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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STOP PLANNING ROUTINES YOU NEVER FINISH. START LIVING THEM. Routinery is the routine app that doesn't just help you plan — it walks you through every step. With voice-guided timers, notifications, and a flexible design built for real life, Routinery switches on your actions. Whether you're managing ADHD, juggling a packed schedule, or simply trying to build better habits, this is the habit tracker that actually moves with you. TRUSTED BY MILLIONS • Voted 2026 App of the Day by the Apple App Store • Named Best ADHD App by Forbes Health 2025 • Loved and trusted by over 5 million users worldwide WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE You set ambitious routines. You write them down, set alarms, and promise yourself tomorrow will be different — but life gets in the way. Without real-time guidance, even the best-planned routine falls apart. The problem was never your motivation. It was your tools. YOUR ROUTINE, ON AUTOPILOT Routinery solves this with voice alerts (TTS) and push notifications that guide you through each task in real time. Think of it as a personal coach in your pocket — gently keeping you on track, one step at a time. No willpower required. Just press start. START IT, FOLLOW IT, FINISH IT Tap play and let Routinery's timer walk you through your routine step by step. Pause, skip, adjust time, or add tasks on the fly — the experience adapts to you. When you're done, see exactly how your session went and watch your consistency grow over time. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO STAY ON TRACK • Voice alerts & push notifications to guide each task hands-free • Flexible timer with pause, skip, auto-next, time adjustment, and white noise • Customizable timer screen — arrange it your way for total focus • Schedule routines by day of the week and time of day • 800+ emojis to design routines that feel uniquely yours • Daily, weekly, and monthly habit tracker with completion analytics • Plant badge reward system that grows with your streaks • Popular routines and celebrity routine recommendations to get started fast • Checklist widget to complete routines right from your home screen • Seamless support across phone, tablet, and smartwatch REAL PEOPLE, REAL CHANGE "As someone with ADHD, I never thought I'd stick with a routine — Routinery's voice timer changed everything." Parents juggling work and kids, students managing packed schedules, and professionals reclaiming their mornings all share the same story: Routinery made their habits finally stick. START YOUR FIRST ROUTINE TODAY Your better daily routine is one tap away. Download Routinery now and discover why 5 million people wake up with a plan — and actually follow through. The routine you've always wanted starts here. GET IN TOUCH Questions or feedback? Reach us at hello@routinery.app

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: 84% 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 84% of Routine Planner, Habit Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 24, 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 frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
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 MB160 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Routinery Corp.

Customer experience

Productive

All ratings91,101 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews572 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral11.5%
Negative41.1%

Routine Planner, Habit Tracker

All ratings17,914 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews1,221 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral6.6%
Negative9.8%

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 fortnightly. Most recently, Productive was updated on September 24, 2026 and Routine Planner, Habit Tracker on September 24, 2026.

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