CalDown vs LogPad

CalDown – Focus. Clarity. Time Awareness. What is happening now? What comes next? How much time is left? CalDown turns Apple Calendar events into a focused timeline across iPhone, iPad, widgets and Apple Watch. Choose your calendars and see your day without the clutter. Designed for clarity, not complexity. A TIMELINE BUILT AROUND NOW • Follow your current event with a live countdown and progress bar • Keep all-day, upcoming and recently ended events in view • Look ahead by 3, 5 or 7 days • See gaps between events and timed reminders • Create and edit events with the familiar Apple Calendar editor • Hide one event occurrence without deleting or changing it in Apple Calendar • Restore hidden events from a list organized by day; past-day occurrences are cleared automatically APPLE REMINDERS — BETA, WITH PRO • Show dated tasks from selected reminder lists alongside your events • Keep overdue tasks in Today and future timed tasks in the timeline • Complete tasks on iPhone or iPad with a checkmark and a gentle fade • Review dated tasks completed today in Done Tasks • Open Apple Reminders to create, edit or reopen tasks Undated tasks are not shown. Reminders do not occupy time or change event countdowns, and are not included in widgets or complications. WIDGETS THAT MAKE TIME TANGIBLE • See your current or next timed event on the Home Screen or Lock Screen • Preview following events in compact, combined and large layouts • Use calendar colors, countdowns and progress indicators • Hide the highlighted event directly from supported widgets Widgets and complications use your selected Upcoming range. Updates are scheduled by the system and may be delayed. APPLE WATCH — WITH PRO • View calendar events already available on your Watch, even without your iPhone nearby • Follow the iPhone’s calendar selection or keep a separate Watch selection • Expand event and reminder details in the timeline • See compact gaps and overlap durations between events • Prioritize the soonest-ending current event in the Watch timeline and complications • Collapse All Day and Reminders, with your preference remembered • Choose circular, corner, inline and rectangular complications • Use Corner Countdown for remaining time alongside a progress bar Complete reminders through your paired iPhone: offline requests stay pending with an hourglass until the iPhone confirms the save. Both devices need reminder access and the same reminder account. Some accounts cannot identify tasks reliably across devices. NOTES AND CHECKLISTS • Keep notes and actionable steps with individual calendar events • Store checklist items as readable Markdown checkbox lines in event notes • Add notes or checklist items from Watch without replacing existing content Watch additions and checklist changes require the paired iPhone to save and confirm them. Your calendar account manages synchronization. REMAINING TIME COLORS Choose warning and urgent colors, optionally with a separate start color. Preview each calendar for contrast and adjust colors and thresholds on iPhone. Apply them to the timeline, widgets and Watch independently. Tinted displays use system colors. Visual cues only — no alerts. SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Ask about Current, Next or Today’s schedule. Hide an occurrence, restore the last hidden event, or open Today and Upcoming. Use the returned text in your own shortcuts. YOUR DATA, YOUR RULES • No CalDown account, ads, subscriptions or analytics • On-device calendar and reminder processing, with no external CalDown server • Hidden-event preferences sync only with the paired Apple Watch, not through iCloud or between multiple iPhones • Optional technical diagnostic reports that you review and choose to share START SIMPLE. UNLOCK MORE WITH PRO. Use one calendar at a time and basic widgets without Pro. A single one-time purchase unlocks multiple calendars, additional widget layouts, Apple Watch and Apple Reminders integration. Your time. Your focus. CalDown.

LogPad is a fast, private capture app for daily logs, fleeting notes, ideas, links, attachments, and anything you want to save before it disappears. Write naturally from Today, Search, Folders, Smart Folders, widgets, or filtered lists. Add #tags, @mentions, dates, note links, attachments, and Markdown as part of the note itself. LogPad keeps capture simple, then helps you find and organize notes later. WHY LOGPAD Capture without filing first • Open LogPad, write a note, and save it. No notebook decision. No folder cleanup. Just capture the thought while it is still fresh. Find notes later Use Exact Words when you remember the phrase, or Best Match for broader ranked results. Add date filters when you need to narrow things down. Organize naturally • Use #tags and @mentions while writing. LogPad detects them automatically so you can browse, filter, and organize notes without extra filing. Smart Folders • Save useful filters as Smart Folders. Build views for work ideas, meeting notes, links, attachments, writing fragments, recent notes, or dynamic date ranges like Last 7 Days and This Month. Note links and attachments • Connect related notes with inline note links. Attach files and keep references inside the note so context stays together. Markdown preview • Write with lightweight Markdown for headings, emphasis, lists, and quotes. Reading mode renders supported Markdown while editing stays plain text. iCloud sync • Keep notes available across your Apple devices with iCloud sync when enabled and available on your device. Export when needed • Share or save notes as Plain Text or Markdown. Premium adds PDF export, bulk list export, export bundles, and one-tap save automation. Private by design • Notes are stored on your device. LogPad does not operate a server that receives or stores your note content. Search runs on device. FREE FEATURES -Unlimited notes -Fast capture -Today timeline -Exact Words search -Best Match search where supported -Date range filtering -Tags and mentions -Note links -Attachments -Markdown preview -Widgets -iCloud sync -Plain Text and Markdown export -First 3 Smart Folders PREMIUM • LogPad Premium is a one-time lifetime unlock. No subscription. Premium adds: *More than 3 Smart Folders- *PDF export *Bulk list export *Export bundles as folders or zip files GOOD FOR • Quick notes • Daily logs • Brain dumps • Fleeting notes • Work notes • Meeting notes • Ideas and writing fragments • Personal journaling • Project notes • Tracking links and useful references • Lightweight PKM Your notes should be easy to capture and easy to find. LogPad keeps both simple. Support: support@semore-software.com Privacy Policy: https://semore-software.com/logpad-privacy-policy.html By using this app, you agree to Apple’s standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/