Comparison

Visual Schedule Planner vs Choiceworks Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Visual Schedule Planner

This app provides a customizable visual representation of daily events, offering audio and visual support to ease transitions and anxiety. It allows for detailed task modeling with activity schedules and video clips, making it ideal for home, school, or work.

Highlights
  • Daily, weekly, monthly event views
  • Custom images and sounds
  • Activity schedules
  • Video modeling
  • Timer and checklist
  • Notes with PDF export
  • Password-protected settings
Features
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Visual Schedule Planner is a completely customizable visual schedule iPad app that is designed to give an individual an audio/visual representation of the “events in their day". In addition, events that require more support can be linked to an “activity schedule” or “video clip” to help model the task even further. Visual Planner is perfect for home, school, work or community environment. The app is designed for individuals who may benefit from visual support to ease transitions, anxiety, or who simply need a way to visually represent their day. FEATURES INCLUDE: -Ability to view events daily, weekly or via a monthly calendar. -Custom images -Custom sound -Activity schedules -Video Modeling -Timer -Checklist -Reminders -Notes Visual Schedule Planner was designed with a completely customizable easy-to-use interface, with multiple custom features. Overview of Features: --EVENTS CAN BE VIEWED DAILY, WEEKLY OR MONTHLY --CUSTOM IMAGES “Events” of the day and “Activity Schedules” can be customized with images from the photo album on the iPad, by one of the apps 1500+ icons, images taken from the built in camera (iPad2 only) or from the apps internet image search. --CUSTOM SOUND ”Events” also allow an audio clip to be added to the images by voice recording or Text-to-speech.*Using Flite Open Ears. --VIDEO MODELING and ACTIVITY SCHEDULES Events in a schedule can also be linked to a VIDEO CLIP or an ACTIVITY SCHEDULE to help model an “EVENT. For example, the event @12pm ”LUNCH” can be linked to an ACTIVITY SCHEDULE that shows a task analysis on “How to make a sandwich” or could be linked to a VIDEO CLIP of a person modeling “How to make a sandwich”. --CHECKLIST and TIMER feature for Activity schedules. Activity schedules have the option of having a “checklist feature” and/or a visual “timer” to help keep the individual on task. Both these features can be turned on or off via the settings menu. --NOTES App allows user or a professional to take notes about the individual’s day. These notes can then be emailed as a PDF for future reference. --QUICK ACCESS to Activity Schedules and Video Clips User can access previously saved video clips and activity schedules at a moment’s notice via the icons on the home page. These can also be “hidden” to prevent unwanted access. --PASSWORD PROTECTED SETTINGS MENU Allows user to: -Hide “QUICK” activity schedules , video clip and notes access icons. -Hide Editing features -Hide image libraries -Hide Clock -Hide Checklist -Hide access to video clip libraries -Hide access to Quick Activity Schedules

About

Choiceworks Calendar

This app helps children understand the concept of time and sequence through a visual calendar. It allows caregivers to easily create personalized schedules with images, audio, and video, reducing anxiety and promoting independence for children.

Highlights
  • Create visual calendars with images and audio
  • Attach video to calendar events
  • Use preloaded or custom images and audio
  • Create multiple personalized calendars
  • Count down to upcoming events
  • Built-in visual timer
  • Automatically adds holidays
Features
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Choiceworks Calendar makes time visible. For children who find days, weeks, and months abstract, Choiceworks Calendar turns time into pictures: what is happening today, what is coming tomorrow, and how many days until the moments that matter. Each day can show a simple visual schedule: what happens first, what comes next, and what is done. Children can see the day, hear it spoken, and check off events as they finish them. Made personal in minutes - Use your own photos and videos, or start with the built-in library of 275+ images with audio - Record labels and events in your own voice - Customize day labels with your own words, like To Do and Finished - Adjust day number size for growing readers and low-vision users - Create separate calendars for different children, classrooms, or routines Time your child can feel - Count Days Until shows a visual countdown to birthdays, trips, visits, and special events - Day, Week, and Month views support different levels of time understanding - Built-in visual timers include selectable timer and alarm sounds - Optional notifications can remind children what is coming next - Holidays and repeating events help build predictable routines Backup, sync, and sharing - iCloud Sync & Backup can keep calendars backed up and matched across your own devices signed in to the same Apple ID, when you turn it on - Sync events to your device's Apple Calendar - Send a Copy by AirDrop, Mail, or Files so another device or caregiver can import a calendar copy - Print any month, week, or day, or save it as a PDF - Passcode-protected editing helps keep the plan from being changed accidentally Our promise One-time purchase. No subscriptions. No ads. No trackers. No account required. Your family's data stays under your control. Choiceworks Calendar is used by parents, teachers, SLPs, OTs, and BCBAs to support children with autism, ADHD, anxiety, language differences, and other needs for visual structure. Questions? We answer personally: info@beevisual.com

Screenshots

Visual Schedule Planner3 screens
Choiceworks Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Visual Schedule Planner at $14.99 against Choiceworks Calendar's $24.99. Visual Schedule Planner also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Choiceworks Calendar's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Visual Schedule Planner costs $14.99 and Choiceworks Calendar $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Choiceworks Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Visual Schedule Planner's written reviews are positive against 59% of Choiceworks Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Schedule Planner ships an update every 4 months, Choiceworks Calendar every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Visual Schedule Planner versus Choiceworks Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual Schedule PlannerChoiceworks Calendar
Price$14.99 — better$24.99
Rating2.3 (13 ratings)4.0 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.9% of reviews59.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1329 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB243 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGood Karma Applications, IncBee Visual, LLC

Customer experience

Visual Schedule Planner

All ratings13 ratings
Positive23.1%
Neutral23.1%
Negative53.8%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive48.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative46.8%

Choiceworks Calendar

All ratings29 ratings
Positive69.0%
Neutral10.3%
Negative20.7%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive59.4%
Neutral18.8%
Negative21.9%

In-app purchases

None

Visual Schedule Planner

No in-app purchases

None

Choiceworks Calendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual Schedule Planner free?
Visual Schedule Planner costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Choiceworks Calendar free?
Choiceworks Calendar costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Visual Schedule Planner or Choiceworks Calendar?
Choiceworks Calendar is rated higher. Visual Schedule Planner averages 2.3 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Choiceworks Calendar averages 4.0 from 29 ratings.
Do Visual Schedule Planner or Choiceworks Calendar have ads?
Neither Visual Schedule Planner nor Choiceworks Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Schedule Planner or Choiceworks Calendar?
Visual Schedule Planner ships an update every 4 months, and Choiceworks Calendar every 3 days. Most recently, Visual Schedule Planner was updated on August 19, 2026 and Choiceworks Calendar on September 14, 2026.

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