Planner for AC vs Pendulum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planner for AC
Manage your island life and collections with this companion app. Track game events, villager birthdays, and create custom to-do lists. It supports multiple islands, cloud backups, and offers guides for in-game items and visitors.
- Collection tracking
- Daily to-do lists
- Game event calendar
- Villager birthday reminders
- Multiple island support
- Customizable interface
- Cloud backups
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Transform your phone into a real NookPhone companion for Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Track collections, plan your days, and never miss a moment in your Animal Crossing: New Horizons life. [Features] - Light/Dark mode with customisable wallpapers for your home screen - Calendar - Customisable Daily To-Do Lists - Collection Tracking - Customisable Wishlists - CatalogScanner Support - Weather Forecasts (MeteoNook) - Turnip Tracker - Visitor & Weekly Tracker - Multiple Islands - Time Travel Friendly - Cloud & Local Backups EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ If you have any problems, feedback or suggestions, don't hesitate to send an email to csvenssonapps@gmail.com or contact me on Discord! Planner for AC: NH is an unofficial third-party app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Nintendo Co., Ltd. in any way. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a trademark of Nintendo.
Pendulum
This app helps you manage your pen pal relationships by tracking correspondence. Record when you send and receive letters, note writing materials, and set reminders to stay in touch. Sync your data across devices for seamless management.
- Track sent and received letters
- Record pen, ink, and paper used
- Set reminders to write and post
- Monitor letter delivery times
- iCloud sync across devices
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Pendulum - keep track of your pen pals! • Add your friends, record when you send them letters or they send something to you. See how long it takes for your letters to arrive! • Record what pen, ink, and paper you used to write to each person, to keep the variety going each time you write. • Reminders to write back, or to post letters you've written but have sat by the front door for ages; you won't forget to stay in touch again. • Sync via iCloud, so you can keep up to date regardless of what device you have to hand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Planner for AC at 4.8 against Pendulum's 4.2. Planner for AC also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 16) and review sentiment (81% vs 67%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 AC sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Pendulum sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Planner for AC holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planner for AC has 1.8K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Planner for AC's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pendulum's.
Planner for AC ships an update every 10 days, Pendulum every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planner for AC | Pendulum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.8K ratings) — better | 4.2 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 338 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carolin Svensson | Benjamin Cardy |
Customer experience
Planner for AC
Pendulum
Bugs and requests
Planner for AC
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashing and loading issues after recent updates
- Wishlist and catalog tracking not working properly
- Incorrect weather and visitor information displayed
Requested features
5 requests- Add more customization options
- Integrate with game save data
- Improve search and filtering capabilities
- Add support for multiple islands/profiles
- Expand functionality for special events and visitors
Pendulum
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Planner for AC
- Wood Supporter Tier$4.991 Month
- Iron Supporter Tier$9.991 Month
- Gold Supporter Tier$14.991 Month
- Buy me a cupcake$0.99
- Buy me a latte$2.99
- Buy me a meal$11.99
Pendulum
- Extra Fine Tip$0.99
- Fine Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$3.99
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- Broad Tip$5.99
- Stub Tip$9.99
Questions
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