Plander vs LightHouse Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plander
A minimalist task management application designed for simplicity. Quickly add and organize tasks with intuitive gestures, view your schedule in a timeline, and receive timely reminders. Customize tasks with colors and sync across devices.
- Minimalist design
- Intuitive task management
- Color customization
- Timeline schedule view
- Push notifications
- iCloud sync
- Holiday calendar integration
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Plander is a task management app built for simplicity and minimal design. Add a task with a double-tap and swipe it away—just like moving sticky notes with your fingertips. Quickly view and organize your tasks for today and tomorrow at a glance :) ■ Key Features ∙ Color Customization: Assign custom tag colors by project or category ∙ Schedule Blocks: Display your day or multiple days in an intuitive timeline ∙ Push Notifications: Receive timely reminders so you never miss an important task ∙ iCloud Sync: Keep your schedule up to date across all your devices in real time ∙ Holiday Calendar: Integrate public holiday calendars in real time ■ Contact & Feedback ∙ plander.cs@gmail.com
LightHouse Notes
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LightHouse is a calm, private place for notes, documents and ideas on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Write with rich text, checklists, tables, images and attachments. Organize work into Harbors, tags, pinned notes and visual cards. Connect related notes, create calendar events, scan documents, review earlier versions and export or back up your work. Anchor keeps everyday note-taking free with unlimited notes, up to three Harbors and optional synchronization through your personal iCloud account. Beacon and Harbor Lifetime unlock unlimited Harbors, LightHouse live sync, cross-device editing protection, sharing, locked notes, scanning, revision history, templates, custom themes and advanced tools. Beacon is an annually renewing subscription; Harbor Lifetime is a one-time purchase for the current LightHouse app and product generation, including LightHouse 2.0. Privacy is built in: no ads and no third-party behavioral analytics. Document recognition runs on device. Paid live sync uses Appwrite Cloud in Frankfurt after Sign in with Apple; Anchor does not use the LightHouse Appwrite service. Account and synchronized-data deletion controls are available in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plander at none against LightHouse Notes's 2. Plander also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). LightHouse Notes's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. LightHouse Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $22.99 per year. Plander asks for nothing beyond the download.
Plander ships an update every 5 days, LightHouse Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plander | LightHouse Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHOI HYEONG SEOK | Giorgio Bellini |
In-app purchases
Plander
No in-app purchases
LightHouse Notes
- Beacon$22.991 Year
- Harbor Lifetime$44.99









