Calendar Planner CircleTime vs Be Present
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Be Present
This app helps you focus on tasks by encouraging mono-tasking and providing tools for enhanced concentration. It offers positive affirmations, time blocking with a Pomodoro timer, and science-backed soundscapes to prevent burnout and boost productivity.
- Positive mindset building
- Pomodoro timer
- Science-backed methods
- Relaxing soundscapes
- Time blocking
- Prevent burnout
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Be Present helps you build the daily routines that make focus inevitable. Not another productivity app. Be Present is built around one idea: when your routines are right, focus happens naturally. #What Our Users Are Saying "Be Present has been a game-changer! I'm more productive and feel less anxious." — Jae P. "The focus music transformed my work sessions. I get more done in less time!" — Anna "I finished my final paper despite my ADHD." — Jessie #What Be Present Offers - Morning & Night Routines: Start and end your day with intention - Pomodoro Timer: 25-min focus sessions with breaks up to 90 min - Focus Music: Lofi, binaural beats, and soundscapes for deep work - Prevent Burnout: Structured breaks protect your mental energy - Journal & Gratitude: Reflect and reset daily #Why It Works 47% of people have a daily physical health routine. Only 28% have a mental health one. Be Present closes that gap. SUPPORT: love@littlebeat.io
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Verdict
Calendar Planner CircleTime and Be Present both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of Be Present's written reviews are positive against 55% of Calendar Planner CircleTime's. Calendar Planner CircleTime's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (339 vs 102). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Calendar Planner CircleTime sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Be Present sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Calendar Planner CircleTime against 4.7 for Be Present. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 339 and 102 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Calendar Planner CircleTime's written reviews are positive against 78% of Be Present's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calendar Planner CircleTime | Be Present |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (339 ratings) | 4.7 (102 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 339 — better | 102 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Galilea, d.o.o. | LittleBeat LLC |
Customer experience
Calendar Planner CircleTime
Be Present
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
Be Present
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calendar Planner CircleTime
- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Half-Yearly Premium7 Days trial$20.006 Months
- Yearly Premium Family7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium Family$119.00
Be Present
- Monthly subscription1 Month trial$5.991 Month
- Limited time discounted offer7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- 7 Day Trial Yearly Plan7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- Discounted yearly subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Year
- Exclusive Lifetime Plan Offer$12.99
Questions
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