Comparison

Cadence vs Daily Checklist

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

Head to head
About

Cadence

Features
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Cadence is a calm, beautifully simple way to keep up with the things you do again and again β€” the tasks that don't have a single due date, but a rhythm. Instead of one-off reminders that nag you at a fixed time, Cadence todos reset on the clock. Tick one off and it moves to Completed. When its interval's next boundary passes, it quietly returns to your active list, ready to do again. No streaks to break, no guilt β€” just a clear picture of what's due right now. WHY CADENCE IS DIFFERENT Resets happen on absolute clock boundaries, not relative to when you finished. "Every 6 hours" always resets at 00:00, 06:00, 12:00 and 18:00 β€” not six hours after you happened to tap it. "Every day" resets at midnight. So your whole list stays in step with the actual time of day. SEVEN SIMPLE INTERVALS β€’ Every hour β€’ Every 6 hours β€’ Every 12 hours β€’ Every day β€’ Every other day β€’ Every week β€’ Every two weeks β€’ Custom A todo is just two things: what it says, and how often it repeats. That's the whole idea. EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE β€’ Active and Completed sections, so you always know what's left β€’ Tap to complete β€” and tap a completed item to bring it back early β€’ Drag to reorder your active list; your order is remembered β€’ Swipe to delete A HOME-SCREEN WIDGET Add the Cadence widget in three sizes to see what's due at a glance. It shows as many of your active todos as will fit; tap it to jump straight into the app. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Cadence keeps everything on your device. There's no account to create, no iCloud, no sign-in, and no internet connection required. It collects no data, shows no ads, and contains no trackers and no third-party integrations. Your todos are yours alone. MADE FOR EVERYDAY RHYTHMS Perfect for hydration and stretch breaks, medication and supplement routines, chores and cleaning, pet care, watering the plants, posture checks, and any healthy habit you want to keep on a steady cadence. Download Cadence and find your rhythm.

About

Daily Checklist

Features
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Routine is a private, focused checklist for the tasks you repeatβ€”and the occasional task you need to do once. Create a task, add one or more schedules, and see the items due today in time order. Check off a task when you complete it; that checkmark applies only to that scheduled occurrence, so a repeating task is ready to complete again the next day. Each occurrence is tracked independently, so checking off one task never marks another one done. FEATURES β€’ Schedule tasks every day, on weekdays or weekends, on selected days of the week, on specific days of the month, or just once β€’ Add multiple times and schedules to the same task β€’ Set multiple reminders: at the task time or 5, 10, 15, 30, 60, or 120 minutes beforehand β€’ See today's routine at a glance, with current and past items visually distinguished β€’ Mark scheduled occurrences complete from the app or Home Screen widget β€’ Add optional details to tasks β€’ Pin important tasks, search by title or details, and sort the full task list β€’ Pause a task without deleting it β€’ Preview the Home Screen widget and choose its text size, how much task history to show, and whether to show descriptions β€’ Use small, medium, large, circular, or rectangular widgets Your tasks and completion status are stored on your device. Routine is designed to stay simple, fast, and private. Privacy Policy: https://routine.tsitser.com/privacy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://routine.tsitser.com/terms Support: https://routine.tsitser.com/support

Screenshots

Cadence4 screens
Daily Checklist3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Daily Checklist at 17.0 against Cadence's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Cadence versus Daily Checklist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCadenceDaily Checklist
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS26.217.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperMax SkupchRuslan Tsitser

In-app purchases

None

Cadence

No in-app purchases

None

Daily Checklist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cadence free?
Cadence is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Daily Checklist free?
Daily Checklist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cadence or Daily Checklist have ads?
Neither Cadence nor Daily Checklist shows ads.

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