Comparison

InkPlanner vs FoxNotes

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

FoxNotes

Features
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Journal & Digital Planner App help you to write, and draw to take notes with more than +100 templates. The App is considered a very effective method for individuals to take notes on tasks that need to be done and ensure that they are completed on time. 4:29 #Journal & Digital Planner offers auto-renewing subscription options: •$2.99 per week •$19.99 per year • You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features and content offered for purchases within Intro.Maker • Subscriptions are billed monthly on the subscription plan • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: https://tos.asiancomputingapps.com Privacy Policy: https://privacy.asiancomputingapps.com

Screenshots

FoxNotes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FoxNotes at weekly against InkPlanner's every 4 months. FoxNotes also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. InkPlanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FoxNotes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InkPlanner ships an update every 4 months, FoxNotes weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
InkPlanner versus FoxNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkPlannerFoxNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian MerkDo Anh

In-app purchases

1 purchases

InkPlanner

One-time1
  • Calendar$6.99
3 purchases

FoxNotes

Subscriptions2
  • Journal Planner Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Journal Planner Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Journal Premium Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is InkPlanner free?
InkPlanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FoxNotes free?
FoxNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do InkPlanner or FoxNotes have ads?
Neither InkPlanner nor FoxNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, InkPlanner or FoxNotes?
InkPlanner ships an update every 4 months, and FoxNotes weekly. Most recently, InkPlanner was updated on August 10, 2026 and FoxNotes on September 19, 2026.

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