Comparison

Plan Joy vs Hey Me

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

Head to head
About

Plan Joy

This app helps you manage your schedule and to-do lists with versatile planning templates and a supportive duck companion. It breaks down large goals into manageable steps and offers fun customization options. Track progress with visual views and statistics, and stay focused with a Pomodoro timer.

Highlights
  • Versatile planning templates
  • Goal breakdown into stages
  • Customizable themes and widgets
  • Task prioritization
  • Pomodoro focus timer
  • Progress statistics
  • Quick input methods (text, voice)
Features
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With versatile planning templates for all scenarios, managing schedules and todos becomes effortless. Your warm and comforting duck companion, JOY, is here to be your personal cheerleader, turning plans into easily achievable goals. Make Plans Planners, Pomodoro timer, notes, View, widgets, calendar, countdowns, and todo lists. Whether you're creating project plans, managing schedules, or focusing on work and study, everything becomes intuitive and seamless. Achieve All Goals Goal Breakdown: Weight loss, certification exams, self-improvement... All goals across various scenarios can be automatically broken down into stages, making it easier to achieve step by step. Fun and Creative Methods Customization: change themes, icons, stickers... freely Widgets: Your Joy always here for you. Comprehensive Features · Clear Priorities: Task prioritization based on quadrants, with single-column lists tailored to your habits. · Costume Rewards: Unlock exclusive costumes for completing tasks—your efforts deserve recognition. · Quick Input: Support for text, voice, and other input methods for fast task creation. · Time Control: Link individual tasks to the Focus Pomodoro timer, with customizable reminders, deadlines, and repeat options. · Visual View: Track activities efficiently with weekly, monthly, and yearly views for easy reference. · Focus Timer: A scientifically designed Pomodoro timer to help you maintain energy and focus. · Review Notes: Capture daily reflections and insights in a quick and convenient way. · Progress Statistics: Multi-dimensional data analysis to track progress and inform continuous improvement. · Widgets: Countdowns, planners, and other widgets for home screen & lock screens. Download Planjoy to discover more! Privacy Policy:https://sgp.woyaozuojihua.com/web/apppage/article/view.html?id=127 User Agreement:https://sgp.woyaozuojihua.com/web/apppage/article/view.html?id=126 Auto-Renewal Terms:https://sgp.woyaozuojihua.com/web/apppage/article/view.html?id=125 Membership Service Agreement:https://sgp.woyaozuojihua.com/web/apppage/article/view.html?id=128

About

Hey Me

Capture thoughts, to-dos, and ideas in a unique chat-style interface. Organize notes into themed conversations with customizable visuals and instant search. It's a private and delightful way to keep your mind uncluttered.

Highlights
  • Chat-style note-taking
  • Themed conversations
  • Instant search across chats
  • Customizable chat colors and illustrations
  • Move notes between conversations
  • Rich link previews
  • Private and secure
Features
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Take notes like you're chatting with yourself ;) Hey Me will transform how you capture your thoughts... Forget boring lists! Hey Me is a note-taking app with a twist — it works like a chat with yourself. Capture thoughts, to-dos, ideas, quotes, or dreams in familiar chat bubbles, and organize them into themed conversations you can easily move between. It's the comfort of chatting with a friend, but the friend is YOU! Why you'll love Hey Me: - Chat-style notes in themed conversations - Task lists right inside your chats — check things off as you go - Search your chats, links, and tasks to find anything, instantly - Custom colors and illustrations for each chat - Move notes between conversations instantly - Quick capture without folder hunting - Links come alive with rich previews — images, titles, and descriptions - Completely private and secure Whether it's a brilliant idea, a random grocery item, a wedding plan, or your dream journal - Hey Me keeps your brain uncluttered in a space that feels warm, familiar, and delightful. Perfect for: - To-do lists & reminders - Ideas & brain dumps - Journals & self-reflection - Project & event planning - Favorite quotes & life notes - and anything else you can think of! Ready to give your thoughts a cozy home? Download Hey Me and start chatting with yourself today! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://heyme.bitoverloaded.com/legal/privacy

Screenshots

Plan Joy4 screens
Hey Me4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Plan Joy at every 4 days against Hey Me's every 2 months. Plan Joy also leads on ratings volume (630 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). Hey Me's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Plan Joy sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Hey Me sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hey Me holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plan Joy has 630 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plan Joy ships an update every 4 days, Hey Me every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Plan Joy versus Hey Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlan JoyHey Me
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (630 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings630 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size298 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChongqing Caochen Technology Co., Ltd.Andre Louw

Customer experience

Plan Joy

All ratings619 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews310 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative10.3%

Hey Me

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

Bugs and requests

Plan Joy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearance of the cute bubble sound effect
  • Misspellings in the app
  • Inability to sign up or login properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options for themes and backgrounds
  • Integration with Google Calendar
  • Ability to reorder tasks in the Eisenhower matrix
  • Syncing across multiple devices

Hey Me

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Plan Joy

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly Subscription2 variants$6.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$10.001 Month
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  • Annual Subscription$29.901 Year
  • 1 Year$29.901 Year
  • 1 Year3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • 1 Year2 variants$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • 120 Diamonds$3.99
2 purchases

Hey Me

One-time2
  • iCloud Sync$4.99
  • Unlimited Chats$4.99

Questions

Is Plan Joy free?
Plan Joy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hey Me free?
Hey Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Plan Joy or Hey Me?
Hey Me is rated higher. Plan Joy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 630 ratings, while Hey Me averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Plan Joy or Hey Me have ads?
Neither Plan Joy nor Hey Me shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plan Joy or Hey Me?
Plan Joy ships an update every 4 days, and Hey Me every 2 months. Most recently, Plan Joy was updated on November 12, 2026 and Hey Me on October 30, 2026.

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