Comparison

Occasions vs Reflect

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

Head to head
About

Occasions

Simplify event planning with this comprehensive tool. Keep all essential details organized in one accessible place, from guest lists and budgets to vendor bookings and to-do lists. Reduce stress and make any event run smoothly.

Highlights
  • Countdown timer
  • Budget planner
  • Guest list management
  • To-do lists
  • Vendor booking tracker
  • Seating planner
  • Schedule organizer
Features
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Birthdays, anniversaries, christenings, retirement dos, work parties, fundraisers, reunions. Everything you need to run them, on your iPhone and iPad. ONE APP, NOT FIFTEEN TEMPLATES Nothing here assumes what kind of event you are running. You define its parts: a drinks reception and a dinner, a ceremony and a lunch, or one long afternoon. Guests, suppliers and schedules attach to a part rather than the whole event. A fiftieth birthday and a company away-day are not the same event, and neither has to pretend to be a wedding. THE OVERVIEW Open the app and the event is there. How long you have, how many have replied, what the budget is doing, which suppliers are still owed. Every number comes from the plan, and anything overdue rises to the top on its own. THE GUEST LIST Invite people to the whole event or one part of it, track who has replied, and keep plus-ones attached to whoever brought them. Headcounts update as replies come in, so the number you give the venue is the number you have. Dietary and access needs sit on the guest, not in a note somewhere else. SEATING Build the room from what the venue gives you: round tables, long tables, a bar, a stage, a dance floor. Put people in seats while the app counts who is still standing, and it flags a seat held by somebody who dropped out. Print it or send a PDF when the venue asks. MONEY Set what you expect to spend by category, and the app fills in what you have committed from the suppliers you have booked. Categories cannot out-promise the budget, and going over is reported rather than rewritten. THE RUNNING ORDER Doors at seven, speeches after the main course, band on at nine. Build the running order for the event, and separate ones for the set-up and the clear-down. The gaps show between the entries, because the empty half hour matters as much as the things either side. SUPPLIERS The venue, the caterer, the band, the hire company. Contacts, quotes, what is agreed and what is still owed. Each supplier is filed under a budget category, so booking one updates the budget without you telling it twice. Deposits carry dates, so money due next month is visible this month. TO-DOS A new plan arrives with a checklist in it: the things most events need doing, roughly when they are usually done. Take what is useful, ignore the rest, and share the tasks out. SCRAPBOOK A wall you pin things to: photographs, links, sketches, a voice note from the caterer. Keep several boards, one per undecided thing. ON THE HOME SCREEN Three widgets in every size, plus Lock Screen countdowns and Control Centre buttons. Tick a task off from the Home Screen and it is done in the app. On the night a Live Activity holds the running order on the Lock Screen, with a button to move things on when one runs late. ALSO IN THERE Catering by course. Colour palettes lifted from a photograph. Thank-you tracking. Spreadsheet import and PDF export. Fifteen accent themes and six app icons. A finished event is archived in full rather than deleted. SYNC AND SHARING With a subscription your event syncs through your own iCloud, so every device shows the same guest list and balance owing. Then share it with whoever is running it with you: a partner, a co-organiser, whoever books the venue. They open it on their own Apple Account and are in the same event, not a copy. They do not need a subscription of their own. It all goes through Apple: no account to create with us, and no copy of your guest list on a server we control. WHAT IT COSTS Free to use for one event, with up to twenty-five items in each list. A subscription lifts the limits, adds sync and sharing, and covers Occasion Plans: Weddings too. Personal covers one event, Planner up to ten, and Unlimited as many as you need. Each is sold monthly or yearly and starts with one month free. Personal Forever is a single payment for one event and does not renew. Terms of Use: https://www.occasionplans.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.occasionplans.com/privacy

About

Reflect

Features
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Reflect is a private journaling app designed to help you capture thoughts, track moods, and build a meaningful daily reflection habit. Whether you're documenting memories, practicing gratitude, improving mindfulness, or simply organizing your thoughts, Reflect provides a beautiful and distraction-free space to write every day. FEATURES โ€ข Daily Journal Entries Write and organize your thoughts, experiences, and reflections in one secure place. โ€ข Mood Tracking Track how you feel over time and discover patterns in your emotions. โ€ข Guided Prompts Never wonder what to write about again with thoughtful prompts designed to inspire reflection. โ€ข Writing Streaks Stay motivated and build a consistent journaling habit with daily streak tracking. โ€ข Calendar View Quickly browse and revisit past entries by date. โ€ข Search Your Journal Find memories, ideas, and important moments instantly. โ€ข Private and Secure Your journal is your personal space. Keep your entries organized and protected. WHY JOURNAL WITH REFLECT? Journaling can help improve self-awareness, reduce stress, build gratitude, and create a lasting record of your personal journey. Reflect makes it easy to turn daily reflection into a habit you'll enjoy. Perfect for: โ€ข Daily journaling โ€ข Mood tracking โ€ข Gratitude practice โ€ข Mindfulness โ€ข Personal growth โ€ข Self-reflection โ€ข Memory keeping Start your journaling journey today with Reflect. Reflect Premium is available for $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends.

Screenshots

Occasions4 screens
Reflect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reflect at none against Occasions's 10. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Occasions sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Reflect asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Occasions ships an update every 2 months, Reflect monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Occasions versus Reflect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOccasionsReflect
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews37.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size46 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCreateful Ltdheather sherry

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Occasions

Subscriptions5
  • Personal Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Planner Monthly1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • Personal Yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year
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  • Planner Yearly1 Month trial$99.991 Year
  • Unlimited Yearly1 Month trial$149.991 Year
One-time5
  • 1 Additional Plan Bundle$0.99
  • Full version$2.99
  • 5 Additional Plan Bundle$3.99
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  • 10 Additional Plan Bundle$14.99
  • Personal Forever$49.99
None

Reflect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Occasions free?
Occasions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reflect free?
Reflect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Occasions or Reflect have ads?
Neither Occasions nor Reflect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Occasions or Reflect?
Occasions ships an update every 2 months, and Reflect monthly. Most recently, Occasions was updated on October 9, 2026 and Reflect on September 24, 2026.

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