Comparison

Calendars vs Daily Planner

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

Head to head
About

Calendars

This app combines calendar, task management, and habit tracking to boost productivity and organization. It offers seamless syncing across Apple devices and integrates with popular services like Google Calendar. Plan your day, manage tasks, and build routines with customizable views and features.

Highlights
  • Calendar and task management
  • Habit tracking and routine building
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Natural language event creation
  • Integration with Google Calendar and Zoom
  • Customizable views and widgets
Features
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Calendars by Readdle is the all-in-one calendar, task manager, daily planner, and habit tracker — seamlessly working across all your Apple devices: Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Plan your day, build better habits, boost productivity, and stay organized with powerful features and smooth sync between all your devices. What you can do with Calendars: • View and manage your calendar with daily, weekly, and monthly views • Create events, set reminders, and never miss important dates • Use the built-in agenda planner to focus on what matters most • Organize your to-do list and manage your tasks with ease • Quickly add events or to-do items using natural language • Build routines and track your habits to stay consistent • Take a guided productivity course to improve time management and focus • Sync across devices with Google Calendar, iCloud, and more • Customize your planner calendar with color coding and widgets • Join Zoom, Google Meet, or GoToMeeting directly from your calendar • Stay in control of your time, wherever you are Whether you're planning a busy workday, building new habits, or working on personal growth, Calendars brings everything together to help you own your time — across all your Apple devices. Privacy Policy: https://readdle.com/calendars/legal/privacy Terms of Service: https://readdle.com/calendars/legal/terms Have questions, comments, or issues? Don’t hesitate to reach out to us at http://readdle.com/contact

About

Daily Planner

Organize your day with a comprehensive planner that includes task management, habit tracking, and event scheduling. Capture thoughts, ideas, and photos to create a personal diary. Stay on track with reminders and progress views.

Highlights
  • Add and reorder tasks with reminders
  • Form healthy habits and track progress
  • Import events and create notifications
  • Journal thoughts, ideas, and photos
  • Countdown timer for events and life
  • Personalized daily summaries
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■ Tasks: add todos, set reminders, hold and drag to reorder your list ■ Habits: form cool healthy habits, view your weekly and monthly progress ■ Schedule: import events from Apple Calendar, create notifications, plan your day down to a minute ■ Day Summary: your personal diary that is always in your pocket ■ Thoughts and Ideas: never lose important ideas amidst multiple notes ■ Photos: add photos that made your day ■ Calendar: beautiful background images for every season ■ Countdown timer: see how much's left till the end of day, month, week, year and "life". This feature is optional and can be switched off in app settings ■ LifeViewer - Daily Planner will help you be more productive! ■ Your feedback matters, please email us at: acydapp@gmail.com Join our community on Twitter, Reddit, Telegram, Fb. Please find links in app settings at the bottom of the screen Terms of Use: https://www.termsfeed.com/terms-conditions/569862d2409e5ea352012edb31756c16

Screenshots

Calendars4 screens
Daily Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Calendars at 123K against Daily Planner's 119. Calendars also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Daily Planner's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Calendars sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Daily Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calendars holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendars has 123K ratings behind it against 119, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Calendars's written reviews are positive against 73% of Daily Planner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendars ships an update weekly, Daily Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Calendars versus Daily Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendarsDaily Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (123K ratings) — better4.4 (119 ratings)
Positive reviews56.0% of reviews73.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings123K — better119
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#102 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.214.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size413 MB126 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReaddle Technologies LimitedVictor Khodalov

Customer experience

Calendars

All ratings122,497 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews1,313 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative35.3%

Daily Planner

All ratings119 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral9.2%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral14.1%
Negative12.5%

User reviews

Calendars

From 123K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Excellent calendar app
  • 👍 Easy to use and organize
  • 🎨 Helpful color-coding
  • 📆 Seamless integration with other calendars
  • 🗓️ Detailed monthly/weekly views

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and data loss
  • 💰 Concerns over subscription model
  • 🕰️ Cumbersome date/time selection process
  • 🔍 Limited location search functionality
  • 🔄 Sync issues between devices

Daily Planner

From 119 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 All-in-one planner
  • ✨ Beautiful design
  • 💡 Life expectancy feature
  • 🤩 Great for ADHD
  • 👌 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 💰 Overpriced subscription
  • 🚫 No landscape view on iPad
  • 💸 Limited free functionality
  • ⚠️ Shady subscription practices
  • ⏳ Slow loading times

Bugs and requests

Calendars

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing events and appointments
  • Upgrade process causing data loss
  • Freezing and crashing on certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Recurring events for free users
  • Customizable widgets and app icons
  • Ability to archive/restore past events
  • Improved Apple Watch integration
  • Shared calendars and family management

Daily Planner

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App frequently crashes
  • App crashes when adding new event
  • Subscription prompt appears when typing
  • Cannot restore purchase after buying
  • Date of birth setting is broken
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  • All Day events take up entire schedule
  • Cannot go back to main screen from Settings

Requested features

18 requests
  • Add subtask option
  • Add widgets for home screen
  • Track habits for past months
  • Customize section headings
  • Landscape view for iPad
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  • Add recurring tasks
  • Pomodoro widget
  • Ability to rearrange tasks
  • Mood tracker
  • Timer countdown feature
  • Health integrations (Apple Watch)
  • In-app search
  • Manage subscription within the app
  • Choose app icons
  • Google Calendar integration
  • Delete subscription option
  • Add more space for notes
  • Add more events/tasks without subscription

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Calendars

Subscriptions6
  • Calendars PRO 1 Month$3.991 Month
  • Calendars by Readdle: Interesting Calendars1 Month trial$3.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Month7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • Calendars PRO 1 Year7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year1 Year trial$19.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year7 Days trial$21.991 Year
One-time4
  • Smart Input Upgrade$1.99
  • My schedule planner, Organizer$6.99
  • Full Pack$12.99
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  • Recurring Events$31.99
3 purchases

Daily Planner

Subscriptions2
  • LifeViewer Pro Monthly$7.491 Month
  • LifeViewer Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.491 Year
One-time1
  • LifeViewer Pro Lifetime$41.99

Questions

Is Calendars free?
Calendars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daily Planner free?
Daily Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calendars or Daily Planner?
Calendars is rated higher. Calendars averages 4.7 out of 5 from 123K ratings, while Daily Planner averages 4.4 from 119 ratings.
Do Calendars or Daily Planner have ads?
Neither Calendars nor Daily Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendars or Daily Planner?
Calendars ships an update weekly, and Daily Planner every 3 weeks. Most recently, Calendars was updated on November 10, 2026 and Daily Planner on November 3, 2026.

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