Comparison

Appointment Calendar vs Session Note

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

Head to head
About

Appointment Calendar

Features
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Your appointments, clients, and team in one place. Planize is a simple appointment manager for anyone who works by appointment or by client visit — hair, beauty and nail studios, clinics, tutors and therapists, consultants, and field sales or promotion reps. Plan a busy workday quickly from your iPhone or iPad. CALENDAR & APPOINTMENT REMINDERS • See open and booked times at a glance in the daily timeline. • Tap an open time to create an appointment and view overlapping bookings side by side. • Turn on notifications and choose how many minutes before an appointment to be reminded. FAST APPOINTMENT MANAGEMENT • Create an appointment in seconds with a name, time, and service. • Switch between Today, Tomorrow, This Week, and All appointments. • Search by client, phone number, or service. • Filter by service, team member, or status. • Add duration, price, notes, and status to each appointment. KEEPS WORKING OFFLINE • View, create, and edit appointments when you have no connection. • Pending changes sync automatically when you are back online. • Keep your workday moving through connection problems. KNOW YOUR CLIENTS • See upcoming appointments, recent visits, and visit history on each client card. • Find records quickly by name or phone number. • Reach call, SMS, or WhatsApp actions with one tap. MANAGE AS A TEAM • Add staff and choose which services each team member can provide. • Keep business appointments coordinated across your team. • Manage members and access from the owner account. SEE HOW YOUR BUSINESS IS DOING • Review daily, weekly, and monthly appointment activity. • Track completed and canceled appointments. • View revenue totals and popular services. TRACK VISITS AND MEETINGS • Save client visits and meetings the same way you save appointments. • Write down what was discussed; the note stays on the client card. • When someone says “let’s talk again next month”, set a reminder for that follow-up. • See who you met and when in each client’s visit history. WHO IS PLANIZE FOR? Hair and barber salons, nail and lash studios, skin care and aesthetics clinics; dietitians, therapists, trainers and private tutors; consultants, field sales and promotion reps, mobile technicians and on-site service providers — anyone who works by appointment or by client visit. Choose your business sector, organize your service list, and start with a clean, focused interface. Planize offers optional auto-renewable subscriptions. You can manage or cancel your subscription and purchases from your Apple account. Support: planize@ngcyaz.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Session Note

Features
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セッションノートは、セラピスト・カウンセラー・コーチなど対人サービスのプロフェッショナル向けに設計されたクライアント管理ツールです。 【クライアント管理】 顧客情報を一元管理。連絡先、メモ、会員番号を登録し、検索とフィルターで必要な情報にすぐアクセスできます。 【セッション記録】 面談日時・内容・料金を記録。クライアントごとのセッション履歴を時系列で確認できます。 【売上分析】 月次・年次の売上をグラフで可視化。目標達成率やトレンドを一目で把握できます。 【スケジュール管理】 カレンダーで今日・今週・今月の予定を管理。次のセッションを見逃しません。 【CSVエクスポート】 クライアント情報・セッション記録をCSV形式でエクスポート。確定申告や顧客分析に活用できます。 こんな方におすすめ: ・セラピスト、カウンセラー、コーチ ・エステティシャン、ネイリスト、整体師 ・コンサルタント、インストラクター ・1対1の対人サービスを行う個人事業主 基本機能は無料でお使いいただけます。

Screenshots

Appointment Calendar4 screens
Session Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Appointment Calendar at none against Session Note's 2. Appointment Calendar also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). Session Note's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Session Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Appointment Calendar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Appointment Calendar ships an update every 3 days, Session Note every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Appointment Calendar versus Session Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppointment CalendarSession Note
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB60 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperIRFAN ONGUCNaoki Hashimoto

In-app purchases

None

Appointment Calendar

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Session Note

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Plan$9.991 Month
  • Expert Plan$24.991 Month

Questions

Is Appointment Calendar free?
Appointment Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Session Note free?
Session Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Appointment Calendar or Session Note have ads?
Neither Appointment Calendar nor Session Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Appointment Calendar or Session Note?
Appointment Calendar ships an update every 3 days, and Session Note every 9 days. Most recently, Appointment Calendar was updated on September 24, 2026 and Session Note on September 12, 2026.

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