Comparison

Routine+ vs Dopamine Killer

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

Head to head
About

Routine+

Features
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A simple task management app 1. Add tasks you want to stick with long-term 2. Pick a few each day and turn them into your plan

About

Dopamine Killer

Features
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YouTube Shorts, Reels, endless surfing... Suddenly 30 minutes are gone? Dopamine Killer is a focus-alert app that wins your time back from Shorts and social apps. It doesn't just beep on a timer — it detects the moment you open a distracting app, and if you keep going, it locks the app for you. ā–  Key Features • Distraction detection — the moment you open YouTube, Instagram or any app you picked • App locking — go over your limit and the app is shielded (hold: instant to 60 min) • Force-quitting won't save you — kill the app and it locks right back • Trigger-only mode — silent all day, alerts only while you're on a distracting app • Grace time — up to 1-15 minutes of use before it says anything • Reminders every 1-30 minutes, on your own rhythm • Dynamic Island Ā· live widget — elapsed time and interval at a glance • Comeback stats — honestly shows how many reminders you ignored and minutes you burned • Shortcuts automation — starts itself when a chosen app opens • Fully offline Ā· No login Ā· No data collection ā–  Made for you if - One Short turns into 30 lost minutes - You open social apps mid-study without realizing - You need a system, not more willpower Available in English, Korean, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. Annoying, but not too much. That's Dopamine Killer.

Screenshots

Routine+2 screens
Dopamine Killer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Routine+ at 3 against Dopamine Killer's 1. Routine+ also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.2). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Routine+ versus Dopamine Killer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutine+Dopamine Killer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZekai WengStreet567

In-app purchases

None

Routine+

No in-app purchases

None

Dopamine Killer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Routine+ free?
Routine+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dopamine Killer free?
Dopamine Killer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Routine+ or Dopamine Killer have ads?
Neither Routine+ nor Dopamine Killer shows ads.

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