MacroDroid AlternativesTask Automation Apps like MacroDroid

MacroDroid is described as 'Task automation and configuration app that focuses heavily on usability with a simple UI and logical step by step process' and is a Task Automation app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MacroDroid for a variety of platforms, including Android, Android Tablet, iPad, iPhone and Mac apps. The best MacroDroid alternative is Tasker. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Automate or Easer. Other great apps like MacroDroid are Apple Shortcuts, Automation, Modes and Routines and AutomateIt.

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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.

    52 Tasker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    • Tasker is the most popular commercial alternative to MacroDroid.

    • Tasker is Paid and ProprietaryMacroDroid is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. 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.

    35 Automate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • Automate is the most popular free alternative to MacroDroid.

    • Automate is Freemium and ProprietaryMacroDroid is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Automate is CustomizableMacroDroid is not according to our users
  3. 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.

    17 Easer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
    • Easer is the most popular Open Source alternative to MacroDroid.

    • Easer is Free and Open SourceMacroDroid is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Apple Shortcuts icon
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    Apple Shortcuts deliver a quick way to get things done with your apps with just a tap or by asking Siri. The Shortcuts app enables you to create personal shortcuts with multiple steps from your favorite apps.

    109 Apple Shortcuts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Siri
    • Apple Watch
     
    • Apple Shortcuts is the most popular Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to MacroDroid.

    • Apple Shortcuts is Free and ProprietaryMacroDroid is Freemium and Proprietary
  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".

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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    Modes and Routines on your Galaxy phone or tablet can help you navigate your day. For example, when you get to work in the morning, Bixby can mute notification sounds and turn on Wi-Fi. Or, when you’re going to sleep, Bixby can lower your screen's brightness level.

    12 Modes and Routines alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  8. Automator icon
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    With Automator, you can accomplish time-consuming, repetitive manual tasks quickly, efficiently, and effortlessly. Automator lets you skip the complex programming and scripting that is normally required to create automations.

    64 Automator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Trigger icon
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    Trigger 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  10. E-Robot icon
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    This is an automation application which makes it possible for your device to execute commands automatically. When you create a command you can specify which actions to execute when a given event occurs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  11. Autonomous icon
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    Autonomous allow you to create Rules to perform automatic tasks with your Android device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  12. RoboTask icon
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    Automate any series of tasks on your computer! The program allows to easily create simple task, as well as highly complex automations, involving conditional IF/ELSE statements, loops, custom variables and other advanced options.

    15 RoboTask alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • RoboTask is the most popular Windows alternative to MacroDroid.

    • RoboTask is Paid and ProprietaryMacroDroid is Freemium and Proprietary
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