Pencil Planner vs Briskly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Briskly
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Let's be honest. You don't want to clean. Nobody does. But your sister's calling and she'll be there in an hour, and your kitchen looks like a crime scene from a cooking show nobody watched. Briskly doesn't judge. It just points your camera at the mess, figures out what needs doing, gives you a timed task list, and gets you through it before your excuses kick in. All on your phone. No cloud AI. No external LLMs. Your photos never leave the device. HOW IT WORKS 1. Scan your room with your camera. Briskly uses Apple's on-device Vision models to spot the chaos. 2. Get a personalised task list with time estimates. 3. Hit start. A countdown keeps you honest. 4. Take before and after photos, for the dopamine and the proof. 5. Done. 20 minutes. You're as surprised as we are. FEATURES FOR THE CHRONICALLY RELUCTANT . On-device room scanner. Point, scan, get your task list. Runs on Apple's models on your phone, not a server somewhere. . Timed micro-tasks. Each one is short enough to survive. . Before and after photos. Swipe to compare proof that you are, in fact, capable. They stay on your device. . Scheduled cleans with notifications. Save a clean, pick a time, get nudged when it's due. . Lock Screen Live Activity. Your phone becomes a friendly drill sergeant. . Apple Watch support. Skip, pause and survive from your wrist. . Spotify and Apple Music. A fresh track for every task, because silence is for quitters. . Streaks and levels. Small wins, celebrated. No guilt-tripping. . Proof dashboard. Every room, every habit, every clean you've ever done. PRIVACY, SAID PLAINLY No account. No login. Your photos never leave your device. Scanning runs on-device with Apple's built-in models. We don't train on your mess. We don't want to. Briskly is free to start, and the scan, the timer, and your streak stay free forever. Briskly. Done before you know it. Now go clean something. SUBSCRIPTION Briskly Pro unlocks Task Tracks (Spotify and Apple Music), unlimited before and after photos, your full history, the Rooms and Habits insight tabs, and unlimited saved cleans and schedules. . Weekly: £0.99 per week . Monthly: £2.99 per month . Annual: £19.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial Prices may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.brisklyapp.io/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pencil Planner at every 3 weeks against Briskly's every 2 months. Pencil Planner also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Pencil Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months and Briskly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pencil Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, Briskly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pencil Planner | Briskly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TNX Apps UG | Maria McGinn |
In-app purchases
Pencil Planner
- Quarterly Pro$2.993 Months
- Yearly Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Year
- Pro$12.99
Briskly
- Briskly Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
- Briskly Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Briskly Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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