Acadly Here vs Digital Planner for iPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Acadly Here
This app automates attendance tracking using mesh-network technology, eliminating the need for GPS or special hardware. It's ideal for classrooms, events, and organizations needing to quickly and securely record attendance without relying on internet connectivity.
- Mesh-network attendance automation
- No GPS or hardware required
- Manual attendance editing
- Co-administrator support
- Exportable attendance records
- Real-time attendee count
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Acadly Here is a mesh-network technology powered attendance automation app that helps you discover people in your proximity at the tap of a button, without using GPS on your or your attendees’ devices. Neither administrators nor attendees need any hardware except their smartphones for the attendance process. To capture attendance, administrators can simply tap a button on their Acadly Here app and initiate the attendance process. Acadly Here is ideal for use cases such as: • Classrooms: Teachers can use Acadly Here to keep attendance records in lectures • Employee attendance tracking: At office events such as meetings and town halls • Nursing and medical residencies: Keeping attendance records is mandatory in residency • Field trips: Acadly works without WiFi too, and is ideal for outdoor uses such as field trips • Seminars and conferences: Acadly Here is ideal to gauge attendees’ attendance in different tracks of a conference • Church activities: Community events at churches can utilize attendance for planning and record-keeping • Fraternities and sororities: To track members’ interest in events and over a period of time How it works • To capture attendance, administrators and attendees need the Acadly Here app installed on their devices, with the requisite permissions enabled • Administrators can create “groups” of attendees and schedule meeting “sessions”. • The attendance process runs for about 150 seconds and ends automatically. Admins can manually end it sooner too • The count of attendees updates in real time on the administrator’s device • Once the attendance process ends, attendees receive a confirmation regarding their attendance status • In case an attendee is not marked as Present by the automatic process, administrators can edit their status manually as well • All attendance records can be exported to a CSV file by administrators any time Features • Cutting-edge mesh-network technology: Acadly Here works based on a Bluetooth and WiFi based mesh network technology (WiFi connectivity is not compulsory) • Privacy-first: Acadly Here does not use GPS to record attendance. It does not access or record users’ geolocation for any purpose • Manual mode: Administrators can edit attendance manually for attendees who may not have a device or for whom the automatic process fails for reasons such as poor internet connectivity • Co-administrators: Every group can have multiple admins who can collaborate to capture and edit attendance records for the group • Exportable data: All attendance records can be exported to CSV files, both on a per-session as well as consolidated basis • Attendance statistics on the app: Attendees as well as admins can view attendance statistics on the Acadly Here app, both on a per-session as well as consolidated basis About Acadly Acadly Here is a product by Acadly, an audience response system that helps teachers and presenters engage attendees/ students in live events or classes. In addition to automatic attendance, Acadly includes features such as polls, quizzes, word clouds, and Q&A. It also includes Zoom integration and can be used for remote events/ classes. Acadly is used at more than 350 US universities and is among the world’s most widely used lecture engagement solutions for higher education. Acadly Here is a standalone attendance product that uses Acadly’s mesh network technology and makes capturing attendance seamless, simple, and fast. Privacy Policy: https://www.acadly.com/here/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.acadly.com/here/terms Purchase Terms: https://www.acadly.com/here/terms/purchases
Digital Planner for iPad
Organize your life with a digital planner that mimics a classic paper notebook. Write naturally with Apple Pencil, manage tasks, events, and notes across your Apple devices. Offers flexible planning views and calendar syncing.
- Hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly planning
- Natural handwriting with Apple Pencil
- Syncs with Apple, Google, and Outlook Calendars
- Create and manage tasks and notes
- Import and annotate PDFs
- Customizable templates
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Digital Planner is designed first and foremost for iPad, combining the familiar experience of a classic paper planner with the flexibility of digital planning. Plan your days, weeks, and months, write naturally with Apple Pencil, organize your schedule, and keep your tasks, events, goals, and notes in one place. Digital Planner is also available on iPhone and Mac, so you can keep your planning accessible across your Apple devices. Use iPhone for quick access to your planner, calendar, tasks, and events on the go, or open Digital Planner on your Mac when you're working at your computer. Keep your planning synchronized across devices and easily check or update your schedule wherever you are. PLAN YOUR WAY Stay organized with flexible planning views for everything from detailed daily schedules to long-term goals: • Hourly Planner • Daily Planner • Weekly Planner • Monthly Planner • Yearly Planner • Daily goals, notes, and summaries • Checklists and tasks • Birthday calendar • Customizable planning templates WRITE NATURALLY WITH APPLE PENCIL Turn your iPad into a digital notebook and planner. Write, draw, highlight, add typed text, and organize content naturally. Convert handwriting to text or use speech-to-text when typing isn't convenient. CALENDARS & REMINDERS Bring planning and scheduling together: • Sync with Apple Calendar • Sync with Google Calendar • Create and edit Google Calendar events directly in the app • Connect and work with Outlook Calendar • Work with Apple Reminders • Add and manage events • Share your calendar with others NOTES, PDFs & MORE Use Digital Planner for planning, writing, studying, and organizing: • Create notes • Add stickers and images • Select and move content with the Lasso tool • Import and annotate PDF files • Track books with a reading list • Back up and restore your data MADE FOR EVERYDAY PLANNING Whether you're a student, teacher, professional, or simply enjoy the feeling of a traditional paper planner, Digital Planner gives you the freedom to organize your life your way. Enjoy the space and flexibility of planning on iPad with Apple Pencil, quickly check your schedule from iPhone when you're on the go, and access your planning from Mac while working at your computer. Have an idea or suggestion? Contact our support team and let us know what you'd like to see next. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION The app contains the following subscription options: 1-month membership from $6.99. 3-month membership from $12.99. 1-year membership from $29.99 after a 7-day free trial. Prices above are in U.S. dollars (USD) and apply to customers in the United States. Prices in other countries may vary and are displayed in the applicable local currency. Local App Store pricing may differ from a direct conversion based on current exchange rates. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions and auto-renewal can be managed in your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.digitalplanner.biz/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.digitalplanner.biz/terms-of-use/ EULA: https://www.digitalplanner.biz/eula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Digital Planner for iPad at 44% against Acadly Here's 0%. Digital Planner for iPad also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). Acadly Here's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Acadly Here sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Digital Planner for iPad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Digital Planner for iPad holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digital Planner for iPad has 2.1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Acadly Here's written reviews are positive against 44% of Digital Planner for iPad's.
Acadly Here ships an update every 5 weeks, Digital Planner for iPad every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Acadly Here | Digital Planner for iPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (6 ratings) | 4.3 (2.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 44.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 225 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Acetone Designs | Alina Shpak |
Customer experience
Acadly Here
Digital Planner for iPad
Bugs and requests
Acadly Here
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Digital Planner for iPad
Reported bugs
5 issues- Lasso tool issues with cut and paste
- Disappearing text when writing over stickers
- Inconsistent calendar sync
- Eraser leaving jumbled pieces
- Inability to rearrange pages
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to delete individual pages
- Improved eraser functionality
- Sync with Outlook calendar
- Monthly and yearly view improvements
- Widgets for quick access
In-app purchases
Acadly Here
- Bronze$14.991 Month
- Silver$24.991 Month
- Gold$49.991 Month
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- Platinum$74.991 Month
Digital Planner for iPad
- Digital Planner (Monthly)$6.991 Month
- Digital Planner (Three month)$12.993 Months
- Digital Planner (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Questions
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