Comparison

AM Routine vs Sparkstep

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

Head to head
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

About

Sparkstep

Features
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Sparkstep is a focus timer and routine planner designed for ADHD brains - low clutter, dopamine-aware, and calm by design. No account, no cloud, fully offline. WHY FOCUSFLOW - Built for ADHD: visual time, one task at a time, instant rewards. - Low stimulation: generous whitespace and gentle motion so you can think. - Private and offline: everything stays on your device. VISUAL FOCUS TIMER - A shrinking disc shows your time at a glance - easier than reading digits. - Adjustable focus and break lengths, Pomodoro-style rounds. - "One task right now" field keeps you anchored. - Park-a-thought button: capture a distraction, let it go, come back. - Optional ambient sound (white noise, brown noise, rain) and a celebration when you finish. ROUTINES, ONE STEP AT A TIME - Build morning, work-start and wind-down routines as ordered steps. - Run mode shows ONLY the current step, so the rest never overwhelms you. - Per-step timers, big check-off, progress bar, and ready-made templates. TODAY: NOW / NEXT / LATER - Three simple buckets instead of an endless backlog. - Quick capture, "eat the frog" highlight, estimated vs actual time. - Unfinished tasks roll over to today automatically. INSIGHTS & ACHIEVEMENTS - Focus minutes, sessions, routine streaks and your best focus time of day. - A GitHub-style consistency heatmap and weekly comparison. - Dozens of achievements to keep momentum going. MADE YOUR WAY - English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Portuguese. - Reduce-motion and low-stimulation options. - Export and import your data anytime. Sparkstep is a productivity and focus aid, not a medical or clinical tool. Download Sparkstep and make focus feel doable.

Screenshots

AM Routine4 screens
Sparkstep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sparkstep at none against AM Routine's 3. Sparkstep also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). AM Routine's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Sparkstep asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
AM Routine versus Sparkstep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAM RoutineSparkstep
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyFortnightlyโ€”
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFreemiumโ€”
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS18.013.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size15 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOnemu LabFerran Espuna

In-app purchases

3 purchases

AM Routine

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro (Lifetime)$19.99
None

Sparkstep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AM Routine free?
AM Routine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sparkstep free?
Sparkstep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AM Routine or Sparkstep have ads?
Sparkstep shows ads; AM Routine does not.

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