Comparison

CalenDraw vs Printable Calendars

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
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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

Printable Calendars

Features
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The Planner App You'll Actually Stick With. Most planner apps feel like spreadsheets. Paperly feels like your favorite journal — beautiful, personal, and actually fun to open every morning. Over 2 million people use Paperly to: Plan their week without stress Print stunning calendars from their phone Build habits that actually last Stay on top of meals, goals & to-dos Print-Ready Calendars Create gorgeous monthly, weekly, and daily calendars — then print them in seconds. Works with AirPrint, home printers, and Staples/FedEx Office. Perfect letter-size PDFs every time. Beautiful Templates That Feel Like You 50+ designer templates updated every season: Lavender Dream · Spring Bloom · Summer Glow Autumn Harvest · Winter Frost · Clean Slate Switch themes in one tap. Every layout is stunning. Plan Everything, Stress About Nothing Daily planner · Weekly agenda · Monthly calendar · Year view · Habit tracker · Meal planner · Goal tracker · To-do lists Make It Yours Customize fonts, colors, stickers, and photos. Add your family's birthdays, US holidays, school schedules — all in one place. Export Perfect PDFs High-resolution, print-ready exports. No blurry edges. No fuss. Premium users get watermark-free downloads.

Screenshots

CalenDraw4 screens
Printable Calendars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CalenDraw at 4.5 against Printable Calendars's 3.0. CalenDraw also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 1). 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 Printable Calendars sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 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 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CalenDraw has 3.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CalenDraw ships an update every 2 weeks, Printable Calendars every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CalenDraw versus Printable Calendars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalenDrawPrintable Calendars
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.5K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews57.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDataBeNice LLCAbdul Shahab

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

Printable Calendars

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
2 purchases

Printable Calendars

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$14.991 Year

Questions

Is CalenDraw free?
CalenDraw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Printable Calendars free?
Printable Calendars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CalenDraw or Printable Calendars?
CalenDraw is rated higher. CalenDraw averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Printable Calendars averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CalenDraw or Printable Calendars have ads?
Printable Calendars shows ads; CalenDraw does not.
Which is updated more often, CalenDraw or Printable Calendars?
CalenDraw ships an update every 2 weeks, and Printable Calendars every 4 weeks. Most recently, CalenDraw was updated on November 7, 2026 and Printable Calendars on November 5, 2026.

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