Comparison

Routine Planner vs MyPlanBuddy

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

Head to head
About

Routine Planner

This app helps you organize tasks, boost focus with a Pomodoro timer, and track progress towards your goals. It offers smart notifications and a user-friendly design for efficient task management.

Highlights
  • Smart to-do lists
  • Integrated Pomodoro timer
  • Goal and deadline setting
  • Progress tracking and stats
  • Customizable smart notifications
  • User-friendly interface
  • Privacy and security options
Features
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Are you ready to take control of your tasks and supercharge your productivity? Meet Todotics, the to-do list app designed to help you stay organized, focused, and motivated. Key Features: Smart To-Do Lists: Effortlessly create, manage, and prioritize tasks with a sleek, intuitive interface. Whether a simple grocery list or a complex project, Todotics keeps everything in one place. Pomodoro Timer: Boost your focus and work efficiency with our integrated Pomodoro timer. Work in focused 25-minute sessions followed by short breaks to maintain peak productivity and avoid burnout. Goals & Deadlines: Set clear goals and deadlines for your tasks to stay on track and achieve your objectives. Receive timely reminders to ensure nothing slips through the cracks. Progress Tracking: Visualize your productivity with detailed stats and insights. Track completed tasks, monitor your progress over time, and celebrate your achievements. Smart Notifications: Stay on top of your schedule with customizable notifications. Get reminders for deadlines, Pomodoro sessions, and upcoming tasks. User-Friendly Design: Experience a clean, modern interface that makes managing your tasks a breeze. Easily navigate between lists, add new tasks, and adjust settings with just a few taps. Privacy & Security: Your data is important. Todotics ensures your information is secure and private, with local storage or cloud synchronization options. Why Choose Todotics? With Todotics, you don’t just manage your tasks—you transform how you work. Our unique combination of powerful task management and the Pomodoro technique helps you work smarter, not harder. Say goodbye to overwhelm and hello to productivity! Download Todotics today and start turning your to-do list into a done list! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://todotics.com/privacypolicy

About

MyPlanBuddy

This planner adapts to your energy levels, showing only what's manageable on low-energy days. It helps you replan tasks without pressure and offers a focus timer for single-tasking. Integrates with your calendar and learns your rhythm.

Highlights
  • Adaptive task list based on energy levels
  • Time-window based task scheduling
  • Free repeating tasks
  • Focus timer with Dynamic Island integration
  • Weekly review and replanning
  • Calendar integration (Buddy+)
  • AI-powered time finding
Features
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The planner that shrinks on low-energy days, and reads your sleep to show you how you're doing. MyPlanBuddy is a gentle planner for slow, steady productivity. Instead of an endless list, it shows just what fits right now, in the time you actually have. Repeating tasks is free, and with Buddy+ it works with any calendar on your iPhone. JUST WHAT FITS NOW Set up routines with time windows, like work from 8 to 5 or home after 6. MyPlanBuddy places each task in the next window with room for it and shows what you can do in the time that's left. Anything due soon comes first, then from lightest to heaviest. REPEATING TASKS ARE FREE Daily, weekly, every two weeks, monthly or yearly: a repeating task comes back on its own, with no subscription needed. ON LOW-ENERGY DAYS, THE LIST SHRINKS If you want, the app asks about your energy on a five-level scale, from "Running low" to "Energized". On running-low days, the list gets shorter and lighter. On energized days, it offers to pull something forward. And "Why these?" explains every pick. REPLAN WITH NO DRAMA Didn't happen today? Move it to tomorrow, next week or the next window that really has room. Letting go doesn't delete: the task goes to your archive and comes back in the weekly review, so you can decide calmly. ONE THING AT A TIME Start a task with the focus timer, or use "Do it now" for something unplanned. The timer shows up in the Dynamic Island, on the Lock Screen and on Apple Watch. YOUR RHYTHM, NO PRESSURE The Rhythm screen shows what you got done this week and month, and the times of day that work best for you. The app learns from how you use it and suggests tasks and routines for things you already do every week. No red warnings, no nagging and no streaks to break. ON IPHONE, IPAD AND APPLE WATCH Widgets on the Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy, complications on your watch face, and sync through your own iCloud. On iPad, the list and details sit side by side. FIND A TIME Write it your way, like "30 min to read a book" or "two hours with family on the weekend", and MyPlanBuddy shows two or three possible times, with the reason for each. You can also ask Siri: "Find a time in MyPlanBuddy". The AI runs on your device, and nothing goes into your plan until you tap. WEEKLY REVIEW Once a week, a kind look at what moved and what stayed behind, so the next week starts light. BUDDY+ • Unlimited "Find a time" (five requests a month on free), and the AI also finds a time when you push something back • Speak or paste text and it becomes several tasks, each in its routine • A review that gets your week: what's stuck and why, and how your energy went • Works with any calendar on your iPhone (iCloud, Google, Outlook): events take time out of your windows and "Find a time" works around them • Your rhythm next to an estimated energy from the Health app The AI runs on your device (Apple Intelligence, on supported devices); on others, the app uses simpler rules. HEALTH APP (OPTIONAL) If you allow it, MyPlanBuddy reads sleep, heart data, exercise and mindfulness to show an estimated energy compared with what's usual for you. This data is used only on your device, to calculate that energy, and never decides your tasks. MyPlanBuddy is an organization tool: it is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat anything. PRIVACY No sign-up, no ads and no analytics. Your tasks stay on your device and in your own iCloud, and we can't see them. SUBSCRIPTION OR ONE-TIME PURCHASE MyPlanBuddy is free to use. Buddy+ comes as a monthly or yearly subscription, with a free trial when available, or as a one-time lifetime purchase that never renews. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://myplanbuddy.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://myplanbuddy.app/privacy

Screenshots

Routine Planner4 screens
MyPlanBuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyPlanBuddy at 100% against Routine Planner's 50%. MyPlanBuddy also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Routine Planner's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Routine Planner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and MyPlanBuddy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Routine Planner ships an update every 2 weeks, MyPlanBuddy every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Routine Planner versus MyPlanBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutine PlannerMyPlanBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB191 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCijay LLCgbrlrg

Customer experience

Routine Planner

All ratings40 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%

MyPlanBuddy

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Routine Planner

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Quarterly$9.993 Months
  • Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99
3 purchases

MyPlanBuddy

Subscriptions2
  • Buddy+ monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Buddy+ yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Buddy+ lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Routine Planner free?
Routine Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MyPlanBuddy free?
MyPlanBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Routine Planner or MyPlanBuddy have ads?
Neither Routine Planner nor MyPlanBuddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Routine Planner or MyPlanBuddy?
Routine Planner ships an update every 2 weeks, and MyPlanBuddy every 3 days. Most recently, Routine Planner was updated on November 8, 2026 and MyPlanBuddy on October 31, 2026.

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