Comparison

Simple Task vs Zen Routine

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

Head to head
About

Simple Task

Features
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Simple Task is a clean and lightweight daily planner with to-do lists, reminders, recurring tasks, calendar planning, a Later list, and a built-in focus timer. Plan your day, organize tasks, and stay focused with a simple productivity app designed for everyday life. Whether you’re managing work, study sessions, routines, or personal goals, Simple Task helps you stay organized without unnecessary complexity. A Simple Daily Planner That Helps You Stay Organized Simple Task combines a daily planner, simple to-do list, task manager, reminders, recurring tasks, and a Later list into one clean and easy-to-use app. Quickly create tasks, organize your schedule, and manage your daily plans with a minimal and distraction-free interface. Everything is designed to stay simple and intuitive, so you can focus on what matters instead of navigating complicated features or cluttered menus. Tasks, Reminders & Recurring Plans Create tasks in seconds, add reminders, and schedule recurring tasks to stay on top of your routines and responsibilities. Whether you need a lightweight task manager for work, a personal planner for daily life, or recurring reminders for habits and routines, Simple Task keeps everything organized in one place. Recurring tasks can repeat daily, weekly, or every N days, making the app perfect for workout schedules, study plans, cleaning routines, daily habits, and regular checklists. Later — Keep Tasks for Future Planning Some tasks are important but don’t need a specific date yet. Move them to Later to keep them organized without adding them to your current schedule. Later works as a simple task list for ideas, plans, and things you want to remember. When you’re ready, move tasks from Later to your calendar and schedule them for the right time. Built-In Focus Timer for Productivity Stay focused while working or studying with the built-in focus timer. Start a focus session directly from your tasks and reduce distractions while staying productive throughout the day. Whether you use it as a study timer, productivity timer, or Pomodoro-style timer, Simple Task helps you build better focus habits with a clean and simple experience. Pro users can minimize the timer and continue using the app while the session is running. Calendar Planning Made Simple View your tasks and reminders in a clean calendar layout to better organize your day, week, and upcoming plans. Combining task management, to-do lists, and calendar planning in one app makes it easier to stay productive and keep track of important schedules. Backup & Restore (Pro) Keep your tasks safe with local backup and restore. Export your tasks to a local file and restore them anytime without creating an account or relying on cloud storage. All data stays fully under your control and is stored locally on your device. Clean, Minimal & Private Simple Task is designed to be lightweight, fast, and easy to use. - Simple daily planner - Easy task management - To-do list and reminders - Recurring tasks & repeating reminders - Later list for future plans - Built-in focus timer - Minimal and distraction-free design - Fast and easy task creation No accounts, no servers, and no unnecessary data collection. Your personal tasks, reminders, and schedules stay private. Perfect For Simple Task is ideal if you want a simple daily planner, a clean to-do list app, a lightweight task manager, recurring reminders, a Later list for future tasks, or a focus timer for work and study. Stay organized every day with Simple Task — a simple daily planner designed to help you focus, plan, and get things done.

About

Zen Routine

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Zen Routine is a simple reminder app for plans that repeat on specific days of the week. “Every Monday at 9:00” “Tuesdays and Thursdays at 18:00” “Saturday at 10:00” Set the day and time once, then receive recurring reminders each week. Zen Routine is also useful for college and university class schedules. If Monday has first and third period and Tuesday has second period, you can register those weekly schedules once instead of entering the same plans again every week. Use it not only for classes, but also for part-time work, workouts, trash day, cleaning, medication checks, recurring chores, and other weekly plans. [Main features] - Register routines (up to 10 on the free plan) - Recurring reminders by weekday and time - Manage plans by day of the week - Turn notifications ON or OFF for each routine - Review registered plans in a simple list - No complicated calendar setup [Premium features] - Unlimited routine registration - Choose a color for each routine - Configure swipe actions - Back up registered data - Remove in-app ads Premium is available as a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Eligible users can start with a 3-day free trial of the monthly subscription. After the trial, the subscription renews automatically unless canceled. Please check the purchase screen for the current price. Zen Routine is not designed to pack in as many features as possible. Weekly plans should be simple to register and simple to check. What to do. Which day. What time. Set only what you need and manage your week with less effort. Make every week simpler. Terms of Use: https://zen-series.site/application-terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://zen-series.site/zen-routine/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Simple Task4 screens
Zen Routine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Simple Task at none against Zen Routine's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. Simple Task sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year and Zen Routine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Simple Task versus Zen Routine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple TaskZen Routine
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer世恬 颜Masakatsu Aida

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Task

Subscriptions1
  • Simple Task Pro Yearly Plan$1.991 Year
2 purchases

Zen Routine

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Premium One-Time Purchase$39.99

Questions

Is Simple Task free?
Simple Task is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zen Routine free?
Zen Routine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Task or Zen Routine have ads?
Zen Routine shows ads; Simple Task does not.

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