Comparison

Weekly Planner vs REF

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

Head to head
About

Weekly Planner

This app offers a digital planner experience with realistic page-flipping, allowing you to organize your week or month with flexible planning tools. Personalize your pages with various themes, fonts, and stickers, and keep your thoughts private with a password lock.

Highlights
  • Realistic page-flipping design
  • Flexible weekly and monthly planning
  • Multiple themes (minimalistic, colorful, cute, botanical)
  • Customization tools (fonts, checkmarks, stickers)
  • Password lock for privacy
  • AI-powered stickers
Features
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Imagine your paper planner is always at hand, without the need to carry stationery to write things down. What if we told you we’d made your wish come true? FLIP THROUGH PAPER PAGES For those who value nature but miss the feel of paper, we’ve created the best planner design with realistic page-flipping! YOUR WEEKLY RHYTHM, YOUR RULES Whether you're mapping out a busy workweek or a slow Sunday, arrange your days however you like. MONTHS, SIMPLIFIED Your real calendar, swipeable month to month. Today stands out in color. Add plain-text tasks in seconds. Because sometimes a month needs its own page. And yes, it still lives inside your cute weekly planner world. CHOOSE THE BEST THEME Minimalist. Cute. Colorful. Botanical. Or something in between. Every theme turns your digital planner into a space you actually want to look at. MAKE IT YOURS — THE ARTFUL WAY Turn a simple weekly schedule into something you actually enjoy. Scribble tasks with style — checkmarks you’ll love, markers that mean something, and fonts that bend to your mood (italic, bold, or strikethrough the done list). Switch page colors, pick a different layout, drop aesthetic stickers or generate one with AI. Because making your schedule cute isn't about extra steps; it's about making your daily rhythm feel lighter. KEEP YOUR THOUGHTS PRIVATE Protect your personal plans and ideas with a password lock, ensuring everything remains private and secure. A WEEK AT A GLANCE See seven days without clutter. Make lists, style them, get things done — your time, your layout. No rigid grids, just rhythm. Plan your days with intention. Make your calendar feel less like a tool and more like your own cute planner. The free version keeps it simple — one theme, basic tools, and a clean start. Upgrade to unlock the full palette: all visual themes, any color from the wheel, password privacy, and a library of checkboxes that actually feels good to tap. Because planning shouldn’t feel restricted — just inspired. Privacy policy: https://creativeworkshop.club/privacy Terms of use: https://creativeworkshop.club/tos

About

REF

Features
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REF-REG runs residential camps and youth programmes from registration to the last bus home. For parents - Register your children and keep medical details up to date - See exactly what you owe, with a full breakdown, and pay securely - Receive messages and updates from the camp team For camp staff - Today screen with outings, rosters and roll call that works without signal - Emergency roll call: start an evacuation or lockdown, alert every staff member, and see each child marked safe live - Allocations, rooms and group management - Medical records, medication and clinic tools for medics and doctors Access is provided through your organisation.

Screenshots

Weekly Planner4 screens
REF3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: REF at none against Weekly Planner's 6. REF also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). 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. Weekly Planner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. REF asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weekly Planner ships an update every 6 weeks, REF every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Weekly Planner versus REF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeekly PlannerREF
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (113 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings113 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB41 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCreative WorkshopUCR CONSULTING (PTY) LTD

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Weekly Planner

Subscriptions6
  • Check List: Daily Task Tracker$5.997 Days
  • 1 Month Subscription$12.991 Month
  • Check List: Daily Task Tracker3 Days trial$19.993 Months
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  • 1 Month Subscription$19.991 Month
  • 2 Month Trial Subscription3 Days trial$23.992 Months
  • 2 Month Subscription3 Days trial$39.992 Months
None

REF

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weekly Planner free?
Weekly Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is REF free?
REF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Weekly Planner or REF have ads?
Weekly Planner shows ads; REF does not.
Which is updated more often, Weekly Planner or REF?
Weekly Planner ships an update every 6 weeks, and REF every 4 days. Most recently, Weekly Planner was updated on October 30, 2026 and REF on October 31, 2026.

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