shareable Markdown notecards
  • AI writing assistance
  • Bi-directional card linking
  • 2D/3D graph visualization
  • Spaced repetition flashcards
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Offline support
Features
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Free your thoughts with Supernotes, the fast, lightweight notes app. Write beautiful notecards that are perfect for personal, work, and educational use – all your ideas, meeting, and lecture notes at your fingertips. CREATE NOTECARDS THAT POP Tired of scrolling up and down long notes? Break down your ideas with Supernotes notecards – keeping you organized. Add colors, tasks, bold, italics, lists, equations, images, code snippets, and more. Want more? Connect a bluetooth keyboard, and harness the full extent of our Markdown and LaTeX editor. POWER UP WITH AI Try our thoughtful approach to AI. We call them Superpowers that help automate arduous tasks, such as tagging your cards, as well as train you to become a better writer, highlighting grammatical errors and offering rewording suggestions. ORGANIZE YOUR KNOWLEDGE Categorize your notecards using tags, reference popular cards with card links, and pop related notecards inside a parent card to build a network of interconnected knowledge. Multi-select, and edit notes in bulk, in the Table layout. Visualize your notes in both 2D and 3D graph layouts, helping you discover existing and new connections. Build your dream Zettelkasten system. REMEMBER WHERE YOU WROTE THEM Only on Supernotes, view all your notecards on a geographic Map. Opt-in to location sharing to automatically assign locations to notes when you create them to see where you had the most inspiring ideas or the most meetings! Or manually assign locations for trips, restaurant recommendations and more. BUILT-IN SPACED REPETITION Jump into Flashcard layout to instantly learn any of your notecards. Using our FSRS algorithm, cram your notes before an exam or learn them at a relaxed pace. We will show which notecards are due at the right times so you can learn as efficiently as possible. SHARE WITH FRIENDS Stop taking screenshots of notes – just share a notecard to generate a secure link. That note will be instantly accessible to anyone (even if they don't have Supernotes)! Add friends, classmates, or teammates on Supernotes to instantly share new notecards with each other, and see each other's cursors editing in real time. ON ALL YOUR DEVICES, OFFLINE OR ONLINE Pick up where you left off with our iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps. Keep taking notes wherever you are, even if your connection drops, with seamless offline support. FEATURE COMPLETE - Universal Search & Filters - Markdown / LaTeX Editor - Bi-directional Card Links - Calendar Heatmap - Assign Dates to Notes - Four Day & Night Themes - Share to Supernotes Extension - Export to Markdown, JSON & PNG - Keyboard Shortcuts - 24/7 Customer Support FREE FOR LIGHTWEIGHT USE Discover everything Supernotes has to offer with our generous free Starter plan; explore all the features and earn 100s cards. Or upgrade to the Unlimited plan for unlimited cards, feature previews, and more. Prices may differ depending on your location, and subscriptions will be charged to your App Store payment method. Your subscription will automatically renew and you may cancel at any time. Privacy Policy: https://supernotes.app/privacy Terms & Conditions: https://supernotes.app/terms

Screenshots

Routine4 screens
Supernotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Supernotes at 91% against Routine's 37%. Supernotes also leads on ratings volume (122 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Routine's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). 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. Supernotes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $11.00 per month. Routine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Routine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Supernotes has 122 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of Routine's written reviews are positive against 91% of Supernotes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Routine ships an update weekly, Supernotes monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Routine versus Supernotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutineSupernotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (122 ratings)
Positive reviews36.7% of reviews91.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2122 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoutineSupernotes

Customer experience

Routine

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive36.7%
Neutral13.8%
Negative49.5%

Supernotes

All ratings122 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral0.8%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive91.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative7.0%

User reviews

Routine

From 2 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Clean, modern interface
  • 💡 Excellent concept and potential
  • 🔄 Integrates calendar, notes, tasks
  • 🧠 ADHD-friendly design
  • 💻 Superior desktop app experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐌 Slow loading times
  • 🔄 Syncing issues with Google Tasks
  • 🤔 Confusing recurring task management
  • ⚠️ Google account required for access

Supernotes

From 122 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Beautiful design and UI
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
  • 🧠 Powerful organization system
  • 💡 Unique card-based concept

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Learning curve for some
  • ⚠️ Limited initial note space
  • 🎛️ Lacks advanced features for some users
  • 📱 No iOS widgets
  • 🔄 Cumbersome tagging for some

Bugs and requests

Routine

Reported bugs

26 issues
  • App crashes immediately on launch
  • Crashing on boot after setting up Google calendar
  • App freezes and data disappears
  • Tasks duplicated
  • Calendar events not saving
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  • Issues with typing and editing
  • Tasks from checklist duplicating
  • Calendar events not saving
  • Tasks not reflecting in Google Task
  • Drag and drop feature not working on iOS
  • App shuts down when dragging tasks
  • Tasks disappear after creation
  • Drag scheduling not working
  • Create tasks don't populate correctly
  • Completed tasks can't be found to mark incomplete
  • Task creation prompt appears but task is not found
  • Tutorial is unresponsive
  • App is unresponsive when typing/editing
  • Notes disappear
  • App freezes
  • Add button doesn't always work
  • Stuck on pages
  • Deleted calendar event causes app to freeze
  • Tasks bugging out and disappearing
  • All-day events broken on iOS
  • Tasks not saving in the correct screens

Requested features

17 requests
  • Improve task editing and usability
  • Better recurring task management
  • Automatic sync with Google Tasks
  • Develop iPad version
  • Add repeat function for appointments (daily, weekly, etc.)
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  • Improve speed and sync performance
  • Add tags for different tasks
  • Add reminders
  • Add iCloud calendar integration
  • Visualize remaining time on tasks (like Tiimo/Structured)
  • View remaining time with live activities
  • Option to minimize picture section at the top
  • Option to change colors and theme of the app
  • Support for Apple/iCloud calendar
  • Local calendar support
  • Better text contrasting for UI
  • Option to view tasks without the calendar

Supernotes

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Blank white screen on app/web browser
  • App doesn't work on iOS 15.4.1

Requested features

6 requests
  • iOS widgets for home and lock screens
  • Alert for note space limit and prompt to edit/continue as journal entry
  • Better image and video viewing
  • Control center button
  • Split screen functionality
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  • Ability to create groups or collections of notes

In-app purchases

None

Routine

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Supernotes

Subscriptions3
  • Supernotes Unlimited (1 Month)$11.001 Month
  • Supernotes Unlimited (Promo)7 Days trial$69.001 Year
  • Supernotes Unlimited (1 Year)$99.001 Year

Questions

Is Routine free?
Routine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Supernotes free?
Supernotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Routine or Supernotes?
Routine is rated higher. Routine averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Supernotes averages 4.8 from 122 ratings.
Do Routine or Supernotes have ads?
Neither Routine nor Supernotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Routine or Supernotes?
Routine ships an update weekly, and Supernotes monthly. Most recently, Routine was updated on October 16, 2026 and Supernotes on October 18, 2026.

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