Comparison

Commute Prep vs AM Routine

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

Head to head
About

Commute Prep

Features
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Stop rushing every morning. Start on time. Morning Rush reverse-calculates your entire morning โ€” from arrival time to commute to routines to wake-up alarm โ€” automatically. โ–  Key Features โ€ข Reverse Time Calculation โ€” Arrival โ†’ Commute โ†’ Routines โ†’ Wake-up time โ€ข Routine Checklist โ€” Shower, makeup, outfit, coffee โ€” tap to complete โ€ข Live Countdown โ€” Time remaining vs tasks remaining, color-coded urgency โ€ข Dynamic Island โ€” Current routine and countdown, always visible โ€ข Lock Screen Live Activity โ€” Check progress without unlocking โ€ข Weather Info โ€” Temperature, conditions, compare with yesterday โ€ข Smart Alarms โ€” Repeat alarms, volume control, per-routine notifications โ–  Perfect For โ€ข Commuters who lose track of time every morning โ€ข Anyone who's ever said "I haven't even showered and I have 30 minutes left" โ€ข People who want structured morning routines โ–  More Features โ€ข Skip/Pass โ€” Skip a routine when time is tight โ€ข 5 More Minutes โ€” Unlimited snooze, added as a routine โ€ข Day Off Detection โ€” No alarms on non-work days โ€ข Sleep-In Mode โ€” Pre-disable tomorrow's alarms โ€ข Sleep Mode โ€” Shows how much longer you can sleep

About

AM Routine

This app helps you manage your mornings by creating a backward timeline for your tasks, ensuring you leave on time. It offers a departure timeline, task reminders, and progress tracking on your devices.

Highlights
  • Departure timeline
  • Focus timer
  • Belongings checklist
  • Home Screen widget
  • Lock Screen progress
  • Apple Watch progress
Features
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Make mornings feel manageable, one step at a time. Set the time you need to leave and add your tasks. AM Routine works backward to plan when each step should begin. See the current task and time remaining as you get ready. โ€ข A departure timeline and focus timer โ€ข Belongings checklist and reminders โ€ข Home Screen widget to view your plan and start or finish tasks โ€ข Lock Screen and Dynamic Island progress while a routine is running โ€ข Apple Watch progress at a glance Pro adds night routines, multiple routines, weekday, holiday and shift schedules, voice guidance, automatic adjustments when you run late, duration learning, calendar integration, weather for cities worldwide, weekly review, backup and manual iCloud sync. You can exit the Pro guide at any time. One morning routine is free. Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription or a lifetime purchase. The price is shown before purchase and charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in iPhone Settings โ†’ Apple Account โ†’ Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://morning.onemu-lab.com/privacy

Screenshots

Commute Prep4 screens
AM Routine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Commute Prep at none against AM Routine's 3. AM Routine's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. AM Routine sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Commute Prep asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Commute Prep versus AM Routine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommute PrepAM Routine
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”75.0% of reviews
Update frequencyโ€”Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
Monetizationโ€”Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS26.018.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStreet567Onemu Lab

In-app purchases

None

Commute Prep

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

AM Routine

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro (Lifetime)$24.99

Questions

Is Commute Prep free?
Commute Prep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AM Routine free?
AM Routine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Commute Prep or AM Routine have ads?
Neither Commute Prep nor AM Routine shows ads.

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