Comparison

Planner Pro vs Daily Notes Planner 2

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

Head to head
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.

About

Daily Notes Planner 2

This app offers a straightforward way to jot down plain-text notes for specific dates, acting as a simple calendar organizer. It allows for easy referencing and searching of notes, with iCloud syncing across devices. Additional note formats like folders and weekly schedules are also available.

Highlights
  • Plain-text notes by date
  • Calendar highlighting for dated notes
  • Chronological note search
  • iCloud syncing across devices
  • One Page Note
  • Folder Notes
  • Weekly Schedule Notes
Features
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Daily Notes Planner 2 is a simple notes app that satisfies all of your life's needs for notes. Your notes are stored locally on your Mac by default. Turn on automatic iCloud sync to securely sync your notes across iPhone, iPad, and Mac through your personal Apple iCloud account. Calendar Notes lets you write simple plain-text notes for any date. No complicated hourly scheduling. No confusing reminders. Just tap a date in the calendar and write what you need to remember. Dates with notes are highlighted, so you always know where to look later. Folder Notes gives you a familiar way to organize notes with folders and files. Create folders, add note files inside them, rename items with a long press, and use Edit to delete or rearrange rows. One Page Note is one simple page for anything temporary. If you need to quickly jot something down and do not want to organize it permanently, this is the perfect place for it. For faster syncing across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, and the web at DailyNotesPlanner.com, check out Daily Notes Planner 3, which uses email verification with a six-digit code. Daily Notes Planner 2 is designed for people who want notes to feel simple, private, calm, and easy to find. Privacy Policy: https://dailynotesplanner.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Planner Pro4 screens
Daily Notes Planner 23 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Daily Notes Planner 2 at none against Planner Pro's shown. Planner Pro's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 53%) and ratings volume (13K vs 353). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Planner Pro sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Daily Notes Planner 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Planner Pro against 4.4 for Daily Notes Planner 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planner Pro has 13K ratings behind it against 353, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Planner Pro's written reviews are positive against 53% of Daily Notes Planner 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Planner Pro versus Daily Notes Planner 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanner ProDaily Notes Planner 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13K ratings) — better4.4 (353 ratings)
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews — better53.5% of reviews
Number of ratings13K — better353
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeesoft Apps5th & 7th LLC

Customer experience

Planner Pro

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

Daily Notes Planner 2

All ratings345 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral11.6%
Negative34.9%

User reviews

Planner Pro

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📆 Syncs well with other calendars
  • 🗓️ Combines calendar, tasks, and notes in one place
  • 📝 Useful note-taking functionality
  • 🔍 Ability to search through notes
  • 🎨 Aesthetically pleasing design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sync issues between devices
  • 🔑 Login/account problems
  • 💾 Data loss/deletion issues
  • 🕰️ Difficulty managing/prioritizing tasks
  • 🗓️ Limited calendar view options

Daily Notes Planner 2

From 353 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and simple
  • 🚀 Amazing search functionality
  • 👍 Great for note-taking and organization
  • 👍 Minimal and no-nonsense design
  • 👍 Well-made and reliable

Room to improve

  • 💸 Limited free version (10 days/notes)
  • 🐛 Crashing issues reported
  • 🐛 Sync issues between devices
  • 🐛 Data not loading to MacBook
  • 🐛 Glitchy sync

Bugs and 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

Daily Notes Planner 2

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashing when inserting text
  • Sync between devices is inconsistent
  • Data won't load to MacBook
  • Crashes when trying to load from iCloud
  • Weekly schedule cannot update and sync properly
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  • Keyboard covers typing area, cannot scroll

Requested features

10 requests
  • Import/export functionality for V2
  • Text highlighting/bold/underline
  • Upload photos to notes
  • Change calendar settings (weekends on right)
  • Document scanning in notes
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  • Add bulleted lists
  • Warning message before saving to cloud
  • Colored text option
  • Print notes
  • Landscape view on iPhone

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
1 purchases

Daily Notes Planner 2

One-time1
  • Premium Version$4.99

Questions

Is Planner Pro free?
Planner Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daily Notes Planner 2 free?
Daily Notes Planner 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Planner Pro or Daily Notes Planner 2?
Planner Pro is rated higher. Planner Pro averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Daily Notes Planner 2 averages 4.4 from 353 ratings.
Do Planner Pro or Daily Notes Planner 2 have ads?
Planner Pro shows ads; Daily Notes Planner 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Planner Pro or Daily Notes Planner 2?
Planner Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Daily Notes Planner 2 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Planner Pro was updated on October 30, 2026 and Daily Notes Planner 2 on October 29, 2026.

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