Activity Scheduler vs BUSY
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/
BUSY
Enhance your productivity by blocking distracting apps and muting notifications. This tool offers customizable focus sessions, including Pomodoro-style workflows, and provides insights into your distraction attempts to help you improve focus.
- Customizable focus sessions (timer, Pomodoro, no time limit)
- Distraction blocking (apps, notifications)
- Accountability features (no skipping sessions)
- Distraction attempt tracking
- Apple Watch integration
- Customizable timer themes
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BUSY — Focus Timer & Distraction Blocker Stay focused. Get more done. Block distracting apps and notifications while adding structure to your day. Choose short focus sessions with regular breaks or switch to deep focus mode. Work without interruptions on iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac. FEATURES: - Instant Focus. Start focusing in one tap. Choose Pomodoro-style sessions with breaks or work without time limits. - BUSY Bar Сontrol. Connect and manage your BUSY Bar from your phone. Start focus sessions, block distractions, update firmware, connect to Wi-Fi, and more. - Music Themes. Choose visual themes with music designed to support deep, focused work. - Block Distractions. Automatically block distracting apps and mute notifications so you stay in control. - Track Your Attempts. See how often you try to open blocked apps and build stronger focus habits. - Structured Focus Sessions. Stay consistent with focus intervals designed to improve productivity. - Apple Watch & Mac Support. Start, stop, or manage sessions from your Apple Watch or Mac. Everything syncs instantly. BUSY helps you stay focused, reduce distractions, and build better work habits — across all your devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Activity Scheduler at 4.5 against BUSY's 4.0. BUSY's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Activity Scheduler sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. BUSY asks for nothing beyond the download.
Activity Scheduler holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Activity Scheduler's written reviews are positive against 58% of BUSY's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Activity Scheduler ships an update every 3 months, BUSY fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Activity Scheduler | BUSY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (25 ratings) — better | 4.0 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 173 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roman Mirzoyan | Flipper - FZCO |
Customer experience
Activity Scheduler
BUSY
In-app purchases
Activity Scheduler
- Splandid Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Splandid Pro Annually7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Splandid Pro$29.99
BUSY
No in-app purchases
