Comparison

Appoint vs Planner

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

Head to head
About

Appoint

This calendar app learns your scheduling habits to suggest event details like titles, times, and locations. It offers multiple views, customization options, and privacy-focused local processing. Enjoy smart input, drag-and-drop rescheduling, and astronomical data.

Highlights
  • Smart event input with suggestions
  • Multiple customizable calendar views
  • Drag-and-drop event rescheduling
  • Privacy-focused local data processing
  • Sun, moon, and daylight data
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Create events faster than you ever thought possible. Appoint learns how you schedule — suggesting titles, times, locations, and details before you finish typing. It's a calendar built for people who value their time. SMART INPUT Type "3pm" or "9-12am" and Appoint sets the time. Type "1.5h" and it sets the duration. Start typing a title and it suggests the rest — prefilling time, calendar, notes, and recurrence from your history. Contact names are detected automatically. All of this works in any language. EVERY VIEW YOU NEED Day, week, month, and list views — each designed for a different purpose. Pinch to zoom in day and week views. See relative dates in the list view ("today", "in 3 weeks"). Color-coded dots in month view show how busy each day is at a glance. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from over a dozen built-in color themes — or create your own from scratch. Light, dark, colorful, minimal — Appoint looks the way you want it to. Event colors adapt automatically to your chosen theme so everything stays readable and beautiful. Customize work hours, week start day, default duration, and preferred map app. DRAG & DROP Long-press to move events between times and days. Quickly reschedule without opening a single form. STATISTICS See exactly where your time goes. Break your schedule down by calendar and time period, spot your busiest days and recurring commitments, and watch the numbers update as you pick any date range. Export any range to CSV or ICS when you need the raw data. PRIVACY FIRST Your data stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud services, no tracking. Appoint works with iCloud, Google, Exchange, or any calendar service supported by iOS — but all the intelligence happens locally on your phone. SUN & MOON See sunrise and sunset times as subtle markers on your day and week timelines — calculated for your location, updating with the seasons. Moon phases appear on the month grid so you always know when the next full or new moon is. Astronomically accurate, no internet needed. Appoint only uses your approximate location — no precise tracking. WIDGETS Event countdown, upcoming schedule, sunrise & sunset forecast, and a full-year daylight chart — right on your home screen. Seven widgets in three sizes, each with theme support. ALSO INCLUDED - Powerful search across all fields and views - Scheduling conflict detection - Recurrence rules for repeating events - Multiple alarms and reminders - Invitations management - Integrated maps with turn-by-turn directions - Timezone support - Full iPad support Syncs with the built-in Calendar app — your events are always up to date. A one-time Appoint Pro purchase unlocks even more — no subscription, yours forever. Already bought Appoint? You already have Pro, with our thanks. feedback@appointcal.com

About

Planner

This task manager helps you organize your day by planning tasks around your existing schedule and reminders. It avoids overdue clutter and pressure, allowing you to focus on what matters when it makes sense. Plans can be easily adjusted without guilt.

Highlights
  • Integrates with existing reminders and lists
  • Plans tasks around your schedule
  • Avoids overdue task clutter
  • Flexible rescheduling
  • Focuses on actionable tasks
  • Gentle health goal reminders
Features
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The no subscription task manager. Planner is a smarter way to work through your tasks—without the pressure of overdue reminders. Built on top of your existing reminders and lists, Planner helps you decide when to actually work on things. No migrations, no duplicate systems, and no subscriptions required. Just a better way to plan your time using what you already have. Instead of letting tasks pile up with overdue badges, Planner keeps everything visible and actionable. You choose what to focus on and when—whether that’s between meetings, after work, or around your kids’ soccer game. And if plans change, your tasks don’t turn into guilt-inducing red text. They simply stay available until you’re ready to reschedule or move on. Planner is designed for real life: • Use your existing reminders and lists • Plan tasks around your actual schedule • Avoid overdue clutter and unnecessary pressure • Stay flexible when plans change • Focus on what matters, when it makes sense • Nudge your health goals forward with gentle reminders Stop managing deadlines. Start planning your time.

Screenshots

Appoint4 screens
Planner2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Appoint at Free against Planner's $4.99. Appoint also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). Planner's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Appoint is free to download; Planner costs $4.99 up front. Appoint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Appoint ships an update every 10 days, Planner every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Appoint versus Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppointPlanner
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUrs GortJames Prochnow

Customer experience

Appoint

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative9.1%

Planner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Appoint

One-time1
  • Appoint Pro$7.99
None

Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Appoint free?
Appoint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Planner free?
Planner costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Appoint or Planner?
Planner is rated higher. Appoint averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Planner averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Appoint or Planner have ads?
Neither Appoint nor Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Appoint or Planner?
Appoint ships an update every 10 days, and Planner every 3 days. Most recently, Appoint was updated on October 23, 2026 and Planner on October 18, 2026.

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