me+ vs Natus: manage your day or understand it
me+ vs Natus is a choice between managing your day and understanding it. me+ builds you routines, habits and self-care tasks. Natus builds a First Reading from your details, keeps a private journal, and every Sunday reads your actual week back in your own words. If you need a checklist that organises your morning, me+ is built for that. If the routines keep falling apart and you want to know why, Natus is built for that.
What me+ users say in their own reviews
Verbatim from public 1 and 2 star App Store reviews. me+ is rated 4.8 on the App Store across 247,919 ratings (checked 16 September 2026) overall, so plenty of people are happy. These are the ones who were not.
Charged a year instead of the trial1 star review
First, I was charged immediately for one year instead of getting the 7-day free trial. And reading the reviews now, it looks like I wasn't the only one that was tricked into it with that 50% off offer...
Nothing works without the trial1 star review
I was looking for an app to help my teen with organization and read about this app on a couple of websites. I downloaded it to check it out, but could not access any features without a "free 2-week trial"...
Canceled and still charged1 star review
I signed up for the free trial and IMMEDIATELY after downloading the app canceled my subscription. I was charged $40 at the end of the "free" trial despite having already canceled.
More ads than organizing1 star review
This used to be a good app and I dont usually kind ads but to put an ad after every task completed is crazy. I'll be spending more time watching the ads than getting organized . DELETED.
Side by side
| Feature | me+ | Natus |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A routine and habit planner with self-care content. | A private journal that reads your real week back to you. |
| How it starts | A long personalisation quiz, then a paywall before the features. | A First Reading from your name and birth details, then your journal. |
| What you get back | Tasks, reminders and routines to keep up with. | A Sunday read-back of your week, and Ask when you need it. |
| What it costs | A short trial, then a subscription; reviews report $40 charges after canceling. | Free First Reading, Preview, private journal, and first Sunday letter. Paid plans after that. |
| The common complaint | Charges after canceling, ads after tasks, routines that feel like being scolded. | It is new and iPhone only. |
| Who it fits | People who want a structured planner and respond well to checklists. | People whose routines keep breaking and who want to see the pattern underneath. |
Where me+ still wins
If you want structure, it has a lot of it: routines made by other people, cleaning plans, morning checklists. Reviewers who got past the paywall do describe real help with housework and daily structure. If a list is what you need, a list is what it is.
Where people get burned
The billing complaints are the loudest: a long quiz that ends in a paywall, trials that charge a full year up front, and $40 charges after canceling. Separate from money, reviewers describe the app feeling like pressure: pop ups, ads between tasks, a tone one reviewer compared to a teacher.
Where Natus is different
Natus starts from the opposite assumption. You are not a routine that needs fixing; you are a pattern that keeps repeating. You journal when you can, and every Sunday the week is read back against how you operate. Nobody checks a box. The point is seeing your own week clearly enough that the next one makes sense.
Common questions
- Is Natus a routine app like me+?
- No. me+ gives you a plan to follow. Natus gives you a reflection of what actually happened. If you have downloaded routine apps and abandoned every one, that is usually not a discipline problem, and it is the exact thing Natus is designed to show you.
- Is me+ worth paying for?
- The routines themselves get praised when they work. The complaints cluster around billing: charges after canceling, a paywall before you can see the app, and ads between completed tasks. If you try it, go in knowing the free trial requires your Apple ID up front.
- Why do my routines keep falling apart?
- Usually not because the list was wrong. Reviews of routine apps are full of people who loved the plan and could not stay with it. Natus is built on the idea that the pattern underneath the week matters more than the plan on top of it.