Digital Planner for iPad vs DocVault by TetsuoLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Task management
- Event scheduling
- Reminder notifications
- Calendar synchronization
- PDF annotation
- Apple Pencil optimized
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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. Digital Planner is also available on iPhone and Mac, so you can keep your planning accessible across your Apple devices. Use iPhone for quick access to your planner, calendar, tasks, and events on the go, or open Digital Planner on your Mac when you're working at your computer. Keep your planning synchronized across devices and easily check or update your schedule wherever you are. 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 • Create and edit Google Calendar events directly in the app • Connect and work with Outlook 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, quickly check your schedule from iPhone when you're on the go, and access your planning from Mac while working at your computer. 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/
DocVault by TetsuoLab
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DocVault is a private document vault for iPhone and iPad. Scan, import, organize, preview, rename, search and share your important documents from one calm place. Keep IDs, contracts, bills, invoices, tax papers, insurance, receipts, warranties, health documents, vehicle papers, recipes, travel files and more ready when life asks for them. FREE TO START DocVault lets you start with up to 20 personal documents. Demo documents do not count toward the limit, and your existing documents remain accessible if you reach it. DocVault Pro is available as a one-time in-app purchase and unlocks unlimited documents and advanced tools. No subscription. CAPTURE EVERYTHING Use your camera to scan paper documents, or import PDFs, images and other supported files from iOS. You can also import multiple files at once and send them straight to Inbox for later review. ORGANIZE BY REAL LIFE Save each document with a clear name, category, subcategory, tags, notes, document date and optional expiry date. DocVault includes practical categories such as Identity, Contracts, Bills, Invoices, Government, Taxes, Banking, Insurance, Health, Vehicle, Home, Work, Travel, Receipts, Warranties, Certificates, Legal, Utilities, Recipes, Education and Family. Categories only appear on the main screen when they contain documents, keeping the interface clean and focused. FIND DOCUMENTS FAST Search by document name, category, subcategory, tags or notes. Use document previews to recognize files quickly, rename documents from the preview, and share them with clean filenames. IMPORTANT DATES, UNDER CONTROL Add document dates and expiry or review dates for contracts, IDs, insurance policies, certificates, vehicle papers and more. With DocVault Pro, you can add reminders and optional calendar events so important dates are easier to track. SYNC OR BACK UP YOUR WAY DocVault Pro can sync your documents between iPhone and iPad using your personal iCloud account. Pull down on the main screen to sync whenever you need. Prefer not to use iCloud? DocVault also includes manual backup and restore tools. SHARE WHEN NEEDED Share one document, select multiple documents inside a category, or create a ZIP file before sharing. Use the native iOS share sheet to send files through Mail, Messages, AirDrop, Files and other apps. DOCVAULT PRO DocVault Pro unlocks: • Unlimited documents • iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad • Pull-to-sync • Expiry and review reminders • Calendar events • Bulk sharing • ZIP export • Custom accent colors One-time purchase. No subscription. PRIVATE BY DESIGN DocVault does not require a Tetsuo Lab account. It has no ads, no tracking and no Tetsuo Lab document collection. Your documents stay on your device and, if you enable iCloud sync, in your personal iCloud. Tetsuo Lab does not collect, read, sell or store your documents. When life asks for a document, know exactly where it is.
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Verdict
Digital Planner for iPad and DocVault by TetsuoLab are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Digital Planner for iPad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and DocVault by TetsuoLab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Digital Planner for iPad | DocVault by TetsuoLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 223 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alina Shpak | Hector Pardal Arias |
Bugs and requests
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
DocVault by TetsuoLab
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Digital Planner for iPad
- Digital Planner (Monthly)$6.991 Month
- Digital Planner (Three month)$12.993 Months
- Digital Planner (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
DocVault by TetsuoLab
- DocVault Pro$3.99
Questions
Is Digital Planner for iPad free?
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