Planner Pro vs CalenDraw
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
CalenDraw
This app combines handwritten notes, drawings, and calendars in a single digital workspace. It allows for direct annotation on your calendar with a stylus, event management, and integration with other popular calendar and reminder services. Organize your thoughts and schedule visually.
- Handwritten notes and drawings on calendar
- Color-coded scheduling
- Drag and drop event rescheduling
- Keyboard event entry
- Calendar and reminder integration
- Full-text search
- Customizable widgets
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Transform your ideas into beautifully organized plans with CalenDraw, where creative expression meets efficient planning. Seamlessly blend handwritten notes, drawings, and calendars in one intuitive digital workspace. CalenDraw is your digital planner reimagined. Make Your Calendar Personal • Write and draw directly on your calendar with Apple Pencil • Color code your schedule to stay organized • Drag and drop events to reschedule • Enter events with keyboard using rich text when your Pencil isn't handy Seamless Integration • Import events from Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook • Sync with iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Integrate with Apple Reminders • Get notifications on your iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac • Add widgets to your Home Screen for quick views Stay Organized • Create and manage multiple task lists • Check off completed tasks • Link journal entries to specific dates • Organize thoughts in separate notebooks • Switch between Month, Week, and Day views Power Features • Find anything instantly with full-text search across all your calendars, notes, and tasks • Keep your planning seamless by connecting your Apple Reminders • Save time by storing your favorite drawing tools and colors in the Pencil Case for quick access Perfect for: Students combining class schedules with study notes Professionals planning creative projects Anyone who loves to visualize their plans and ideas Visual thinkers and creative organizers Journal enthusiasts and planners Subscription Information: Payment will be charged to your iTunes account after the trial ends upon confirmation. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled 24-hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited upon purchasing a subscription. Terms of Service: https://www.databenice.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.databenice.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Planner Pro at free with in-app purchases against CalenDraw's subscription. Planner Pro also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 57%) and ratings volume (13K vs 3.5K). CalenDraw's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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
Both are free to download. Planner Pro sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and CalenDraw sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 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 — 4.5 for Planner Pro against 4.5 for CalenDraw. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13K and 3.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Planner Pro's written reviews are positive against 57% of CalenDraw's.
Planner Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, CalenDraw every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planner Pro | CalenDraw |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13K ratings) | 4.5 (3.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews — better | 57.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 3.5K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beesoft Apps | DataBeNice LLC |
Customer experience
Planner Pro
CalenDraw
User reviews
Planner Pro
From 13K App Store ratingsWhat 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
CalenDraw
From 3.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Helpful for organizing daily routine
- 👍 Great for planning and journaling
- 👍 Syncs well across devices
- 👍 Customizable writing tools
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy behavior, crashes, and data loss
- 🐛 Reminders not working as expected
- 🐛 Disappearing notes and entries
- 🐛 Laggy performance on some devices
- 🔍 Limited functionality in free version
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
CalenDraw
Reported bugs
5 issues- Reminders showing up on wrong dates
- Calendar dates not aligning correctly
- Inability to delete task lists
- Keyboard getting stuck
- Pencil drawing functionality not working
Requested features
5 requests- Separate pages for notebooks and task lists
- Option to remove animations
- Ability to import photos/images
- Weekly and yearly calendar views
- Handwriting-to-text conversion
In-app purchases
Planner Pro
- 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
- Lifetime Premium Discount$29.99
- Lifetime Premium$39.99
CalenDraw
- CalenDraw Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Pro Access3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- CalenDraw Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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- CalenDraw Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- CalenDraw Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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