Comparison

Routine Clock vs Crema

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

Head to head
About

Routine Clock

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Key Features: - 24-Hour Routine Overview: View your full daily schedule at a glance - Custom Routine Editor: Freely combine time, rep count, and manual progression steps - Weekly Program: Assign routines by day of the week with automatic "Today's Routine" recommendations - Pomodoro, Stopwatch, Countdown & Interval Timer: Step-by-step auto progression plus standalone stopwatch - Statistics & History: Visually track completion logs and achievements via calendar and charts - Dark Mode & Screen Keep-Awake: High-contrast focus theme with Wakelock support Recommended For: - Fitness & Home Workouts (Rest periods, Tabata, HIIT, circuit training) - Study & Productivity (Pomodoro technique, deep work interval timers) - Morning & Night Routines (Wake-up stretching, meditation, reading) - Rehab & Physical Therapy (Custom hold durations and rep tracking)

About

Crema

Features
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Crema pays you in discounts and coffee for the hours you focus. Start a session, put your phone face down, and watch your cup fill. Study at a partner cafe and those hours climb a reward ladder that ends in a real free drink — paid for by the cafe, not by you. WATCH OUT FOR THE THIEF Pick Moka as your study buddy and a cat sneaks in to steal your coffee whenever you leave the app. Pick Bean the cat, and Moka does it. Every sip costs you three minutes, so put the phone down. TABLE MODE Lay your phone flat and earn 1.5×. No app-blocking, no lockouts, nothing hostile — just a reason to stop touching it. EARN REAL COFFEE Your hours only count at the café you choose, and only when you're actually there. Reach a rung, show your screen at the counter, and collect. Rewards are set by each café. NEVER LOSE YOUR WORK Leaving the app costs one sip, never your session. Stop early and you keep every minute you earned. There is no dead tree, no punishment, no starting over. COLLECT 24 CUPS Earn cups with focused hours, or win them from a daily spin. Dress up Moka and Bean with colourways, hats and a garbage Stanley that's far too big to carry. KEEP YOUR STREAK One session a day, ten minutes minimum. Miss a day and it breaks — unless you have Crema Plus. CREMA PLUS • Earn at three cafes at once — we detect which one you're in • Repair a broken streak, once a month • Streak insurance — a missed day bridged automatically • Any session length, five minutes to three hours • Every cup, and every look for Moka and Bean • Two daily spins instead of one Weekly, monthly or yearly. Yearly starts with a week free. NO CAFE NEAR YOU? Crema works anywhere. Pick any spot, bank your hours, keep your streak — and vote for the café you want us to sign next. We're signing cafés one at a time, so until yours joins, your hours build streaks, cups and spins instead of drinks. Crema Plus is an auto-renewable subscription: Weekly $2.99/week, Monthly $4.99/month, or Yearly $29.99/year with a 1-week free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://crema-insights.crema.workers.dev/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Routine Clock4 screens
Crema4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Crema at none against Routine Clock's shown. On price, update cadence, 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 Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Crema sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Routine Clock versus Crema: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoutine ClockCrema
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeril young jangSugam Bhargav

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Routine Clock

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
3 purchases

Crema

Subscriptions3
  • Crema Plus Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Crema Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Crema Plus Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Routine Clock free?
Routine Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crema free?
Crema is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Routine Clock or Crema have ads?
Routine Clock shows ads; Crema does not.
Which is updated more often, Routine Clock or Crema?
Routine Clock ships an update every 2 days, and Crema every 2 days. Most recently, Routine Clock was updated on October 14, 2026 and Crema on October 10, 2026.

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