Comparison

Weekly Planner vs Simple Daily Planner

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
Read full description

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

Simple Daily Planner

This app provides a private view of your existing calendars, allowing you to hide sensitive events from view. It offers discreet notifications and works entirely on your device without data upload. Perfect for keeping personal appointments, job interviews, or surprise gifts confidential.

Highlights
  • Hide sensitive events with one tap
  • Discreet lock-screen notifications
  • Works with existing calendars (iCloud, Google, Outlook)
  • 100% on-device functionality
  • Offline functionality
  • Custom themes
Read full description

Simple Daily Planner – Your Private Calendar Lens ---------------------------------------------------- Hide sensitive events. Stay reminded. Never expose your secrets. You already use Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook. Some events are personal, job interviews, medical appointments, surprise gifts, therapy, dates, things you don’t want visible when someone glances at your phone. Simple Daily Planner is not another calendar. It’s a private view of the calendars you already have. What It Actually Does ---------------------- One tap to hide any event → That event disappears from the planner and never shows its title on your lock screen or notifications. 100% on your device ---------------------- - No account, no sign-up, no data upload - Works instantly with iCloud, Google, Outlook, Exchange… - Nothing ever leaves your iPhone Discreet notifications ---------------------- A locked-screen notification simply says “Private Event Starting Soon” instead of “Interview with Google at 2 PM” or “Buy engagement ring”. Perfect For - Job hunting in secret - Medical or therapy appointments - Surprise gifts & proposals - Anything you want to remember but never want seen Why Users Love It “Finally I can hand my phone to someone without panicking” “Hides interview schedule perfectly while still getting reminders” “So simple — literally one toggle per event” Works offline No ads, no tracking, no bloat One time in app purchase -------------------------- - Hide events - Private lock-screen notifications - Custom themes Your secrets stay yours. Download Simple Daily Planner and put a private lens over your real calendar today. Terms: https://giant-solutions.eu/calendar/terms

Screenshots

Weekly Planner4 screens
Simple Daily Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Weekly Planner at 70% against Simple Daily Planner's 0%. Simple Daily Planner's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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 Simple Daily Planner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weekly Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple Daily Planner every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Weekly Planner versus Simple Daily Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeekly PlannerSimple Daily Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Legal TechGiant PL PC

Customer experience

Weekly Planner

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

Simple Daily Planner

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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
Show 1 more
  • Support for Apple Pencil and handwriting input

Simple Daily Planner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
Show 5 more
  • 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
4 purchases

Simple Daily Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • Focus Pro (Monthly)3 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro Lifetime Pass$14.99
  • Lifetime Premium$29.99

Questions

Is Weekly Planner free?
Weekly Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Daily Planner free?
Simple Daily Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Weekly Planner or Simple Daily Planner have ads?
Neither Weekly Planner nor Simple Daily Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weekly Planner or Simple Daily Planner?
Weekly Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, and Simple Daily Planner every 10 days. Most recently, Weekly Planner was updated on September 25, 2026 and Simple Daily Planner on June 8, 2026.

Other comparisons