The Routine vs Jokko9
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Routine
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The Routine allows Venue Managers and the management team to perform a wide number of tasks associated to the administration of venues including handovers, returns, logging notes and viewing upcoming actions.
Jokko9
Automatically updates your phone contacts to the new 9-digit format required in The Gambia. It scans your contacts, identifies operator prefixes, and allows you to review and approve all changes at once. Works completely offline for your privacy.
- Automatic 9-digit number conversion
- Operator prefix identification
- Offline contact scanning
- Review and approve changes
- Privacy-focused, no data upload
- Supports Africell, QCell, Comium
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The Gambia is changing from 7-digit to 9-digit phone numbers. Every number saved in your phone needs the new operator prefix added — and if you have hundreds of contacts, doing that by hand is slow and easy to get wrong. Jokko9 does it for you. It scans your saved contacts, works out which operator each number belongs to, and shows you exactly what it will change before anything happens. You approve, and it updates them all at once. HOW IT WORKS • Africell numbers get the 87 prefix • QCell numbers get the 83 prefix • Comium numbers get the 86 prefix • Gamcel numbers stay 7 digits, as PURA specified • Anything unrecognised is flagged for you to check yourself COMPLETELY PRIVATE Jokko9 works entirely offline. There is no account, no sign-up, and no internet connection — your contacts never leave your phone. Nothing is uploaded, and nothing is tracked. YOU STAY IN CONTROL Review every change before it is applied, and keep a record of the original numbers. Built for Gambians, by Computer Science students at the University of The Gambia, following the official PURA migration rules. Published with the support of TeranGO.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Jokko9 at every 3 days against The Routine's weekly. The Routine's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Routine ships an update weekly, Jokko9 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Routine | Jokko9 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Curve Consulting Services Limited | Muhammed Darboe |
In-app purchases
The Routine
No in-app purchases
Jokko9
No in-app purchases
