Timebend vs Routine Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timebend
This app helps you plan your day by creating tasks with durations. It automatically arranges them into a timeline and provides a countdown timer to keep you focused. Premium features include live updates, notifications, and the ability to save tasks for later.
- Create tasks with durations
- Automatic timeline arrangement
- Countdown timer for tasks
- Live Activities and Notifications (Premium)
- Task completion tracking
- Offline functionality
- iCloud sync
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Stay focused. Plan your day with Timebend, a flexible day planner. • Create tasks with durations. • Timebend automatically arranges your tasks into a timeline. • Play tasks to start a countdown timer. Live Activities and Notifications (requires Premium subscription) help you stay focused. • Check tasks off as you finish them. • Edit tasks at any time, and the timeline updates live. • Set a target time (requires Premium subscription) for the day, and see a live countdown of your free time after finishing all your tasks. • Swipe tasks right to move them to the Ready list (requires Premium subscription) for later. • Everything auto syncs between your devices via iCloud. • Works offline. Premium Features (subscription available) ◆ Target time for the day ◆ Ready list to save tasks for later ◆ Live Activity for playing task ◆ Notification when playing task time is up ◆ Support an independent developer Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Routine Timer
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Big friendly timers. One step at a time. No pressure. Routine Timer is a visual timer for kids and grown-ups who get stuck between steps. Morning, homework, cleanup, bedtime: any routine becomes a sequence of visual steps, each with its own full-screen timer. A big color ring shrinks as the minutes pass, and a gentle tap says it is time to move on. MADE FOR REAL LIFE • Build a routine from steps: an icon and a duration, nothing else to set up • One giant timer per step, readable from across the room • A haptic nudge on every transition, and a notification with sound when the screen is off • Pause, skip, go back or restart any step. No streaks, no guilt, no failure stats • Notifications keep the routine going while the phone is locked PERFECT FOR • Morning routine before school, bedtime routine after the bath • Homework blocks and focus sprints • Toddlers and preschoolers learning to get ready on their own • Kids with ADHD or autism who do better with a schedule they can see • Cleanup bursts, chores and screen-time limits WHY IT WORKS A child cannot feel ten minutes, but can see a color ring getting smaller. Steps take the arguing out of transitions: the timer says it is time, not the parent. Grown-ups use it the same way for their own mornings and work sprints. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no analytics, no ads. Works offline. SIMPLE PRICING Your first routine is free, full featured, forever: every step, sounds and notifications. One purchase unlocks unlimited routines. No subscription, nothing recurring. If you already unlocked the app, nothing changes for you.
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Verdict
Timebend and Routine Timer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Timebend sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Routine Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Timebend | Routine Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HIGHKEY Games | ihor Romanenko |
In-app purchases
Timebend
- Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
- Yearly Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
Routine Timer
- Unlock Forever$12.99









