PlanCoach vs herein
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlanCoach
This app helps overcome procrastination and ADHD-related task initiation difficulties by breaking down overwhelming tasks into manageable, specific steps. It offers various AI coaches and a unique focus mode to guide users towards completion and personal growth.
- Task breakdown into specific steps
- Multiple AI coaches with unique personalities
- Downloadable coach DLC
- Growth system for visible progress
- ADHD-friendly focus mode
- Instant idea capture
- Lorebook for custom instructions
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Most of the time, procrastination is not caused by laziness, but by difficulty getting started. Once you do get started, momentum will often carry you through to the end. Procrastination is only the surface symptom. The deeper reason is that our brains are naturally wired to: * dislike vague tasks and not know where to begin * fall into perfectionism, worrying about not doing it well, so it feels easier not to start at all * prefer short-term pleasure, such as scrolling on the phone * lose self-worth even further when procrastinating. At that point, the subconscious may start attaching labels like “I’m someone who always procrastinates,” leading to self-denial, inner friction, and a vicious cycle (it is very important not to label yourself this way!) This little app can break down the tasks you do not want to face into extremely specific steps with one tap. Every step is easy to complete, and each one comes with guiding text to reduce your psychological resistance. Once the task is broken down, all you need to do is take the first step with its encouragement — after that, you may find it hard to stop. # Key Features 1. Multiple Coaches The app comes with 4 carefully selected built-in coaches (Coach W specialises in helping you start, the cool and blunt big-sister coach is direct and well-balanced, Miss S is great at arranging chained tasks, and the NPC Mage excels at turning boring tasks into role-playing adventures). 2. Coach DLC Download the coaches you like on demand! A minister, a butler, a professional communication coach, a sleep guidance coach, even a chef coach… one app, endless ways to play. 3. Growth System (Beta) Make your real-world effort visible inside the app, so you can fall in love with the version of yourself that keeps improving. 4. Personal Profile Every time a coach creates a plan, they will refer to your personal profile to design steps that best fit your situation and write encouragement that motivates you most effectively. It also supports per-coach rewrites, so different coaches can see different versions of your profile. (For example, the “Master Chef” sees your food preferences, while the “Minister” sees that you are a Spanish princess.) 5. Navigation Mode (Focus) An ADHD-friendly focus mode: large text always visible (based on the GTD approach), progressive step disclosure, and course correction to help you slip naturally into a focused state. 6. Idea Capture (Not a TODO List) "Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them." Shake firmly on any screen to capture an idea instantly. You do not need to come up with brilliant ideas every time. But as long as ideas keep appearing and keep getting captured, those low-probability good ideas will eventually connect, grow, and turn into real change. 7. Lorebook Define a dictionary for your own world — a lorebook that packages complex instructions, technical terms, and personal SOPs into reusable entries. 8. Apple Watch Support! This is especially useful in situations like cooking, exercising, or walking, when it is not convenient to keep looking at your phone. 9. Iterative Revision A good plan is shaped through revision. PlanCoach’s powerful editing features let you adjust and refine it endlessly with AI until it truly fits. ==== The app price is increasing month by month, and the lifetime purchase will gradually rise to ¥268 — the earlier you buy, the better the deal! Website: https://plancoach.freemindworkshop.com/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
herein
Personalize your phone's desktop with unique widgets for weather, art, language learning, and countdowns. Create a calming digital space to express your style and track important moments.
- Creative weather widgets
- Artistic weather displays
- Interactive language flashcards
- Daily inspirational quotes
- Event countdown timers
- Customizable desktop aesthetics
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Welcome to herein — a place to create a little corner of your own in the digital world. herein turns everyday widgets into small, personal spaces: a glass aquarium that shows the weather, a tiny gallery that changes with the sky, a word card waiting to be flipped, a sentence that stays with you through the day. 【Create Your Own Corner】 - Fish Tank Temp Check the weather through a simple glass aquarium, with little fish that bring a sense of calm to your day. - Art Weather Turn your Home Screen into a miniature weather gallery. Each weather check feels like a quick visit to a small exhibition. - Flashcards Tap to flip, learn, and remember. Vocabulary practice becomes lighter, more visual, and a little more playful. - Cute Weather Start your day with an adorable smiling sun and a brighter mood. 【Capture Your Thoughts and Important Days】 - Quote Receive a daily line that may spark a thought, soften a mood, or simply stay with you. You can also display a sentence that matters to you. - Days Track countdowns, anniversaries, and meaningful moments in a way that feels gentle, personal, and full of ritual. 【Shape Your Own Aesthetic】 Choose from cute, playful, nostalgic, and retro widget styles. Build a Home Screen that feels less like a tool shelf, and more like a room with your own light. Download herein and begin creating a corner that feels calm, joyful, and quietly yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: herein at none against PlanCoach's 6. herein also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). PlanCoach's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. PlanCoach sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. herein asks for nothing beyond the download.
herein holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 28 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of PlanCoach's written reviews are positive against 83% of herein's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PlanCoach ships an update every 2 days, herein weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlanCoach | herein |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (19 ratings) | 4.8 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better | 82.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 206 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晓江 苏 | 开若图科技(上海)有限公司 |
Customer experience
PlanCoach
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In-app purchases
PlanCoach
- Premium - Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium - Quarterly$2.993 Months
- Premium - Yearly$29.991 Year
- Essentials - Lifetime$9.99
- Upgrade to Premium$19.99
- Premium-Lifetime$29.99
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No in-app purchases







