Comparison

Do! Premium vs Digital Planner for iPad

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

Head to head
About

Do! Premium

This app helps you manage your tasks with a focus on simplicity and ease of use. It allows for quick task addition and completion, automated recurring tasks, and secure data storage. Personalize your experience with themes and fonts.

Highlights
  • Quick task addition and completion
  • Automated recurring tasks
  • Widgets for at-a-glance task viewing
  • Passcode/Face ID security
  • Dropbox/Email backup and restore
  • Customizable themes and fonts
Features
Read full description

Jot it down. Enjoy checking it off. Groceries on the way home. A deadline you don't want to miss. A habit you'd like to keep. Do! Premium gives your everyday to-dos a simple, ad-free home: add a task, then double-tap when it's done. ■ A thought, a note, a satisfying checkoff Catch a task while it's on your mind. Finished? Double-tap to mark it done. Even a small task deserves that little moment of satisfaction. ■ Make it a list you like coming back to Choose your themes and fonts, with sounds inspired by pen and paper. Like picking a favorite notebook, make your daily list feel like yours. ■ A place for every part of your day Keep work, study and shopping in their own groups. Add color to tell things apart, and pin the tasks you want to keep in sight. ■ Less to remember, every time around Set tasks to repeat daily, weekly, monthly or yearly. Add reminders for the things you don't want to miss. ■ A quick look from your home screen Keep your to-dos close with home screen widgets. Check your list during a busy morning without opening the app. ■ Put your keyboard to work Use an external keyboard to add tasks and give longer notes room to breathe. • Add a task: Command(⌘) + N • Insert a line break: Option(⌥/Alt) + Enter ■ Your list, on your other devices Use the same app and sign in with the same account to sync your tasks across devices. Pick up your familiar list when you switch devices. ■ App lock and backups Lock access to the app with a passcode or Face ID on supported devices. Back up your data through Dropbox or email and restore it when needed. It doesn't have to be a big plan. Start with one thing you'd like to do today. ■ No ads This is a paid version with no ads. Questions and suggestions: do@simplerion.com

About

Digital Planner for iPad

Streamline your life and boost productivity with this versatile digital planner. Manage tasks, events, and goals with reminders, calendar sync, and PDF annotation. Optimized for Apple Pencil for a smooth writing experience.

Highlights
  • Task management
  • Event scheduling
  • Reminder notifications
  • Calendar synchronization
  • PDF annotation
  • Apple Pencil optimized
Features
Read full description

Digital Planner is designed first and foremost for iPad, combining the familiar experience of a classic paper planner with the flexibility of digital planning. Plan your days, weeks, and months, write naturally with Apple Pencil, organize your schedule, and keep your tasks, events, goals, and notes in one place. Digital Planner is also available on iPhone and Mac, so you can keep your planning accessible across your Apple devices. Use iPhone for quick access to your planner, calendar, tasks, and events on the go, or open Digital Planner on your Mac when you're working at your computer. Keep your planning synchronized across devices and easily check or update your schedule wherever you are. PLAN YOUR WAY Stay organized with flexible planning views for everything from detailed daily schedules to long-term goals: • Hourly Planner • Daily Planner • Weekly Planner • Monthly Planner • Yearly Planner • Daily goals, notes, and summaries • Checklists and tasks • Birthday calendar • Customizable planning templates WRITE NATURALLY WITH APPLE PENCIL Turn your iPad into a digital notebook and planner. Write, draw, highlight, add typed text, and organize content naturally. Convert handwriting to text or use speech-to-text when typing isn't convenient. CALENDARS & REMINDERS Bring planning and scheduling together: • Sync with Apple Calendar • Sync with Google Calendar • Create and edit Google Calendar events directly in the app • Connect and work with Outlook Calendar • Work with Apple Reminders • Add and manage events • Share your calendar with others NOTES, PDFs & MORE Use Digital Planner for planning, writing, studying, and organizing: • Create notes • Add stickers and images • Select and move content with the Lasso tool • Import and annotate PDF files • Track books with a reading list • Back up and restore your data MADE FOR EVERYDAY PLANNING Whether you're a student, teacher, professional, or simply enjoy the feeling of a traditional paper planner, Digital Planner gives you the freedom to organize your life your way. Enjoy the space and flexibility of planning on iPad with Apple Pencil, quickly check your schedule from iPhone when you're on the go, and access your planning from Mac while working at your computer. Have an idea or suggestion? Contact our support team and let us know what you'd like to see next. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION The app contains the following subscription options: 1-month membership from $6.99. 3-month membership from $12.99. 1-year membership from $29.99 after a 7-day free trial. Prices above are in U.S. dollars (USD) and apply to customers in the United States. Prices in other countries may vary and are displayed in the applicable local currency. Local App Store pricing may differ from a direct conversion based on current exchange rates. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions and auto-renewal can be managed in your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.digitalplanner.biz/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.digitalplanner.biz/terms-of-use/ EULA: https://www.digitalplanner.biz/eula/

