Comparison

Weekly Planner vs PLANBELLA

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

PLANBELLA

This app combines a stylish calendar with a to-do list and note-taking features. Organize events, tasks, and thoughts in an elegant, minimalist interface. Enjoy a clutter-free planning experience with customizable color-coding and reminders.

Highlights
  • Elegant minimalist design
  • Event and task management
  • Daily notes and reminders
  • External calendar synchronization
  • Color-coded entries
  • Repeating entries
Features
Currently charting
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The PLANBELLA Planner App is a modern minimalist calendar app. It offers more than your average calendar app. PLANBELLA is like a digital bullet journal where you can organize events, tasks, and notes. Thanks to its stylish layout, your agenda always looks appealing and never cluttered. Planning is finally fun again! Say goodbye to overwhelming, cluttered calendar apps. Instead, look forward to structuring your day and checking off your to-dos every day. Here's what PLANBELLA offers: - Aesthetic Design: Enjoy an elegant minimalist layout. - Event Manager: Never miss important appointments, meetings or birthdays again. - ToDo Lists: Schedule tasks and enjoy checking them off. - Daily Notes: Capture your thoughts, ideas and memories. - Synchronization: Integrate external calendars, such as your partner's calendar or work calendar. - Notifications: Set reminders for things that are important to you. - Beautiful Pastel Colors: Highlight and color-code your calendar entries. - Recurrence Options: Save time with repeating entries. - No Subscription, No Registration: One-time payment, unlimited use! No mandatory sign-up. Widgets: In PLANBELLA, you also have the option to buy widgets as in-app purchases. Widgets are a fantastic addition to your home screen, providing quick access to essential functions. By buying these widgets, you actively support the ongoing development of the app. Every widget purchase goes directly into improving and enhancing PLANBELLA, so we can continue to provide useful features and updates for you.

Screenshots

Weekly Planner4 screens
PLANBELLA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Weekly Planner at Free against PLANBELLA's $8.99. Weekly Planner also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (15K vs 799). PLANBELLA's advantage is chart position (#99 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Weekly Planner is free to download; PLANBELLA costs $8.99 up front. Weekly Planner sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PLANBELLA sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. 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 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weekly Planner has 15K ratings behind it against 799, 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 64% of PLANBELLA's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weekly Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, PLANBELLA every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Weekly Planner versus PLANBELLA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeekly PlannerPLANBELLA
PriceFree — better$8.99
Rating4.7 (15K ratings) — better3.8 (799 ratings)
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews — better64.4% of reviews
Number of ratings15K — better799
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#99 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Legal TechNetzinkubator Software GmbH

Customer experience

Weekly Planner

All ratings15,140 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews1,777 reviews
Positive70.2%
Neutral7.2%
Negative22.6%

PLANBELLA

All ratings799 ratings
Positive65.3%
Neutral16.9%
Negative17.8%
Written reviews503 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral17.3%
Negative18.3%

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

PLANBELLA

From 799 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Beautiful and aesthetically pleasing design
  • 📅 Helpful calendar and task management features
  • 🔍 Useful journal and note-taking functionality
  • 🔒 One-time purchase, no subscription
  • 🎨 Customizable color-coding options

Room to improve

  • 🔀 Lack of two-way calendar sync with other platforms
  • 🔍 No search function to find past events/tasks
  • 🔁 Inability to edit/delete individual recurring events
  • 🔒 Widgets require additional purchases
  • 📱 Limited functionality on iPad

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

PLANBELLA

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Calendar events shifting to incorrect dates
  • Widgets not updating or functioning properly
  • Journal feature not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Habit tracking and daily routine management
  • Ability to sync across multiple devices
  • More color palette options for highlighting
  • Separate undated note-taking section
  • Automatic task rollover to next day if not completed

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
10 purchases

PLANBELLA

One-time10
  • Day&Date small widget$0.99
  • Clock small widget$0.99
  • Up Next medium widget$0.99
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  • Control panel medium widget$0.99
  • Line Art small Widget$0.99
  • Overdue Tasks medium Widget$0.99
  • Productivity Ring small Widget$0.99
  • To-Do List medium Widget$0.99
  • To-Do List large Widget$0.99
  • Up Next Large Widget$1.09

Questions

Is Weekly Planner free?
Weekly Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PLANBELLA free?
PLANBELLA costs $8.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Weekly Planner or PLANBELLA?
Weekly Planner is rated higher. Weekly Planner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while PLANBELLA averages 3.8 from 799 ratings.
Do Weekly Planner or PLANBELLA have ads?
Neither Weekly Planner nor PLANBELLA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weekly Planner or PLANBELLA?
Weekly Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, and PLANBELLA every 4 weeks. Most recently, Weekly Planner was updated on September 24, 2026 and PLANBELLA on September 23, 2026.

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