Refill Calendar vs InkPlanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Refill Calendar
Organize your schedule with a weekly vertical planner that supports customization of date labels and refill images. This app is designed for handwriting input and is optimized for Apple Pencil use on iPads.
- Weekly vertical schedule layout
- Customizable refill images
- Adjustable date label position, size, and color
- Optimized for Apple Pencil
- Handwriting input support
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Handwritten schedule organizer application. Weekly vertical type starting on Monday. You can change the refill image to your favorite refill by preparing it. You can set the position, size, and color of date labels, etc. Note Event information in the calendar application will not be reflected. Use the Apple Pencil.
InkPlanner
A digital wall calendar app for iPad and Apple Pencil, offering a clear yearly overview. It allows handwritten entry of appointments and notes with a customizable color-coded legend for enhanced organization and a minimalist planning experience.
- Yearly overview at a glance
- Handwritten notes and appointments
- Customizable color-coded legend
- Minimalist and simple design
- Digital replication of physical wall calendars
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InkPlanner: Your digital wall calendar for iPad & Apple Pencil. Features: + Clear planning: your entire year at a glance. + Developed for Apple Pencil: Simply enter appointments and notes by hand. + Customized legend: Color-coded legend with five categories. Why did we develop InkPlanner? With InkPlanner, we want to transfer the proven clarity of a physical wall calendar to the digital world. With iPad and Apple Pencil, this feeling can be replicated in the best possible way, leading to more clarity, minimalism and simplicity. What does InkPlanner cost? InkPlanner is available for you to test free of charge. After the trial, you can unlock unlimited entries with a one-time payment. We do not use monthly subscription fees.
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Refill Calendar at 5.0 against InkPlanner's 4.4. Refill Calendar also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 17.0). InkPlanner's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. InkPlanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Refill Calendar asks for nothing beyond the download.
Refill Calendar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: InkPlanner has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Refill Calendar ships an update every 5 months, InkPlanner every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Refill Calendar | InkPlanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHIN INABA | Christian Merk |
Customer experience
Refill Calendar
InkPlanner
In-app purchases
Refill Calendar
No in-app purchases
InkPlanner
- Calendar$6.99
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