Comparison

Pulse vs Calendar Planner

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

Head to head
About

Pulse

Organize tasks and notes with flexible scheduling and reminders. Track your completed tasks to see your progress and easily reschedule items. All your data is stored locally and synced via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Organize tasks into custom lists
  • Schedule tasks for specific dates
  • Reschedule tasks easily
  • Customizable reminders
  • Integrated note-taking
  • Search across tasks and notes
  • Local data storage and iCloud sync
Features
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Everything in its own time Organize tasks into lists: today, this week, someday — or pick a specific date. Tasks appear in the right place when their time comes. See what you've done Completed tasks stay in the list until the end of the day — appreciate your progress. The next day you'll find them in the Done list. Running behind — reschedule One move and the task shifts to tomorrow or next week. Notifications on your terms Reminders only for the tasks that matter to you. Notes are here too Thoughts, goals, ideas — no deadlines. Any note can be turned into a task, and vice versa. Nothing gets lost Built-in search and Spotlight support — across all your tasks and notes at once. Your records are yours alone Pulse collects no data. Everything is stored on your devices and synced via iCloud. Your progress Pulse has no AI features, but you can analyze your progress or learn about your productivity by sharing your records with your AI assistant and asking it to put together some stats. Pulse on all your devices On iPhone, iPad and Mac.

About

Calendar Planner

Effortlessly convert handwritten notes and planner entries into digital calendar events. Simply snap a photo, review the AI-detected details, and sync them to your preferred calendar app. Enjoy a beautiful daily timeline and manage tasks directly from your Lock Screen.

Highlights
  • AI Planner Recognition
  • Review and Edit Events
  • Calendar Integration (Apple, Google, Outlook)
  • Daily Timeline View
  • To-Dos & Live Activities
  • Quick Capture Widget
  • iCloud Sync & Dark Mode
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Your calendar for handwritten plans and everyday life. SnapJournal brings your events and to-dos together in a visual calendar. Add plans yourself, or photograph your paper planner and let AI turn your handwriting into editable events. Keep planning on paper. Get reminded on your phone. Manage the details in SnapJournal. FROM PAPER TO YOUR CALENDAR 1. Take a photo of your planner or choose one from your photo library. 2. Review the events and to-dos AI finds, with your photo close at hand. 3. Edit the details and save your plans in SnapJournal. You can also add your events to Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook Calendar. PLAN YOUR DAY, WEEK, AND MONTH Switch between Day, 2-Day, Week, and Month views. See your schedule in a color-coded timeline or get an overview of the month. Pinch to expand the month and reveal more events and to-dos. EVENTS AND TO-DOS, TOGETHER Create events manually, manage daily to-dos, and set reminders. Drag events to adjust your schedule, or move a to-do into the timeline to turn it into an event. Collapse your to-do list when you want more room for your calendar. CALENDAR CONNECTIONS AND EXPORT Keep events in SnapJournal and optionally send them to Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook Calendar. Export reviewed events as an .ics calendar file to share or open in a compatible calendar app. WIDGETS AND LIVE ACTIVITIES Open the camera from a Home Screen widget, check today's plans, and follow your to-do progress on the Lock Screen with Live Activities. DARK MODE AND ICLOUD Use light or dark mode and keep your SnapJournal events and to-dos synced across your devices with iCloud. FREE AND PRO Calendar views, local event storage, to-dos, photo-based event extraction, and Apple Calendar connections are available for free. SnapJournal Pro unlocks Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar connections, .ics export, widgets, and Live Activities. Terms of Use https://snap-journal.app/terms

Screenshots

Pulse4 screens
Calendar Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pulse at 18.6 against Calendar Planner's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pulse sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Calendar Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pulse ships an update every 4 days, Calendar Planner weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pulse versus Calendar Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulseCalendar Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB43 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVladimir BykovTenere LLC

Customer experience

Pulse

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Calendar Planner

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pulse

Subscriptions1
  • Exclusive themes$0.991 Month
2 purchases

Calendar Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Pulse free?
Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calendar Planner free?
Calendar Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pulse or Calendar Planner have ads?
Neither Pulse nor Calendar Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pulse or Calendar Planner?
Pulse ships an update every 4 days, and Calendar Planner weekly. Most recently, Pulse was updated on October 24, 2026 and Calendar Planner on October 25, 2026.

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