Comparison

Wall Planner vs Pencil Planner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Wall Planner

This app helps you organize your year with a printable wall planner. It allows you to visualize your entire year on one page, break down goals into daily steps, and manage your schedule effectively. You can also mark up and export your plans in various formats.

Highlights
  • Full year on one page view
  • Goal breakdown and daily steps
  • Printable templates (Excel, PDF, PNG)
  • In-app marking and note-taking
  • Multi-language support
  • Weekly layouts with shaded weekends
Features
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• For those who use digital calendars for scheduling appointments but still want a paper planner to help them make the best use of their time. • This wall planner really has a way of breaking everything down to make them measurable and make sure you’re taking daily steps to your goals. • Instead of an app or gadget that claims to jump-start your productivity, you should consider investing in a good paper planner. There’s plenty of research that shows how actually writing down your to-do list and schedule for the day — rather than typing it out on a laptop or your iPhone — makes you feel more engaged in the task at hand. • Even though phones and laptops show us days, dates, and months, they are not entirely useful for quick scanning and taking notes. Wall calendars are designed to help you scan the entire week at once and plan your schedule accordingly. Besides, they help you to manage time effectively by providing writing spaces to prepare routines and schedules for different occasions. This wall planner has dates printed with readable fonts that are eye-catching, due to which people usually search for one while taking notes. • You can organize your full year on one page. Export one of the templates and print it on a large paper (A3, A2, A1, A0 etc.) then hang it on your wall. BE MORE ORGANISED • We understand how hectic life can get so we want to provide you with a straightforward and easy to use 2023 year planner. See your 2023 year plans, all in one place. No more stress over missing or forgetting any important dates, you’ve got this! • Show those around you the best version of yourself you can be. More prepared, calm, and one step ahead. • It goes beyond being a planner, and is really a clarifying tool for understanding how you want to invest your time. • Helps increase motivation to achieve daily goals and will support you with being more organised. EASY VIEW • Weekends shaded in different color for easy visual. • Easy to read portable clear. • Functional layout. • Delicate lines, and optimized weekly layouts. PROFESSIONAL • Ideal For home, office, school, work ,staff holidays planning, weddings, festivals, celebrations, travel, birthdays, events, parties and more. • A great addition to the office wall. Can see all appointments & meetings etc in one glance. Perfect for office. NEW FEATURES • Mark the wall planner within the app. Take notes, draw and export with your data. • Xlsx(Excel), Pdf and Png downloadable templates for 2025. • Supports 8 languages: English, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Turkish. • Wall Planner is built solely and exclusively for iPhones and iPads using Apple's native development language and tools which guarantees top performance and future maintainability.

About

Pencil Planner

This app allows users to visually plan their schedules by drawing appointments directly onto a calendar. It offers an intuitive, pen-on-paper experience for effortless scheduling, making it ideal for families and couples to coordinate activities and boost overall productivity.

Highlights
  • Draw appointments directly on calendar
  • Intuitive pen-on-paper planning
  • Visual family planner
  • Couple calendar for shared planning
  • Boost productivity and organization
  • Supports iPad stylus input
Features
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Ditch the Text, Draw Your Schedule with Stift! Tired of typing appointments? Stift lets you unleash the power of your tablet pen. Draw your schedule directly on the calendar! Why Stift? Effortless Scheduling: Draw appointments for any day, week, or month. It's that simple! Natural Planning: Forget the keyboard frustration. Stift feels intuitive, just like using a pen on paper. Perfect for Families: Coordinate everyone's activities with a visual, fun family planner. Keep track of soccer practice, music lessons, and movie nights - all in one place! Boost Productivity: Manage your time visually and stay organized with Stift. Work together: Use the calendar as a couple calendar and plan your year together. Stift: The fun and easy way to schedule your life. Please read the licensed application end user license agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ And our Terms of Service: https://www.s5t.app/terms

Screenshots

Wall Planner4 screens
Pencil Planner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pencil Planner at 84% against Wall Planner's 0%. Pencil Planner also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). Wall Planner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pencil Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. Wall Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pencil Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pencil Planner has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Wall Planner's written reviews are positive against 84% of Pencil Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wall Planner ships an update every 5 months, Pencil Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Wall Planner versus Pencil Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWall PlannerPencil Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews84.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMehmet BayramTNX Apps UG

Customer experience

Wall Planner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Pencil Planner

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%

In-app purchases

None

Wall Planner

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Pencil Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Quarterly Pro$2.993 Months
  • Yearly Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro$12.99

Questions

Is Wall Planner free?
Wall Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pencil Planner free?
Pencil Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wall Planner or Pencil Planner?
Pencil Planner is rated higher. Wall Planner averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Pencil Planner averages 4.6 from 12 ratings.
Do Wall Planner or Pencil Planner have ads?
Wall Planner shows ads; Pencil Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, Wall Planner or Pencil Planner?
Wall Planner ships an update every 5 months, and Pencil Planner every 3 weeks. Most recently, Wall Planner was updated on September 9, 2026 and Pencil Planner on September 17, 2026.

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