Comparison

Planner vs GTDist

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

Head to head
About

Planner

This digital organizer combines a notepad, planner, and to-do list to help you manage personal and work tasks. It offers a familiar paper-like interface for effortless planning and goal achievement, with features like reminders and habit tracking.

Highlights
  • Digital diary, calendar, and organizer
  • Habit tracker and to-do list
  • Paper-like interface
  • Weekly and daily views
  • Task prioritization with formatting
  • Voice notes and stylus support
  • iCloud sync and backup
Features
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Diary, Calendar, Organizer, Planner combines a notepad, planner, reminder, calendar, habit tracker, and to-do list into one easy-to-use app for both your personal life and work. It replaces your traditional paper planner with a fully digital version, letting you effortlessly create and track your plans to achieve your goals. A dream written next to the date becomes a goal! Millions of people worldwide rely on our planner. Organize class schedules, keep notes, manage client tasks, create shopping lists, build habits, boost productivity, and never forget important things. The planner’s interface mimics the classic paper notebook used for generations. It’s the simplest, most user-friendly way to plan—like a school agenda or minimalist paper planner. View your entire week’s plans on one screen—the perfect timeframe for smart scheduling. Easily swipe through weeks, months, or years. Add, edit, or remove tasks, plans, and habits with ease. No complicated forms or data entry—just type or speak your notes, just like making an ordinary memo. Key Features of Diary, Calendar, Organizer, Planner: • Enjoy a satisfying page-flip experience like a paper calendar or planner—no need to carry a physical notebook anymore. • See your full week at a glance plus a detailed daily view for extra notes. Keep all your plans in clear sight. • Choose from a variety of backgrounds to fit your style—and change them as often as you like. • Quickly navigate to any date, past or future. • Highlight notes with color, underline, strikethrough, bold, or italics to prioritize and mark tasks complete. • Maintain a separate notes list (to-do list) untethered to dates—perfect for shopping lists or jotting down ideas. • Display week numbers and jump back to today’s date anytime. • Customize colors and font sizes of your entries. • Change app language settings. • Select your preferred first day of the week. • Add voice notes or use a stylus on tablets. • Sync and back up with iCloud. • Search for words within your notes and plans. Also included: • Recurring events (daily, yearly, etc.) for birthdays, workouts, and more. • Automatic reminders. • Checkboxes to mark completed tasks. • Integration with your iPhone Calendar. Coming soon: • Hourly day views for detailed scheduling. • Options to share your calendar with colleagues, friends, and family. • Integration with other calendar services like Google Calendar. • And much more. The essential features of Diary, Calendar, Organizer, Planner are always free. Upgrade to Premium via one-time purchase or subscription for additional features. Questions or feedback? Contact us at appweeklyplanner@gmail.com Standard Apple LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT applies to this app: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

GTDist

This app helps you organize your tasks and thoughts using the Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology. It features an inbox for quick capture, a review process for sorting tasks, and context-based filtering to help you decide what to do next. The app supports offline use and synchronization across devices.

