Comparison

Planner Pro vs Countdown Calendar

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

Countdown Calendar

Features
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DaysMatter is a personal countdown & to-do calendar that plans every important moment — life, work, and anniversaries — down to the minute. 【Minute-precise countdown】Set events to an exact day, hour and minute; see "X days X hours X mins" remaining in real time, with on-time notifications. 【Three event types】Countdown: one-time events with on-time alerts; Anniversary: birthdays and relationship milestones that repeat yearly; To-do: a checklist you can mark complete. 【Powerful management】A monthly calendar to see your whole month at a glance; 8 category colors and icons; custom repetition (daily/weekly/monthly/yearly); tags and notes for easy searching. 【Smart reminders】Choose to be notified in advance: on time, 5/30 minutes, 1 hour, 1 day, or 1 week. 【Widgets + Dynamic Island】The home-screen widget and Dynamic Island show your closest countdown in real time. 【Pro unlocks more】Unlimited events and reminder groups, iCloud sync across devices, one-tap JSON backup & restore, Face ID / Passcode privacy lock, and multiple business themes. The free version lets you create 8 events with up to 2 reminders per event. Subscribe to "DaysMatter Pro" to unlock everything. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. All data stays on your device or in your own iCloud — no personal data is collected. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.qq.com/doc/p/264e030253d674477af64a1dcd05d001187ad460

Screenshots

Planner Pro4 screens
Countdown Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown Calendar at none against Planner Pro's shown. Countdown Calendar also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Planner Pro's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price 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 Countdown Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planner Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Countdown Calendar every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Planner Pro versus Countdown Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanner ProCountdown Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeesoft Apps天天点

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

Countdown Calendar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
2 purchases

Countdown Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • DaysMatter Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • DaysMatter Pro Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Planner Pro free?
Planner Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Calendar free?
Countdown Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Planner Pro or Countdown Calendar have ads?
Planner Pro shows ads; Countdown Calendar does not.
Which is updated more often, Planner Pro or Countdown Calendar?
Planner Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Countdown Calendar every 5 days. Most recently, Planner Pro was updated on November 2, 2026 and Countdown Calendar on October 26, 2026.

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