Comparison

Calendar Planner CircleTime vs JulianDatr

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

Head to head
About

Calendar Planner CircleTime

This app reimagines your schedule as a flowing circle, syncing with natural rhythms like sunrise, sunset, and moon phases. It offers a clear, clutter-free visual representation of your day, integrating with your activity data for a holistic view of time and movement.

Highlights
  • Circular daily timeline visualization
  • Syncs with sun, moon, and weather
  • Integrates Apple Activity Rings
  • ADHD-friendly visual clarity
  • Customizable routines and reminders
  • Widgets and Apple Watch support
Features
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UNDERSTAND TIME AS A WHOLE Most calendars organize time into boxes. But time unfolds through rhythms and cycles. CircleTime is a visual calendar that reflects that reality. Plan your day, week, and month with a clear visual calendar that helps you understand time as a connected whole. Events, reminders, tasks, weather, daylight, moon phases, and activity come together in one connected view. The circular view gives clarity at a glance. You see when the day begins, when light fades, when routines fit, and when rest comes. Less overwhelm, more focus. Discover patterns that traditional calendars often hide. Understand how your plans, movement, and natural rhythms fit together throughout the day. Instead of switching between apps, lists, and trackers, everything is organized in a single timeline that helps you stay focused, reduce overwhelm, and plan with greater clarity. FEATURES • See your entire day, week, and month at a glance • Never lose track of events, reminders, or tasks • Plan with daylight, weather, and lunar awareness • Understand when your activity happens, not just how much • Stay focused with a visual timeline that reduces overwhelm • Keep your schedule close with widgets and Apple Watch PRIVACY FIRST Your data stays private on your device. No tracking. No ads. Just clarity. INTEGRATIONS Works seamlessly with Apple Calendar, Apple Weather, HealthKit, and iCloud. Follow your schedule, your activity, and the natural cycles around you. A calendar that finally feels like time itself. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

JulianDatr

Track the remaining days and weeks in the year. This simple tool helps you visualize your time and optimize your schedule. Stay aware of your progress and plan accordingly.

Highlights
  • Days remaining counter
  • Weeks remaining counter
  • Yearly time visualization
  • Simple interface
  • Productivity tool
Features
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This is a simple reminder of how many days and weeks you have used in the year and how many are left.

Screenshots

Calendar Planner CircleTime4 screens
JulianDatr1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: JulianDatr at 100% against Calendar Planner CircleTime's 55%. JulianDatr also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Calendar Planner CircleTime's advantage is ratings volume (339 vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Calendar Planner CircleTime sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. JulianDatr asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JulianDatr holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendar Planner CircleTime has 339 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Calendar Planner CircleTime's written reviews are positive against 100% of JulianDatr's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Calendar Planner CircleTime versus JulianDatr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar Planner CircleTimeJulianDatr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (339 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings339 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGalilea, d.o.o.Partial Apps Corp

Customer experience

Calendar Planner CircleTime

All ratings339 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral10.6%
Negative34.8%

JulianDatr

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Calendar Planner CircleTime

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Occasional syncing delays
  • Padlock screen locks app
  • No 'cancel' button on lock screen
  • Force-quit required to escape lock
  • Color dots not working
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  • Outer rings for month/date in English (when app is in Spanish)
  • Home icon doesn't show date/number of events
  • App doesn't work on iPhone 6+
  • Event created in app doesn't appear in app
  • App doesn't start
  • Crashes every time it's opened
  • Operates like a beta version
  • Lag in displaying when switching views
  • Control points are too small

Requested features

16 requests
  • Add widgets
  • Add tasks to calendar
  • More alarms
  • Widgets for Home Screen
  • Moon phase widget
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  • Day/week/month widgets
  • Ability to control notifications
  • Add other calendars
  • Choose week start day (Sunday/Monday)
  • Shared calendar integration (Google Calendar)
  • More integration
  • iPad version
  • Make June at bottom, December at top
  • 12hr time option
  • Legend for colors
  • Improved labeling and documentation

JulianDatr

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Calendar Planner CircleTime

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Half-Yearly Premium7 Days trial$20.006 Months
  • Yearly Premium Family7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium Family$119.00
None

JulianDatr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calendar Planner CircleTime free?
Calendar Planner CircleTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JulianDatr free?
JulianDatr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calendar Planner CircleTime or JulianDatr?
JulianDatr is rated higher. Calendar Planner CircleTime averages 4.6 out of 5 from 339 ratings, while JulianDatr averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Calendar Planner CircleTime or JulianDatr have ads?
Neither Calendar Planner CircleTime nor JulianDatr shows ads.

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