Comparison

咕咕机 vs PlanCoach

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

Head to head
About

咕咕机

Features
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咕咕机是一款学习教育神器,同时也是高效办公的便携打印App。咕咕机拥有丰富的打印和素材模板,帮助你快乐生活高效办公。 ---咕咕机学习教育功能--- 【咕咕错题本】错题便签分类,帮助巩固知识,同一道题不再错两次。 【提分神器】汉语学习,英语学习,外语翻译,答题技巧,公式打印各种方式帮你提高学习成绩。 【错题推荐】智能算法推荐,同类错题推荐反复练习快速掌握知识点。 ---咕咕机高效办公打印功能--- 【新建纸条】文字/贴纸/边框/图片各种插件帮你制作漂亮的排版和打印效果。 【图片打印】丰富的滤镜和裁剪功能。 【文字识别】图片转成可编辑的文本,告别手抄更高效。 【课程表打印】自定义课程表打印,上课从此不迟到。 【清单便签】每日清单待办事项多种模板打印,重要事项不再遗忘。 【标签打印】可粘贴标签生活物品分类更便捷。 【网页打印】输入网址进行网页打印。 【文档打印】手机打印办公文件更便捷高效。 【素材社区】官方与用户共建素材社区,海量图片资源任你打印。

About

PlanCoach

This app helps users overcome procrastination and ADHD by breaking down tasks into manageable steps. It uses principles of CBT and cognitive offloading, offering customizable coaches and a growth system to make progress visible and enjoyable.

Highlights
  • AI task breakdown
  • Customizable coaches
  • Cognitive offloading
  • Growth system
  • Navigation mode for focus
  • Idea capture
Features
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PlanCoach helps you get through everything you thought was too hard, one thing at a time, and actually enjoy the process. Built on CBT and cognitive offloading: serious about beating procrastination, and ADHD-friendly. What makes PlanCoach different from its many imitators? ================================= 1. A larger community. Since a viral post in July 2025 (300K likes, 3M+ views), PlanCoach has grown to hundreds of thousands of users. 2. Built with the community. Shaped by 1,000+ pieces of community feedback, with constant iteration and great reviews. 3. Covers the whole task cycle (start, execute, focus, capture distracting thoughts, record reflections, time receipts), so you can get back on track from any stage. 4. Deep customisation. Coaches, personal profiles, per-coach rewrites and lorebooks give you huge freedom and fun. The Psychology Behind It ======== 1. Zeigarnik effect: unfinished tasks keep occupying your mind. Making a plan lets you put them down, and once you start, you want to finish. → AI breaks tasks into steps, with a first step small enough to start now; widgets, Live Activities and persistent reminders keep it in sight. 2. Cognitive offloading: your mind is for thinking, not for storing. → Shake to save a thought to Idea Capture; Navigation Mode keeps the current step on screen, so you only need to look, not remember; lorebooks and your profile remember your context. 3. CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy): act first, and your mood will follow. → Coaches turn tasks into concrete actions and answer self-doubt with encouragement; "Explain it" shows the reasoning behind each step, dissolving resistance. 4. Tiny starts (Atomic Habits): make the bar so low you can't fail. → Revise steps until they are small enough; Shortcuts can start a routine on a schedule or with an NFC tap. 5. Instant positive feedback: make progress visible. → Check-ins, the Growth System and time receipts turn your real-world effort into results you can see. Key Features ====== 1. Multiple Coaches 4 carefully selected built-in coaches: Coach W gets you started, the cool big sister is blunt and balanced, Miss S handles chained tasks, and the NPC Mage turns boring tasks into role-playing adventures. 2. Coach DLC Download the coaches you like: a minister, a butler, a communication coach, a sleep coach, even a chef… one app, endless ways to play. 3. Growth System Make your real-world effort visible inside the app, so you fall in love with the version of yourself that keeps improving. 4. Personal Profile Coaches refer to your profile every time they plan, so steps fit your situation and encouragement hits home. Each coach can see its own rewrite of your profile (the "Master Chef" sees your food preferences; the "Minister" sees that you are a Spanish princess). 5. Navigation Mode (Focus) An ADHD-friendly focus mode: large always-visible text (GTD-inspired), progressive step disclosure and course correction, so focus comes naturally. 6. Idea Capture (Not a TODO List) "Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them." Shake firmly on any screen to capture an idea instantly. You don't need a brilliant idea every time. Keep capturing them, and the rare good ones will eventually connect into real change. 7. Lorebook Define a dictionary for your own world, packaging complex instructions, technical terms and personal SOPs into reusable entries. 8. Apple Watch Support! Great for cooking, exercising or walking, when you can't keep looking at your phone. 9. Iterative Revision Good plans are made by revising. Refine yours endlessly with AI until it truly fits. ==== The app price is increasing month by month, and the lifetime purchase will gradually rise to ¥268. The earlier you buy, the better the deal! Website: https://plancoach.app/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

咕咕机4 screens
PlanCoach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PlanCoach at 84% against 咕咕机's 8%. PlanCoach also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). 咕咕机's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. PlanCoach sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 咕咕机 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlanCoach holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of 咕咕机's written reviews are positive against 84% of PlanCoach's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

咕咕机 ships an update monthly, PlanCoach every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
咕咕机 versus PlanCoach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter咕咕机PlanCoach
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (7 ratings)4.5 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.3% of reviews84.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings721 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size256 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntretech晓江 苏

Customer experience

咕咕机

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative58.3%

PlanCoach

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral7.9%
Negative7.9%

In-app purchases

None

咕咕机

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

PlanCoach

Subscriptions3
  • Premium - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium - Quarterly$6.993 Months
  • Premium - Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • 500 Coffee Beans$1.99
  • Essentials - Lifetime$9.99
  • Upgrade to Premium$19.99
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  • Premium-Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is 咕咕机 free?
咕咕机 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PlanCoach free?
PlanCoach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 咕咕机 or PlanCoach?
PlanCoach is rated higher. 咕咕机 averages 3.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while PlanCoach averages 4.5 from 21 ratings.
Do 咕咕机 or PlanCoach have ads?
Neither 咕咕机 nor PlanCoach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 咕咕机 or PlanCoach?
咕咕机 ships an update monthly, and PlanCoach every 2 days. Most recently, 咕咕机 was updated on November 2, 2026 and PlanCoach on November 8, 2026.

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