Comparison

Checklist vs Routine

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

Head to head
About

Checklist

Organize tasks and build routines with ready-made templates and helpful suggestions. Share lists with others and follow steps in guided mode for everyday chores, work procedures, and personal projects.

Highlights
  • Ready-made checklist templates
  • Helpful task suggestions
  • Guided step-by-step mode
  • Shareable lists
  • Repeatable routines
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Checklist helps you organize what needs to be done, start from ready-made templates, build better lists with helpful suggestions, share with family or friends, and follow each step in guided mode. Use Checklist for everyday tasks, shared lists, repeatable routines, reminders, habits, and work procedures. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH CHECKLIST • Start from ready-made checklist templates • Use checklist builders for groceries, routines, packing, and more • Get helpful task suggestions when building a list • Create task lists for everyday life • Share lists with family, friends, or teammates • Follow each checklist step by step in guided mode • Add reminders so important tasks do not slip • Turn repeated checklists into routines • Track progress and stay consistent • Use checklists for SOPs, procedures, and repeatable work USE CHECKLIST FOR • Grocery lists and shopping • Packing lists and travel checklists • Cleaning checklists and chores • Home maintenance • Morning routines and night routines • Daily habits and weekly resets • Workout and stretch routines • Family tasks and personal projects • Event planning • Work checklists, SOPs, and business procedures START FROM TEMPLATES, BUILDERS, OR SUGGESTIONS Do not start from a blank page every time. Browse ready-made public checklist templates, use a checklist builder, get helpful task suggestions, or create your own list from scratch. FOLLOW CHECKLISTS STEP BY STEP Guided mode helps you move through a checklist one step at a time, so you know what to do next and nothing important gets missed. Use guided lists for routines, packing, cleaning, workouts, family tasks, SOP execution, procedures, and any checklist where order matters. SHARE, REPEAT, AND TRACK PROGRESS Share checklists with family, partners, friends, or teammates. Use shared lists to plan a trip, coordinate chores, manage groceries, prepare for an event, or keep everyone aligned on a repeatable process. Turn repeated checklists into routines, schedule them, reuse them, and track progress over time. Use routines for morning habits, night routines, cleaning schedules, workouts, family tasks, weekly resets, and recurring work processes. FOR LIFE, FAMILY, AND WORK Checklist is useful for everyday checklists, guided routines, shared household lists, SOPs, standard operating procedures, and step-by-step business processes. Create a checklist, start from a template, build the list you need, share it, follow each step, and repeat it as a routine. Terms of Use: https://www.checklist.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.checklist.com/privacy

About

Routine

Features
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Routine helps you move through your day one step at a time — no overwhelming lists. Instead of showing 10 tasks at once, Routine puts a single step on screen with a draining time ring. When it ends, it chimes and moves to the next. Great for ADHD mornings, bedtime routines, studying, or any time it's hard to get started. - Build routines with your own steps and timings - Full-screen player, one step visible at a time - Auto-advance with a gentle cue - 100% offline, no account, no ads Free with 1 routine. Unlock Routine Pro (one-time purchase) for unlimited routines and color themes.

Screenshots

Checklist4 screens
Routine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Checklist at 15.1 against Routine's 17.6. On price, ads, 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. Checklist sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Routine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Checklist versus Routine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChecklistRoutine
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (104 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings104 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChecklist.comPablo Ricardo Copelli Yaez

Bugs and requests

Checklist

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Lists deleted after update
  • Cannot log in
  • Password reset issues
  • Items disappear after update
  • Inability to order lists
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  • Item order scrambles
  • Cannot delete items on iOS
  • Notes do not wrap
  • Checklist order not lockable
  • Typing and editing issues
  • Sync problems
  • Login failures
  • Deleted items reappear
  • Cannot move items or lists
  • Login with Facebook/Google fails
  • Password requirements prevent login
  • App closes shortly after opening
  • Cannot edit single words

Requested features

9 requests
  • Dark mode
  • Add deadlines and reminders
  • Improve editing functionality
  • Allow item deletion on iOS
  • Enable note wrapping
Show 4 more
  • Lock checklist order
  • Better help/how-to guides
  • Option to not require login
  • Sync with iCalendar

Routine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Checklist

Subscriptions4
  • Checklist Plus Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Checklist Family Monthly$11.991 Month
  • Checklist Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Checklist Family Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
1 purchases

Routine

One-time1
  • Routine Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Checklist free?
Checklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Routine free?
Routine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Checklist or Routine have ads?
Neither Checklist nor Routine shows ads.

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