Comparison

GQueues vs Routine

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

Head to head
About

GQueues

This task manager helps you organize your life, boost productivity, and reduce stress. It offers powerful features like Google Calendar integration, team collaboration, and reliable offline access with cloud syncing.

Highlights
  • Google Calendar integration
  • Team collaboration
  • Task reminders
  • Task assignments
  • Offline access
  • Cloud syncing
  • Subtasks
Features
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GQueues is a full-featured task manager that helps you stay organized, be more productive and reduce stress in your life. BENEFITS: ◆ Intuitive - lets you save the hard thinking for your real work ◆ Powerful - makes staying organized easy with GQueues doing all the work ◆ Reliable - works offline, syncs to the web, so your data is always available KEY FEATURES: • Google Calendar integration • Team collaboration • Reminders for tasks with due dates • Assignments • Comments • Attachments • Tagging • Subtasks • Repeating tasks • Search • SSL encrypted syncing of all data to your GQueues account in the cloud

About

Routine

This app combines a task list, calendar, planner, note-taker, and reminders into one powerful tool. Organize your personal and professional life, consolidate calendars, and manage tasks from various productivity apps. It offers features like time blocking, meeting scheduling, and note-taking to enhance efficiency.

Highlights
  • Consolidate personal and professional calendars
  • View and prioritize tasks from multiple productivity tools
  • Time blocking for dedicated task allocation
  • Efficient meeting scheduling and management
  • Powerful meeting note-taking capabilities
  • Organize notes by topic
  • Integrated contact management
Features
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Join thousands who rely on Routine Calendar to organize their life, work and get more done. Dubbed a must have app by some of the top leaders and knowledge workers, Routine is the perfect combo of a task list, calendar, planner, note-taker & reminders all-in-one. Routine is an incredibly advanced calendar application designed specifically for individuals leading busy lives, offering a comprehensive set of features to ensure optimal control over their valuable time. YOUR TIME. YOUR TERMS With Routine, users can seamlessly merge and consolidate all their personal and professional calendars, allowing for a more streamlined management of their schedules. While it currently supports Google Calendar, the integration of Microsoft Outlook and iCloud Calendar is just around the corner, further expanding its compatibility. ON YOUR DEVICES. ALWAYS Enjoy the convenience of synchronizing events, tasks, and notes across multiple devices, including macOS, Windows, Web, and iOS. OVERVIEW FOR THE EAGLE EYED Gain an all-encompassing perspective of your work commitments by conveniently viewing and prioritizing tasks from various productivity tools such as Gmail, Slack, Notion, and WhatsApp alongside your calendar. This integration allows for enhanced efficiency and a unified approach to managing your professional responsibilities. TIME BLOCKING MADE SIMPLE Take control of your valuable time by effortlessly blocking off periods for your most significant tasks. By simply dragging and dropping items onto your calendar, you can allocate dedicated time slots, ensuring your crucial activities receive the attention they deserve. FIND & SCHEDULE YOUR MEETINGS. FAST Routine empowers you to efficiently schedule, manage, and join meetings. Seamlessly handle all aspects of your meetings, from planning and coordination to active participation, making your collaboration experiences streamlined and effortless. MEETING NOTES GOT MORE POWERFUL Capture essential meeting details and define actionable items using Routine's note-taking capabilities. With the ability to jot down important points during meetings, you can ensure nothing falls through the cracks and promptly address all action items. PRIORITIZING YOUR FOCUS Stay focused on your priorities for the day by leveraging Routine's agenda and widgets. Effortlessly navigate through your daily agenda, keeping track of crucial tasks and appointments. The inclusion of widgets allows for quick access and a constant reminder of what truly matters. ORGANIZE AWAY WITH ROUTINE’S FLEXIBILITY Store and organize notes based on topics of your choice. Whether it's meeting minutes, project ideas, or personal insights, Routine offers a robust system for capturing and categorizing your thoughts, enabling efficient retrieval and reference whenever needed. YOUR CONTACTS NOW HAVE A HOME Seamlessly manage your contacts with Routine's integrated contact management feature. Never again will you forget important details about clients, colleagues, or acquaintances. Keep all relevant information organized and readily accessible at your fingertips. EXTENSIONS, VOICE COMMANDS & MORE Enjoy unparalleled accessibility with Routine's support for Safari extensions, Siri voice commands, lockscreen widgets, and more. Wherever you are and whatever you're doing, Routine ensures that your calendar and productivity tools are just a tap or voice command away, facilitating seamless integration into your daily life. In addition to all the above features, Routine now works with 5000+ tools that are integrated via Zapier. Discover the power of automation and combine your favorite tools with Routine. Got questions or suggestions? Drop us an email at support@routine.co.

