Comparison

Planner for iPad vs Digital Planner

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

Head to head
About

Planner for iPad

This app offers a digital planner experience on your iPad, allowing you to write directly on your calendar with Apple Pencil. Personalize your planner with various decorative materials and choose from different style sheets. Your data is safely stored in the cloud.

Highlights
  • Handwriting on calendar with Apple Pencil
  • Monthly, weekly, and daily calendar views
  • Personalize with stamps, to-do lists, and more
  • Sync with other calendars like Google Calendar
  • Cloud storage for data backup
  • Customizable style sheets
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"Make the app adjust to your style." Planner app is almost like a paper planner on iPad, but is designed to be more flexible to use than papers. - Calendar Planner has monthly, weekly (vertical and horizontal) and daily views. You can set the starting day of the week and also beginning/ending time of the day as you like. This calendar allows you to display schedules from other calendars, too, such as Google Calendar. - Write by hand You can directly write on the calendar with Apple pencil. - Arrange and decorate It's easy to personalize your calendar and improve the visibility by using our materials, such as stamps, refills, masking tapes, to-do lists and so on. - Choose your style In addition to the pre-installed white/black style sheet, you can buy a new sheet at our online stationery store. - Cloud storage service Your data including photos and other items will be automatically stored in our cloud storage; 5GB for the basic plan and 10GB for the plus. *Storage service will be automatically renewed every month and user fees will be billed on your iTunes account. *If you don't want to renew it, go to the subscription management page on iTunes and cancel your subscription, or turn off the automatic renewal, at least 24 hours before the auto-renewal period. *You can change your storage plan on the subscription management page, or on Planner app settings. Please feel free to contact us through the inquiry form on Planner app or on twitter. Terms of service https://www.notion.so/kokonotsu/Terms-Of-Use-5c5aa0a7476343fa865513f641ffec17 Privacy policy https://www.notion.so/kokonotsu/Privacy-Policy-70833f6976f94a649413008f11acdc41

About

Digital Planner

This app combines a daily planner with creative tools to organize your life and express your imagination. Create habit trackers, to-do lists, and reading lists, all while using colorful templates, stickers, and brushes. It also features AI art generation to add unique visuals to your pages.

Highlights
  • Habit trackers
  • To-do lists
  • Reading and movie lists
  • Creative templates
  • Stickers and brushes
  • AI art generation
Features
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Have you ever dreamed of a handy daily planner that can be a useful organizer and a tool to express your creativity at the same time? Today is your lucky day! PLAN EVERYTHING Create habit trackers, plan your day, make to-do lists and more! Boost your knowledge with reading and movie lists. Besides, to help you keep all your agenda in order, we added everything you may need during the day so that you don’t have to use several planning apps for different tasks anymore. USE YOUR CREATIVITY Use a variety of colorful, cute and creative templates. Try incredible page designs, stickers, brushes for a neat and pretty handwriting. Give your every page a unique style or create one distinctive look for everything! Dive into this magic world of bright colors and vivid imagination! TURN IDEAS INTO AI ART Get creative with the AI-powered feature that lets you effortlessly generate cartoon-style images by text prompts. Add them to your planner pages and transform them into stunning stickers with automatic background cropping. EXPERIENCE A NEW LEVEL OF A CREATIVE PLANNER This is one of a kind app that combines a pragmatic approach to life and creativity! It’s a new way to keep a planner and have fun at the same time. Every tool is designed to burst your routine with individuality and inspiration! Join us today! https://tool-style.com/privacy https://tool-style.com/tos

Screenshots

Digital Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Planner for iPad at 71% against Digital Planner's 21%. Planner for iPad also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3). Digital Planner's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 500) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. Planner for iPad sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and Digital Planner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Planner for iPad holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digital Planner has 14K ratings behind it against 500, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Planner for iPad's written reviews are positive against 21% of Digital Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planner for iPad ships an update every 2 months, Digital Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Planner for iPad versus Digital Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanner for iPadDigital Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (500 ratings) — better4.3 (14K ratings)
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews — better20.8% of reviews
Number of ratings50014K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB433 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCraft LLCToolStyle

Customer experience

Planner for iPad

All ratings500 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews268 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral8.6%
Negative20.5%

Digital Planner

All ratings14,320 ratings
Positive80.1%
Neutral6.1%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews438 reviews
Positive20.8%
Neutral16.0%
Negative63.2%

User reviews

Planner for iPad

From 500 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🖋️ Smooth writing experience with Apple Pencil
  • 📆 Seamless integration with Apple Calendar
  • 🎨 Variety of stamps, stickers, and customization options
  • 📝 Ability to handwrite notes and plans
  • 🗓️ Convenient day, week, and month views

Room to improve

  • 💰 Subscription model for premium features
  • 🔍 Limited color and pen options in free version
  • 🚫 Inability to delete certain elements like masking tape
  • 🔀 Lack of synchronization between day, week, and month views
  • 📱 No iPhone app for on-the-go access

Digital Planner

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helpful for organization
  • 🌟 Aesthetically pleasing design
  • 👍 Useful for planning and tracking

Room to improve

  • 💰 Overly expensive subscription
  • 🔒 Limited free features
  • 🐛 Glitchy performance
  • 📢 Constant prompts to upgrade

Bugs and requests

Planner for iPad

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Occasional app freezes when using certain features
  • Handwritten notes not syncing correctly between views
  • Date/time display issues after software updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Copy and paste functionality
  • Ability to resize and rotate stickers/stamps
  • One-time purchase option for premium features
  • Improved palm rejection and pressure sensitivity
  • Integration with Google Calendar

Digital Planner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Incorrect spelling on templates
  • Subscription issues and charges

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free templates and options
  • Ability to customize without paying
  • Improved drawing/writing tools
  • Reduced subscription cost

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Planner for iPad

Subscriptions2
  • Basic$3.491 Month
  • Plus$5.491 Month
One-time7
  • 50 (+0)$1.00
  • 100 (+0)$2.00
  • 150 (+0)$3.00
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  • 200 (+0)$4.00
  • 500 (+100)$8.00
  • 800 (+200)$12.00
  • 1600 (+400)$24.00
6 purchases

Digital Planner

Subscriptions6
  • Planner & Calendar: Agenda$9.997 Days
  • One month subscription3 Days trial$13.991 Month
  • 1 Month Subscription$19.991 Month
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  • 3 Months subscription3 Days trial$22.993 Months
  • 2 Month Subscription3 Days trial$39.992 Months
  • 1 Year Subscription1 Year trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Planner for iPad free?
Planner for iPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Digital Planner free?
Digital Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Planner for iPad or Digital Planner?
Planner for iPad is rated higher. Planner for iPad averages 4.5 out of 5 from 500 ratings, while Digital Planner averages 4.3 from 14K ratings.
Do Planner for iPad or Digital Planner have ads?
Both Planner for iPad and Digital Planner show ads.
Which is updated more often, Planner for iPad or Digital Planner?
Planner for iPad ships an update every 2 months, and Digital Planner every 3 weeks. Most recently, Planner for iPad was updated on October 6, 2026 and Digital Planner on October 17, 2026.

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