Comparison

Routine Checklist & Planner vs 20/20 Focus

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

Head to head
About

Routine Checklist & Planner

Create reusable checklists for any recurring task, from morning routines to chores. Track your progress through sessions, receive timely reminders, and view your history. Syncs across devices and works offline.

Highlights
  • Reusable checklist templates
  • Session progress tracking
  • Customizable reminders
  • Home screen widgets
  • Detailed history logs
  • iCloud sync
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Turn anything you do more than once into a reusable checklist, then run it whenever it's time. Build a routine, add your steps and start a session. Tick tasks off as you go, watch your progress, and every finished run is saved to your history. Morning and evening routines, packing lists, chores, cleaning, workouts, home maintenance: any recurring task you'd rather not keep in your head. ROUTINES • Reusable checklist templates with your own names, emoji and colors • As many ordered steps as you need, plus notes and tips for each routine • Drag to reorder, or sort by name, date created or last completed SESSIONS • Start a session and check off tasks as you complete them • Run several routines at the same time, all in one place on the Running tab • Live progress and elapsed time • Follow the session on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island with a Live Activity • A small celebration when you finish REMINDERS • One-time, daily or weekly reminders for any routine • Choose the exact days and time • Turn a reminder off without deleting it HOME SCREEN WIDGETS • Start a routine in one tap • See the session in progress, your recent progress and your next reminder at a glance HISTORY • Every session you've run, with completion rates and durations • Task-by-task results for each session • Filter your history by routine ICLOUD SYNC • Keep your routines, reminders and history the same on your iPhone and iPad • Free for everyone: turn it on in Settings • Your data stays in your own private iCloud account SIMPLE BY DESIGN • Light, dark or system theme • Available in 14 languages • Works offline, no account required CHECKLIST ROUTINES PRO Create up to 3 routines for free, with every feature included. Pro unlocks unlimited routines and backup files, as a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. The subscription renews automatically each month until you cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

20/20 Focus

This app prompts you every 20 minutes to log your current activity, building an honest picture of how you spend your time. It provides daily and weekly reports with visual insights into your time allocation, helping you make better decisions about your future. Features include streaks, top activities, and custom tag analytics.

Highlights
  • Activity logging every 20 minutes
  • Daily and weekly time reports
  • Visual insights (pie charts, bar charts)
  • Voice input for logging
  • 11 fixed activity categories
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Streaks and top activity tracking
Features
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20/20 asks what you've been doing every 20 minutes — a 5-second log that builds an honest picture of your days At the end of the day and the week, you have real data on how you actually spent your time. No complexity. Just truth. The core habit is simple: when the reminder arrives, log what you were doing. That's it. Over days and weeks, patterns emerge. You see where your time went. You make better decisions about where it goes next. TODAY TAB Your daily view at a glance. A completion ring shows what percentage of your check-in windows are logged. Navigate to past days to fill in anything you missed. LOGGING Describe your activity in a few words, pick a category, and save. Use voice input, just speak and the app transcribes it. Tap a recent activity to repeat it instantly. Log a single slot or bulk-fill an entire afternoon. 11 CATEGORIES Focused Work · Work Admin / Meetings · Personal Admin · Personal Development · Social / Relationships · Health & Fitness · Sleep / Recovery · Leisure · Spiritual / Mindfulness · Distractions · Other Fixed categories mean your data is consistent and your charts are always meaningful. INSIGHTS See your time as a pie chart or bar chart, broken down by category. Navigate by day, week, or month. See what changed compared to last period. Spot the trends that are easy to miss in the middle of a busy week. WEEKLY REPORTS Every Sunday, 20/20 generates a report of your week. How you spent your time, what your best category was, what shifted and personalized commitments to carry into next week. ICLOUD SYNC Your data stays in your own iCloud account. It syncs automatically across your Apple devices. We have no servers. We never see your data. 20/20 Focus Includes → Streaks: Day, week, and month streaks with your all-time bests → Top Activities: See your most-logged activities ranked by time → Tag Analytics: Track patterns within categories using custom tags → Tag Heatmap: A calendar view of any tag over time → Focus Score: A 0–100 metric reflecting the quality of your time allocation → Advanced Analytics: Category timeline, hourly patterns, personalized insight opportunities → Project, Goals & Habits: Set outcomes, build habits, track weekly progress → Full Weekly Reports: All 8 sections, full history, personalized commitments Annual: $3.99/year - includes a 7-day free trial Lifetime: $9.99 once - yours forever, all future updates included 20/20 is designed for people who care about their time and want to take control of it without turning self-improvement into a second job. No ads. No social features. No gamification. Just your time, clearly organized. Terms of Use: https://get2020.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://get2020.app/privacy

Screenshots

Routine Checklist & Planner4 screens
20/20 Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Routine Checklist & Planner at every 3 days against 20/20 Focus's fortnightly. Routine Checklist & Planner also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Routine Checklist & Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and 20/20 Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Routine Checklist & Planner ships an update every 3 days, 20/20 Focus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Routine Checklist & Planner versus 20/20 Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutine Checklist & Planner20/20 Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaras LeskivChester Carlson

Customer experience

Routine Checklist & Planner

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

20/20 Focus

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Routine Checklist & Planner

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$9.99
2 purchases

20/20 Focus

Subscriptions1
  • 20/20 Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • 20/20 Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Routine Checklist & Planner free?
Routine Checklist & Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 20/20 Focus free?
20/20 Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Routine Checklist & Planner or 20/20 Focus have ads?
Neither Routine Checklist & Planner nor 20/20 Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Routine Checklist & Planner or 20/20 Focus?
Routine Checklist & Planner ships an update every 3 days, and 20/20 Focus fortnightly. Most recently, Routine Checklist & Planner was updated on November 7, 2026 and 20/20 Focus on November 5, 2026.

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