Comparison

To Do Today vs Routine Planner, Habit Tracker

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

Head to head
About

To Do Today

This app helps you manage your tasks by focusing on a small, manageable list for today. Easily reschedule items for tomorrow, a specific date, or defer them to 'someday' to avoid feeling overwhelmed.

Highlights
  • Focus on a few tasks daily
  • Swipe to reschedule
  • Set specific due dates
  • Defer tasks to 'someday'
  • Reduces overwhelm
Features
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A large list of things to do can be daunting. To Do Today allows you to focus on just a few - whatever half-handful of things you want to complete today - allowing you to chip away at your tasks steadily rather than give up under the dispiriting weight of the master list. Swipe to assign tasks to be done tomorrow or today, set them to a specific date some time down the line or relegate them to be done someday. (You know, when you get around to it.)

About

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker

Build better habits and manage your time effectively with a personal assistant designed for structured time management. This app helps you create and stick to routines with flexible timers, voice alerts, and progress tracking. Explore recommended routines and stay motivated with a supportive community.

Highlights
  • Flexible routine timers with voice alerts
  • Customizable routines with over 800 emojis
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly progress tracking
  • Recommended routines and habit challenges
  • Cross-device integration (tablet, smartwatch, smartphone)
  • Motivational chatbot and community features
Features
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You've checked the boxes. The day still didn't happen. Routinery tracks your routines and then runs them with you. App of the Day 2026 (Apple) - Best ADHD App of 2025 (Forbes Health) - 5 million downloads A habit tracker, routine tracker and day planner in one. Stack small habits into a daily routine, break it into 1-5 minute steps, and each step runs on its own timer while a voice calls out what comes next. Morning routines, bedtime wind-downs, study blocks, workouts, medication - anything with a fixed order runs the same way. WHY IT WORKS - Starting gets easier. "Study" is too big to begin; "sit at the desk, 1 min" is not. Small steps lower the cost of the first move. - Nothing to decide mid-run. You set the order once, when you built the routine. Nothing left to choose means less to stall on. - Wins come back often. A finish is logged every step, not once a day. - No time math. You set each step's length once. Sink into one thing and the voice pulls you out, so an afternoon doesn't vanish. ASK CHATGPT OR CLAUDE TO BUILD IT - "Make me a 40-minute weekday morning routine" and it lands in the app. - Your assistant can handle routines alongside other tools you've connected there, like Google Calendar. - Connects to ChatGPT, Claude and others over our MCP server, included in the free plan. IT STARTS ON TIME, SCREEN OR NOT - Set the weekdays and time; the reminder arrives then. Weekdays only, three times a week, whatever your schedule. - The voice reads each step aloud, so the routine keeps running while you shower or cook. - A home screen widget shows today's list without opening the app. - Start on the phone, carry on from watch, tablet, or Mac. STAY DEEP IN ONE THING - A pomodoro that announces the next task, so the block keeps its own momentum. - Build the environment: white noise, Focus mode, landscape view, Shortcuts. - Stretch a timer, skip a step, reorder what's left - all without leaving the run. DON'T DO IT ALONE - Share a routine's task list with family or a friend and see how far each of you got. - Finish a routine and the result goes straight to the person you picked. SEE IT ADD UP - A plant grows for each day you keep a streak; weekly and monthly stats show what holds. FOR THE DAILY AND THE ONE-OFF - Keep undated tasks and weekly repeats in one daily routine planner. - A one-time task gets a timer too. - Can't face it now? Park it in Anytime for later. - Shift work that moves weekly still fits: Morning, Afternoon, Evening. - See the day as a list, a calendar, or a timeline. WHO USES ROUTINERY - Adults with ADHD who know the task and still can't start - People who lose hours once they sink into something - People who double-check in case they missed one - Anyone who waits to start until they can do it perfectly - Shift workers, people on daily medication, parents on the school run - Anyone who wrote a routine down and never once ran it ROUTINERY AT A GLANCE Is Routinery free? Yes. 2 routines free, no account, first one running in under a minute. Premium lifts the routine cap: monthly, 6-month or yearly. The free plan shows ads; Premium is ad-free. Do I need an account, and what about privacy? No account, no sign-up. Routine data is stored on our servers; usage analytics go through third-party tools. What you type is never used to train AI models. Email hello@routinery.app and we delete your data. Does Routinery work offline? Almost entirely. Routines, timers, voice, reminders and history run offline. Only device sync needs a connection. What does Routinery connect to? Siri Shortcuts, widgets, Apple Watch, and AI assistants over MCP. No direct sync with Apple Health or calendars. No export button either; pull your data out over MCP instead, free plan included. What devices does Routinery run on? iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. No web version. Questions, bugs or ideas: hello@routinery.app Routinery is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat ADHD.

