Comparison

Productive 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

Productive

Build positive habits and achieve your goals with this comprehensive planner. Track progress, engage in challenges, and gain insights to enhance your productivity and well-being.

Highlights
  • Habit creation and management
  • Personalized goal programs
  • Guided challenges
  • Expert insights and articles
  • Customizable habit appearance
  • Progress statistics and streaks
  • Smart reminders and notifications
  • ADHD assistance features
Features
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Meet Productive - the app that helps you build positive life-changing habits. With Productive, you can set personal goals, track your progress, and focus on what makes you healthier, happier and more productive! FEATURES HABIT MANAGEMENT Create, complete, stop, or pause habits whenever it is convenient for you. Add notes to your habits to highlight the main points during the day. PROGRAMS Сhoose your goal, receive daily habit tips, reflection check-ins, and motivation prompts to get the boost you need. CHALLENGES Improve your daily routine by completing guided tasks and competing with other users from all over the world. ARTICLES Grow awareness of your own productivity and motivation with personalized expert insights. CUSTOMIZATION Customize the app the way you want! You can name your habit, choose a unique icon, and even pick its color. STATISTICS Track your habits and analyze progress by building motivating chains of completed habits and perfect days. The longer your chain of completed habits, the more likely you will keep the streak going. NOTIFICATIONS Set up smart reminders, and personalize the app to get notifications of what's scheduled for each part of the day. ADHD ASSISTANCE Manage distractions and deal with ADHD by concentrating on a focused daily routine. PREMIUM FEATURES - Unlimited number of habits - Endless motivation with various challenges - Full-text articles to draw inspiration - Improved reminders for individual habits - Location-based reminders - Motivating stats for each habit - Habit trends with week-by-week data SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Subscription payments will be charged to your App Store account at confirmation of your purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew and you will be charged unless auto-renew is turned off or unless you cancel at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription or trial period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. The cost of renewal depends on the Subscription Plan you choose. Subscriptions and auto-renewal may be managed by going to Account Settings after purchase or by contacting Customer Support. If you have any questions or suggestions on how we can improve the application, please do not hesitate to contact us at productive@bendingspoons.com Privacy Policy: http://www.apalon.com/privacy_policy.html EULA: http://www.apalon.com/terms_of_use.html AdChoices: http://www.apalon.com/privacy_policy.html#4 California Privacy Notice: https://apalon.com/privacy_policy.html#h

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

Productive4 screens
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Productive and Routine Planner, Habit Tracker both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Routine Planner, Habit Tracker's written reviews are positive against 47% of Productive's. Productive's advantage is ratings volume (91K vs 18K). 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. Productive sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 3 months and Routine Planner, Habit Tracker sells 21 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. 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 — 4.6 for Productive against 4.7 for Routine Planner, Habit Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Productive has 91K ratings behind it against 18K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Productive's written reviews are positive against 83% of Routine Planner, Habit Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Productive ships an update fortnightly, Routine Planner, Habit Tracker every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Productive versus Routine Planner, Habit Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProductiveRoutine Planner, Habit Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (91K ratings)4.7 (18K ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews83.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings91K — better18K
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size330 MB163 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Routinery Corp.

Customer experience

Productive

All ratings91,101 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews574 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral11.5%
Negative41.1%

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker

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

User reviews

Productive

From 91K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and clean interface
  • 🚀 Easy to use and intuitive
  • 💡 Helps establish daily routines
  • 🎨 Customizable habits and aesthetics
  • 🔋 Motivating and encouraging

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires paid subscription for full functionality
  • 💰 Expensive subscription pricing
  • 🔍 Limited free version with only 5 habits
  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable sync across devices
  • 🤔 Aggressive upselling and subscription prompts

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker

From 18K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient and helpful for routines
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 🙂 Motivating and improves productivity
  • 💡 Customizable routines and tasks
  • 🕰️ Useful timers and reminders

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited to 2 free routines
  • 💰 Subscription model can be expensive
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • ⏱️ Rigid time-based structure not flexible enough
  • 🔀 Difficulty rearranging tasks within routines

Bugs and requests

Productive

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Habit completion not always registering correctly
  • Streaks and history randomly resetting
  • Timers and reminders not working as expected
  • Syncing issues between iPhone and iPad

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add custom habits and measurements
  • More flexible scheduling options (e.g. every other day, specific days of month)
  • Integration with other productivity apps and calendars
  • Offline mode and local data storage
  • Detailed analytics and progress tracking

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

9 purchases

Productive

Subscriptions8
  • Productive Premium 3 Months7 Days trial$5.993 Months
  • Weekly Bundle Premium with FT7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Productive Premium 1 Month$10.991 Month
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  • Productive Premium 1 Year7 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Year
  • Productive Premium 1 Year7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Productive Premium 1 Year$59.991 Year
  • Productive Premium 1 Year7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Productive Premium 1 Year7 Days trial3 variants$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Upgrade Productive$3.99
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 Productive free?
Productive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Routine Planner, Habit Tracker free?
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Productive or Routine Planner, Habit Tracker?
Routine Planner, Habit Tracker is rated higher. Productive averages 4.6 out of 5 from 91K ratings, while Routine Planner, Habit Tracker averages 4.7 from 18K ratings.
Do Productive or Routine Planner, Habit Tracker have ads?
Both Productive and Routine Planner, Habit Tracker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Productive or Routine Planner, Habit Tracker?
Productive ships an update fortnightly, and Routine Planner, Habit Tracker every 10 days. Most recently, Productive was updated on October 23, 2026 and Routine Planner, Habit Tracker on October 23, 2026.

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