Comparison

PenCalendarPro vs Project Planner

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

Head to head
About

PenCalendarPro

This app offers a digital handwriting calendar and diary experience, ideal for daily professional use with an Apple Pencil. It provides a realistic writing feel on paper, with features like multiple pen colors, image import, and page export options.

Highlights
  • Realistic handwriting experience
  • Finger writing disabled
  • Multiple pen colors
  • Import pictures
  • Export pages to email/printer
  • Year and month overviews
  • Gregorian and ISO8601 calendar types
Features
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PenCalendarPro is a simple handwriting calendar or diary for daily professional use. You need an Apple Pencil to do your handwriting. Get the real handwriting experience like writing on paper. You can put your hand everywhere on the writing area because finger writing is not possible. Features: -Finger writing is not possible. -Different pen colors. -Import picture. -Export page to email, printer .... -More then 100 pages per day. -Year overview and export. -Month overview and export. -Different colors for each day. -Short text 20 characters per day emojis possible. -Data files are accessible on local storage. -Calendar typ Gregorian and iso8601 (Europe). -Supported languages : English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Bulgarian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Croatian, Polish, Norwegian, Greek, Irish, Icelandic, Turkish, Portuguese Navigation info: Month overview: Press Month two times Year overview: Press Year two times For detail description see developer webpage

About

Project Planner

This app provides a structured approach to project management by breaking down large goals into manageable phases and tasks. It offers visual progress tracking, a focused active milestone feature, and AI integration for task creation and project advancement. Designed for clarity and visual appeal, it helps users stay organized and motivated to complete their objectives.

Highlights
  • Three-tier hierarchy: Projects, Milestones, Tasks
  • Visual progress bars for milestones
  • Active milestone focus feature
  • Customizable project icons and colors
  • AI integration for task management
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
Features
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Most projects stall not because you lack motivation — but because "finish the project" is too vague to ever act on. You open a blank to-do list, dump in a dozen tasks, and within a week it's either abandoned or buried under newer ones. Milestones is built around a different idea: every project deserves structure, and structure is what makes finishing possible. A smarter way to plan Milestones introduces a three-tier hierarchy — Projects, Milestones, and Tasks — that mirrors how real work actually happens. A project isn't one thing; it's a series of phases. Each phase has its own focus, its own deadline, its own definition of done. Milestones makes that structure explicit so you always know where you are and what's next. Break goals into phases Every project is divided into named milestones — the chapters of your work. Whether you're building an app, writing a thesis, planning an event, or launching a side project, milestones give you a natural way to chunk the journey into stages you can actually complete one at a time. Track progress visually Each milestone has its own live progress bar showing task counts and completion percentage. At a glance, you can see how much you've done, how much is left, and which phases are moving. No more guessing whether you're close or far. Focus on what matters right now Mark one milestone as Active. It pins to the top of your project, pulses with a live indicator, and becomes your single point of focus. Everything else stays visible but secondary — giving you clarity without losing context. Organized from every angle Milestone statuses — Draft, Planning, In Progress, In Review, Released — give each phase a clear stage in the lifecycle. Tasks are sorted into To Do, In Progress, and Done sections automatically. Tag tasks to group related work across a project. Store unscheduled ideas in the project backlog so nothing falls through the cracks. Designed to look as good as it works Give every project its own icon — choose from a curated set of symbols or use your own photo — paired with a custom color. Your project list becomes a visual dashboard that's satisfying to open every day. Manage projects with AI Milestones includes a built-in MCP server — connect Claude and other AI agents on your Mac to create projects, add tasks and move milestones forward just by asking. Your project planner, now AI-native. Built for iPhone, iPad, Mac & Apple Vision Pro On iPad, Mac and Vision Pro, Milestones expands into a full three-column layout: your project list, milestone list, and task list all visible at once. On iPhone, everything is one tap away. Sync seamlessly across both with iCloud. Whether you're a developer shipping a product, a student finishing a dissertation, a designer managing client work, or anyone with a goal worth finishing — Milestones gives your projects the structure they've always needed.

Screenshots

Project Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Project Planner at Free against PenCalendarPro's $19.99. Project Planner also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). PenCalendarPro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On ads 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

Project Planner is free to download; PenCalendarPro costs $19.99 up front. Project Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. PenCalendarPro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Project Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Project Planner has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PenCalendarPro ships an update every 5 months, Project Planner every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
PenCalendarPro versus Project Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPenCalendarProProject Planner
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings118 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitgut GmbHYassine Zeriouh

Customer experience

PenCalendarPro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Project Planner

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

PenCalendarPro

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Project Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is PenCalendarPro free?
PenCalendarPro costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Project Planner free?
Project Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PenCalendarPro or Project Planner?
Project Planner is rated higher. PenCalendarPro averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Project Planner averages 4.9 from 18 ratings.
Do PenCalendarPro or Project Planner have ads?
Neither PenCalendarPro nor Project Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PenCalendarPro or Project Planner?
PenCalendarPro ships an update every 5 months, and Project Planner every 5 days. Most recently, PenCalendarPro was updated on November 2, 2026 and Project Planner on November 4, 2026.

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