OmniFocus 4 vs Planific
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OmniFocus 4
This task management application helps busy professionals organize and prioritize their work. It offers a unified interface across multiple Apple devices, allowing users to create, organize, and focus on tasks efficiently. A free trial is available.
- Unified interface across Apple devices
- Task creation and organization
- Perspectives Bar for navigation
- Focus mode for specific projects
- Secure, end-to-end encrypted sync
- Universal cross-platform purchase
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OmniFocus is powerful task management software for busy professionals. With tools to help tame the chaos, you can focus on the right tasks at the right time. Two-week free trial! OmniFocus 4 introduces a modernized, unified interface across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. Centered around your task outline, OmniFocus 4 brings a consistent experience, optimized for each device type, to all of your Apple devices. Easily create tasks anytime–from anywhere–and organize them with projects, tags, and dates. Quickly navigate OmniFocus on any device using the Perspectives Bar, Quick Open, and Back and Forward history. With Pro, use Focus to help focus your attention on specific projects or folders, and customize OmniFocus to only display the information most relevant to you. New to OmniFocus? The simple, efficient OmniFocus 4 interface will help you discover and implement a trusted system that works and grows with you. Upgrading from a previous version of OmniFocus? In OmniFocus 4, discover enhanced versions of all the powerful task management features you already rely on, along with new features that will level-up your workflow. Omni offers a free and secure sync service, protected with end-to-end encryption, ensuring only devices you authorize can access your data. And now, for the first time ever, OmniFocus is available as a universal cross-platform purchase: get full access to OmniFocus 4 on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro with a single license purchase. Accomplish more every day–anywhere you go–with OmniFocus 4.
Planific
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Clear your mental clutter. An idea, a task, something to explain… You know what needs doing, but it all gets tangled? Planific turns scattered thoughts into clear steps. SAY WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND Speak or type what you need. The assistant helps you clarify it, then prepares a draft you can review, edit and approve. MAKE THE PLAN YOUR OWN Reorder steps, add useful details and ask AI to expand a step that feels unclear. A photo or video can show the right action at the right moment. TAKE ONE STEP AT A TIME Find your plans on your iPhone and follow them without getting lost in a wall of text. After a break, pick up where you left off. MAKE HANDOVERS SIMPLE Share a plan or a collection with a link. The person opening it needs neither an account nor the app. Add an access code when needed, update the link or deactivate it whenever you choose. FOR EVERYDAY LIFE Prepare for a trip, explain a child’s routine, leave plant care instructions, welcome someone, organize a volunteer shift or explain how an appliance works. Keep the essentials together. YOUR PLANS, YOUR CHOICE No account to create. Your plans stay on your iPhone unless you share them or use the assistant. Links are not listed or indexed. The assistant and sharing require an internet connection. Less to keep in your head. One clear next step.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Planific at none against OmniFocus 4's 10. OmniFocus 4's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (5 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. OmniFocus 4 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Planific asks for nothing beyond the download.
OmniFocus 4 ships an update every 3 weeks, Planific every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OmniFocus 4 | Planific |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (343 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 343 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Omni Group | Pierre-Luc Hertzog |
Bugs and requests
OmniFocus 4
Reported bugs
6 issues- View options button not working consistently
- Custom perspectives not persisting in sidebar
- App crashing on launch
- Drag and drop functionality issues
- Incorrect task completion when adding new tasks
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- Inconsistent behavior when changing due dates
Requested features
6 requests- Markdown support in notes
- Gantt view for projects
- Ability to reorder perspectives in the sidebar
- Print to PDF with due dates and completed dates
- Natural language processing for task creation
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- Board view for projects
Planific
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OmniFocus 4
- Legacy Subscription$9.991 Month
- Legacy Subscription$99.991 Year
- Upgrade to v4 from v1-v3$37.49
- Upgrade v4 to Pro from v1-v3$37.49
- Unlock Standard (Mac Promo)$56.00
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- Unlock Standard$74.99
- Upgrade from Standard to Pro$74.99
- Upgrade to v4 Pro from v1-v3$74.99
- Unlock Pro (Mac Promo)$111.99
- Unlock Pro$149.99
Planific
No in-app purchases









