Encore vs Solid Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Encore
This app uses a virtual cat companion to guide users through custom time-based schedules designed to boost productivity. It combines work, rest, activity, and mindfulness to help you achieve your daily tasks more efficiently.
- Virtual cat companion guide
- Custom time-based schedules
- Productivity techniques
- Work, rest, activity, mindfulness balance
- Task completion motivation
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Meet Momo the cat! Your Encore buddy! Momo will guide you through Encore's different productivity techniques to give you a fully motivated task completion experience. Encore creates custom time-based schedules derived from well-researched techniques so that you can achieve your tasks for the day. These schedules are an efficient combination of work, rest, activity, and mindfulness, and can improve your productivity by almost 70% when followed diligently. So what are you waiting for? Go and achieve more, with Encore.
Solid Planner
This app helps you plan your day with a simple timer and agenda. It offers an AI review of your week, providing stats and insights to help you achieve your goals. Purchase it once to own it forever.
- Daily timer with task management
- Goal pursuit tracking
- AI weekly review and stats
- One-time purchase, no subscriptions
- Cross-device support (Mac, iPhone, iPad)
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No subscriptions - Buy once, keep forever Solid Planner is a simple timer + agenda app designed to help you take some time every day to think about what you'd like to do that day. 1. Start a timer and add your tasks 2. Complete your tasks and pursue your goals 3. Get an AI review of your week, stats and more Terms of service: http://solidapps.co/terms.html Privacy policy: http://solidapps.co/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Solid Planner at Free against Encore's $0.99. Solid Planner also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 17 months). Encore's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Solid Planner is free to download; Encore costs $0.99 up front. Solid Planner sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Encore asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Encore against 4.8 for Solid Planner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Encore's written reviews are positive against 100% of Solid Planner's.
Encore ships an update every 17 months, Solid Planner monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Encore | Solid Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (13 ratings) | 4.8 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Igor Katselenbogen | Solid Apps S.R.L. |
Customer experience
Encore
Solid Planner
In-app purchases
Encore
No in-app purchases
Solid Planner
- Unlock this app (lifetime)$4.99
- Unlock ALL 10 Solid Apps (lifetime)$9.99
