Comparison

CalenDraw vs Digital Planner

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

Head to head
About

CalenDraw

This app combines handwritten notes, drawings, and calendars in a single digital workspace. It allows for direct annotation on your calendar with a stylus, event management, and integration with other popular calendar and reminder services. Organize your thoughts and schedule visually.

Highlights
  • Handwritten notes and drawings on calendar
  • Color-coded scheduling
  • Drag and drop event rescheduling
  • Keyboard event entry
  • Calendar and reminder integration
  • Full-text search
  • Customizable widgets
Read full description

Transform your ideas into beautifully organized plans with CalenDraw, where creative expression meets efficient planning. Seamlessly blend handwritten notes, drawings, and calendars in one intuitive digital workspace. CalenDraw is your digital planner reimagined. Make Your Calendar Personal • Write and draw directly on your calendar with Apple Pencil • Color code your schedule to stay organized • Drag and drop events to reschedule • Enter events with keyboard using rich text when your Pencil isn't handy Seamless Integration • Import events from Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook • Sync with iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Integrate with Apple Reminders • Get notifications on your iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac • Add widgets to your Home Screen for quick views Stay Organized • Create and manage multiple task lists • Check off completed tasks • Link journal entries to specific dates • Organize thoughts in separate notebooks • Switch between Month, Week, and Day views Power Features • Find anything instantly with full-text search across all your calendars, notes, and tasks • Keep your planning seamless by connecting your Apple Reminders • Save time by storing your favorite drawing tools and colors in the Pencil Case for quick access Perfect for: Students combining class schedules with study notes Professionals planning creative projects Anyone who loves to visualize their plans and ideas Visual thinkers and creative organizers Journal enthusiasts and planners Subscription Information: Payment will be charged to your iTunes account after the trial ends upon confirmation. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled 24-hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited upon purchasing a subscription. Terms of Service: https://www.databenice.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.databenice.com/privacy-policy

About

Digital Planner

This app combines a daily planner with creative tools to organize your life and express your imagination. Create habit trackers, to-do lists, and reading lists, all while using colorful templates, stickers, and brushes. It also features AI art generation to add unique visuals to your pages.

Highlights
  • Habit trackers
  • To-do lists
  • Reading and movie lists
  • Creative templates
  • Stickers and brushes
  • AI art generation
Features
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Have you ever dreamed of a handy daily planner that can be a useful organizer and a tool to express your creativity at the same time? Today is your lucky day! PLAN EVERYTHING Create habit trackers, plan your day, make to-do lists and more! Boost your knowledge with reading and movie lists. Besides, to help you keep all your agenda in order, we added everything you may need during the day so that you don’t have to use several planning apps for different tasks anymore. USE YOUR CREATIVITY Use a variety of colorful, cute and creative templates. Try incredible page designs, stickers, brushes for a neat and pretty handwriting. Give your every page a unique style or create one distinctive look for everything! Dive into this magic world of bright colors and vivid imagination! TURN IDEAS INTO AI ART Get creative with the AI-powered feature that lets you effortlessly generate cartoon-style images by text prompts. Add them to your planner pages and transform them into stunning stickers with automatic background cropping. EXPERIENCE A NEW LEVEL OF A CREATIVE PLANNER This is one of a kind app that combines a pragmatic approach to life and creativity! It’s a new way to keep a planner and have fun at the same time. Every tool is designed to burst your routine with individuality and inspiration! Join us today! https://tool-style.com/privacy https://tool-style.com/tos

Screenshots

CalenDraw4 screens
Digital Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Digital Planner at free with in-app purchases against CalenDraw's subscription. Digital Planner also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 3.1K). CalenDraw's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 21%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. CalenDraw sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Digital Planner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CalenDraw holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.1K and 14K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of CalenDraw's written reviews are positive against 21% of Digital Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CalenDraw ships an update every 2 weeks, Digital Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CalenDraw versus Digital Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalenDrawDigital Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.1K ratings) — better4.3 (14K ratings)
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews — better20.8% of reviews
Number of ratings3.1K14K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB433 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDataBeNice LLCToolStyle

Customer experience

CalenDraw

All ratings2,941 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews308 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral16.6%
Negative26.6%

Digital Planner

All ratings14,320 ratings
Positive80.1%
Neutral6.1%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews438 reviews
Positive20.8%
Neutral16.0%
Negative63.2%

User reviews

CalenDraw

From 3.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for organizing daily routine
  • 👍 Great for planning and journaling
  • 👍 Syncs well across devices
  • 👍 Customizable writing tools

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy behavior, crashes, and data loss
  • 🐛 Reminders not working as expected
  • 🐛 Disappearing notes and entries
  • 🐛 Laggy performance on some devices
  • 🔍 Limited functionality in free version

Digital Planner

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helpful for organization
  • 🌟 Aesthetically pleasing design
  • 👍 Useful for planning and tracking

Room to improve

  • 💰 Overly expensive subscription
  • 🔒 Limited free features
  • 🐛 Glitchy performance
  • 📢 Constant prompts to upgrade

Bugs and requests

CalenDraw

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Reminders showing up on wrong dates
  • Calendar dates not aligning correctly
  • Inability to delete task lists
  • Keyboard getting stuck
  • Pencil drawing functionality not working

Requested features

5 requests
  • Separate pages for notebooks and task lists
  • Option to remove animations
  • Ability to import photos/images
  • Weekly and yearly calendar views
  • Handwriting-to-text conversion

Digital Planner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Incorrect spelling on templates
  • Subscription issues and charges

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free templates and options
  • Ability to customize without paying
  • Improved drawing/writing tools
  • Reduced subscription cost

In-app purchases

5 purchases

CalenDraw

Subscriptions5
  • CalenDraw Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Pro Access3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • CalenDraw Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • CalenDraw Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • CalenDraw Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
6 purchases

Digital Planner

Subscriptions6
  • Planner & Calendar: Agenda$9.997 Days
  • One month subscription3 Days trial$13.991 Month
  • 1 Month Subscription$19.991 Month
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  • 3 Months subscription3 Days trial$22.993 Months
  • 2 Month Subscription3 Days trial$39.992 Months
  • 1 Year Subscription1 Year trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is CalenDraw free?
CalenDraw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Digital Planner free?
Digital Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CalenDraw or Digital Planner?
CalenDraw is rated higher. CalenDraw averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.1K ratings, while Digital Planner averages 4.3 from 14K ratings.
Do CalenDraw or Digital Planner have ads?
Digital Planner shows ads; CalenDraw does not.
Which is updated more often, CalenDraw or Digital Planner?
CalenDraw ships an update every 2 weeks, and Digital Planner every 3 weeks. Most recently, CalenDraw was updated on October 17, 2026 and Digital Planner on October 18, 2026.

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