Comparison

Planner for iPad vs CogniPlan

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

CogniPlan

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CogniPlan is an all-in-one productivity workspace for planning your day, organizing tasks, tracking projects, writing notes, building habits, and reviewing progress. Designed for people who want one calm place to capture work and turn it into a realistic plan, CogniPlan combines daily planning, focus tools, calendar-aware scheduling, reminders, statistics, and optional AI-powered suggestions. Key features: - Plan your day with focus tasks, workload cues, and a daily briefing - Capture tasks quickly with text or voice input - Organize tasks by project, priority, due date, and status - Write and manage notes with attachments and protected-note support - Track habits, goals, time, and productivity trends - Review your week with summaries and improvement ideas - Optionally sync tasks with your device calendar - Use reminders, location reminders, and focus mode to stay on track - Work locally without signing in, or sign in to enable sync features CogniPlan is built for thoughtful productivity: fewer scattered tools, more clarity about what matters today. Some AI, voice transcription, email, and sync features require supported online services and may depend on your configuration or account connection. Core task, note, project, habit, and planning features are available for local use. Privacy Policy: https://cogniplan.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CogniPlan at none against Planner for iPad's shown. CogniPlan also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 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

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 CogniPlan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planner for iPad ships an update every 5 weeks, CogniPlan every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Planner for iPad versus CogniPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanner for iPadCogniPlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (501 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings501 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCraft LLCByungkwon Jeon

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

CogniPlan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
Show 4 more
  • 200 (+0)$4.00
  • 500 (+100)$8.00
  • 800 (+200)$12.00
  • 1600 (+400)$24.00
2 purchases

CogniPlan

Subscriptions2
  • CogniPlan Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • CogniPlan Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Planner for iPad free?
Planner for iPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CogniPlan free?
CogniPlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Planner for iPad or CogniPlan have ads?
Planner for iPad shows ads; CogniPlan does not.
Which is updated more often, Planner for iPad or CogniPlan?
Planner for iPad ships an update every 5 weeks, and CogniPlan every 4 days. Most recently, Planner for iPad was updated on October 24, 2026 and CogniPlan on October 15, 2026.

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