Upcoming vs Planara
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Upcoming
Easily monitor your recurring payments and avoid unexpected charges. This app helps you track subscription renewal dates and forecast monthly spending on services. Stay on top of your budget and manage your subscriptions effectively.
- Track subscription renewal dates
- Monitor monthly subscription costs
- Forecast upcoming expenses
- Avoid unexpected renewal charges
- Budget management for services
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- Forgot to cancel your subscription before it renewed? - Unsure if you have enough budget to spend for another streaming service? Upcoming can help you keep track of your subscriptions before it renews. It also allows you to see how much your subscriptions will cost you for the current and next month.
Planara
This app helps you create a clear financial plan for each paycheck, focusing on future money movement. It guides you to pay off debt faster using popular strategies and track bills without stress.
- Paycheck planning system
- Debt payoff strategies (snowball/avalanche)
- Bill and expense tracking
- Savings goal planning
- Household sharing
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Most budgeting apps tell you what you already did. Planara tells you what to do next. Stop guessing where your money should go. Start making a plan that gets you ahead faster. What Planara does: Planara helps you: • Build a clear plan for every paycheck • Pay off debt faster with snowball or avalanche • Stay on top of bills without the stress • See exactly how your money moves forward Why Planara is different: Most apps track the past. Planara focuses on your future. Instead of showing where your money went, Planara shows you where it should go next. Features: • Paycheck planning system • Debt payoff strategies (snowball and avalanche) • Bill and expense tracking • Savings goal planning • Household sharing Take control of your money today. Download Planara and start moving forward. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Upcoming at none against Planara's 3. Planara's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and 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
Both are free to download. Planara sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Upcoming asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Upcoming against 5.0 for Planara. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Upcoming's written reviews are positive against 100% of Planara's.
Upcoming ships an update every 3 weeks, Planara weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Upcoming | Planara |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edrick Leong | CHARLES JACK MILLER |
Customer experience
Upcoming
Planara
In-app purchases
Upcoming
No in-app purchases
Planara
- Planara Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Planara Pro 6 months7 Days trial$29.996 Months
- Planara Pro Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
