Comparison

Fade vs Routine Timer & Habit Planner

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

Head to head
About

Fade

Features
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Fade is a minimalist note-taking app designed for quick thoughts that don’t need to live forever. Capture ideas, reminders, shopping lists, parking locations, photos, and voice notes instantly — then let them disappear automatically. Your notes and media stay only on your device and are never stored in the cloud. Choose how long your notes should stay: • 24 hours (Default) • 48 hours • 72 hours Unlike traditional note apps, Fade helps keep your phone clean by removing temporary content when you no longer need it. No gallery clutter. No forgotten recordings. No endless list of old notes. Features: • Fast and distraction-free note taking • Voice note recording • Temporary photo attachments • Automatically disappearing notes and media • 24h, 48h, and 72h expiration options • Local-only storage for better privacy • Clean and minimal interface • Designed for speed and simplicity Perfect for: • Shopping lists • Parking spot reminders • Temporary voice memos • Quick ideas and random thoughts • Daily short-term reminders Fade helps you capture what matters now without creating permanent digital clutter. Think it. Save it. Let it fade.

About

Routine Timer & Habit Planner

Features
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RUU is an app that helps you get through your daily routines. Unlike a regular to-do list, it shows only what to do right now, with a timer. That means less time wondering, “What was I supposed to do next?” RUU is especially useful for people with ADHD who struggle with procrastination, planning backward from a deadline, or forgetting things. WHO RUU IS FOR • You want your morning routine to go more smoothly • You often notice the time you meant to leave has already passed and end up late • You have tried habit apps before but stopped using them after a few days WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH RUU ● Build your own routines Just put the tasks you do every day in order. ● Do one task at a time with a timer See how much time is left for each step and focus only on what you are doing now. ● Hear the current task out loud Even when your hands are full, you’ll know what to do next. ● Run routines from your Apple Watch Keep going without opening your iPhone and getting pulled into something else. ● “Quick mode” for hard days Turn it on to skip every nonessential task at once. Use it to skip cleaning or studying on days when you’re at your limit. ● Add branches Put different paths into a single routine. For example: rainy days or sunny days, weekdays or weekends. WHAT RUU DOES NOT DO × Streak tracking RUU does not include statistics showing how many days you have kept a habit going. Breaking a streak can hurt a little. And if that makes you abandon the habit itself, the tracking has defeated the point. If you’re okay with that, give RUU a try! I hope it makes each day a little easier. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fade4 screens
Routine Timer & Habit Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fade at none against Routine Timer & Habit Planner's 2. Fade also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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 Timer & Habit Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Fade asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Fade versus Routine Timer & Habit Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFadeRoutine Timer & Habit Planner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMurat DemirbasHiroto Shizuka

In-app purchases

None

Fade

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Routine Timer & Habit Planner

Subscriptions2
  • RUU Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • RUU Premium (Yearly)14 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Fade free?
Fade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Routine Timer & Habit Planner free?
Routine Timer & Habit Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fade or Routine Timer & Habit Planner have ads?
Neither Fade nor Routine Timer & Habit Planner shows ads.

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