Comparison

RhythmKeep vs Return Today

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

Head to head
About

RhythmKeep

Organize daily routines, track progress in various ways, and set realistic schedules. Share habits with others or explore preset ideas to build better habits. Gain insights into your efforts over time.

Highlights
  • Track progress with check-offs, counts, amounts, timers, or checklists
  • Set repeating schedules and one-time reminders
  • Share habits with friends and family
  • Explore 130 preset habits across 13 categories
  • Review progress and completion history
  • Detailed reports and period comparisons with Pro version
Features
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Make room for the habits that matter to you. RhythmKeep brings your daily routines, occasional responsibilities and one-time reminders into one clear view. TRACK PROGRESS YOUR WAY Check off a habit, count repetitions, record an amount, run a timer or work through a checklist. Keep partial progress, set flexible weekly targets or limits, and choose goals that fit your day. PLAN A REALISTIC ROUTINE Set repeating schedules and one-time reminders. See what is due in Today and plan ahead in Calendar. Search your personal habits from Today, including paused and archived entries. Give checklist steps their own reminder times when a routine happens throughout the day. Notifications require permission. SHARE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY Send someone a copy to track independently, or invite them to track a shared habit. Choose individual check-ins or let one completion count for the group. Share check-ins, amounts, minutes and checklist progress. An iCloud account and internet are needed to invite people and transfer updates; offline changes wait on your device until iCloud confirms them. Personal notes and past private history stay private. START WITH AN IDEA Explore 130 presets across 13 categories, including focus, reading, journaling, household routines and more. Filter ideas by category or tracking style. Save a preset idea for later without creating a habit, then review and customize its schedule and goal when you are ready. SEE YOUR EFFORT OVER TIME Review your recent progress and completion history. Correct an accidental log or record progress you missed. RhythmKeep Pro adds detailed Rhythm reports, period comparisons and longer-term insights to help you notice patterns in your recorded activity. FREE AND PRO The free plan includes up to five current habits, the last seven days of Rhythm progress and data export. RhythmKeep Pro adds unlimited current habits, detailed Rhythm reviews and backup import. Paused habits count toward the free allowance; archived habits do not. Prices and available subscription plans are shown in the app before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your account settings. RhythmKeep helps you organize and reflect; it does not promise a specific habit-formation outcome. Privacy Policy: https://donsonlinestore.com/apps/rhythmkeep/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Return Today

Organize your day with tasks, events, habits, and reminders in a single, calm view. Plan flexibly, build routines, and find focus with a dedicated timer. Keep track of important dates and access key features on your Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly planning views
  • Flexible habit creation and tracking
  • Focus timer for deep work
  • Brain dump for capturing thoughts
  • Task and event reminders
  • Apple Calendar and Reminders sync
Features
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Make today feel lighter. Return brings tasks, events, habits, reminders and your next small step into one calm daily view. Capture what is on your mind, decide what matters now and reshape the day when plans change. PLAN WITHOUT OVERLOAD • See Today, Week and Month in clear visual views • Capture tasks first and schedule them when you are ready • Rebalance plans when your available time changes • Compare planned time with actual focus time • Sync selected items with Apple Calendar and Reminders BUILD FLEXIBLE HABITS • Start with editable everyday habit templates • Create named routines with ordered steps • Track complete or partial progress • Pause, edit or remove routines whenever you need • Schedule habit reminders and calendar entries FIND FOCUS IN SMALL STEPS • Start an editable Focus timer • Turn distracting thoughts into a private Brain Dump • Break larger tasks into clear next actions • Use on-device intelligence to organize thoughts and suggest routines • Review every suggestion before it is saved REMEMBER WHAT MATTERS • Add flexible reminders to tasks, events and habits • Attach places and open directions in your preferred maps app • Track document expiry dates with photos or files • Choose when and how often expiry alerts appear • Check your next action and Focus session from Apple Watch PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your core Return data is stored locally on your device. Return does not use an iCloud database in this version. Apple Calendar, Reminders and Health integrations are optional and only use the information you choose to connect. Advanced on-device intelligence requires a compatible device with Apple Intelligence enabled. Essential planning, habit, reminder and Focus features remain available on other supported devices. Return is free to begin, with an optional one-time Premium unlock. No recurring subscription.

Screenshots

RhythmKeep4 screens
Return Today4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: RhythmKeep at 6 against Return Today's 1. RhythmKeep also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. RhythmKeep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Return Today sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RhythmKeep against 5.0 for Return Today. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RhythmKeep has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RhythmKeep ships an update every 5 days, Return Today every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RhythmKeep versus Return Today: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRhythmKeepReturn Today
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB42 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDonsonlinestoreLLCGustavo Venzon

Customer experience

RhythmKeep

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Return Today

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

RhythmKeep

Subscriptions2
  • RhythmKeep Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • RhythmKeep Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Return Today

One-time1
  • Return Premium Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is RhythmKeep free?
RhythmKeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Return Today free?
Return Today is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RhythmKeep or Return Today?
RhythmKeep and Return Today are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do RhythmKeep or Return Today have ads?
Neither RhythmKeep nor Return Today shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RhythmKeep or Return Today?
RhythmKeep ships an update every 5 days, and Return Today every 3 days. Most recently, RhythmKeep was updated on October 31, 2026 and Return Today on October 31, 2026.

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