Digital Planner for iPad vs LightHouse Notes
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/
LightHouse Notes
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LightHouse is a calm, private place for notes, documents and ideas on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Write with rich text, checklists, tables, images and attachments. Organize work into Harbors, tags, pinned notes and visual cards. Connect related notes, create calendar events, scan documents, review earlier versions and export or back up your work. Anchor keeps everyday note-taking free with unlimited notes, up to three Harbors and optional synchronization through your personal iCloud account. Beacon and Harbor Lifetime unlock unlimited Harbors, LightHouse live sync, cross-device editing protection, sharing, locked notes, scanning, revision history, templates, custom themes and advanced tools. Beacon is an annually renewing subscription; Harbor Lifetime is a one-time purchase for the current LightHouse app and product generation, including LightHouse 2.0. Privacy is built in: no ads and no third-party behavioral analytics. Document recognition runs on device. Paid live sync uses Appwrite Cloud in Frankfurt after Sign in with Apple; Anchor does not use the LightHouse Appwrite service. Account and synchronized-data deletion controls are available in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Digital Planner for iPad at every 6 days against LightHouse Notes's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Digital Planner for iPad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and LightHouse Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $22.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Digital Planner for iPad ships an update every 6 days, LightHouse Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digital Planner for iPad | LightHouse Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 222 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alina Shpak | Giorgio Bellini |
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
LightHouse Notes
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
LightHouse Notes
- Beacon$22.991 Year
- Harbor Lifetime$44.99
Questions
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