Comparison

Today Planned vs SayWire

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

Head to head
About

Today Planned

Reliably receive alerts for calendar events, even when your device is on silent or Do Not Disturb. This app offers customizable alarms, daily summaries, and tools to manage your availability and focus time.

Highlights
  • Automatic calendar event alarms
  • Customizable extra alarms
  • Event and calendar filters
  • Daily agenda summary
  • Availability sharing
  • Focus time blocks
  • Apple Watch haptic alarms
Features
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One-time purchase. No subscriptions. Calendar alarms that can ring even in Silent Mode and Do Not Disturb. HOW TO USE TODAY PLANNED: 1. Add your calendar and get calendar alarms 2. Filter out events you do not want alarms for 3. Schedule more alarms before, during, or after events 4. Keep everything else for the day in Things Today Planned automatically adds alarms to your calendar events, then lets you shape exactly what should ring and when. Use it for the events that need more than a notification, and keep the rest of your day in Things: your daily place for quick notes, saved links, scans, screenshots, documents, bigger plans, and anything else you want synced to all your devices with iCloud. FEATURES: - Alarms before or after events start and end - When to Leave alarms that adjust for travel time, traffic, and your location - Custom alarm sounds, per-filter sounds, and optional spoken event titles - Filters for calendars, titles, people, availability, status, and more - Multiple alarms per event - Things for notes, links, scans, screenshots, documents, videos, receipts, and Markdown plans - Share Sheet, Shortcuts, copy and paste, import, and drag and drop - Folders, tags, notes, search, and filters - Access your Things on Mac in Finder, like regular folders and files, synced via your iCloud - Connect calendars from a nearby Mac, like your work Mac, with the optional Today Planned Companion app, even if it doesn’t use your iCloud account - No accounts, no servers, works on your device Buy once. Stop missing what matters.

About

SayWire

Features
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SayWire turns your Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad into a keyboard for your Mac. Speak, and the text lands on your Mac's clipboard, or straight into the app you're using, in about a second. PERFECT FOR • Prompting Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or your terminal without sitting down • Capturing an idea while you walk, cook or pace • Anyone who thinks faster than they type HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the free SayWire app on your Mac from saywire.pages.dev 2. Scan the pairing code with your iPhone or iPad. Your Apple Watch pairs automatically through your iPhone. 3. Tap Dictate on your Watch, iPhone or iPad, or say "Send with SayWire" to Siri. Done. FAST AND PRIVATE • Local Wi‑Fi first: text goes straight from your iPhone or iPad to your Mac and never leaves your network • When you're away, it travels end-to-end encrypted through our small relay. Only your devices can read it. • No account needed, no analytics, no tracking. Speech recognition is Apple's, on your device. EVERY DICTATION IS KEPT • Everything you say is saved in Notes first, so nothing is lost when your Mac is asleep or closed • Folders, color tags, pins, search and editing, with the original dictation always kept • Syncs through your private iCloud; export as Markdown any time • Notes work on their own, even without a Mac MADE FOR APPLE WATCH • One-tap Dictate button, complication, Smart Stack and Control Center control • Action button on Apple Watch Ultra, Double Tap while the app is open • Press ⌃⌥⌘D on your Mac to start dictation on your Watch ON IPAD • Dictate with your recent dictations beside you, and Notes with folders and tags in a sidebar • Portrait or landscape, at full width FOR POWER USERS • Optional auto-paste into the active Mac app • Raycast extension and a local API on your Mac • Works alongside clipboard managers FEEDBACK • Suggest features, report bugs, vote on ideas and join the beta on the in-app feedback board (Settings > Feedback). Optional and free. PRICING Free download with a free 14-day trial of everything. After that, sending to your Mac is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Notes stay free forever. The Mac app is free. Requires a Mac running macOS 15 or later with the free SayWire for Mac app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://saywire.pages.dev/privacy

Screenshots

Today Planned4 screens
SayWire3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SayWire at Free against Today Planned's $1.99. SayWire also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Today Planned's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SayWire is free to download; Today Planned costs $1.99 up front. SayWire sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Today Planned asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Today Planned versus SayWire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToday PlannedSayWire
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElaine RochaJostein Dyrseth

In-app purchases

None

Today Planned

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SayWire

One-time2
  • 14-day TrialFree
  • SayWire Pro$11.99

Questions

Is Today Planned free?
Today Planned costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SayWire free?
SayWire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Today Planned or SayWire have ads?
Neither Today Planned nor SayWire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Today Planned or SayWire?
Today Planned ships an update fortnightly, and SayWire fortnightly. Most recently, Today Planned was updated on November 7, 2026 and SayWire on October 31, 2026.

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