Avocation vs Routinery

Avocation is a habit-tracking app for planning daily routines and setting goals. It includes lessons on habit change, including ways to build helpful habits and break unwanted ones. Users can choose goals ranging from learning a language to saving for retirement, with habit templates and reminders available. Completing a habit grows a plant, and missing a day does not trigger a streak penalty. The app is available on Android and iOS; the iOS listing says it requires iOS 12.0 or later. The free version is available without charge or registration, though feature limits may apply. The Ireland App Store listing sets the free allowance at up to three habits. Registration is generally not required. The privacy policy says the app uses no cookies and requires no device permissions. It uses Firebase for app usage analysis, performance monitoring, and error logs, with data described as anonymized. Habit recommendations are informational, not medical care.

Routinery helps users build habits and routines with timed sequences of steps on Android and iOS. Its timer guides users through each task, with options to pause, skip, adjust time, advance automatically or play white noise. Voice alerts and push notifications provide prompts while routines are underway, and users can schedule them by weekday and time of day. Daily, weekly and monthly tracking includes completion analytics. Routinery also offers popular routines and celebrity routine recommendations. Through MCP, it can connect to ChatGPT, Claude and other AI assistants to view, create and edit routines. The connection uses OAuth 2.0, and routine changes require explicit confirmation. When connected this way, routine data is shared with the AI platform selected by the user. The Free plan costs nothing and allows two routines with unlimited checklists. Premium Monthly costs $5 a month, and Premium Annual costs $36 a year. Routinery describes the app as useful for people managing ADHD, busy schedules or habit building.