Comparison

Routine Checklist & Planner vs TaskPocket

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

Organize recurring tasks into reusable checklists and track your progress. Set reminders, use widgets for quick access, and view your history. Syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Reusable checklist templates
  • Task progress tracking
  • Customizable reminders
  • Home screen widgets
  • Session history
  • 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

TaskPocket

Features
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Your brain is a terrible to-do list. TaskPocket gets everything out of your head in about three seconds and then shows you only what matters today. It works in any browser, on any computer, and on your iPhone — offline, on a plane, anywhere. TWO DATES, NOT ONE Most apps make you pick one date and hope. TaskPocket keeps the day you plan to work on something separate from the day it is actually due. Overdue lists stop piling up, because "when do I start this" and "when is this due" were never the same question. THE DEEPEST RECURRING TASKS IN A CALM APP • Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly, at any interval • Multi-day weekly rules — "Mon, Wed, Fri" • "3rd Tuesday", "last Friday", "first business day", "the 15th" • Repeat on a schedule, or a set time after you actually finish • Stop after a date, or after a set number of times • Skip an occurrence without completing it • Uncheck to genuinely undo — dates, counts and checklists all roll back FIVE VIEWS. THE WHOLE SYSTEM. Inbox — everything captured but not yet filed Today — due today or earlier, nothing else Upcoming — the days ahead; drag a task onto a day to move it Someday — the maybe-later pile, out of your way Completed — everything you finished, grouped by day ORGANISE WITHOUT BUILDING A SYSTEM Projects have an end ("Launch v2"), with their own sections, deadline and progress ring. Areas are ongoing ("Work", "Home") and group your projects. A project can be completed — or cancelled, which is not the same as deleted, and keeps the history. CAPTURE IN THREE SECONDS • Type "Call the dentist tomorrow at 9" and the date lifts out of the title • Type "Water the plants every 2 weeks" and the repeat rule is set • Share a link or a note from any app straight into TaskPocket • Quick-add from anywhere, with rich notes and a checklist SMART, NOT "AI" Date and repeat detection is deterministic. The same words give the same result, every single time. No model, no quota, no monthly limit, no price rise to cover somebody else's compute bill. If you left another task app because it added AI you never asked for, this one won't. THE SAME LIST EVERYWHERE One account, your iPhone and any browser on any computer. A browser extension saves the page you're reading as a task. Your data stays yours: export everything as JSON in one click, and delete your account from Settings whenever you want, permanently. DELIBERATELY SMALL Most task apps keep adding features until managing your tasks becomes its own task. TaskPocket stays small on purpose. No assignments, no comments, no shared workspaces, no feed. FREE, AND PRO Free gets you unlimited tasks, the full recurrence engine, checklists, search, natural-language capture, sync and export, plus four projects and two areas. Pro unlocks unlimited projects and areas, deadline dates, the Deadlines view, and your complete finished history. Available monthly or yearly, with a free trial on the yearly plan, or as a single one-time purchase. Cancel any time. ONE HONEST NOTE TaskPocket does not have reminders or push notifications yet. It is a calm place to decide and review, not something that nags you. If notifications are essential to how you work, this is not your app — yet. Built by one person who wanted a task manager that was calm, deep where it counts, and not locked to a single platform. Privacy Policy: https://taskpocket.io/privacy/ Terms and Conditions: https://taskpocket.io/terms/

Screenshots

Routine Checklist & Planner4 screens
TaskPocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Routine Checklist & Planner ships an update every 3 days, TaskPocket every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Routine Checklist & Planner versus TaskPocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutine Checklist & PlannerTaskPocket
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaras LeskivBOHDAN STEFANIUK

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Routine Checklist & Planner

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

TaskPocket

Subscriptions2
  • Task Pocket Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Task Pocket Pro$59.99

Questions

Is Routine Checklist & Planner free?
Routine Checklist & Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TaskPocket free?
TaskPocket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Routine Checklist & Planner or TaskPocket have ads?
Neither Routine Checklist & Planner nor TaskPocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Routine Checklist & Planner or TaskPocket?
Routine Checklist & Planner ships an update every 3 days, and TaskPocket every 2 weeks. Most recently, Routine Checklist & Planner was updated on November 9, 2026 and TaskPocket on October 31, 2026.

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