Calendoro vs Routine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calendoro
This app automatically generates focus timers from your calendar events, splitting them into timed work sessions with breaks. Progress can be logged back to your calendar, or timers can be launched from templates. It syncs across Apple devices.
- Create timers from calendar events
- Automatic event slicing into focus timers
- Optional progress logging to calendar
- Launch timers from templates
- Syncs across iPhone, iPad, Watch, and Mac
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Calendoro will create pomodoro focus timers directly from your calendar. ‣ Choose how many timers to create, Calendoro automatically slices your event into the correct number of focus timers, with breaks between. ‣ Once timers are completed (or manually paused), your progress is automatically logged back to your calendar (optional). ‣ Optionally, skip the calendar and launch pomodoro sets from templates. ‣ It syncs! Your pomodoro timer will stay in perfect sync on your iPhone, iPad, Watch and Mac. Calendoro has something for every busy body.
Routine
This app provides curated daily routines inspired by disciplined individuals. It offers a system for building habits with pre-built schedules, a focus timer, and progress tracking. Features include streaks, achievements, reflections, and Apple Watch integration.
- Curated Icon Routines
- Pomodoro Focus Timer
- Streaks & Consistency Heatmap
- XP, Levels & Achievements
- Reflections & Journal
- Apple Watch Companion
- Smart Reminders
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Routine is the habit tracker built for people who are serious about discipline. Follow curated daily routines inspired by the world's most disciplined icons — athletes, entrepreneurs, and thinkers who've mastered their mornings, focus, and consistency. Routine isn't just a checklist. It's a system. — WHY ROUTINE? — Most habit apps give you a blank page. Routine gives you a blueprint. Pick a protocol from our curated Icon library, and get a pre-built daily schedule of habits — timed, ordered, and ready to follow. No setup paralysis. Just start. — FEATURES — ▸ CURATED ICON ROUTINES Browse protocols inspired by elite performers. Each Icon comes with a complete daily routine — wake up times, workouts, meditation, reading, and more. Activate one and make it yours. ▸ POMODORO FOCUS TIMER Deep work sessions with a built-in Pomodoro timer. See your focus phase, block count, and earn XP for every minute of concentrated effort. Distraction-free by design. ▸ STREAKS & CONSISTENCY HEATMAP Your streak is sacred. Track consecutive days of discipline with a visual calendar heatmap that shows your consistency over weeks and months. Never break the chain. ▸ XP, LEVELS & ACHIEVEMENTS Every completed habit earns XP. Level up from Beginner to Master. Unlock achievement badges along the way. Your discipline finally has a scoreboard. ▸ REFLECTIONS & JOURNAL After completing a habit, capture what you learned. Write reflections that stick. Or use the personal journal for longer-form notes and thoughts — all in one place. ▸ APPLE WATCH COMPANION Check off habits, view your daily schedule, and run focus timers directly from your wrist. Your routine goes wherever you do. ▸ SMART REMINDERS Never miss a habit. Schedule notifications for each habit at the exact time you need them. Customize per habit, per day. ▸ NIGHT OWL MODE Your day doesn't end at midnight? Routine's grace period ensures late-night habits still count toward today's streak. Built for real life. — THE ROUTINE DIFFERENCE — Other apps track what you do. Routine shows you what to do. Instead of starting from scratch, you learn from the best. Instead of guessing which habits matter, you follow proven protocols. Instead of forgetting why you started, you reflect and journal your progress. — PREMIUM — Routine is free to use with core habit tracking. Routine Pro unlocks: • Unlimited Icon routines • Full journal & reflection history • Advanced stats & achievement system • Apple Watch companion • Priority support Start with a free trial. Cancel anytime. Ready to stop wishing and start building? Download Routine and follow your first elite protocol today. Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Privacy-Policy-35e1e95b550680e8a158fd7e24ec0080?source=copy_link Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://www.notion.so/Support-35e1e95b550680958230d2322ea12b19
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Routine at 5.0 against Calendoro's 3.5. Calendoro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Routine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Calendoro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Routine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Calendoro | Routine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diversion Marketing Inc | Redouan Afoulous |
Customer experience
Calendoro
Routine
In-app purchases
Calendoro
No in-app purchases
Routine
- Routine Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
- Routine Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year









