Comparison

Calendars vs Digital Planner for iPad

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 a calendar, task manager, daily planner, and habit tracker. It helps users plan their day, build habits, boost productivity, and stay organized with seamless syncing across all Apple devices. Features include event creation, to-do list management, natural language input, and integration with popular meeting platforms.

Highlights
  • Calendar, task, and habit management
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly views
  • Natural language event creation
  • To-do list organization
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Meeting platform integration
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

Digital Planner for iPad

Streamline your life and boost productivity with this versatile digital planner. Manage tasks, events, and goals with reminders, calendar sync, and PDF annotation. Optimized for Apple Pencil for a smooth writing experience.

Highlights
  • Task management
  • Event scheduling
  • Reminder notifications
  • Calendar synchronization
  • PDF annotation
  • Apple Pencil optimized
Features
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Digital Planner is designed first and foremost for iPad, combining the familiar experience of a classic paper planner with the flexibility of digital planning. Plan your days, weeks, and months, write naturally with Apple Pencil, organize your schedule, and keep your tasks, events, goals, and notes in one place. The iPhone version works as a convenient companion, giving you quick access to your planner, calendar, tasks, and events when your iPad isn't with you. Keep your planning synchronized across devices and easily check or update your schedule on the go. PLAN YOUR WAY Stay organized with flexible planning views for everything from detailed daily schedules to long-term goals: • Hourly Planner • Daily Planner • Weekly Planner • Monthly Planner • Yearly Planner • Daily goals, notes, and summaries • Checklists and tasks • Birthday calendar • Customizable planning templates WRITE NATURALLY WITH APPLE PENCIL Turn your iPad into a digital notebook and planner. Write, draw, highlight, add typed text, and organize content naturally. Convert handwriting to text or use speech-to-text when typing isn't convenient. CALENDARS & REMINDERS Bring planning and scheduling together: • Sync with Apple Calendar • Sync with Google Calendar • Work with Apple Reminders • Add and manage events • Share your calendar with others NOTES, PDFs & MORE Use Digital Planner for planning, writing, studying, and organizing: • Create notes • Add stickers and images • Select and move content with the Lasso tool • Import and annotate PDF files • Track books with a reading list • Back up and restore your data MADE FOR EVERYDAY PLANNING Whether you're a student, teacher, professional, or simply enjoy the feeling of a traditional paper planner, Digital Planner gives you the freedom to organize your life your way. Enjoy the space and flexibility of planning on iPad with Apple Pencil, while keeping your schedule accessible from iPhone whenever you need it. Have an idea or suggestion? Contact our support team and let us know what you'd like to see next. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION The app contains the following subscription options: 1-month membership from $6.99. 3-month membership from $12.99. 1-year membership from $29.99 after a 7-day free trial. Prices above are in U.S. dollars (USD) and apply to customers in the United States. Prices in other countries may vary and are displayed in the applicable local currency. Local App Store pricing may differ from a direct conversion based on current exchange rates. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions and auto-renewal can be managed in your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.digitalplanner.biz/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.digitalplanner.biz/terms-of-use/ EULA: https://www.digitalplanner.biz/eula/

Screenshots

Calendars4 screens
Digital Planner for iPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Calendars at free with in-app purchases against Digital Planner for iPad's subscription. Calendars also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (122K vs 2.1K). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Calendars sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Digital Planner for iPad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 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 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendars has 122K ratings behind it against 2.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Calendars's written reviews are positive against 44% of Digital Planner for iPad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendars ships an update every 11 days, Digital Planner for iPad every 6 days. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Calendars versus Digital Planner for iPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendarsDigital Planner for iPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (122K ratings) — better4.3 (2.1K ratings)
Positive reviews55.4% of reviews — better44.2% of reviews
Number of ratings122K — better2.1K
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#115 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size408 MB202 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReaddle Technologies LimitedAlina Shpak

Customer experience

Calendars

All ratings121,813 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews1,252 reviews
Positive55.4%
Neutral8.9%
Negative35.8%

Digital Planner for iPad

All ratings2,065 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive44.2%
Neutral12.2%
Negative43.6%

User reviews

Calendars

From 122K 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

Digital Planner for iPad

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Seamless integration with calendar
  • 📝 Intuitive and easy to use
  • ✨ Visually appealing design
  • 🖋️ Great for handwritten notes
  • 📚 Helpful book tracking feature

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 💰 Subscription-based model
  • 🔒 Difficulty canceling subscription
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🗓️ Sync issues between devices

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

Digital Planner for iPad

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Lasso tool issues with cut and paste
  • Disappearing text when writing over stickers
  • Inconsistent calendar sync
  • Eraser leaving jumbled pieces
  • Inability to rearrange pages

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to delete individual pages
  • Improved eraser functionality
  • Sync with Outlook calendar
  • Monthly and yearly view improvements
  • Widgets for quick access

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Calendars

Subscriptions9
  • 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
Show 6 more
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year3 Months trial$19.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year7 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year1 Year trial$19.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year14 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year7 Days trial$21.991 Year
  • Calendars PRO 1 Year7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time9
  • Calendars PRO LifetimeFree
  • Invites & Attendees Upgrade$1.99
  • Smart Input Upgrade$1.99
Show 6 more
  • Full Upgrade$4.99
  • Interesting Calendars$5.99
  • My schedule planner, Organizer$6.99
  • Full Pack$12.99
  • Reminders & Calendars$19.99
  • Recurring Events$31.99
3 purchases

Digital Planner for iPad

Subscriptions3
  • Digital Planner (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • Digital Planner (Three month)$12.993 Months
  • Digital Planner (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Calendars free?
Calendars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Digital Planner for iPad free?
Digital Planner for iPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calendars or Digital Planner for iPad?
Calendars is rated higher. Calendars averages 4.7 out of 5 from 122K ratings, while Digital Planner for iPad averages 4.3 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Calendars or Digital Planner for iPad have ads?
Neither Calendars nor Digital Planner for iPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendars or Digital Planner for iPad?
Calendars ships an update every 11 days, and Digital Planner for iPad every 6 days. Most recently, Calendars was updated on September 26, 2026 and Digital Planner for iPad on September 26, 2026.

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