Comparison

Novaplan vs tasktracked

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

Head to head
About

Novaplan

This digital planner offers a flexible and creative way to organize your life on-the-go. Create custom journals, track habits, and build calendars with drawing and photo integration. A subscription unlocks all features and templates.

Highlights
  • Digital bullet journaling
  • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly organization
  • Customizable cover pages
  • Typed notes and bullet paper for drawings
  • Photo integration with shapes
  • Community-curated page templates
  • Color themes and paper options
Features
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Novaplan is a project planner built around your drawings. Pin tasks and milestones to the floor plan, sketch or sheet they belong to, then switch to a ledger or a live timeline whenever you need the numbers. PLAN RIGHT ON THE DRAWING • Pin task cards and milestone diamonds to any spot on a sheet • Drag dimension lines to change a task's duration • Dependency connectors show what's waiting on what, with the critical path in orange FOUR LENSES, ONE PLAN • Outline: phases and tasks at a glance • Sheet: your plan on top of the drawing • Ledger: a fast table of every task, date and day of slack • Span: a timeline with the critical path and today's line LITE CAD AND APPLE PENCIL • Lines, polylines, rectangles, circles, arcs, text and dimensions • Grid, ortho, endpoint, midpoint and centre snaps • Real units and scales (mm, cm, m, in, ft-in; 1:50 and more) • Move, rotate, scale, mirror, offset and trim • Natural Apple Pencil ink on its own layer • Export sheets as PDF, SVG or DXF STAY AHEAD OF CHANGES • Slip preview: see the new finish date before you commit a delay • Revisions: snapshot the plan as Rev A, B, C • See every moved date and re-timed task since the last revision • Compare a sheet with a revision; ghost cards show where work used to be FOCUS ON TODAY • Your Site shows every project's progress, what's due this week and what's overdue • The Bench holds just three tasks, so you always know what comes next EVERYWHERE YOU WORK • Native apps for iPhone, iPad and Mac • Private iCloud sync between your devices • Keyboard shortcuts and a command bar on iPad and Mac • Nebula dark and Daylight light themes • English, French and Hindi SUBSCRIPTION Novaplan requires a subscription: monthly (with a free trial for new subscribers) or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. One subscription unlocks Novaplan on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

tasktracked

Features
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Never forget when you last did something. tracked helps you stay on top of recurring activities — from changing bed sheets to mowing the lawn to visiting the dentist. How it works: Add an activity, mark it as done, and tracked counts the days since your last completion. Set optional reminders so you always know when something is due again. Features: • Simple day counter for every activity • Color-coded progress rings — green, orange, and red tell you at a glance what needs attention • Flexible reminders: weekly, biweekly, monthly, custom intervals, specific weekdays, or exact dates • Swipe to mark activities as done • Organize with categories and emoji • Completion history with quick-add for past dates • Templates to get started fast Simple by design. No social features, no streaks, no guilt — just a clear answer to "when did I last do that?" Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Novaplan4 screens
tasktracked3 screens

Verdict

The call

Novaplan and tasktracked are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Novaplan sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and tasktracked sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Novaplan versus tasktracked: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNovaplantasktracked
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoel Breckerblue panther books oHG

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Novaplan

Subscriptions8
  • Basic Plan3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Plan3 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • Family Plan$14.991 Month
  • Basic Plan (Annual)$29.991 Year
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Premium Plan (Annual)3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Family Plan (Annual)$119.991 Year
2 purchases

tasktracked

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Novaplan free?
Novaplan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is tasktracked free?
tasktracked is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Novaplan or tasktracked have ads?
Neither Novaplan nor tasktracked shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Novaplan or tasktracked?
Novaplan ships an update every 2 weeks, and tasktracked every 2 weeks. Most recently, Novaplan was updated on October 22, 2026 and tasktracked on October 8, 2026.

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