Screenshots

To Do Today4 screens
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: To Do Today at none against Routine Planner, Habit Tracker's 22. To Do Today also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Routine Planner, Habit Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (18K vs 14). On price and rating 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 Planner, Habit Tracker sells 21 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. To Do Today asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for To Do Today against 4.7 for Routine Planner, Habit Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Routine Planner, Habit Tracker has 18K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of To Do Today's written reviews are positive against 83% of Routine Planner, Habit Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

To Do Today ships an update every 3 months, Routine Planner, Habit Tracker every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
To Do Today versus Routine Planner, Habit Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTo Do TodayRoutine Planner, Habit Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14 ratings)4.7 (18K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1418K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB163 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperToby CoulstockRoutinery Corp.

Customer experience

To Do Today

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker

All ratings18,061 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews1,252 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative10.0%

Bugs and requests

To Do Today

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Routine steps not updating correctly
  • Crashes when trying to edit routines
  • Sync issues between phone and Apple Watch app

Requested features

5 requests
  • More than 2 free routines
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Ability to create checklists within tasks
  • Option to run routines without set times
  • Improved Apple Watch integration and complications

In-app purchases

None

To Do Today

No in-app purchases

21 purchases

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker

Subscriptions16
  • Routinery Premium (Weekly)7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Routinery Premium (1 Month)$3.991 Month
  • Routinery Premium (monthly)7 Days trial$5.001 Month
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  • Routinery Premium (monthly)7 Days trial$5.491 Month
  • Routinery Premium7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Routinery Premium (3 months)7 Days trial$12.493 Months
  • Routinery Plus Yearly Plan7 Days trial$24.001 Year
  • Routinery Premium (6 months)7 Days trial2 variants$24.006 Months
  • Routinery Premium (Yearly)$24.991 Year
  • Routinery Membership1 Year trial$36.001 Year
  • Routinery Scholarship$36.001 Year
  • Routinery Premium (Yearly)1 Year trial$36.001 Year
  • Routinery Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$36.001 Year
  • Routinery Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.491 Year
  • Routinery Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$41.991 Year
  • Routinery Premium (Family)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time5
  • Routinery 1-month Gift$4.19
  • Routinery 6 months Gift$20.00
  • Routinery 6 months Gift$27.99
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  • Routinery 12 months Gift$30.00
  • Routinery 12 months Gift$41.99

Questions

Is To Do Today free?
To Do Today is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Routine Planner, Habit Tracker free?
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, To Do Today or Routine Planner, Habit Tracker?
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker is rated higher. To Do Today averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Routine Planner, Habit Tracker averages 4.7 from 18K ratings.
Do To Do Today or Routine Planner, Habit Tracker have ads?
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker shows ads; To Do Today does not.
Which is updated more often, To Do Today or Routine Planner, Habit Tracker?
To Do Today ships an update every 3 months, and Routine Planner, Habit Tracker every 10 days. Most recently, To Do Today was updated on October 2, 2026 and Routine Planner, Habit Tracker on October 21, 2026.

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