Comparison

CanPlan vs Can't Forget

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

Head to head
About

CanPlan

This app helps individuals with cognitive challenges gain independence by breaking down tasks into visual, step-by-step instructions. It includes scheduling and reminders to ensure tasks are completed on time, fostering confidence and self-sufficiency.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step task sequencing with photos
  • Optional text and audio prompts
  • Daily task scheduling
  • Timed reminders for tasks
  • Customizable task categories
  • Active task reminders
Features
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*** WHAT IS IT? *** CanPlan promotes independence and builds confidence by helping people with cognitive challenges complete tasks successfully. Virtually any activity can be broken into a sequence of easy-to-follow steps, illustrated by photos and reinforced with optional text and audio. Scheduling and reminder features ensure each task gets done on time. Support workers and therapists are providing CanPlan to their clients with cognitive, memory and other challenges, while families and caregivers are using the tool with loved ones who desire more independence. For any given task, a user initially goes through the activity with a support person or family member. Together, they take photos of each step in the task, adding text or audio as needed. The task is then filed under a customizable set of categories, which could include areas such as: Food Preparation, Household Chores, Shopping, Transportation, Exercise, Workplace Tasks, and so on. *** WHO IS IT FOR? *** CanPlan is especially beneficial to people who have difficulty performing activities that require following a sequence of steps, including those with: - Brain injury - Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease - Autism Spectrum Disorder - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - Dyslexia - Developmental disabilities *** KEY FEATURES *** - Task Sequencing: breaks each task into an easy-to-follow sequence of photos, with optional text or audio - Scheduling: shows a list of tasks to be completed during the day - Prompting: provides the option of audible timed reminders - Active Task Reminder: helps the user stick with a task until it’s complete - Task Categorization: allows tasks to be filed in customizable categories for easy retrieval - CanPlan is a universal app optimized for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad *** SUPPORT *** To report a problem with the app, please email canassist@uvic.ca *** TESTIMONIALS *** “It really helps me to function and complete day-to-day tasks. I use the schedule and alarm to structure my day. It has removed so much stress in my life.” – Client with early onset Alzheimer’s disease “It works great – I can add whatever tasks I need to remember. And I’ll add more and more tasks as I get more to do at work, and when I start taking the bus to work.” – Client with brain injury “I like that each step of a task includes a photo and audio as well. I also like that we are able to add empowering messages.” – Support worker of client with brain injury *** CANASSIST at the UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA *** CanAssist at the University of Victoria is dedicated to developing customized technologies and services for people with disabilities, with a focus on clients in British Columbia, Canada.

About

Can't Forget

This app helps you remember recurring tasks that don't fit a traditional calendar, like taking medication or watering plants. It offers flexible scheduling, customizable reminders, and a home screen widget for quick access. Track your progress and history with ease.

Highlights
  • Flexible activity scheduling
  • Customizable push notifications
  • Home screen widget
  • Activity history and calendar view
  • Search functionality
  • Multiple color schemes
Features
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Can't Forget Life is full of tasks that don't belong on a calendar but are genuinely annoying when you forget them — taking your vitamins, watering the plants, rotating your car tires. Can't Forget keeps track of them so you don't have to. Reminders • Create activities with a schedule, or leave them unscheduled and mark them whenever you get around to them. • Schedules can repeat once, daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly — with flexible multiples (every 4 weeks, every 3 months, etc.) • "Daily" activities can be set to any combination of days: weekdays, weekends, M/W/F, or any custom mix. • Push notifications remind you when it's time, and the app badge shows exactly how many are overdue for today. • Choose a custom notification sound for each activity — or set it to silent. Widget • Add a Can't Forget widget to your Home Screen to see today's pending activities at a glance. • Subscribers can mark activities Done or Skip them directly from the widget — no need to open the app. Calendar Screen • See what's coming up, what's already done, and what's overdue — all in one place. • Tap an activity to mark it Done, or Skip it to clear the badge without counting it against you. Unskip anytime to restore it. • Browse past days to review your history, or look ahead to see what's coming. • Fine-tune completion times in the Done list for accurate record-keeping. Activity Screen • Full search makes it easy to find any activity, even when your list grows long. • Tap any activity to review its schedule, browse its history, or change its settings. Settings • Eight color schemes to make the app feel like yours. • Control how far in advance weekly, monthly, yearly, and one-time activities appear in the Coming Soon section. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://urgentheadline.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

CanPlan4 screens
Can't Forget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: CanPlan at free against Can't Forget's freemium. CanPlan also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Can't Forget's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CanPlan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Can't Forget sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per 2 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CanPlan holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Can't Forget has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of CanPlan's written reviews are positive against 75% of Can't Forget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CanPlan ships an update every 3 months, Can't Forget monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and June 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CanPlan versus Can't Forget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCanPlanCan't Forget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better4.5 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings320 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB15 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperUniversity of VictoriaDaniel Guenther

Customer experience

CanPlan

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

Can't Forget

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CanPlan

One-time1
  • Unlimited TasksFree
1 purchases

Can't Forget

Subscriptions1
  • Gold Subscription$0.992 Months

Questions

Is CanPlan free?
CanPlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Can't Forget free?
Can't Forget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CanPlan or Can't Forget?
CanPlan is rated higher. CanPlan averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Can't Forget averages 4.5 from 20 ratings.
Do CanPlan or Can't Forget have ads?
Neither CanPlan nor Can't Forget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CanPlan or Can't Forget?
CanPlan ships an update every 3 months, and Can't Forget monthly. Most recently, CanPlan was updated on July 4, 2026 and Can't Forget on June 21, 2026.

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