Planner for iPad vs Acto|Handwritten Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Acto|Handwritten Planner
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Acto is a handwritten planner built for iPad. Open it like a paper notebook, write your goals, plan your week by hand, and find what you wrote later — across every page(premium). WHAT IS ACTO? A digital planner where every page is yours to draw on. Five sections work together: a Cover you sign yourself, a Projects index, one Detail page per project, a weekly two-page spread that updates with your calendar, and free Notes pages you can add anywhere. DESIGNED FOR APPLE PENCIL ・Pressure, tilt, and hover support ・Markup tool picker appears the moment your Pencil touches the page ・Palm rejection follows your iPadOS system setting ・Pencil 2 double-tap and Pencil Pro squeeze respect your system shortcut ・Undo, redo, lasso select, and clear page from the toolbar YOUR PLANNER, FOR YEARS The Cover and weekly spreads read your device's date, so the same planner carries from 2026 into 2027 and beyond. No yearly re-purchase, no migration, no "2026 edition" expiring on you. SEARCH YOUR HANDWRITING (PREMIUM) On-device OCR reads Japanese and English handwriting after you leave a page, then lets you search by word, date range, or section. Even rough notes become findable. Recognition runs locally with Apple's Vision framework — your handwriting never leaves your device. ICLOUD SYNC Sign in to iCloud and your planner appears on every iPad with the same Apple ID. Your data stays in your own iCloud — only you can see it. FOUR LIQUID GLASS THEMES (PREMIUM) Sand, Fog, Graphite, and Linen. Free users start with one theme; Premium unlocks all four to match your week or your room. EXPORT WHEN YOU NEED TO PDF export collects every page in order. Single pages export as PNG. Share via Files, Mail, AirDrop, or any Share Sheet target. PLANS ・Free: 3 projects, 10 pages, one theme, PDF / PNG export, every handwriting tool. ・Premium (¥600/month or ¥4,800/year): unlimited pages, all themes, Monthly View, OCR search, every sticker. ・Content Store: stickers WHO IS ACTO FOR? ・People who plan and journal by hand and want their iPad to feel like paper ・Founders, freelancers, and students tracking several projects in parallel ・Apple Pencil users who want a structured planner alongside the note-taking apps they already use ・Bullet journal practitioners who want digital search and sync on top of paper-style layouts PRIVACY Handwriting recognition runs on-device. iCloud sync uses your own iCloud account — only you can access your notes. Acto does not collect, sell, or analyze your notes. REQUIREMENTS iPad running iPadOS 18 or later. Apple Pencil recommended (1st generation, 2nd generation, USB-C, or Pencil Pro). LANGUAGES Japanese, English. TERMS OF USE (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Acto|Handwritten Planner at none against Planner for iPad's shown. Acto|Handwritten Planner also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Planner for iPad sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and Acto|Handwritten Planner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Planner for iPad ships an update every 5 weeks, Acto|Handwritten Planner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planner for iPad | Acto|Handwritten Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (503 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 503 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Craft LLC | Matsu LLC. |
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
Acto|Handwritten Planner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Planner for iPad
- Basic$3.491 Month
- Plus$5.491 Month
- 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
Acto|Handwritten Planner
- Acto Premium - monthly$3.991 Month
- Acto Premium - yearly$29.991 Year
- Basic Stickers$1.99
- Monthly View$1.99
Questions
Is Planner for iPad free?
Is Acto|Handwritten Planner free?
Do Planner for iPad or Acto|Handwritten Planner have ads?
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