Comparison

JotDay vs 7Planner

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

Head to head
About

JotDay

Effortlessly track your time with automatic exercise and sleep data retrieval from Apple HealthKit. Monitor app usage, view your day in a clear timeline, and analyze time distribution with daily, weekly, and monthly views. Includes a minimalist focus timer with Live Activity support.

Highlights
  • Automatic sleep and workout tracking
  • App usage tracking via Shortcuts
  • Minimalist focus timer with Live Activity
  • Concise timeline view
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly time views
  • Data analysis for time distribution
Features
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JotDay is a time tracking app designed to simplify your recording experience and enhance efficiency. It can automatically retrieve your exercise and sleep time, track app usage through Shortcuts, eliminating the need for manual input. The concise timeline, time blocks, weekly view, and monthly view allow you to have a clearer understanding of your time allocation. Key Features: 1. Sleep and Workout Tracking: Automatically fetches sleep and exercise data from the Apple HealthKit health app for convenient daily life statistics. 2. App Tracking: Configure Shortcuts to track app usage. 3. Minimalist Focus Timer: Supports Live Activity, Dynamic Island, and flip timing, allowing you to start timing quickly at any time and check the timing progress. 4. Timeline: Presents your day in an intuitive timeline, allowing you to easily view activity records and add notes. 5. Time Views: Clean day, week, and month views for easy comparison of time 6. Data Analysis: Easily understand the distribution of different types of focused time. Monthly and Annual Membership Subscription Terms: 1. Upon confirmation of purchase and payment, your subscription will automatically renew through your iTunes account.。 2. Your Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period, and the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period upon successful payment. 3. To cancel the renewal, please manually disable the auto-renewal feature in the iTunes/AppleID settings management at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. 4. During the trial period, if the iTunes account does not cancel the subscription, the subscription will be automatically activated and billed at the end of the trial period. Any unused trial time will be forfeited upon purchase of the subscription. 5. This service is optional for you to cancel. If you choose not to cancel, the renewal service for the next billing cycle will be activated for you. Privacy Policy: https://jotday.super.site/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

7Planner

This app helps you organize your life around core roles like parent, professional, or student. It features mission-driven planning, smart task management, and a unique trust score system to track your commitment and balance your time across all life areas.

Highlights
  • Mission-driven planning
  • Role-based organization
  • Smart task management
  • Comprehensive planning views
  • Trust score system
  • Intelligent reminders
  • Secure and private data
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Transform Your Life Through Role-Based Planning 7Planner is not just another task manager—it's a revolutionary approach to living a balanced, purposeful life. Based on the powerful concept of life roles, this app helps you organize, prioritize, and excel in every area of your life. Why 7Planner is Different: Most apps help you manage tasks. 7Planer helps you manage your LIFE. By organizing everything around your core life roles—parent, professional, partner, friend, student, and more—you gain clarity on what truly matters and where to focus your energy. Key Features: 1. Mission-Driven Planning - Define your life mission through guided questions - Create a personal mission statement that guides all your decisions - Align every task with your core values and life purpose 2. Role-Based Organization - Organize your life around 7 key roles (customizable) - Set specific goals for each role - Track your commitment and performance with Trust Scores - Balance time and energy across all life areas 3. Smart Task Management - Create recurring tasks (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly) - Automatic task instance generation - Four-quadrant priority matrix (Important/Urgent analysis) - Intelligent scheduling based on role importance and deadlines 4. Comprehensive Planning Views - Daily Planner: See your day at a glance with time slots - Weekly Planner: Plan your entire week with role-based organization - Matrix View: Visualize tasks by importance and urgency - Role Dashboard: Track progress across all your life roles 5. Trust Score System - Dynamic scoring (0-100) based on task completion - Automatic updates when tasks are completed - Visual feedback on your commitment to each role - Motivation to maintain consistency and reliability 6. Intelligent Reminders - Three-tier reminder system: - Daily reminders at customizable times - Exact time reminders for specific tasks - Advance reminders for important deadlines - Never miss an important commitment again 7. Secure & Private - Face ID / Touch ID biometric authentication - Apple ID sign-in support - Multi-user support with easy account switching - All data stored locally on your device 8. Beautiful, Intuitive Design - Clean, modern interface - Responsive design for all iPhone and iPad sizes - Smooth animations and transitions - Dark mode support Perfect For: - Busy Professionals who want work-life balance - Parents managing family responsibilities - Students juggling academics and personal life - Entrepreneurs balancing multiple priorities - Anyone seeking a more organized, purposeful life What Makes 7Planer Special: Role-First Approach: Unlike traditional task managers, we organize by life roles, not just categories Mission Alignment: Every task connects to your life mission and values Trust Scores: Gamified system that motivates consistent action Smart Automation: Tasks generate automatically based on your patterns\ Holistic View See how all areas of your life connect and balance Real Results: Users report: - Better work-life balance - Increased clarity on priorities - More consistent task completion - Reduced stress from better organization - Greater sense of purpose and direction Start Your Journey Today Download 7Planer now and discover a new way to manage your life. Whether you're a busy parent, ambitious professional, or someone seeking better organization, this app will transform how you approach daily planning and long-term goals. Free to download. No ads. Your data stays private. Designed and developed by Jason Chen. Published by Pinggen Chen.

Screenshots

JotDay4 screens
7Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 7Planner at none against JotDay's 4. 7Planner also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). JotDay's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. JotDay sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 7Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

7Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JotDay has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JotDay ships an update monthly, 7Planner weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
JotDay versus 7Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJotDay7Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRemix Design Studio平根 陈

Customer experience

JotDay

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative5.7%

7Planner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

JotDay

Subscriptions2
  • JotDay Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • JotDay Pro Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • JotDay Pro Annual to Lifetime$5.99
  • JotDay Pro Lifetime$9.99
None

7Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JotDay free?
JotDay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 7Planner free?
7Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, JotDay or 7Planner?
7Planner is rated higher. JotDay averages 4.7 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while 7Planner averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do JotDay or 7Planner have ads?
Neither JotDay nor 7Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JotDay or 7Planner?
JotDay ships an update monthly, and 7Planner weekly. Most recently, JotDay was updated on October 20, 2026 and 7Planner on October 6, 2026.

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