Comparison

Plan Joy vs Restash

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

Restash

Features
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Restash brings your saved links, notes, and inspiration into one personal collection. SAVE WHAT MATTERS Save content from Safari and other apps using the iOS share sheet. Keep useful links and your own notes together instead of losing them across open tabs and messages. MAKE YOUR COLLECTION YOURS Organize saves into folders and browse your collection on a visual board. Search for something you saved and return to it when you need it. DO MORE WITH YOUR SAVES Use AI-assisted tools to ask questions about saved content and develop your ideas. AI features use credits, and generated answers may be inaccurate. OPTIONAL PRO AND CREDITS Restash offers optional monthly and annual Pro subscriptions, a one-time lifetime Pro purchase, and one-time AI credit packs. Available plans, included credits, and prices are shown in the app before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://getrestash.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://getrestash.com/terms Support: https://getrestash.com/support

Screenshots

Plan Joy4 screens
Restash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Restash at every 2 days against Plan Joy's every 4 days. Plan Joy's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 Restash sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plan Joy ships an update every 4 days, Restash every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Plan Joy versus Restash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlan JoyRestash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (629 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings629 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size298 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChongqing Caochen Technology Co., Ltd.Flemming Deurloo

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

Restash

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
Show 4 more
  • 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
5 purchases

Restash

Subscriptions2
  • Restash Pro Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Restash Pro Annual3 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time3
  • Restash 50 Credits$4.99
  • Restash 150 Credits$9.99
  • Restash 500 Credits$24.99

Questions

Is Plan Joy free?
Plan Joy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Restash free?
Restash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Plan Joy or Restash have ads?
Neither Plan Joy nor Restash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plan Joy or Restash?
Plan Joy ships an update every 4 days, and Restash every 2 days. Most recently, Plan Joy was updated on November 8, 2026 and Restash on November 6, 2026.

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