Rulomi and MacroDroid, compared
MacroDroid is the friendly way into Android automation: pick a trigger, add actions and constraints, or start from a community template. Rulomi skips the picking. Write the routine as a sentence, check what it built, and turn it on.
Weeknight Do Not Disturb, in Rulomi and in MacroDroid
Every weekday at 10 pm, turn on Do Not Disturb and bring the media volume down to 20%.
Every weekday at 10 pm turn on do not disturb and set media volume to 20%- WHEN
- Monday to Friday at 22:00
- THEN
- Turn on Do Not Disturb, priority interruptions only
- Set the media volume to 20%
That is the review screen. Check it, grant Do Not Disturb access, and turn it on.
A trigger and two actions, each chosen from a list
- Tap Add Macro.
- Add a trigger: Day/Time Trigger. Set 22:00 and tick Monday to Friday.
- Add an action: Priority Mode / Do Not Disturb, set to priority only.
- Add another action: Volume Change, and set Media to 20%.
- Name the macro and save it.
On the free version, this macro is one of the five you can keep. Menu names can differ between versions.
Where Rulomi is stronger than MacroDroid
One sentence instead of lists
MacroDroid has over 350 triggers, actions and constraints to browse. In Rulomi you say what you want, and the review screen shows the blocks it picked.
The AI is inside the app
Rulomi's optional AI planner works in the app, and every phone gets five AI plans free. There's no other service to sign in to.
No macro limit, no ads
Every routine is free, however many you make, and there are no ads. Rulomi Plus is a one-time US$4.99 for 100 more AI plans and the full recipe library.
Nothing runs before you approve it
An instruction Rulomi only partly understands gets an explanation and can't be enabled, so a routine never does something you didn't ask for.
Rulomi and MacroDroid, feature by feature
| Feature | Rulomi | MacroDroid |
|---|---|---|
| How you build | Write a sentence, then review the plan | Triggers, actions and constraints, chosen from lists |
| From plain language | The main way in: an on-device parser first, then the optional AI planner | The AI Macro Builder, from ChatGPT or Claude |
| What the AI needs | Nothing to set up: no account, no API key | Your own ChatGPT or Claude account, with MacroDroid's plugin or connector |
| Price | Free, with no limit on routines. Optional one-time Rulomi Plus | Free up to 5 macros. One-time Pro |
| Ads | None | In the free version |
| Building blocks | 31 triggers, 18 conditions, 23 actions | Over 350 triggers, actions and constraints |
| Ready-made | A recipe library in the app | A Template Store shared by the community |
| Variables and plugins | No | Yes, including Tasker plugins |
| Location triggers | Not yet | Yes |
| Works with the other | Sends intents MacroDroid acts on, and MacroDroid can start a routine | Intents and plugins |
Prices change, so we've left out amounts we couldn't confirm for MacroDroid. Check its Google Play listing for today's price. The four-way table has Rulomi, Tasker, MacroDroid and Modes & Routines together.
When MacroDroid is the better pick
You like to browse what's possible
Scrolling 350 building blocks, or a store of community templates, is a good way to find ideas. Rulomi starts from what you already want.
You need location, a named Wi-Fi network, or variables
MacroDroid has all three. Rulomi has no location triggers yet, its Wi-Fi trigger doesn't name a network, and it has no variables.
You already have macros that work
Keep them. Rulomi is for the routines you haven't built, and the two can hand work to each other.
Or use both
Rulomi can send an Android intent that MacroDroid acts on, and MacroDroid can start a Rulomi routine with that routine's ID and key. Write the everyday routines as sentences, and keep MacroDroid for the ones that need its depth.
Rulomi or MacroDroid: common questions
Is Rulomi a good MacroDroid alternative?
For routines made of a trigger, a few conditions and a list of setting changes, yes: you write them as a sentence, there's no limit on how many you make, and there are no ads. If you need location, variables or a community template, MacroDroid is the better fit.
Is Rulomi free?
Yes. Every trigger, condition and action is free, with no limit on routines and no ads. Every phone gets five AI plans free, and Rulomi Plus is an optional one-time US$4.99 for 100 more and the full recipe library.
Can Rulomi import my MacroDroid macros?
No. Rulomi imports only its own backup files. Describe each macro as a sentence instead, and check the routine Rulomi shows you.
Can Rulomi and MacroDroid work together?
Yes. A Rulomi routine can send an Android intent that a MacroDroid macro reacts to, and MacroDroid can start a Rulomi routine with that routine's ID and key.
Other comparisons
Write your first routine
Describe what your phone should do in one sentence, check the plan Rulomi shows you, and turn it on. Every routine is free.
Checked in November 2026 against macrodroid.com, MacroDroid's AI page, and Rulomi 1.3.0. If something here is out of date, tell us at info@craftedpxl.com and we'll fix it.