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Fokus vs Routine: six AI agents in every workspace

For people weighing Routine who want AI agents in every workspace, two-factor authentication today and their day on an e-paper display.

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The three differences

  1. Six AI agents in every workspace

    Routine’s pricing page lists AI agents and AI automations from the Professional plan up. Fokus runs six core agents in every workspace: Morning Brief, End of Day Review, Task Enrichment, Objective Decomposition, Data Ingestion and the ETA Scheduler.

  2. Two-factor authentication, today

    Routine’s pricing page marks two-factor authentication as “soon”, and only in its Business and Enterprise columns. Fokus has two-factor authentication today, with an authenticator app, an email code or approval from your phone. App Lock adds a PIN, Face ID or fingerprint in front of a signed-in app; it is a privacy gate, not encryption.

  3. Your day on e-paper, your handwriting as notes

    Routine’s download page lists apps for computer, phone, tablet and watch, and its plugins page lists software plugins. Fokus also shows your day on a reTerminal Sticky, an e-paper display, and turns pages written in a Huion Note X10 into notes. Both devices are sold by their makers.

Feature by feature

Feature Fokus Routine
Six AI agents in every workspace
Yes

No

AI agents start on its Professional plan

Two-factor authentication
Yes

Plus App Lock: PIN, Face ID or fingerprint

No

Listed as “soon”, for Business and Enterprise

Works with an e-paper display and a paper notebook
Yes

reTerminal Sticky and Huion Note X10

No

Its download and plugins pages list apps and software plugins

Meeting notes without a bot in the call
Yes

Meeting Scribe add-on

Yes

On its Professional plan

Scheduling with AI
Yes

Yes

Its assistant schedules tasks when you ask

An Apple Watch app
Yes

Yes

Pricing

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Fokus

Free during the public beta

  • No credit card required.
  • After the beta: Pro at €15 a month billed yearly, or €19 billed monthly.
  • Add-ons such as Meeting Scribe are billed per workspace.

Routine

Free plan; paid plans from $5 per month

  • Personal: $5 per month. Professional: $10 per month.
  • Business: $15 per seat per month. Enterprise on request.
  • AI agents and AI automations start on the Professional plan.
Start Free No credit card required — free during the public beta.

Questions and answers

Is Fokus a good alternative to Routine?
Yes. Both keep tasks, calendar and notes in one app with an AI assistant. Fokus keeps Tasks, Calendar, Notes and Objectives in one workspace, runs six core agents in every workspace, has two-factor authentication today, and is free during its public beta, no credit card.
Which plan includes AI agents?
In Fokus, six core agents run in every workspace. Routine’s pricing page lists AI agents and AI automations from its Professional plan up.
Does Routine have two-factor authentication?
Routine’s pricing page marks two-factor authentication as “soon”, for its Business and Enterprise plans. Fokus has two-factor authentication today, with an authenticator app, an email code or approval from your phone.
Does Fokus work with a paper notebook or an e-paper display?
Yes. Pages written in a Huion Note X10 arrive in Fokus as notes, and a reTerminal Sticky shows your day on an e-paper display. Both devices are sold by their makers. Routine’s download page lists apps for computer, phone, tablet and watch.
How do the prices compare?
Routine’s pricing page lists a Free plan, Personal at $5 per month and Professional at $10 per month, with AI agents and AI automations from Professional up. Fokus is free during its public beta, no credit card, with six core agents in every workspace. After the beta, Pro is €15 a month billed yearly or €19 billed monthly.