Comparison

Routine Timer vs Quietly

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

Head to head
About

Routine Timer

This app helps you stay on track with any routine by repeating custom intervals. Set durations, breaks, and receive alerts with sound and vibration, even when your phone is locked. It's ideal for hydration, workouts, study sessions, and more.

Highlights
  • Repeat any interval
  • Optional breaks
  • Fixed or infinite loops
  • Sound and vibration alerts
  • Active hours scheduling
  • Light and dark themes
Features
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Routine Timer is the simplest way to repeat any interval — for hydration reminders, workouts, study sprints, cooking, stretching, breathing, and any routine you want to stay on top of. Set a duration, add an optional break, and let it repeat as many times as you like — or loop forever. Routine Timer alerts you with sound and vibration at every interval, even when your phone is locked or the app is in the background. FEATURES • Repeat any interval with a single tap • Optional break between intervals • Repeat a fixed number of times — or loop infinitely • Alerts with sound and vibration, even when locked • A range of built-in alert sounds • Active hours — only get reminded during the times you choose • Clean light and dark themes • Start-delay countdown before the first interval ROUTINE TIMER PRO • Save up to 20 timers • Repeat forever — unlimited loops • Up to 99 fixed repeats • Every alert sound • Set daily active hours Whether you're drinking more water, running intervals, or timing focus sessions, Routine Timer keeps your routine on track. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Quietly

Features
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Stop Mindless Scrolling. Take Back Your Time. Quietly helps you stop automatically opening distracting apps and spend your time on what actually matters. BLOCK DISTRACTIONS Pause distracting apps during work, evenings, bedtime, or whenever you want to focus. BREAK THE AUTOPILOT Add a quick challenge before opening an app. That small pause gives you a chance to decide: do you actually want to keep scrolling? BUILD BETTER PHONE HABITS Create different routines for different parts of your day. Make distracting apps harder to reach when you know you are most likely to lose time. REDIRECT THE IMPULSE About to open an app out of habit? Quietly can point you toward something better instead. SEE YOUR PROGRESS See your routines, active protection, and daily progress from one simple home screen. Quietly can help you cut down on: • Mindless checking • Doomscrolling • Short-form video scrolling • Daytime distractions • Bedtime scrolling • Repeatedly reopening the same apps START FOR FREE Quietly is free to download. Quietly Premium includes unlimited routines, protection for as many apps as you want, advanced challenges, stricter blocking options, and more ways to stay in control. Less mindless scrolling. More time for everything else. Download Quietly for free and take back your time. Quietly Premium requires a separate auto-renewable subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://usequietly.app/privacy

Screenshots

Routine Timer3 screens
Quietly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Quietly at every 11 days against Routine Timer's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Quietly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Routine Timer ships an update every 3 months, Quietly every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Routine Timer versus Quietly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutine TimerQuietly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrioton LLCBlackwall Be

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Routine Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99
2 purchases

Quietly

Subscriptions2
  • Quietly Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.001 Month
  • Quietly Premium Annual7 Days trial$9.001 Year

Questions

Is Routine Timer free?
Routine Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quietly free?
Quietly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Routine Timer or Quietly have ads?
Neither Routine Timer nor Quietly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Routine Timer or Quietly?
Routine Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Quietly every 11 days. Most recently, Routine Timer was updated on October 1, 2026 and Quietly on September 20, 2026.

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