Comparison

Bedtime Routine vs Anchor

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

Head to head
About

Bedtime Routine

Features
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You don't need another app measuring your sleep — you need to actually get to bed. SleepHab builds the bedtime routine and sleep-hygiene habits that decide how well you sleep before your head ever touches the pillow. Most sleep apps watch you sleep. SleepHab changes what happens in the hour before. Set up a wind-down checklist — screens away, lights dimmed, no late caffeine, a few pages of a book — tick it off each evening, and get a sleep-hygiene score from 0 to 100 for the night. Every recommendation in the app comes from published CDC, NIH and Sleep Foundation guidance, with the source cited right next to it. WHAT YOU GET • A Tonight checklist waiting for you every evening — screens away, dim the lights, tea, stretch, read — and a hygiene score from 0 to 100 when you're done • A night streak that makes skipping your wind-down feel expensive • 14-night trends that show whether your bedtime is actually getting more consistent — down to how many minutes it drifts • Wind-down and bedtime reminders at the hour you choose, so the routine starts before you scroll into 1 a.m. • A routine builder to reorder, time and swap steps until the ritual fits your evening • Short, cited reads on light, caffeine and consistency — every claim linked to CDC, NIH or Sleep Foundation guidance PERFECT FOR • Doom-scrollers who get in bed at 11 and fall asleep at 1 • Anyone whose bedtime drifts later every night of the week • Habit-tracker fans who want one built around the night, not the day • Light sleepers who have tried trackers and sounds but never fixed the routine itself WHY NOT JUST A SLEEP TRACKER? A tracker tells you that you slept badly — after it already happened. SleepHab works on the one part of sleep you can actually control tonight: the routine before bed. No sensors, no graphs of your tossing and turning — just the habits that published sleep-hygiene guidance says move the needle, checked off one evening at a time. SleepHab is a habit tool, not a medical device: it never measures your sleep and never claims to. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your routine, scores and bedtimes stay on your device. No account, no cloud, no data sent anywhere. FULL ACCESS SleepHab Pro unlocks the complete routine builder, every sleep-hygiene habit, and the Insights tab with your weekly score, 14-night trend chart, bedtime-consistency stats and habit adherence. Choose a weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase — all managed through your App Store account. Tonight is night one. Set up your wind-down checklist in under a minute and let the score do the nagging. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

About

Anchor

This app offers a unique routine tracker designed for individuals with ADHD, focusing on continuous progress rather than streaks. It features an on-device AI companion for personalized check-ins and weekly reflections, with options for enhanced features through an optional Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Chain-based progress tracking (no broken streaks)
  • On-device AI companion for personalized check-ins
  • Hard Day Mode to simplify routines
  • Daily check-in and personalized weekly letters
  • Routine linking to existing habits
  • Medication reminders
  • Optional Pro features like unlimited routines and AI memory
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Every habit app starts the same way. You build a streak. Then life gets heavy, and the app shows you a broken streak or a zero. You feel like you failed. You stop opening it. That's not you. That's an app that wasn't built for your brain. Anchor is different. Anchor is a daily routine companion built specifically for ADHD brains. There are no streaks to break. Instead, every day you show up adds a link to your chain. Miss a day? The chain adds a softer, quieter link and keeps growing. Nothing resets to zero. Your chain never breaks - not ever. Because missing days isn't a failure. It's ADHD. YOUR COMPANION Anchor includes an on-device AI companion that checks in with you, helps you shrink an overwhelming day down to just one routine, and writes you a personal weekly letter reading your real week back to you with kindness. Unlike other apps, Anchor's AI runs entirely on your iPhone using Apple Intelligence. Nothing - your routines, your patterns, your letters - is ever sent anywhere. No account. No cloud. No subscription required to start. WHAT ANCHOR DOES Your chain never breaks: every day you show up adds a link. Miss a day, and a softer link is added. Nothing ever resets to zero. On-device AI companion: warm morning check-ins based on your real routines. Not a generic "Great job!" Your real week. Hard Day Mode: feeling overwhelmed? Anchor shows only your most important routine and hides the rest. One thing. That's enough. Daily check-in: tell your companion what kind of day you're having. It adjusts what it shows you and how it talks to you. Link your routines: connect each routine to something you already do ("After my morning coffee: Morning meds"). This method can double follow-through for ADHD brains. Weekly personal letter: once a week, your companion writes you a short letter about your week. Not generic encouragement. Your stats, your patterns, your wins. Alexa announcements (Pro): phone notifications are easy to ignore. Anchor can announce your routines on any Alexa in your home. Morning, afternoon, and evening blocks: see only what you need right now. Medication reminders: on hard days, medication routines are automatically prioritized. No red states. No guilt. No broken streaks. FREE FOREVER Start with up to 3 routines. Your chain and all your history are yours forever - no expiry, no nag screens, no data held hostage. Show up consistently and Anchor unlocks more routine slots automatically - no purchase required. ANCHOR PRO (OPTIONAL) Pro adds a companion that learns you over time - your specific routines, your patterns across weeks, which days run harder, what's becoming automatic. After a few weeks it starts noticing things: "Tuesdays look harder for you - that's just data, not a verdict." Pro includes: Unlimited routines Companion memory - learns your patterns week over week Weekly personal letter, written about your real week "Too much today?" - shrink your day to one routine Alexa announcements - hear your routines spoken aloud in your home, not just on your phone Everything runs on your phone. Nothing sent anywhere. Pro is $2.99/month or $24.99 once - yours forever, no recurring charge. PRIVACY Everything stays on your phone. There is no Anchor account, no server, no analytics. When you delete the app, everything goes with it. Anchor's AI uses Apple Intelligence - running entirely on your device, not ours. The AI companion requires a device that supports Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or later). On every other iPhone, the chain, routines, and reminders work beautifully - nothing is greyed out or locked. BUILT FOR YOU Anchor was built for adults with ADHD who've tried every habit app and stopped using them. If the app ever made you feel worse about yourself, this is what we built instead. No shame. No broken chains. Terms of Use: https://workstreamapps.com/anchor/terms

Screenshots

Bedtime Routine4 screens
Anchor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bedtime Routine at none against Anchor's 2. Anchor's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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. Anchor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Bedtime Routine asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bedtime Routine ships an update every 3 months, Anchor weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bedtime Routine versus Anchor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBedtime RoutineAnchor
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEAN ASIA CO., LTDDavid Cavill

In-app purchases

None

Bedtime Routine

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Anchor

Subscriptions1
  • Anchor Pro$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Anchor Pro — Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Bedtime Routine free?
Bedtime Routine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anchor free?
Anchor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bedtime Routine or Anchor have ads?
Neither Bedtime Routine nor Anchor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bedtime Routine or Anchor?
Bedtime Routine ships an update every 3 months, and Anchor weekly. Most recently, Bedtime Routine was updated on October 28, 2026 and Anchor on October 24, 2026.

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