Screenshots

Do! Premium4 screens
Digital Planner for iPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Digital Planner for iPad at Free against Do! Premium's $20.00. Digital Planner for iPad also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 238). Do! Premium's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 44%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Digital Planner for iPad is free to download; Do! Premium costs $20.00 up front. Do! Premium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Digital Planner for iPad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Do! Premium holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digital Planner for iPad has 2.1K ratings behind it against 238, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Do! Premium's written reviews are positive against 44% of Digital Planner for iPad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Do! Premium ships an update fortnightly, Digital Planner for iPad every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Do! Premium versus Digital Planner for iPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDo! PremiumDigital Planner for iPad
Price$20.00Free — better
Rating4.7 (238 ratings) — better4.3 (2.1K ratings)
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews — better44.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2382.1K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB223 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSIMPLERION Co., LtdAlina Shpak

Customer experience

Do! Premium

All ratings238 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral11.4%
Negative13.3%

Digital Planner for iPad

All ratings2,093 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative13.1%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive44.0%
Neutral11.9%
Negative44.0%

User reviews

Do! Premium

From 238 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
  • 🎨 Customizable fonts and color-coded prioritization
  • ⚡ Quick and easy task entry
  • 📱 Widget functionality for home screen access
  • 🎯 Clean, elegant design with notepad aesthetic

Room to improve

  • 🔄 No cross-device synchronization
  • 💔 Separate free and premium versions don't share data
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes on newer iOS versions
  • 💸 Multiple purchases required for full features
  • ⚠️ Limited customer support responsiveness

Digital Planner for iPad

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Seamless integration with calendar
  • 📝 Intuitive and easy to use
  • ✨ Visually appealing design
  • 🖋️ Great for handwritten notes
  • 📚 Helpful book tracking feature

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 💰 Subscription-based model
  • 🔒 Difficulty canceling subscription
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🗓️ Sync issues between devices

Bugs and requests

Do! Premium

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes on iPhone XS Max and newer devices
  • Force closes on iOS 13 and later
  • Crashes when opening app after backup restore
  • Alarm not working on iPhone 11 Pro
  • Widget not appearing after installation
Show 6 more
  • Task sorting issues with auto-sort enabled
  • Calendar day won't process multiple task additions
  • Premium version crashes or doesn't recognize purchases
  • Tasks revert to top of list after editing
  • Pound sterling symbol (£) not displaying correctly
  • App becomes unusable after certain updates

Requested features

18 requests
  • Cross-device synchronization (iCloud/cloud backup)
  • Apple Watch complication support
  • Desktop/Mac version with sync capability
  • Multiple lists or categories/folders for organization
  • Recurring task ordering control
Show 13 more
  • Current date display in task list
  • Task editing capability after creation
  • Bulk delete completed tasks feature
  • Calendar app integration with reminders
  • Time-based alarms and notifications
  • Text-to-speech alert options
  • Ability to manually reorder tasks via drag-and-drop
  • Print functionality for notes
  • Task export options
  • Headings/categories to sort different task types
  • One-hour auto-delete option for completed tasks
  • Improved help/documentation
  • Add tasks directly from notification center

Digital Planner for iPad

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Lasso tool issues with cut and paste
  • Disappearing text when writing over stickers
  • Inconsistent calendar sync
  • Eraser leaving jumbled pieces
  • Inability to rearrange pages

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to delete individual pages
  • Improved eraser functionality
  • Sync with Outlook calendar
  • Monthly and yearly view improvements
  • Widgets for quick access

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Do! Premium

One-time1
  • Tip$0.99
3 purchases

Digital Planner for iPad

Subscriptions3
  • Digital Planner (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • Digital Planner (Three month)$12.993 Months
  • Digital Planner (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Do! Premium free?
Do! Premium costs $20.00, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Digital Planner for iPad free?
Digital Planner for iPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Do! Premium or Digital Planner for iPad?
Do! Premium is rated higher. Do! Premium averages 4.7 out of 5 from 238 ratings, while Digital Planner for iPad averages 4.3 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Do! Premium or Digital Planner for iPad have ads?
Neither Do! Premium nor Digital Planner for iPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Do! Premium or Digital Planner for iPad?
Do! Premium ships an update fortnightly, and Digital Planner for iPad every 6 days. Most recently, Do! Premium was updated on October 28, 2026 and Digital Planner for iPad on October 27, 2026.

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