Comparison

Day Planner vs Execute

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

Head to head
About

Day Planner

This app helps you organize your time by creating detailed plans for various activities. It calculates task timings, provides countdown timers, and offers optional notifications to keep you on schedule. Plans can be reused, copied, and edited quickly, with data synced across devices.

Highlights
  • Time block planning
  • Task scheduling
  • Countdown timer
  • Optional notifications
  • Plan reuse and copying
  • iCloud syncing
  • Custom autocompletion
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Day Planner helps you plan how to use a block of time, figure out what you have time for, and keep yourself on track with the plan. It's perfect for - travel itineraries - study plans - business presentations/meeting planning - complex meal cooking plans - interval or circuit training workouts - set lists for musicians You make a plan by setting the start time or the end time, and then add your tasks and the app calculates the start time for each task. If you set a fixed end time then the app calculates working backwards so you know what time you need to get started. When you reach the plan's scheduled start time Day Planner shows which task is the current one with a countdown timer. You can optionally turn on notifications for the beginning of each task so that you don't need to have the app running to keep on track. Once you've made a plan you can re-use it again and again and copy it to make variations. Editing your plan is super-quick with custom autocompletion to help you add tasks you've used in other plans by typing just a few characters. Your data is automatically and instantly synced via iCloud so you can switch between your iPhone and your iPad and your plans will always be in sync. You can have up to two plans for free, and when you want more you can unlock that limit with an in-app upgrade with pay-what-you-want pricing.

About

Execute

Organize your day and manage projects efficiently with interactive task cards. Utilize flexible views like lists, timelines, and Kanban boards to prioritize, time-block, and track progress. Stay focused and complete important tasks effectively.

Highlights
  • Interactive task cards
  • Time-blocking on a timeline
  • Eisenhower matrix prioritization
  • Kanban board workflow
  • Built-in Pomodoro timer
  • Project milestones and dependencies
Features
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Execute helps you plan your day and run your projects—fast. Turn tasks into interactive cards you can drag, time-block, and track across flexible views. Stay focused, avoid decision fatigue, and finish the right work at the right time. Work your way - List View: Create, edit, and reorder with effortless drag-and-drop. Clean, fast, and reliable. - Plan View: Time-block your day on a timeline. See system calendar events, personal reservations, and tasks in one place. - Precise Planning (Pro): Estimate durations and fit tasks like puzzle pieces to build a realistic schedule. - Matrix View: Prioritize with the Eisenhower matrix (urgent vs. important). Create custom matrices for your workflow. - Focus View: Swipe through tasks like a deck of cards and stay in flow with the built-in Pomodoro timer. - Kanban: Move work through stages with a swipe. Visual progress, zero friction. Manage projects with clarity - Milestones: See where your project stands and what’s next. - Dependencies: Understand what’s blocked and why—avoid surprises. - Step Templates: Standardize recurring processes to save time and reduce errors. Why Execute - Fast setup: Add tasks in seconds and start planning immediately. - One place for the day: Calendar, time blocks, and tasks together. - Built for focus: Views that reduce context switching and keep you moving. Start planning with confidence and finish more of what matters—download Execute today.

Screenshots

Day Planner3 screens
Execute4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Execute at every 5 days against Day Planner's every 4 months. Day Planner's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (84% vs 73%). 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. Day Planner sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Execute sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Day Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Day Planner has 70 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Day Planner's written reviews are positive against 73% of Execute's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Day Planner ships an update every 4 months, Execute every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Day Planner versus Execute: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDay PlannerExecute
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (70 ratings) — better4.4 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews83.9% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings70 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJon ColversonInnovatism LLC

Customer experience

Day Planner

All ratings70 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral9.7%
Negative6.5%

Execute

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Day Planner

One-time6
  • Allow Unlimited Plans (Pay-What-You-Want)$0.99
  • Allow Unlimited Plans (Pay-What-You-Want)2 variants$2.99
  • Allow Unlimited Plans (Pay-What-You-Want)$4.99
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  • Allow Unlimited Plans (Pay-What-You-Want)$19.99
  • Allow Unlimited Plans (Pay-What-You-Want)$29.99
  • Allow Unlimited Plans (Pay-What-You-Want)$39.99
1 purchases

Execute

One-time1
  • Execute Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Day Planner free?
Day Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Execute free?
Execute is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Day Planner or Execute?
Day Planner is rated higher. Day Planner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Execute averages 4.4 from 14 ratings.
Do Day Planner or Execute have ads?
Neither Day Planner nor Execute shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Day Planner or Execute?
Day Planner ships an update every 4 months, and Execute every 5 days. Most recently, Day Planner was updated on October 4, 2026 and Execute on September 29, 2026.

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