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Should I Use Routine?

routine.co·Analyzed 17 hours ago··Based on 11 sources

Routine combines your tasks, calendars and notes into one AI-powered workspace. Plan your day, focus on what matters and get more done

Depends

Depends

Buy if you are an individual who wants tasks, calendar, and notes in one AI app — the free tier makes it low-risk to try.

Solid $5/mo AI planner for solo use with a free tier. Not a CRM or enterprise tool — ignore the horror-game reviews.

Confidence: Medium

4.8/5

Product Hunt rating

27 ratings

$5/mo

Starting price

Personal tier (2026)

Yes

Free tier

Permanent free plan

6 investors

Funding

Per Crunchbase; total undisclosed

Value for money4

Permanent free plan; $5 personal tier

Feature depth4

Tasks, calendar, notes, AI planning bundled

Security posture3

Publishes security page; no incidents found

Pros

  • Combines tasks, calendar, notes, and AI planning in one app²
  • Permanent free plan confirmed by third-party pricing review
  • Personal tier is cheap at $5/month
  • Publishes a public security page³

Cons

  • Savings claims like $98k/year are unverified marketing¹
  • Bundles tasks, CRM, and notes — possible feature sprawl²
  • Small public review base: 27 Product Hunt ratings

Gotchas

  • medium$98k annual-savings figures are marketing math, not guarantees¹
  • mediumTeam tier exists but its price is not visible in reviewed sources¹
  • mediumFree-plan limits are undocumented in sources; verify before migrating
  • lowMany online 'Routine' reviews are for an unrelated horror video game

Best for

  • Solo knowledge workers planning their day
  • People consolidating three apps into one
  • Budget-conscious individuals
  • Small teams wanting shared tasks and calendar

Not for

  • Enterprises needing SSO, admin roles, compliance (Guess)
  • Sales teams wanting a real CRM pipeline
  • Anyone content with Google Calendar plus a to-do list
  • Project-heavy teams; Asana-class tools fit better

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Permanent free plan
  • Exact limits not published in sources

Personal

$5/mo

  • Individual use
  • Price per 2026 third-party review

Teams

Undisclosed

  • Team plans offered
  • No price shown in reviewed sources

Security

No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Independent feedback is thin: 4.8/5 across 27 Product Hunt ratings, with most review snippets truncated in the sources reviewed.

Routine is a wonderful p…
G2 review snippet (truncated)
Routine has helped me pl…
Routine.co testimonial page (first-party, truncated)

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Full analysis

Based on 11 usable public sources. Caution: many 'Routine' reviews online cover an unrelated survival-horror video game and were excluded.

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