Comparison

Routine+ vs Task Cat

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

Head to head
About

Routine+

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Routine is a clean, powerful daily planner designed to help you stay consistent — one day at a time. TASKS & HABITS Create daily, weekly, or monthly tasks with reminders. Set importance levels, add subtasks, and never lose track of what matters. STREAKS & STATISTICS Visualize your progress with elegant charts. Track your longest streak, daily average, and monthly success rate. HEALTH TRACKING Monitor your daily water intake and set hydration goals. Get smart reminders to stay on top of your health. QUIT HABITS Quit smoking, alcohol, sugar, or chocolate. The counter tracks every smoke-free hour and keeps you motivated. CALENDAR & WIDGETS Plan ahead with the calendar view. Add home screen widgets to keep your routines visible at a glance. Start small. Stay consistent. Let Routine do the rest. Terms of Use: https://qualisia.com/routine/terms-of-use

About

Task Cat

Features
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Make room for a little focus, with cats for company. Task Cat is a cozy focus timer for study, work, and reading. Choose one thing to work on, set your time, and settle into a hand-drawn cat café. A small session is a good place to start. FOCUS AT YOUR PACE • Set a session from 5 to 90 minutes, with pause and resume. • Take a 5-minute break after a completed session, then start another when you are ready. • Choose Study, Work, Reading, or another activity and set a daily time goal. SEE YOUR SMALL STEPS ADD UP • Look back at daily records, weekly and monthly charts, and time by activity. • Follow your progress on a paw-print calendar and see your completed-session streak. • Keep the time you worked, even when you finish a session early. YOUR QUIET CAT COMPANY • Meet three café cats and occasional visitors. • Watch them stretch, groom, play, and find a cozy place to nap. • Get closer with the in-app camera, save favorite moments to your journal, and share a café photo. • Bring cat widgets to your Home Screen. A CAFÉ WITH YOUR OWN LITTLE TOUCHES Use coins for toys, food, treats, beds, and cushions. Shop items are consumable: each play or feeding uses one item. Placing a bed or cushion uses one from your inventory; it stays until you remove or replace it. Moving it costs nothing extra. Removed or replaced furniture does not return to your inventory. You can try furniture before buying it for free. The basic timer, café, and progress tracking are free. Every 240 minutes of completed focus sessions earns 1 coin, with time carried over between sessions. Breaks, paused time, and sessions ended early do not earn coins. Optional in-app purchases add 1, 3, or 8 coins. These are consumable purchases, not subscriptions. Coins do not expire. No account registration or ads. Records, photos, coins, and items are stored on your device. There is no account sync or purchase-history restoration of your coin balance after reinstalling the app or changing devices. Start with one small session. Your café companions are waiting. Privacy Policy: https://taskcat.site/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://taskcat.site/en/terms Contact: info@lumo.tokyo Support: https://taskcat.site/en/support Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Routine+4 screens
Task Cat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Task Cat at none against Routine+'s shown. Routine+'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price 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+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Task Cat sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Routine+ versus Task Cat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutine+Task Cat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB23 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFatih YildirimTaro Ueno

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Routine+

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly Access3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Premium Annual Access7 Days trial$49.991 Year
3 purchases

Task Cat

One-time3
  • 1 Coin$1.99
  • 3 Coins$5.99
  • 8 Coins$14.99

Questions

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

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