Comparison

abcNotes Full Version vs Planner Pro

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

Head to head
About

abcNotes Full Version

This app allows you to create stylish and functional notes and to-do lists with a realistic paper sticky note feel. It offers extensive customization options for appearance and functionality, including iCloud synchronization and checklist management.

Highlights
  • iCloud Synchronization
  • Checklist style notes
  • Customizable appearance (backgrounds, skins, icons)
  • Virtual desktops
  • Scale, rotate, and drag notes
  • Email and share notes
  • Save notes as images
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• iCloud Synchronization between iOS and MacOS X! • Checklist style notes! Manage your tasks directly on notes. abcNotes was designed to become your stylish and highly customizable, functional and easy to use assistant in taking notes and managing To Do lists. abcNotes is an awesome note taking application! It takes advantage of unique iOS devices touchscreen preserving realistic look & feel of paper sticky notes. abc Notes - Checklist & Sticky Note Application for iPhone and iPad (share, email and synch your lists, memos, projects and school notebooks) HINT: To make a checklist note: Double tap the note to edit it. Tap the Note Properties button (blue one with tools icon). Find the checklist switch next to text alignment toggles. The total number of unchecked items is displayed as badge on abcNotes icon. BEAUTIFUL APPEARANCE: • 88 backgrounds to choose from • 45 note skins • 27 badge designs & 115 icons EXTREMELY FUNCTIONAL: • 15 virtual desktops • Scale, rotate and drag notes • Easy to edit, duplicate, move between desktops • Supports any iPad orientation SHARE YOUR NOTES: • Email notes and desktops • Copy note image to any application • Synchronize notes between iOS devices • Save notes as image and place to lock or home screen No more boring note lists – abcNotes brings you the ability to make REAL notes on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Put everything you need to remember into abcNotes! View you notes the way you want! Rotate your abcNotes to any angle you wish! abcNotes is great for shopping lists, student class notebook, to record lecture and interview notes or to track projects, recordings and more tasks at home, school and university (class or homework). Please feel free to contact us at alsedi.apple@gmail.com if you have suggestions, feature requests, or bug reports.

About

Planner Pro

This app helps you manage your daily life by combining events, tasks, and notes in one place. It offers customizable settings for events, tasks with sub-tasks, notes with sketching and audio capabilities, and a focus timer. Organize your schedule with day, week, and month views, and search through all your records.

Highlights
  • Event management with iOS calendar sync
  • Task and project management with sub-tasks
  • Notes with sketching and audio support
  • Integrated focus timer with customizable activities
  • Day, week, and month view modules
  • Full record searching
Features
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Designed for those people who’re looking for a full-featured app to manage daily life better. Planner Pro, which costs years for designing and coding is now coming out for everybody. We combine events, tasks and notes in one place so that you do not need to spend extra money for other apps. Planner Pro provides kinds of settings for different requirements from kinds of people. You’ll find the best way to meet your requirements in our app. Also, if you have any other great ideas or suggestions to make this app better please contact us with an email, which will be very appreciate. Events - Sync with iOS calendars and events - Show or hide calendars as you want - Add, edit or delete events easily - Supports full recurring period - Manually time slot - Supports all-day & cross-day events Tasks - Supports tasks and projects with sub-tasks - Supports recurring tasks and projects - 25 priorities for tasks and projects - Supports app badge - System reminder for each task Notes - Sketch directly in notes (for iOS 13 or above) - Add audio files to notes - Unlimited number of notes for each day - Manage notes in day, week and month view - Easily to add, edit and delete notes Focus Timer - Add any activities you want to focus on - Study, work, fitness, entertainment and other categories for activities - Add reminders for each activity - Multiple white noise and alert tones to choose from - Supports quick focus - Supports continuous timing or manual timing Other Key Features - Day, Week, Month and Tasks modules for better management - Supports both landscape and portrait modes - Very well designed user interface - Full records searching including events, tasks and notes - Set the first day of week manually - Select the launch view as you want We also offers an optional full version. You can organize events by week view, create projects and recurring tasks, export schedule and ads-free. Note: Subscription will be charged to your iTunes account and will auto-renew each year. You can turn off auto-renew by going to your account settings after purchase and must be turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period to avoid being billed again. Planner Pro privacy policy: https://apps.beesoft.io/PlannerPro/PrivacyPolicy.html Planner Pro terms of use: https://apps.beesoft.io/PlannerPro/TermsConditions.html Please write to us before leaving negative reviews, as we can often help with your problem or help you better use this app. If you have any problems or suggestions please send a mail to plannerplus@appxy.com, you’ll get a response in a short time.

Screenshots

abcNotes Full Version4 screens
Planner Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Planner Pro at Free against abcNotes Full Version's $2.99. Planner Pro also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (13K vs 898). abcNotes Full Version's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Planner Pro is free to download; abcNotes Full Version costs $2.99 up front. Planner Pro sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. abcNotes Full Version asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

abcNotes Full Version holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planner Pro has 13K ratings behind it against 898, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of abcNotes Full Version's written reviews are positive against 76% of Planner Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

abcNotes Full Version ships an update every 2 months, Planner Pro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
abcNotes Full Version versus Planner Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterabcNotes Full VersionPlanner Pro
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (898 ratings) — better4.5 (13K ratings)
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews — better76.0% of reviews
Number of ratings89813K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALSEDI GroupBeesoft Apps

Customer experience

abcNotes Full Version

All ratings882 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews1,089 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative6.8%

Planner Pro

All ratings13,215 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews1,435 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral9.1%
Negative15.0%

Bugs and requests

abcNotes Full Version

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Planner Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Recurring tasks not working as expected
  • Sync issues causing data loss
  • Login/account problems preventing access
  • Calendar views not displaying events/tasks correctly

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to add/edit events directly in calendar views
  • Improved task management with drag-and-drop, project-based organization, and better prioritization
  • More calendar view options (e.g., yearly, agenda)
  • Tighter integration with other productivity apps and services
  • Family/team sharing and collaboration features
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  • Enhanced note-taking capabilities (e.g., handwriting support, embedded images)
  • Customization options for colors, fonts, and layout

In-app purchases

None

abcNotes Full Version

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Planner Pro

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Subscription1 Month trial$4.991 Month
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  • Quarterly Premium Subscription$5.993 Months
  • Yearly Premium Subscription$12.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium Discount7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Premium Discount$29.99
  • Lifetime Premium$39.99

Questions

Is abcNotes Full Version free?
abcNotes Full Version costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Planner Pro free?
Planner Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, abcNotes Full Version or Planner Pro?
abcNotes Full Version is rated higher. abcNotes Full Version averages 4.7 out of 5 from 898 ratings, while Planner Pro averages 4.5 from 13K ratings.
Do abcNotes Full Version or Planner Pro have ads?
Planner Pro shows ads; abcNotes Full Version does not.
Which is updated more often, abcNotes Full Version or Planner Pro?
abcNotes Full Version ships an update every 2 months, and Planner Pro every 3 weeks. Most recently, abcNotes Full Version was updated on November 6, 2026 and Planner Pro on November 5, 2026.

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