Comparison

Steady Hands vs Routine Timer

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

Head to head
About

Steady Hands

Features
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Take Control of Your Dexterity & Focus! Do you want to test your hand steadiness, improve your motor coordination, or track your reflex speed? Steady Hands is a fun training utility designed to challenge your hand stability, dexterity, and finger coordination. Using advanced real-time sensor analysis, live haptic guidance, and immersive physics, Steady Hands turns coordination challenges into a fun, engaging, and insightful daily game. 5 DEXTERITY & FOCUS CHALLENGES 1. Dot Hold Test (Finger Steadiness) Hold your finger perfectly centered inside the target area. With custom coordinate tracking and real-time radial drift calculation, the app scores your stability. Active tactile haptic pulses gently speed up to warn you when your finger begins to drift from the center. 2. Line Tracing Test (Path Precision) Trace continuous shapes and lines as smoothly as possible. The canvas monitors your drawing precision in real-time. If your finger wanders too far from the guide, the drawing path highlights in red to warn you instantly. 3. Motion Stability Test (Device Hold) Test your absolute device steadiness. Hold your phone flat and keep a virtual container of water level. Powered by realistic fluid sloshing physics, the water moves dynamically with physical gravity, scoring how steady you hold the device. 4. Reaction Tap Test (Reflex Speed) Tap appearing targets as fast as your reflexes allow. Customize your challenge speed from Normal, Fast, to Ultra-Fast modes. Get real-time reaction metrics measured down to the millisecond. 5. Rhythm Sync Test (Tempo Synchronization) Tap in perfect synchronization with a 60 BPM metronome beat. Synchronized with high-fidelity metronome sound effects, this challenge calculates your timing consistency and combo streaks. UPGRADE TO PRO ACCESS Unlimited Daily Sessions: Challenge your coordination as many times a day as you want. Detailed Progress Analytics: Unlock your full historical statistics and trend lines. 100% Ad-Free: Focus purely on your steadiness without interruptions. DISCLAIMER: Steady Hands is a dexterity and coordination challenge app intended for entertainment and training purposes. It is not a medical app, does not provide medical or health measurements, and is not designed to diagnose, monitor, or treat any medical condition (such as tremors or hand therapy).

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Routine Timer

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Big friendly timers. One step at a time. No pressure. Routine Timer is a visual timer for kids and grown-ups who get stuck between steps. Morning, homework, cleanup, bedtime: any routine becomes a sequence of visual steps, each with its own full-screen timer. A big color ring shrinks as the minutes pass, and a gentle tap says it is time to move on. MADE FOR REAL LIFE • Build a routine from steps: an icon and a duration, nothing else to set up • One giant timer per step, readable from across the room • A haptic nudge on every transition, and a notification with sound when the screen is off • Pause, skip, go back or restart any step. No streaks, no guilt, no failure stats • Notifications keep the routine going while the phone is locked PERFECT FOR • Morning routine before school, bedtime routine after the bath • Homework blocks and focus sprints • Toddlers and preschoolers learning to get ready on their own • Kids with ADHD or autism who do better with a schedule they can see • Cleanup bursts, chores and screen-time limits WHY IT WORKS A child cannot feel ten minutes, but can see a color ring getting smaller. Steps take the arguing out of transitions: the timer says it is time, not the parent. Grown-ups use it the same way for their own mornings and work sprints. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no analytics, no ads. Works offline. SIMPLE PRICING Your first routine is free, full featured, forever: every step, sounds and notifications. One purchase unlocks unlimited routines. No subscription, nothing recurring. If you already unlocked the app, nothing changes for you.

Screenshots

Steady Hands4 screens
Routine Timer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Routine Timer at none against Steady Hands's shown. Routine Timer also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). Steady Hands's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Steady Hands sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Routine Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steady Hands ships an update every 3 months, Routine Timer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
Steady Hands versus Routine Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteady HandsRoutine Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbdullah Saleemihor Romanenko

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Steady Hands

One-time1
  • Pro Version$4.99
1 purchases

Routine Timer

One-time1
  • Unlock Forever$12.99

Questions

Is Steady Hands free?
Steady Hands is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Routine Timer free?
Routine Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Steady Hands or Routine Timer have ads?
Steady Hands shows ads; Routine Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Steady Hands or Routine Timer?
Steady Hands ships an update every 3 months, and Routine Timer every 9 days. Most recently, Steady Hands was updated on October 1, 2026 and Routine Timer on October 8, 2026.

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