Comparison

Gifting Planner vs Notely

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

Head to head
About

Gifting Planner

Features
Read full description

Gifting Planner is the app you need for all gifting occasions. Birthdays and Multi Faith Festivals. This Gift Planning app was designed from the ground up with one purpose, for you to Give Great Gifts. How does it do it? Simple… 1 Capture Gift Ideas when Inspiration strikes. This Gift app is super fast for entering your gift ideas so you can use it anytime anywhere. Add a picture, maybe a quick photo of that perfect gift in a store or from the web. Talking of the web, you can assign a URL to a gift if you are buying online. In Gift Planner you can store UNLIMITED gift ideas, only constrained by the spare capacity on your phone. 2 Make a list of Special People. Gifting Planner makes this super easy too, you only enter what is really needed. This comes down to their date of birth and which faith they follow (if you happen to know). This makes Gifting Planner a very special kind of Gift Tracking app - we live in a multi cultural world, this app will keep you aware of the special days in other cultures calendars. Great for friends but even better for business contacts In Gift Planner you can create UNLIMITED special friends, only constrained by the capacity of your phone. Some Faith Festivals change each year, so for a the very low ONE TIME price you get all the updates I release and each December a special release to give you the following years festivals. All included for the life of the app. At your leisure match your gift ideas to the people that will love them the most. And customise the idea for that person. This works great for things like the value of a Gift Voucher. 3 Occasions are at the heart of Gifting and so at the centre of Gifting Planner too. From one quick to use screen get a view of a month at a time; Birthdays and Festivals. From here you can hop to specific users to update the status of their gift or see a list of which of your special friends are likely to be celebrating a religious festival. No adverts. No recurring subscription and ABSOLUTELY no great features locked away behind a paywall. For the very low price of less than you might pay for a coffee you get all the great features plus free maintenance and support for the life of the app. With this Gifting Planner on your phone you will Give Great Gifts. If you have a feature suggestion or need a little support you can get in touch online at edstivala.co.uk/support

About

Notely

Capture and organize your thoughts instantly with this fast, private notepad. Create, edit, and manage notes with ample space for titles and descriptions. Organize entries into custom categories with visual flair and enjoy a distraction-free, offline experience.

Highlights
  • Lightning fast note capture and editing
  • Customizable categories with pastel colors
  • Offline functionality with no account needed
  • Secure local data storage
  • Distraction-free, native dark mode UI
  • List and grid view options
Features
Read full description

Notely is a simple, fast notepad for everything you want to remember. Open the app and start writing: no account, no ads, and your notes stay on your device. WRITE WITH STYLE • Headings, bold, italic, underline and strikethrough • Bulleted and numbered lists • Left, center or right alignment • Undo and redo • Automatic saving as you type ORGANIZE WITH COLORFUL FOLDERS • Sort your notes into categories with the color of your choice • See at a glance how many notes each folder contains • Pin your most important notes and categories to the top • Switch between list and grid view FIND EVERYTHING INSTANTLY • Search all your notes by typing a few words • Browse your notes by category in one tap PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account and no sign-up • No ads • Your notes are stored on your device and work offline NOTELY PRO: ONE-TIME PURCHASE • Private vault: lock your most personal notes behind a 6-digit code • Custom app icons for your home screen • Pay once, keep it forever. No subscription. MADE FOR EVERY DAY • Light and dark mode • Available in 11 languages • Optimized for iPhone and iPad Shopping lists, ideas, journal, meeting notes, reminders: Notely keeps everything clear, fast and in one place.

Screenshots

Gifting Planner4 screens
Notely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Notely at Free against Gifting Planner's $0.99. Notely also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). Gifting Planner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On ads 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

Notely is free to download; Gifting Planner costs $0.99 up front. Notely sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gifting Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gifting Planner ships an update monthly, Notely every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Gifting Planner versus Notely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGifting PlannerNotely
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.8 (14 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—14 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEd Stivala LimitedKamel Djaber

In-app purchases

None

Gifting Planner

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Notely

One-time1
  • Premium Notely$4.99

Questions

Is Gifting Planner free?
Gifting Planner costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notely free?
Notely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gifting Planner or Notely have ads?
Neither Gifting Planner nor Notely shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gifting Planner or Notely?
Gifting Planner ships an update monthly, and Notely every 2 months. Most recently, Gifting Planner was updated on October 27, 2026 and Notely on October 25, 2026.

Other comparisons