Productivity System vs Recurring Checklist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Productivity System
This app helps you track your time and manage goals with an always-running timer. Add checklists to your goals for routines like morning or evening tasks, work, or exercises. Adapt it to your personal life to control your time effectively.
- Goal-based timers
- 24/7 continuous timing
- Goal checklists
- Routine management
- Time control
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I built this app to manage my productivity. Here, I will SHARE my productivity system and how I use the app. My system IS ALL ABOUT achieving my REAL-LIFE goals. For example: - I DO NOT care how much time I waste, - but I CARE if I read a book every day, - I CARE if I exercise every day, - I CARE if I don't forget anything, - I CARE if I constantly follow my long-term goals. Now I will show MY PERSONAL app setup with REAL-LIFE scenarios. --- Activities The first you have to do is SET UP ACTIVITIES. MY ACTIVITIES in the morning, right after I wake up look empty. During the day, I have to turn them as completed. Now I'll show how I use each activity. --- Morning Right after waking up, I tap the Morning activity. Once I finish the checklist, Morning will be marked as complete. --- Workout I DO NOT care about tracking every single step, but I CARE I do workout every day. --- Small Tasks We all have plenty of non-urgent tasks that we constantly postpone. Every day, I FORCE MYSELF to spend 30 minutes for that. --- Work Working as a developer, I have to track my working hours, there are a set of features for that. Total Stopwatch makes the timer display TOTAL TIME spent on work FOR TODAY. This way, I can always see how much time I've spent on work today. Another feature is adding notes to the current task. You can see how much time you spent on each task. I use a POMODORO-LIKE technique. --- Reading Some people set a goal to read for a hour a day. I like to read a fixed number of chapters per day. It works like a counter. --- Free Time I use Free Time for activities I don't need to track, like eating, walking, meeting, etc. --- Sleep I prefer to use a stopwatch to check in the morning how long I slept. --- Conclusion By default, the app comes with almost the same activities and settings. You can use this setup. I want to give you THREE TIPS dealing with activities that are extremely important to me: PROCRASTINATION, PRIORITIES, and FLEXIBILITY. --- Procrastination I solve it simply: I open the app, see uncompleted activity, and tap on it without thinking. Tapping the activity feels like you've made the first step. If you start thinking, you will continue procrastinating. --- Priorities We usually start the day with the most urgent tasks and SACRIFICE long-term goals, because long-term goals are not usually urgent. NO MATTER what happens, I try to start my day focusing only on what really MATTERS TO ME. --- Flexibility Unexpected things happen every day. We have to accept this fact. It's ABSOLUTELY OKAY if we can't do some activity today. KEEP IN MIND: the most important is REAL-LIFE and PRACTICAL VALUE. --- DO NOT RUSH I believe we do more when we don't rush. Stay calm and start slowly. Let's move to other features. --- Timer Timer is running ALL THE TIME. There is NO STOP OPTION! To stop the current activity, you have to start the next one. This way I always remember what I have to do. Also, it provides 24/7 data on how long everything takes. --- TASKS is a big part of the app. NEVER KEEP ANYTHING IN MIND! As soon as a task or idea comes to mind, leave it to the list. We get really tired when we try to keep everything in mind. TRY TO EXPERIENCE the feeling when you don't need to remember anything. EVERYTHING in the task list. --- Task Folders TODAY: Tasks you need to do today; TOMORROW: Tasks that will be moved to TODAY folder tomorrow; CUSTOM FOLDERS: I use a few folders. --- Repeating Tasks There are many repeating tasks or events that we have to remember. Like birthdays, recurring payments, special dates, etc. You can create any kind of repeating task: - Every Day; - Every N Days; - Days of the Week; - Days of the Month; - Days of the Year. --- Calendar A regular calendar where you can schedule tasks. As I mentioned, repeating tasks are also here. --- Widgets --- I hope my app will lead you to what matters the most in your life. Wish you all the best, Ivan
Recurring Checklist
This app simplifies event planning with customizable checklists, ready-to-use templates, and event reminders. Organize tasks into collections and sync them across devices. Widgets offer quick access to manage your to-dos on the go.
- Customizable checklists
- Ready-to-use templates
- Event reminders
- Collections for organization
- Home screen widgets
- iCloud sync
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Welcome to Checkful - Your Event Planning Superhero! Planning events just got a whole lot easier and more fun with Checkful, the beautiful app designed to fit perfectly into your busy life. Available on iPhone and iPad, Checkful is your ultimate companion for nailing every event without forgetting a thing. Here's how Checkful makes magic happen: Customizable Checklists: Create your checklists and fill them with tasks. Watch your progress as you complete each one. Done with the event? Reset your checklist and it's ready for next time! Ready-to-Use Templates: Not sure where to start? Use our checklist templates with suggested tasks for common events. Jumpstart your planning with ease! Collections for Organization: Group your checklists into collections for ultimate organization. Whether it's personal, work, or play, keep your plans neat and tidy. Event Reminders: Create events in Checkful and set reminders. Never miss a deadline or forget an important detail. Import or add new checklists to each event for seamless planning. Widgets for Quick Access: Finish tasks without even opening the app! Choose from small, medium, or large widgets for your home screen and check things off on-the-go. iCloud Sync: Have all your checklists and events synced across your devices. Plan on your iPad, and carry your plans with you on your iPhone. Simple, Beautiful, Effective. Checkful is designed to be as beautiful as it is functional. Its intuitive interface makes event planning a breeze, so you can focus on making every moment memorable. Ready to transform your event planning? Download Checkful today and start planning your next event like a pro! Terms https://indiegoodies.com/checkful/terms Privacy https://indiegoodies.com/checkful/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Productivity System at 100% against Recurring Checklist's 0%. Productivity System also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). 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. Recurring Checklist sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Productivity System asks for nothing beyond the download.
Productivity System holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Productivity System's written reviews are positive against 0% of Recurring Checklist's.
Productivity System ships an update every 8 days, Recurring Checklist monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Productivity System | Recurring Checklist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Medvedev | Khuong Pham |
Customer experience
Productivity System
Recurring Checklist
In-app purchases
Productivity System
No in-app purchases
Recurring Checklist
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$6.991 Year
- Lifetime$9.99
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