Comparison

Routines vs Anchor Maps

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

Head to head
About

Routines

Manage recurring tasks and chores with customizable checklists. Stay organized with daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly reminders to build habits, learn new skills, or meet deadlines. Keep routine tasks separate from your main to-do list for improved focus and productivity.

Highlights
  • Recurring task checklists (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
  • Dashboard view of daily tasks
  • Task filtering by context and tags
  • Customizable task contexts and tags
  • Local notifications for reminders
  • Auto-Highlight and Auto-Uncheck features
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Routines is a checklist app for the repeated tasks and chores in your life. Use Routines to keep recurring tasks from cluttering your calendar, email, and other to-do lists. With built-in daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly checklists, Routines makes it easy to stay on track and provides reminders for the important to-dos in your life. • Overwhelmed by routine housework? Use Routines to track chores and never miss a thing again. • Want to build good habits? Use Routines to keep “doing it” until it becomes second nature. • Learning a new skill? Use Routines to set up a recurring schedule for practice. • Keep missing your monthly report deadline? Use Routines to remind you of important tasks ahead of time. Keep recurring tasks separate from your main to-do list and calendar with Routines. Download Routines and see how this approach can help you stay focused and improve productivity. OUR USERS SAY “We use Routines at work to standardize the day. This app is exactly what I needed to stick to my routine and remain accountable for my work. Love it.” “The perfect app for creating a routine for home, work—anything! Don’t waste money on other apps!” FEATURES * Add recurring tasks to daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly checklists to keep routine tasks separate from your calendar and other to-do lists. * The Home tab provides a dashboard view of all tasks happening today across your daily/weekly/monthly/yearly lists. * In each list, tap the title to switch between different views with alternative groupings and sorting. * Add context to tasks. Create your own contexts (for example, Home and Work) and assign one context to each task. * Use tags to describe tasks with keywords or labels. Assign one or more tags to each task and create as many tags as you need. * Tap the filter bar to filter lists by context and/or tags. * Create alerts to receive notifications before or on a task’s due date. Routines uses local notifications so reminders work even when you’re offline. * Turn on Auto-Highlight to colour task titles in orange for tasks due within a range you set in Settings—an at-a-glance reminder of what’s coming up. * Turn on Auto-Uncheck to automatically uncheck tasks at a specified time. For example, reset weekly tasks every Monday at 1:00 am for a clean slate. Routines is a universal app for iPhone and iPad. No sign-up required. No ads. All data stays on your device.

About

Anchor Maps

Create location-based notes and content using augmented reality. Pin text, videos, and links to real-world objects in both public and private spaces. Share your contextual information easily with others.

Highlights
  • Create AR notes in public/private spaces
  • Pin text, videos, and links to objects
  • Contextualize content to appliances/devices
  • Share lists with individuals or publicly
  • Manage access for private maps
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Anchor allows you to create notes in space utilizing AR maps of public and private spaces. Put your content in context by pinning notes, videos and links to objects. Pin instructions to your rental’s devices, upload important documents to your appliances, or pin a shop link to an art piece. Public maps are free and visible to everyone. Private maps all you to add and revoke access as needed. Easily share your lists with individuals or the world! Terms of Service: https://app.termly.io/document/privacy-policy/a52e4a65-ab1c-4578-979c-de30a98f9f91 Privacy Policy https://app.termly.io/document/cookie-policy/d32b12ee-5bdd-48eb-af57-9164c0c6bc8b

Screenshots

Routines4 screens
Anchor Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Anchor Maps at 96% against Routines's 46%. Anchor Maps also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.9 vs 3.6). Routines's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Anchor Maps is free to download; Routines costs $2.99 up front. Anchor Maps sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Routines asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Anchor Maps holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anchor Maps has 85 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Routines's written reviews are positive against 96% of Anchor Maps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Routines ships an update every 6 weeks, Anchor Maps every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Routines versus Anchor Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutinesAnchor Maps
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (8 ratings)4.9 (85 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.3% of reviews96.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings885 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCooplaAnchor Apps Inc

Customer experience

Routines

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive46.3%
Neutral14.9%
Negative38.8%

Anchor Maps

All ratings85 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%

In-app purchases

None

Routines

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Anchor Maps

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Month$3.991 Month
  • 1 Month1 Month trial$11.991 Month
  • 6 Months$14.996 Months
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  • 12 Months$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Routines free?
Routines costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anchor Maps free?
Anchor Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Routines or Anchor Maps?
Anchor Maps is rated higher. Routines averages 3.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Anchor Maps averages 4.9 from 85 ratings.
Do Routines or Anchor Maps have ads?
Neither Routines nor Anchor Maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Routines or Anchor Maps?
Routines ships an update every 6 weeks, and Anchor Maps every 14 months. Most recently, Routines was updated on October 14, 2026 and Anchor Maps on October 15, 2026.

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