Comparison

Weekly Planner vs Just Calendar

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Weekly Planner

Organize your life with a simple, visual weekly planner. Easily add appointments, to-do lists, and recurring events. Enjoy a minimalist approach to tracking tasks and priorities, similar to a paper planner but digital.

Highlights
  • Visual weekly calendar
  • To-do list creation
  • Add appointments and tasks
  • Recurring event scheduling
  • Notes section
  • Task completion checkmarks
  • Past and future event review
Features
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Get organized with our simple Weekly Planner. Plan your life a week at a time and turn the page to schedule the following week. Add appointments, to-do lists, tasks, and recurring events. Miss the ease of paper planners and calendars? You’ll love this digital version. We created Weekly Planner - Diary, Notes for people frustrated by visiting multiple screens to write down an appointment or task. It’s for individuals who don’t have the time or want to add endless details about each task or appointment. They need an effortless way to see and record to-dos and events. Open Weekly Planner and you’ll immediately see the current week. You can instantly add items to your Calendar or go to your Notes page with one tap on the Notes icon. When you finish a task, add a check. Weekly Planner allows you to record events weeks and years in advance. You can also review your past events. If you prefer a focused, minimalist approach to organizing your life and work, Weekly Planner - Diary, Notes app is for you. Don’t search for paper refills for your old planner! Learn to use Weekly Planner today and easily track your tasks, appointments, goals, and priorities. Get started You can start with a FREE version or with a 7-day free trial of Weekly Planner's PRO version. After 7 days, you can purchase the PRO version for $5.99, if you wish. Use it for a lifetime with no monthly or annual subscription fees. Or use the FREE version as long as you like. The purchase screen will always show you the difference between FREE and PRO. PRO Features Optional password lock protection Synchronize Weekly Planner with iCloud, Google Cloud, and other devices Save manually or automatically Save versions for printing in customizable PDFs Create recurring events happening daily, weekly, monthly, or annually Create recurring events on exact dates-keep track of birthdays and anniversaries Search events and entries Copy, paste, and move entries Customization options available in PRO settings Set Sunday, Monday or any other day as the first day of the week Select a one-day, two-day, four-day, or weekly view Select from your choice of app icons Select a page design Select font size and color Additional designs are available as in-app purchases. Contact us for help or support or to share suggestions for improving Weekly Planner at appweeklyplanner@gmail.com. Standard Apple LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT applies to this app: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Just Calendar

This app provides a straightforward calendar experience for your Apple Watch, offering enhanced viewing options for past and future events. It allows you to check dates, view schedules by week, month, or year, and quickly access event details directly from your watch face.

Highlights
  • View past and future event timelines
  • Calendar views: week, month, year
  • Date complication on watch face
  • Event complication on watch face
  • Customizable highlight color and layout
Features
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See your date, schedule, and events at a glance — right on your Apple Watch face. Just Calendar brings week, month, and year views to your wrist, with complications for every watch face. THE CALENDAR APPLE WATCH SHOULD HAVE COME WITH. ◆ Events at a glance See your full timeline of upcoming and past events, and tap any event for details. ◆ Week, month & year views A clean, fast interface to scan your whole week, month, or year in seconds. ◆ Date complication Keep today's date on your watch face. Works with every face — no compatibility worries. ◆ Event complication See today's events right on your watch face. Works with every face too. ◆ Make it yours Change or invert the highlight color of the Date complication, and switch the app layout: Default or Paging. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Weekly Planner4 screens
Just Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Weekly Planner at 70% against Just Calendar's 37%. Weekly Planner also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (15K vs 294). Just Calendar's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Weekly Planner sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Just Calendar sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weekly Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weekly Planner has 15K ratings behind it against 294, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Weekly Planner's written reviews are positive against 37% of Just Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weekly Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, Just Calendar weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Weekly Planner versus Just Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeekly PlannerJust Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15K ratings) — better4.3 (294 ratings)
Positive reviews69.8% of reviews — better36.6% of reviews
Number of ratings15K — better294
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Legal TechTu Hoang

Customer experience

Weekly Planner

All ratings15,140 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews1,795 reviews
Positive69.8%
Neutral7.2%
Negative23.0%

