Comparison

Routine+ vs Acta

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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

Acta

This app helps you achieve large goals by breaking them down into manageable daily tasks. It uses AI to create a personalized plan with milestones and simple daily actions, focusing on a calm and pressure-free user experience.

Highlights
  • AI-driven goal planning
  • Milestone tracking on a timeline
  • Daily task management
  • Four tracking methods (completion, accumulation, measurement, journaling)
  • Calm, full-screen interface
  • On-device data storage
Features
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Turn a goal into small steps you can take today. Tell Acta what you want to achieve. A short AI conversation helps you build a plan with milestones and daily actions. Review and edit the plan before starting. Record completed actions, quantities, measurements and short journal entries. Look back through your calendar, use timers and reminders, and keep notes with each goal. Start with up to 3 active goals for free, including everyday tracking and 20 AI coaching replies each week. Ask about a barrier or think through your next step from the sparkle button on Today. Acta Pro lets you start more active goals and includes 200 shared AI replies each week across coaching, plan adjustments, reflections and next-goal preparation. Review suggested changes before applying them. Existing goals and records remain available when Pro ends. Your goals and records are saved on your device. When you use AI, relevant goal, record, memo and conversation context is sent to the AI service to answer your request. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage them in your Apple Account settings. A separate one-time lifetime purchase is also available. Terms: https://devyan0.github.io/legal/acta/terms.html Privacy: https://devyan0.github.io/legal/acta/privacy.html

Screenshots

Routine+2 screens
Acta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Routine+ at none against Acta's 2. Routine+ also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Acta sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Routine+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Routine+ versus Acta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutine+Acta
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyโ€”Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
Monetizationโ€”Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size13 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZekai Wengแ„‰แ…ณแ†ผแ„’แ…งแ†ซ แ„‹แ…ฃแ†ผ

In-app purchases

None

Routine+

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Acta

Subscriptions2
  • Acta Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Acta Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

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

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