Routine vs Pixy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Routine
Organize your life, work, and projects with a unified platform for tasks, calendars, notes, and reminders. Seamlessly integrate with your favorite tools and block out time for focused work.
- Unified task, calendar, and note management
- Time blocking and scheduling
- Integration with popular tools (Gmail, Notion, Trello)
- Cross-device synchronization
- Customizable data entities
- Contact management
- Voice commands and widgets
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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.
Pixy
This app offers a minimalist way to log your daily mood using a single pixel. It prioritizes user privacy by storing all data locally on your device. You can categorize your entries with custom tags and analyze your mood patterns through filtering and statistics.
- Daily mood tracking with one pixel
- Local device data storage for privacy
- Customizable tags for categorization
- Filtering by text, tags, or moods
- Mood and tag statistics
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Track your mood, one pixel at a time. Pixy helps you keep a daily mood journal and look back at how you have been feeling. - Log your mood and emotions, with optional notes and custom tags. - Add several entries per day and edit past entries. - Browse your history in a colorful pixel calendar. - Search entries and filter by mood or tags. - Explore mood statistics, monthly reports, and your year in pixels. - Choose your check-in steps, mood colors, and daily reminder. - Export your entries and import a Pixy backup when moving phones. Free and open source. No ads or account required. Your journal is stored on your device. Usage analytics can be turned off in Settings > Privacy. The app also sends technical error reports. See https://pixy.day/privacy for details. Pixy is a journal for personal reflection. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Questions or feedback: team@pixy.day
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Verdict
Routine and Pixy both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 98% of Pixy's written reviews are positive against 37% of Routine's. Pixy also leads on ratings volume (140 vs 4). Routine's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Routine against 4.9 for Pixy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixy has 140 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of Routine's written reviews are positive against 98% of Pixy's.
Routine ships an update weekly, Pixy every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Routine | Pixy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.9 (140 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.7% of reviews | 98.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 140 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Routine | Moritz Meyer |
Customer experience
Routine
Pixy
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
Pixy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Routine
No in-app purchases
Pixy
No in-app purchases









