Comparison

DayMap vs Ultimate Planner App

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

Head to head
About

DayMap

This app unifies tasks, projects, and calendars into a single, clear view. Organize ideas into projects, schedule them, and focus on your next step. It helps manage your life's journey, one day at a time.

Highlights
  • Project board with color-coded columns
  • Tasks and subtasks management
  • Built-in scheduler with drag-and-drop functionality
  • Notes and links integration
  • Focus mode for daily priorities
  • Quick capture via keyboard or voice
  • Print or share project views
Features
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Most productivity apps make one thing easy. Some manage tasks. Others focus on projects, calendars, or notes. But real life doesn't fit into just one — your projects shape your schedule, and your schedule decides what you get done today. DayMap brings them together — one clear view of where you are, where you're headed, and what to do next: • Capture ideas before they slip away • Organize them into color-coded projects • Schedule them on a built-in calendar • Focus on today's next step FEATURES • Project board — clean, color-coded columns • Tasks & subtasks — break big things into doable steps • Built-in scheduler — drag a task onto the calendar to plan your week, or see everything ahead in Upcoming • Notes & links — keep info (and tappable links) with any task or project • Focus mode — see just what matters for a chosen day • Quick capture — jot to your Inbox by keyboard or voice • Contexts — group projects by area of life • Print or share — a day, a week, or a whole project, as PDF or plain text • On your Home Screen — a Today widget, plus Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight search • Apple Watch — today's tasks on your wrist DAYMAP PRO unlocks iCloud sync across Mac, iPad, iPhone & Apple Watch, calendar mirroring to Apple Calendar, recurring tasks, contexts, and unlimited projects. Free to start with up to 5 projects on one device. Whether you're leading a business, serving in ministry, running a household, or building a side project — know where you are, see where you're headed, and choose your next step. One day at a time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Ultimate Planner App

This app blends the tactile feel of handwriting with digital flexibility for personalized planning. Create custom layouts, track habits, and manage tasks across multiple devices. It offers a supportive system for organizing work, study, and personal life.

Highlights
  • Handwriting and digital planning integration
  • Customizable templates and layouts
  • Habit tracking and goal setting
  • Task management with subtasks and reminders
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Journaling and note-taking capabilities
  • Unlimited personal planners
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Ultimate Planner is a flexible digital planner app for iPad and iPhone, built for handwriting, calendar planning, tasks, notes, habits, goals, routines, and personal organization. Plan your day, week, month, and year on visual planner pages, write naturally with Apple Pencil or your finger, type text when needed, and sync your real schedule with Apple Calendar and Google Calendar. Use Ultimate Planner as your daily planner, weekly planner, monthly planner, yearly planner, task planner, habit tracker, goal planner, note-taking app, and visual calendar planner in one simple planning system. It is designed for people who want the feel of a real planner with the flexibility of a modern productivity app. More than a to-do list, Ultimate Planner gives you real planner pages for daily schedules, weekly routines, monthly plans, yearly goals, notes, trackers, budgets, meal planning, projects, journaling, wellness, study, work, and home organization. It helps you build a planner that fits the way you actually plan. Ultimate Planner is not a static PDF planner. You can customize layouts, add pages, create multiple planners, change covers and themes, sync calendar events, type text, use checkboxes, add images, paste content, write by hand, and continue planning across future years without rebuilding your planner from scratch. Capture plans without friction. Add tasks, notes, ideas, reminders, routines, and calendar events, then organize everything into daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or custom planner pages when you are ready. Ultimate Planner is flexible enough for detailed planning, but simple enough to keep using every day. Key Features: • Digital planner app for iPad and iPhone • Handwriting with Apple Pencil or finger • Apple Calendar sync and Google Calendar sync • Daily planner, weekly planner, monthly planner, quarterly planner, and yearly planner pages • 500+ flexible planner layouts, templates, and page designs • Checklists, reminders, recurring plans, and routines • Habit tracker, goal planner, routine tracker, progress tracker, and wellness planner pages • Notes, journals, sketches, stickers, images, handwriting, typed text, and pasted content • Budget planner, meal planner, project planner, student planner, teacher planner, ADHD-friendly planner pages, and more • Light and dark mode, planner themes, covers, colors, fonts, and custom sections • Multiple planners for work, study, home, wellness, school, projects, and personal life • Cross-device and cross-platform sync • Offline planning support when you do not have internet access Use Ultimate Planner for: • Daily planning and time blocking • Weekly routines and recurring tasks • Monthly planning and long-term goals • Work planning, project planning, and meeting notes • Budget planning, expense tracking, and personal finance organization • Meal planning, grocery planning, wellness planning, habits, and journaling • ADHD planning, visual planning, flexible routines, and personal productivity • Notes, checklists, schedules, trackers, and custom planner pages Ultimate Planner helps you organize your life without forcing you into one rigid productivity system. Start free and build a digital planner that works the way you do. Subscriptions: - App subscriptions are paid on either monthly or yearly intervals - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription - Privacy Policy: https://ultimate-planner.app/privacy/ - Terms of Service: https://ultimate-planner.app/terms/

Screenshots

DayMap4 screens
Ultimate Planner App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DayMap at 5.0 against Ultimate Planner App's 4.0. DayMap also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DayMap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per year and Ultimate Planner App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DayMap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of DayMap's written reviews are positive against 60% of Ultimate Planner App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayMap ships an update every 2 days, Ultimate Planner App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DayMap versus Ultimate Planner App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayMapUltimate Planner App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWhetstone Apps, LLCEvopaper

Customer experience

DayMap

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ultimate Planner App

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DayMap

Subscriptions1
  • DayMap Pro (Annual)14 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • DayMap Pro (Lifetime)$69.99
2 purchases

Ultimate Planner App

Subscriptions2
  • All in One Access$4.991 Month
  • All in One Access (Yearly)$39.991 Year

Questions

Is DayMap free?
DayMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ultimate Planner App free?
Ultimate Planner App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DayMap or Ultimate Planner App?
DayMap is rated higher. DayMap averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Ultimate Planner App averages 4.0 from 6 ratings.
Do DayMap or Ultimate Planner App have ads?
Neither DayMap nor Ultimate Planner App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DayMap or Ultimate Planner App?
DayMap ships an update every 2 days, and Ultimate Planner App fortnightly. Most recently, DayMap was updated on October 7, 2026 and Ultimate Planner App on October 12, 2026.

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