Routine Planner alternatives
Routine Planner helps users with ADHD and executive dysfunction manage their daily tasks through structured routines and timers. However, some users seek alternatives due to pricing, bugs, and limited free features. Alternatives offer different approaches to habit tracking and routine management.
Why users look for alternatives to Routine Planner
- The app is considered expensive by some users, with a yearly subscription costing $36 after a one-week trial, and a limited number of routines (two) available in the free version.R2R6R7R32
- Users report various bugs and glitches, including routines automatically advancing steps even when set not to, the app freezing, notifications going off at incorrect times, and display issues.R1R10R11R49
- Some users find the one-week free trial too short to properly set up and adjust to the system, making it feel stressful rather than helpful.R6
- There are concerns about the default pale skin tone for emojis, with no option to change it, which is a turn-off for some users.R4
- One user reported their iPhone's protection picking up malicious activity from the app.R9
The alternatives
This alternative has too few reviews to judge its specific features or user experience.
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Head-to-head: Routine Planner vs Me+ Lifestyle RoutineThis alternative has too few reviews to judge its specific features or user experience.
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Head-to-head: Routine Planner vs StructuredThis alternative has too few reviews to judge its specific features or user experience.
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Head-to-head: Routine Planner vs Habit TrackerThis alternative has too few reviews to judge its specific features or user experience.
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Head-to-head: Routine Planner vs ProductiveThis alternative has too few reviews to judge its specific features or user experience.
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Head-to-head: Routine Planner vs FabulousYou should stick with Routine Planner if you have ADHD or executive dysfunction and benefit from a structured, timed, sequential flow for tasks, as many users find it life-changing for managing time blindness and staying on track R3R17R19. It's particularly praised for its clean UI and simplicity, which helps avoid overwhelm .
Evidence note: Me+ Lifestyle Routine, Structured, Habit Tracker, Productive, and Fabulous had too few reviews to provide a meaningful analysis or specific recommendations.
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What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 50 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R2] Routine Planner It’s nice: It’s nice, the only thing is I have to pay for more than 2 routines. But also very helpful.
- [R6] Routine Planner One week trial: There just wasn’t enough time for me to properly set up my routine within one week of downloading the app. Between learning how the app worked, setting up routines, assigning time blocks, and trying to adjust to the system, it felt more trifling and stressful than helpful. I would’ve much preferred at least a 30-day free trial so I could actually put real effort into learning and u
- [R7] Routine Planner Outrageously priced: Heading said In App Purchase , but the truth is you get one week then it’s $36 a year . F that . Deleted
- [R32] Routine Planner AWSOME but…: I love everything about this app the only thing is u can only have 2 routines w/o pro but Yh!
- [R1] Routine Planner App issues: This app is kinda good, however, the option to not automatically go to the next step doesn’t work. Whether I select to have it automatically or not go to the next step, it goes to the next step automatically no matter what. I would rather press play for each step when I’m ready rather than having it go automatically when I select it not to.
- [R10] Routine Planner Ugh: Every time I finish a routine it starts glitching and the app will take up different amounts of the screen and flip the text like it’s upside down. When I try and click the dine button nothing happens
- [R11] Routine Planner Why I don’t really like this app: I kinda liked it at first then at 2:27 am on a school night it just kept setting off my phone even tho the timer was set for 6 am then every time I would get on to it and try to check my things off I froze and wouldn’t work until I fully exit out of the app I hate this app now
- [R49] Routine Planner 4 stars: I love this app, but the only problem is that it keeps giving me notifications about my morning routine even though I've already completed it. · translated
- [R4] Routine Planner Pale skin is default for emojis: Huge turn off for myself and others who have tan skin. This app does not let you change skin colour of the emojis either. In other apps you can long press hold to swap emojis out for a different skin colour and that’s not an option here. This is why apps use the default yellow skin versus pale Caucasian skin. While it’s not great that is more inclusive than just ma
- [R9] Routine Planner Malicious site! DO NOT INSTALL THIS APP!: The protection I use on my iPhone picked up this site as having malicious activity… TWICE! I REPEAT… DO NOT INSTALL!
- [R3] Routine Planner Helped me so much!: Helped me manage my executive dysfunction. Its quite severe. I have ADHD but thrive on routines, but ADHD makes it hard. I use routinery everyday, morning, night, and throughout the day for micro-routines. helps me stay on task and make sure I don’t bedrot or forget to brush my teeth. Its been a major tool in my life. thank you! Edit: Recent AI features are disapointing, wish
- [R17] Routine Planner Nothing helps my ADHD time blindness more.: It’s honestly life changing.
- [R19] Routine Planner Changed My Life: I am normally not someone who leave reviews. However, I can say confidently that routinely has changed my life. As someone who runs chronically late, it has given me the ability to actually map out how much time I need to do certain things and project accurately what time I can be ready. Even just mapping out things after work and realistically how long they’ll take. 10/10!
- [R31] Routine Planner only scheduling app that works for me: love love routinery, recently picked up this app again after using it a few years ago and decided to try the free trial. only complaint is that i can’t add ‘subroutines’ inside of existing routines. props to the product designers and everyone behind this app for designing something so intuitive and adhd friendly!
- [R29] Routine Planner Love this app: I love this app but it has in store purchases but its for extra stuff you don’t really need
- [R23] Routine Planner App for Good: App helps with executive function and when used in combination with the companion app Puff, helps slowly and steadily rewire you neurologically for a more focused and productive life. They respect user privacy with opt-in settings. And if you have subscription fatigue, you can purchase a lifetime subscription (worth it). Cannot praise this app enough, it’s a life/changer for healthy
Synthesized from 50 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store