Screenshots

GQueues4 screens
Routine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GQueues at 84% against Routine's 36%. GQueues also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (520 vs 47). Routine's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GQueues holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GQueues has 520 ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of GQueues's written reviews are positive against 36% of Routine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GQueues ships an update every 6 months, Routine every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
GQueues versus Routine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGQueuesRoutine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (520 ratings) — better3.6 (47 ratings)
Positive reviews83.6% of reviews — better36.4% of reviews
Number of ratings520 — better47
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaydin Inc.Routine

Customer experience

GQueues

All ratings520 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive83.6%
Neutral5.5%
Negative10.9%

Routine

All ratings47 ratings
Positive61.7%
Neutral10.6%
Negative27.7%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral12.1%
Negative51.5%

User reviews

GQueues

From 520 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent integration with Google products
  • 👍 Flexible and customizable task management
  • 👍 Seamless two-way sync with Google Calendar
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 👍 Helpful customer support

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with mobile app functionality
  • 🔍 Lack of advanced features like reminders and location tracking
  • 🔍 Clunky navigation and editing tasks on mobile
  • 🔍 Limited color options and customization

Routine

From 47 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Clean, modern interface
  • 💡 Excellent concept and potential
  • 🔄 Integrates calendar, notes, tasks
  • 🧠 ADHD-friendly design
  • 💻 Superior desktop app experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐌 Slow loading times
  • 🔄 Syncing issues with Google Tasks
  • 🤔 Confusing recurring task management
  • ⚠️ Google account required for access

Bugs and requests

GQueues

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes on mobile devices
  • Sync issues between web and mobile apps
  • Login problems for some users

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved mobile app experience
  • More robust reminder system
  • Location-based task reminders
  • Expanded color palette and customization

Routine

Reported bugs

26 issues
  • App crashes immediately on launch
  • Crashing on boot after setting up Google calendar
  • App freezes and data disappears
  • Tasks duplicated
  • Calendar events not saving
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  • Issues with typing and editing
  • Tasks from checklist duplicating
  • Calendar events not saving
  • Tasks not reflecting in Google Task
  • Drag and drop feature not working on iOS
  • App shuts down when dragging tasks
  • Tasks disappear after creation
  • Drag scheduling not working
  • Create tasks don't populate correctly
  • Completed tasks can't be found to mark incomplete
  • Task creation prompt appears but task is not found
  • Tutorial is unresponsive
  • App is unresponsive when typing/editing
  • Notes disappear
  • App freezes
  • Add button doesn't always work
  • Stuck on pages
  • Deleted calendar event causes app to freeze
  • Tasks bugging out and disappearing
  • All-day events broken on iOS
  • Tasks not saving in the correct screens

Requested features

17 requests
  • Improve task editing and usability
  • Better recurring task management
  • Automatic sync with Google Tasks
  • Develop iPad version
  • Add repeat function for appointments (daily, weekly, etc.)
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  • Improve speed and sync performance
  • Add tags for different tasks
  • Add reminders
  • Add iCloud calendar integration
  • Visualize remaining time on tasks (like Tiimo/Structured)
  • View remaining time with live activities
  • Option to minimize picture section at the top
  • Option to change colors and theme of the app
  • Support for Apple/iCloud calendar
  • Local calendar support
  • Better text contrasting for UI
  • Option to view tasks without the calendar

In-app purchases

None

GQueues

No in-app purchases

None

Routine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GQueues free?
GQueues is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Routine free?
Routine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GQueues or Routine?
GQueues is rated higher. GQueues averages 4.7 out of 5 from 520 ratings, while Routine averages 3.6 from 47 ratings.
Do GQueues or Routine have ads?
Neither GQueues nor Routine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GQueues or Routine?
GQueues ships an update every 6 months, and Routine every 11 days. Most recently, GQueues was updated on September 15, 2026 and Routine on September 21, 2026.

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