Pencil Planner vs CALinONE
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
CALinONE
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CALinONE is a Calendar with Specialization on Work. We feature a HomeAssistant Integration, Wage Calculation, Calendar sharing and a Team Calendar.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pencil Planner at 13.0 against CALinONE's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 CALinONE sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pencil Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, CALinONE fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pencil Planner | CALinONE |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TNX Apps UG | Niklas Braune |
In-app purchases
Pencil Planner
- Quarterly Pro$2.993 Months
- Yearly Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Year
- Pro$12.99
CALinONE
- CALinONE Pro monthly subscription$0.991 Month
- ShiftMate Pro Yearly Subscription$8.991 Year
- CALinONE Pro$24.99
Questions
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