A recommendation method applied to a terminal includes a rule platform with system-level permission, the rule platform is configured to save system resources and remind a user of a function of an application. The rule platform obtains a first event and a first rule related to the first event from a rule base. The rule platform includes the rule base including a rule and each rule includes a condition. The rule platform updates a matching status of a first condition corresponding to the first event in the first rule The terminal displays a recommendation result corresponding to the first rule when a matching status of each condition in the first rule indicates that the matching is successful. The first rule is one of the rule related to the first event.