Solid Planner vs PulseCalendar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solid Planner
This app helps you plan your day with a simple timer and agenda. It offers an AI review of your week, providing stats and insights to help you achieve your goals. Purchase it once to own it forever.
- Daily timer with task management
- Goal pursuit tracking
- AI weekly review and stats
- One-time purchase, no subscriptions
- Cross-device support (Mac, iPhone, iPad)
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No subscriptions - Buy once, keep forever Solid Planner is a simple timer + agenda app designed to help you take some time every day to think about what you'd like to do that day. 1. Start a timer and add your tasks 2. Complete your tasks and pursue your goals 3. Get an AI review of your week, stats and more Terms of service: http://solidapps.co/terms.html Privacy policy: http://solidapps.co/privacy.html
PulseCalendar
This app acts as a daily planner and time-blocking assistant, analyzing your schedule to help you optimize your day. It integrates with multiple calendar services and offers smart features like adaptive alerts, automatic time-blocking, and personalized insights to improve productivity and time management.
- Calendar integration (iCloud, Google, Outlook, Exchange, CalDAV)
- Smart time-blocking and daily priority setting
- AI-powered schedule optimization and suggestions
- Habit tracking and productivity insights
- Natural language event entry
- Live Activity and widgets for quick access
- Customizable themes and app icons
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Pulse Calendar turns your schedule into a daily coach. Connect your calendars (iCloud, Google, Outlook, Exchange, CalDAV) in one place and let Pulse analyze your time to help you use it better. Local storage by default, no account. SMART CALENDAR • Day, 3-day, Week, Month, Year and List views • Multi-account: Apple, Google, Outlook, Exchange, CalDAV • Natural-language entry ("lunch with Marc tomorrow 1pm") • Drag to move or resize an event • Public holidays and school breaks: 10 countries, 149 regions • Real-time travel time + "time to leave" Live Activity • Weather on your agenda (WeatherKit) + moon phase PRIORITIES & FOCUS • 3 daily priorities with anti-procrastination coaching • Auto Time-Blocking: Pulse blocks priorities into your calendar • "Just get started" timer with a live count-up • "Just 5 minutes" mode for low-pressure starts PULSE BRAIN — 100% ON-DEVICE AI • Optimize your day in one tap (focus + recovery + transitions) • Ask Pulse: an assistant that knows your schedule, with no cloud • Personalized morning briefing TRACKING & INSIGHTS • Detects your habits and alerts you when a regular event is overdue • Time breakdown by category, heatmap, peak productivity hours • Evening review with a daily score and tips JOURNAL, AVAILABILITY & MORE • Private Journal (iCloud sync) and daily notes • Life Replay: revisit your year in a recap • Share your availability and let others book time (Doodle-style polls) WIDGETS, SIRI & LIVE ACTIVITY • Today, Month and Day Battery widgets; next 3 meetings on the lock screen • Dynamic Island countdown before a meeting; 8 Siri commands THEMES • 50+ themes including Onyx, Aurora, USA, Miami, Crépuscule, Neon Gold, Lavender… • Live preview, automatic light/dark mode, customizable app icon ON ALL YOUR DEVICES iPhone, iPad and Mac. One purchase, synced everywhere. AVAILABLE IN 14 LANGUAGES English · Français · Español · Deutsch · Italiano · Português · Русский · 日本語 · 简体中文 · 한국어 · العربية · Türkçe · Tiếng Việt · Ελληνικά PRIVACY Local storage by default. No ad tracking. Shared calendars and Doodle polls (optional) use a secure anonymous server. PULSE PREMIUM • Unlimited Pulse Brain and Ask Pulse (free: 3 optimizations/day) • All premium themes, advanced insights, exclusive widgets Pulse Monthly: $3.99/mo · Pulse Yearly: $24.99/yr (save 48%) · Pulse Lifetime: $39.99 (one-time) 7-day free trial on subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple account at the end of the trial; the subscription renews automatically unless turned off at least 24h before the end of the period. Manage it in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms: https://pulsecalendar.app/terms Privacy: https://pulsecalendar.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Solid Planner at 4.8 against PulseCalendar's 4.0. Solid Planner also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). PulseCalendar's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and monetization model (freemium vs paid). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Solid Planner sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and PulseCalendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Solid Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Solid Planner's written reviews are positive against 75% of PulseCalendar's.
Solid Planner ships an update monthly, PulseCalendar every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solid Planner | PulseCalendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (10 ratings) — better | 4.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solid Apps S.R.L. | Pulse (app) |
Customer experience
Solid Planner
PulseCalendar
In-app purchases
Solid Planner
- Unlock this app (lifetime)$4.99
- Unlock ALL 10 Solid Apps (lifetime)$9.99
PulseCalendar
- Pulse Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Pulse Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Pulse Pro Lifetime$39.99
