Comparison

Kairova vs Rotio

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

Head to head
About

Kairova

This app helps you manage tasks, build personalized schedules, and focus on your work. It offers features for project management, goal setting, and progress tracking, with optional AI planning capabilities.

Highlights
  • Task management with history
  • Personalized scheduling
  • Focus sessions with app controls
  • Project workspace with notes
  • Calendar integration
  • Widgets and shortcuts
Features
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Start with one task. Make room for the rest of your life. Kairova brings tasks, plans, Focus, notes and a growing Companion together. Use the everyday tools first, then explore personalized planning and your Life Studio workspace when you are ready. EVERYDAY TASKS Add a task directly from Today or a task list. Choose an optional date and reminder, complete it, and find it again in your history. Free includes 200 active personal tasks across three lists; completed tasks do not use the active allowance. Today, Upcoming and All tasks help you see what needs your attention. A PLAN THAT FITS YOUR LIFE Build a personalized schedule around your work, sleep, routines and goals. Kairova supports night shifts and waking days that cross midnight. Review changes before applying them, rescue a crowded day, and keep unfinished work for later. Optional Google Calendar and Apple Calendar connections require your permission. FOCUS AND PROGRESS Start a Focus session, keep a useful next step and continue where you left off. Choose optional App Shield controls for distractions on your own device. Follow your routines, recovery and weekly progress while your Companion grows with you. ROOM FOR YOUR PROJECTS Life Studio keeps project notes, checklists and related pages together. Connect project tasks to planned sessions, search your personal work, preview Todoist CSV imports and use reusable workflows for everyday changes. Dream helps connect longer-term goals to practical next steps. MAKE IT YOURS Use widgets for quick capture and Shortcuts to open Today or start Focus. Set iPhone alarms, link them to planned sessions and choose your own supported alarm audio. Native alarms require iOS 26 or later; imported alarm audio requires iOS 26.1 or later. Kairova is free to use. Pro and Ultra add AI planning, higher allowances and advanced workspace features. Availability, AI credits and other limits are shown in the app. Some features require a subscription. Monthly and annual subscriptions provide the same benefits for their selected tier. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; subscriptions renew automatically and can be managed or canceled in Settings. Terms: https://app.kairova.app/terms Privacy: https://app.kairova.app/privacy

About

Rotio

Features
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Rotio is a routine app that lets you build your daily flow along a timeline. From getting ready in the morning to studying, working, and spending your evening, you can manage your day in the order and time that works best for you. Simply choose a start and end time to add each activity as a block. With notifications and widgets, you can check what’s coming next, while reports help you look back on your daily progress. Rotio also supports theme changes and display style options, allowing you to customize the overall look and feel of the app to match how you use it. With Rotio Pro, you can unlock expanded routine limits, all color themes, additional widgets, extended past reports, and more flexible ways to use the app. Rotio is designed for people who want to keep up with their daily actions at a comfortable pace while maintaining their own rhythm. Privacy Policy: https://app.notion.com/p/Rotio-Privacy-Policy-3754142a499180989551c1ecfc474484?source=copy_link Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Kairova4 screens
Rotio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kairova at none against Rotio's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Kairova sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Rotio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kairova ships an update every 3 weeks, Rotio fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Kairova versus Rotio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKairovaRotio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEduardo CastilloSota Ninomiya

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Kairova

Subscriptions4
  • Kairova Pro$4.991 Month
  • Kairova Ultra$9.991 Month
  • Kairova Pro Annual$49.991 Year
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  • Kairova Ultra Annual$99.991 Year
1 purchases

Rotio

One-time1
  • Rotio Pro - Lifetime Purchase$1.99

Questions

Is Kairova free?
Kairova is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rotio free?
Rotio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kairova or Rotio have ads?
Rotio shows ads; Kairova does not.
Which is updated more often, Kairova or Rotio?
Kairova ships an update every 3 weeks, and Rotio fortnightly. Most recently, Kairova was updated on November 5, 2026 and Rotio on November 5, 2026.

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