Digital Planner for iPad vs CalenCanvs
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/
CalenCanvs
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Your calendar, with room to write. CalenCanvs brings events from calendars on your iPhone or iPad into a monthly board. Add handwritten notes with Apple Pencil or your finger, then place stamps to make plans easy to recognize. • Read events from Apple Calendar Choose which device calendars to display. CalenCanvs reads events without adding, changing or deleting them. You can also write on an empty board without granting calendar access. • Write with Apple Pencil or your finger Choose pen or highlighter colors and widths. Add notes directly to dates and plans, with Undo and Redo when you need them. • Make plans stand out with stamps Place stamps on a date or on the board to highlight daily plans. • Made for iPhone and iPad Switch between Today, Tomorrow, This Week and This Month. Pan and zoom the board, or use the roomy iPad display. All Events shows the complete list on busy days. Your data Calendar events are read on your device and are not sent to a server. Drawings and settings are stored locally. There are no accounts, ads, analytics SDKs or board synchronization between devices. You can export drawings as a backup to a destination you choose.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CalenCanvs at none against Digital Planner for iPad's 3. CalenCanvs also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. CalenCanvs asks for nothing beyond the download.
Digital Planner for iPad ships an update every 6 days, CalenCanvs every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digital Planner for iPad | CalenCanvs |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 223 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alina Shpak | Naoki Miura |
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
CalenCanvs
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
CalenCanvs
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Digital Planner for iPad free?
Is CalenCanvs free?
Do Digital Planner for iPad or CalenCanvs have ads?
Which is updated more often, Digital Planner for iPad or CalenCanvs?
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