Routine vs Routine by Sparlen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Routine
Build a structured daily schedule with time-blocks, notes, and music. Incorporate morning and evening reflections, and utilize flexible features like 'Late Start' and 'Day Off' to adapt to your needs. Personalize the app's appearance with various visual styles and colors.
- Time-blocking with start and duration
- Notes, todos, and music links per block
- Morning and evening reflection prompts
- Flexible 'Late Start' and 'Day Off' options
- Eight visual styles and custom accent colors
- Lock Screen Live Activities and Home Screen widgets
- Cloud-synced across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
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Routine helps you live by a daily rhythm. Set your wake time. Build your day in time-blocks. Add notes, todos, and music. Morning and evening reflection questions to bookend the day. Late Start when you start late. Day Off when you need one. The routine flexes; you don't break. Eight visual styles, including Solar — a gradient that follows the sun. Custom accent colors per routine, or per block. On iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Cloud-synced. Live Activities on the Lock Screen. Home Screen widgets. Free for everyone. No paywall, no Pro features. If Routine helps your days, support development with a Monthly, Yearly, or Forever subscription. Either way, everything's unlocked. My dog keeps a routine. I built this app for us. We hope you like it too! — Daniel & Mac • Time-blocks with start, duration, purpose • Notes, todos, and music links per block • Morning and evening reflection questions • Late Start when you start late • Day Off without losing your place • Eight visual styles, including Solar • Custom accent colors per routine or per block • Lock Screen Live Activities and Home Screen widgets • iPhone, iPad, and Mac — cloud-synced Questions or feedback? getroutineapp@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://getroutine.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getroutine.app/privacy
Routine by Sparlen
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Construisez de bonnes habitudes sans transformer votre quotidien en compétition. Routine vous aide à créer des routines simples, à savoir ce qui est prévu aujourd’hui et à suivre votre régularité dans le temps. Choisissez les jours de répétition, ajoutez un rappel si vous le souhaitez, puis cochez simplement vos routines lorsqu’elles sont terminées. Avec Routine, vous pouvez : • Créer vos routines • Choisir les jours de répétition • Ajouter des rappels • Voir les routines prévues aujourd’hui • Marquer une routine comme terminée • Suivre votre régularité dans le calendrier • Reprendre facilement après une pause Routine privilégie une motivation simple et positive, sans gamification agressive ni pression liée aux séries. Vos données sont enregistrées localement par défaut. Aucun compte n’est nécessaire pour utiliser les fonctions principales de Routine. SPARLEN Plus est disponible en option pour sauvegarder, restaurer et synchroniser vos données entre vos appareils Apple. Routine fait partie de SPARLEN : des applications utiles pour la vie quotidienne. Politique de confidentialité : https://sparlen-app.com/privacy/ Conditions d’utilisation (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Routine by Sparlen at 17.0 against Routine's 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Routine sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Routine by Sparlen sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $35.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Routine ships an update weekly, Routine by Sparlen every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Routine | Routine by Sparlen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Davis | Nathan Gendreau |
In-app purchases
Routine
- Routine Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Routine Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Routine Pro (Lifetime)$29.99
Routine by Sparlen
- Sparlen Plus for Routine$35.001 Year
Questions
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