Routines by Noxe
Open Routines

Mornings, after school and bedtime, one picture at a time

You set it up once. Your child taps through it: a big picture, a short name, and a big Done button.

Set up a routine

Free. Works offline. No account.

How it works

1. A grown-up sets it up

Add your child, then pick pictures for each step, or use photos of their own toothbrush, shoes and bag. Morning, After school and Bedtime come ready as examples.

2. The child taps through

One step at a time on the whole screen. A small strip shows what is done and what comes next. A calm timer bar is there if you want it.

3. A calm finish

When the last step is done, the child sees a warm message with their name. No scores and no prizes, just done.

Every screen

Here is each screen a grown-up and a child will see, in both looks: Pictures first for little ones, Words first for older kids.

  • First run: the welcome screen
    Say hello
  • The Add your child form with name, age and a picture
    Add your child
  • Mia's routines in the Pictures first look
    Home, Pictures first
  • Sam's routines in the Words first look
    Home, Words first
  • Editing the Morning routine in the Pictures first look, a list of steps with Up, Down, Change and Remove
    Edit a routine
  • Editing the Morning routine in the Words first look
    Edit, Words first
  • A small box to rename the routine
    Rename a routine
  • The Add a step form with a grid of pictures, a name and optional minutes
    Add a step
  • The child's screen: one big bowl picture, the word breakfast, a timer bar and a big Done button
    Child taps through
  • The child's screen in the Words first look: a headline, a numbered list of steps and a big Done button
    Child, Words first
  • Holding the top button for 3 seconds to go back to grown-up mode
    Hold to leave
  • The finish screen: all done, with a smiling face and the child's name
    All done
  • The finish screen in the Words first look, with every step ticked
    All done, Words first
  • The More screen listing children, with Add another child
    More
  • Choosing Pictures first or Words first for each child
    Choose a look
  • The look has changed, with an Undo bar at the bottom
    Undo any change
  • Save a copy, Open a copy and the help email
    Save a copy
  • A question before erasing everything, with Keep my things as the safe choice
    Erase, with a safe way out

Why we built it

Changing from one thing to the next is hard for a lot of children. It is harder when it is all spoken, and again and again. Many families, including those with ADHD or autism in the house, find a row of pictures easier than a list of reminders. We built Routines so the picture does the reminding and the grown-up gets to stop.

Routines is a simple tool for home. It is not a therapy or a medical product.

Our promise

No scores, streaks, points or shaming. Routines keeps only today's ticked steps, and clears them every new day. There is no history of what your child did.

Everything, including photos, stays on your phone. No account, no tracking, no ads. Your child can leave child mode only by holding a button for 3 seconds, so there is no PIN to remember.

Read the privacy page

Questions

What does it cost?

Nothing. There is nothing to buy inside it.

Does it need the internet?

Only to open the page the first time. After that it works offline.

Where do the pictures come from?

There are 45 built-in pictures (Fluent Emoji 3D, MIT licence), and you can use your own photos. Photos are shrunk on your device and never uploaded.

Can I use it for more than one child?

Yes. Each child has their own routines.

How do I move it to another phone?

Use Save a copy in More, send the file to yourself, then Open a copy on the other phone.

Can it read the step out loud?

If your phone has voices installed on the device, a Read it to me button appears. Nothing is sent online.