CalenDraw vs PrivateTask
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
PrivateTask
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PrivateTask organises your day without uploading it to any server. No account. No cloud. No ads. Everything you write is stored encrypted on your iPhone and never leaves it. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED PrivateTask runs on a subscription. You can try it free for 7 days; after that it is USD 1.99 per month and renews automatically until you cancel. You can cancel any time in your iPhone's Settings, and cancelling never deletes what you have already written. WHAT IT DOES · Tasks and projects, with subtasks, tags and priorities. · Calendar with events and reminders, in day, week, month and list views. · Habits and routines, with the day's pace spread across your hours. · Notes. · My Finances: accounts, income, expenses, transfers, budgets, upcoming payments, subscriptions, debts and savings goals. · Optional modules for vehicle, pets, travel and small business. · Focus mode and timers for working without interruptions. HOW IT STARTS It does not leave you staring at an empty screen. You pick what you want to organise and the app offers a starting point, with habits and reminders already set up. Only what you confirm gets installed, and you can remove it any time. WHY IT IS DIFFERENT It works entirely in airplane mode. There is no server to connect to, so there is nothing to go down and nothing to leak. The database is encrypted on your device with AES-256. The key lives in the iOS Keychain. Not even we can open it. You can lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID or your iPhone passcode. Backups are encrypted with a passphrase you choose, before they leave the app. If you forget it, nobody can recover them. Not us either. Reminders are generated on your phone. Your task titles never travel to a push notification server. THE ASSISTANT Type or dictate "tomorrow 8am call the dentist" and it becomes a task with its reminder. It works offline, on your device. Nothing involving money is ever saved without your confirmation. PHOTOGRAPH YOUR RECEIPTS Capture a receipt and the app reads the amount, merchant and date to propose an expense. Text recognition happens inside your iPhone: images are not sent to any online service. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO It collects no data. It uses no analytics. It shows no ads. It does not sell your information. There are no streaks, no scores and no comparisons against your past days: it is a tool for organising yourself, not for making you feel in debt. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://privatetask.saiddcruz.com/politica-de-privacidad.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PrivateTask at 15.0 against CalenDraw's 17.0. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. CalenDraw sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and PrivateTask sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | CalenDraw | PrivateTask |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 56.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DataBeNice LLC | Saidd Cruz |
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
PrivateTask
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CalenDraw
- 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
PrivateTask
- PrivateTask Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
Questions
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