Highlights
  • Quick task capture inbox
  • GTD methodology implementation
  • Context-based task filtering
  • Offline functionality
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Weekly review planning
  • AI assistant for task breakdown
Features
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GTDist — планировщик дел по методу Дэвида Аллена «Как привести дела в порядок» (Getting Things Done). Входящие, разбор, контексты, список ожидания и еженедельный обзор уже на месте и работают так, как описано в книге. Настраивать ничего не надо. ЗАПИСАТЬ, ПОКА НЕ ЗАБЫЛОСЬ • Мысль пришла — записали в одно касание и вернулись к делу. Что с ней делать, решите потом: она подождёт во «Входящих». • «Поделиться» из Safari и любого приложения — ссылка или текст сразу во «Входящие», даже без сети. • Долгое нажатие на значок: «Записать», «Диктор», «Входящие», «Поиск». • «Диктор» слушает несколько дел подряд и каждое сохраняет отдельной записью. Скажите «позвонить в автосервис завтра вечером» — время он поймёт сам. • Ссылки для Быстрых команд: запись, диктовка, поиск и любой раздел. РАЗОБРАТЬ ЗАПИСИ ПО ОДНОЙ • «Разбор» показывает записи по очереди и про каждую спрашивает, что это. • Дело на две минуты делаете сразу. Остальное расходится по спискам: действия, проекты, поручения, дела на конкретный день, «Когда-нибудь». • Срок в записи GTDist распознаёт, но не придумывает за вас: в календаре только то, что правда привязано к дню. ВЫБРАТЬ, ЧТО ДЕЛАТЬ СЕЙЧАС • Фильтр в «Действиях» — внизу, под большим пальцем: где вы, сколько есть времени и сколько сил. • «Фокус» — несколько главных дел на сегодня на экране «Сегодня». • Контексты: места, люди и обстоятельства. В новой учётной записи уже есть «Дом», «Работа», «В городе», «Позвонить» и «Компьютер». • Напоминания приходят, даже когда приложение закрыто, а число входящих видно на значке. РАЗ В НЕДЕЛЮ ПРОЙТИСЬ ПО ВСЕМУ • «Обзор недели» — восемь экранов: выгрузить всё из головы, разобрать входящие, посмотреть календарь, действия, проекты, ожидание и «Когда-нибудь». • Проект без следующего действия видно сразу. ЕЩЁ • Работает без сети: списки лежат на устройстве, изменения сами доедут до остальных устройств, когда появится связь. • «Ожидание» помнит, от кого вы ждёте ответа и сколько дней прошло. • Проекты на двоих и на отдел: порученное действие появляется у человека во «Входящих», а у вас — в «Ожидании». • ИИ-помощник предложит, куда отнести записи, или разобьёт проект на шаги — но сначала покажет изменения. Изначально выключен. • Переезд из Todoist одной кнопкой. • Те же списки на iPhone, iPad, Mac и в браузере (task.gtdist.app). Регистрация открыта для всех: создайте аккаунт прямо в приложении с помощью почты и пароля. Приглашение не требуется. GTDist — независимый проект, не связанный с David Allen Company. Getting Things Done и GTD — товарные знаки David Allen Company.

Screenshots

Planner4 screens
GTDist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GTDist at none against Planner's 10. GTDist also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Planner's advantage is ratings volume (767 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Planner sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. GTDist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GTDist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planner has 767 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Planner versus GTDist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlannerGTDist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (767 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings767 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size667 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Legal TechEvgeny Savenko

Bugs and requests

Planner

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Reorder of tasks doesn't save properly
  • Repeat/recurring event functionality not working
  • Crashes and data loss issues after updates
  • Sync between iPhone and iPad not working
  • Cut/copy/paste functionality not working
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  • Formatting options (bold, underline, etc.) not working in Pro version
  • Inability to add time/hour indicators for events in Pro version
  • Search functionality not available despite being advertised

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add ability to add images and handwrite with Apple Pencil
  • Add more color options for customization
  • Add ability to add links
  • Add ability to set recurring events
  • Add ability to set reminders/alarms
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  • Add ability to change text formatting (bold, underline, etc.)
  • Add ability to set time/hour indicators for events
  • Add ability to search through past entries
  • Add ability to print or export to PDF
  • Add ability to sync across devices automatically
  • Add ability to set password or fingerprint protection
  • Add ability to add voice notes
  • Add ability to create multiple note pages per day
  • Add ability to change page backgrounds and themes

GTDist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Planner

Subscriptions2
  • PREMIUM 1 month3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • PREMIUM 1 year7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time7
  • Holiday designs (lifetime)2 variants$1.99
  • 3D Shapes (lifetime)$1.99
  • Art Lines (lifetime)$1.99
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  • Gradients (lifetime)$1.99
  • Daily Planner PRO (lifetime)$6.99
  • PREMIUM for PRO (lifetime)$11.99
  • PREMIUM (lifetime)$23.99
None

GTDist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Planner free?
Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GTDist free?
GTDist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Planner or GTDist?
GTDist is rated higher. Planner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 767 ratings, while GTDist averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Planner or GTDist have ads?
Neither Planner nor GTDist shows ads.

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