Comparison

eDots vs Routinely

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

Head to head
About

eDots

Features
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Life is made of small moments, ideas, and discoveries. eDots helps you capture them all. Create beautiful Dots for your thoughts, quotes, plans, memories, and inspirations. Organize them into Collections and watch how your ideas begin to connect. Features you'll love: • Beautiful card-based notes called Dots • Organize everything into themed Collections • Multiple views: list, gallery, calendar, and map • Powerful search and tagging • Random inspiration from your saved dots • Share and export your ideas easily Your life is full of dots. eDots helps you collect and connect them in ease ~

About

Routinely

Features
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Routinely: Flow helps you turn your life into simple, repeatable checklists. If you have ADHD (or just a busy brain), you know how easy it is to forget small things — water, headphones, stretching, documents, or one tiny step that ruins your whole plan. Routinely fixes that. Create routines like: • Going for a run • Gym session • Morning routine • Travel packing • Work setup • Study sessions Then just tap through a checklist before you start. No thinking. No stress. No forgotten steps. Now with AI routine builder: Just describe your goal in plain English, like: “I want to train for a marathon” “I want a simple morning routine” “I want a productivity routine for work” Routinely will generate: • A full routine • A checklist of tasks • Optional sub-routines • A suggested schedule Features: • Build routines as checklists • Start sessions and track progress • AI-powered routine generator • Works great for ADHD, anxiety, and busy minds • Clean, fast, distraction-free design • History and stats to build consistency Think of it like a pre-flight checklist for life. Not Notes. Not Reminders. A system for actually getting things done.

Screenshots

eDots4 screens
Routinely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Routinely at none against eDots's 1. Routinely also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. eDots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Routinely asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eDots ships an update weekly, Routinely every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
eDots versus Routinely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereDotsRoutinely
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer青楠 叶Olawale Malomo

In-app purchases

1 purchases

eDots

One-time1
  • iCloud Share and Sync$4.99
None

Routinely

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eDots free?
eDots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Routinely free?
Routinely is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do eDots or Routinely have ads?
Neither eDots nor Routinely shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eDots or Routinely?
eDots ships an update weekly, and Routinely every 3 days. Most recently, eDots was updated on October 25, 2026 and Routinely on October 25, 2026.

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