Just Calendar

All ratings291 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.8%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive36.6%
Neutral7.0%
Negative56.3%

User reviews

Weekly Planner

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and easy to use
  • 👍 Straightforward weekly layout
  • 🚀 Intuitive interface
  • 👍 Resembles a physical planner
  • 🚀 Convenient digital format

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Recurring events can be buggy
  • 🔍 Lack of search functionality
  • 🔍 Limited sync and backup options
  • 🔍 No ability to cross off completed tasks
  • 🔍 Inability to change text color for different events

Just Calendar

From 294 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🗓️ Full month view
  • 🔄 Syncs with Apple Calendar
  • 🎨 Color-coded events
  • 🌟 Better than Apple's calendar
  • 📆 Year-round scrolling

Room to improve

  • 💸 Requires payment for full features
  • ❌ Complications not working
  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🚫 Sync issues
  • 💰 Bait and switch tactics

Bugs and requests

Weekly Planner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recurring events sometimes disappear or duplicate
  • Occasional data loss or entries not saving properly
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add recurring events with end dates
  • Implement a calendar view and search function
  • Provide automatic iCloud/cloud sync between devices
  • Include a checkbox or strikethrough option for completed tasks
  • Allow custom text colors for different event types
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  • Support for Apple Pencil and handwriting input

Just Calendar

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • Complication not updating/showing random events
  • App crashes on opening
  • Syncing issues
  • Payment not recognized
  • App not opening after purchase
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  • Date recognition errors
  • Complication displays app name instead of date
  • Graphical glitches in complications
  • Missing events in between scheduled times
  • App not covering current year (2021)
  • Incorrect grammatical errors in event count
  • Repeats months in three-month view
  • Complication is black/empty
  • Settings crash on iPhone app
  • Schedule complication never updates
  • App not syncing to watch after unlocking features
  • Date compilation not working on watch face
  • App not displaying on Watch
  • Event Timelock not reflecting on Apple Watch
  • Stopped syncing
  • First appointment of the day displayed all day on watch face
  • Never syncs properly to watch
  • Crashing on each attempt to open
  • Crash crash crash
  • Complication issue (JUST CA...)
  • Corner complications misfit and off center
  • App not showing events in August-September
  • App not showing Google calendar events

Requested features

7 requests
  • More complication options
  • Calendar display in complications
  • Ability to delete completed tasks directly
  • Option to show tomorrow's events in complication when no current events
  • 24-hour time format option
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  • Calendar week display
  • Sunday as the first day of the week setting

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Weekly Planner

Subscriptions2
  • PREMIUM 1 month3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • PREMIUM 1 year7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time8
  • Textures (lifetime)$1.99
  • Holiday designs (lifetime)2 variants$1.99
  • 3D Shapes (lifetime)$1.99
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  • Gradients (lifetime)$1.99
  • Art Lines (lifetime)$1.99
  • Weekly Planner PRO (lifetime)$6.99
  • PREMIUM for PRO (lifetime)$11.99
  • PREMIUM (lifetime)$23.99
12 purchases

Just Calendar

Subscriptions3
  • Three Months Premium7 Days trial$1.493 Months
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • One Year Premium7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time9
  • 7-day Trial PremiumFree
  • Feature: Date Complication$0.99
  • Feature: Event Timeline$0.99
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  • FULL VERSION$1.99
  • Feature: Date Complication$1.99
  • Feature: Paging Layout$1.99
  • Feature: Event Timeline$1.99
  • 33% OFF Premium$2.99
  • FULL VERSION$9.99

Questions

Is Weekly Planner free?
Weekly Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Just Calendar free?
Just Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Weekly Planner or Just Calendar?
Weekly Planner is rated higher. Weekly Planner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Just Calendar averages 4.3 from 294 ratings.
Do Weekly Planner or Just Calendar have ads?
Neither Weekly Planner nor Just Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weekly Planner or Just Calendar?
Weekly Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, and Just Calendar weekly. Most recently, Weekly Planner was updated on October 19, 2026 and Just Calendar on October 16, 2026.

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