Trigger Alternatives

Trigger is described as 'Helps you simplify your life by automating the tasks you do daily. Activate profiles, launch applications, and more. Tailored for NFC tags, Trigger is also useful for automating actions based off bluetooth, location, and network profiles' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Trigger for a variety of platforms, including Android, Android Tablet, iPhone, F-Droid and Android TV apps. The best Trigger alternative is Tasker. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Easer or MacroDroid. Other great apps like Trigger are Automate, Automation, TapTap and AutomateIt.

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Trigger alternatives page was last updated Jun 14, 2022
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  1. Tasker icon
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    Advanced automation app for Android that lets you trigger actions like alarms and app launches based on configurable events like phone calls or time of day. Tasker also lets you create apps using these automation features.

    49 Tasker alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PT flagPortugal
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Tasker Features

    1.  Support for Android Things
    2.  Actions

    Tasker VS Trigger

     
    • Tasker is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Trigger.

    • Tasker is the most popular commercial alternative to Trigger.

    • Tasker is Paid and ProprietaryTrigger is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Easer icon
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    Easer is an event-driven Android automation app. It knows various events, and you, the user, could tell it what to do on what event (and even combine multiple events!). Routine actions no longer need to be taken manually.

    14 Easer alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Discontinued

    The latest version (0.8.2.3) is from April 2022.

    Easer Features

    1.  Flow Chart
    2.  Actions

    Easer VS Trigger

     
    • Easer is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Trigger.

    • Easer is Free and Open SourceTrigger is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. MacroDroid icon
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    MacroDroid is a task automation and configuration app that focuses heavily on usability with a simple UI and logical step by step process.

    25 MacroDroid alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Android Auto
    • Android-x86
    • Android Wear
    • Android TV
    • BlueStacks
    • LDPlayer
    • Lineage OS

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Recurring Tasks
    2.  No Coding Required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Autoclicking on ads
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  Support for scripting
    7.  Task Time Tracking
    8.  Portable
    9.  Actions
    10.  USB tether
    11.  Email automation

    MacroDroid VS Trigger

     
  4. Automate icon
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    Automate various tasks on your Android smartphone or tablet. Create your automations with flowscharts, automatically change settings or perform actions based on triggered event.

    33 Automate alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Flow Chart
    3.  Actions

    Automate VS Trigger

     
  5. Automation icon
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    Create rules that are made of triggers and actions. A prominent example would be something like "Mute phone at work".

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  Actions

    Automation VS Trigger

     
  6. TapTap icon
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    TapTap is a port of the double tap on back of device feature from Android 12 to any Android 7.0+ device

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Android

    TapTap Features

    1.  Support for Gestures
    2.  Customizable triggers
    3.  Actions
    4.  Touch Gestures

    TapTap VS Trigger

     
  7. AutomateIt icon
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    Automate Your Android! With AutomateIt, you can define a set of your desired behaviors in response to events on your Android device.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Android

    AutomateIt Features

    1.  Actions

    AutomateIt VS Trigger

     
  8. entr icon
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    Run arbitrary commands when files change.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    entr Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Watch Folder

    entr VS Trigger

     
    • entr is the most popular Linux alternative to Trigger.

    • entr is Free and Open SourceTrigger is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. ControlPlane icon
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    ControlPlane, a fork of MarcoPolo , brings context-sensitive awareness to OS X. With ControlPlane you can intelligently reconfigure your Mac or perform any number of actions based on input from a wide array of evidence sources including but...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    crashes out on the latest MacOS and no longer actively maintainedSee https://www.controlplaneapp.com/2017/11/the-state-of-controlplane/

    ControlPlane VS Trigger

     
    • ControlPlane is the most popular Mac alternative to Trigger.

    • ControlPlane is Free and Open SourceTrigger is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. Autonomous icon
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    Autonomous allow you to create Rules to perform automatic tasks with your Android device.

    33 Autonomous alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Autonomous VS Trigger

     
  11. LibreTasks icon
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    An automated event/action manager that allows users to automate system functionality based on incoming application intents.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    Discontinued

    Last update is from July 2018.

    LibreTasks VS Trigger

     
  12. Locale X icon
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    Judge Robert Restaino jailed 46 people when a mobile phone rang in his courtroom and no one admitted responsibility. So we invented Locale®!

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android

    Locale X Features

    1.  Location-based
    2.  Actions

    Locale X VS Trigger

     
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