Activity Scheduler vs Essential Launcher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Activity Scheduler
This app helps you organize your tasks by prioritizing them based on importance and urgency. It offers a Pro version with advanced features like notifications, widgets, and calendar sync for enhanced productivity.
- Task prioritization using Eisenhower's Matrix
- Importance and urgency levels
- Pro version with advanced features
- Notifications and Live Activities
- Widgets and Watch app support
- Calendar synchronization
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Hundreds of tasks and no idea how to plan them. Sounds familiar? Splandid (typo intended) will plan all those tasks for you! Improve your life and wellbeing by stopping procrastinating and doing what actually matters. Using a simple technique called Eisenhower’s Matrix you set importance and urgency levels to a task and Splandid does the rest. And if you feel like Pro user: Splandid Pro let’s you benefit from Notifications, Live Activities, Widgets, Watch app, Calendar synchronization and a lot more! Terms and Conditions (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Essential Launcher
This app offers a minimalist home screen experience designed to reduce distractions and limit screen time. Customize your interface with only essential applications to promote focus and productivity.
- Minimalist home screen
- Reduce distractions
- Limit screen time
- Customize essential apps
- Clean, intuitive interface
- Dark and light modes
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Essential Launcher is a minimalist home screen launcher that helps you focus and reduce distractions. Customize your home screen with only essential apps to cut down on mindless scrolling and limit screen time. The clean, intuitive interface is easy to use, and it supports both dark and light modes for a seamless experience. Perfect for those looking to boost productivity and simplify their digital life. Download today and regain your focus. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V2q86lW5MKWbM4hDaeGUx59BKQpUAEE6AX-rF2nNiFo End User License Agreement (EULA): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C3C-AGsoerPLP0E0VjLOxl6qFjQ7DFztrHqGkkEh4t0
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Verdict
Activity Scheduler and Essential Launcher both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Essential Launcher's written reviews are positive against 56% of Activity Scheduler's. Essential Launcher also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Activity Scheduler sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Essential Launcher sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Activity Scheduler against 4.6 for Essential Launcher. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 36 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Activity Scheduler's written reviews are positive against 89% of Essential Launcher's.
Activity Scheduler ships an update every 3 months, Essential Launcher every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Activity Scheduler | Essential Launcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (25 ratings) | 4.6 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roman Mirzoyan | Patrik Racskai |
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Activity Scheduler
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In-app purchases
Activity Scheduler
- Splandid Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Splandid Pro Annually7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Splandid Pro$29.99
Essential Launcher
- Monthly Discounted$0.991 Month
- Annual Discounted3 Days trial$3.991 Year
- Monthly$3.991 Month
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- Annual3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Lifetime FreeFree
- Lifetime$5.99
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