Comparison

Plannerfy vs Maho Notes

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

Head to head
About

Plannerfy

Features
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Plannerfy is a beautifully designed productivity app that brings together a powerful Pomodoro timer, a smart daily planner, and a clean personal journal β€” all in one seamless experience. Built for creators, students, professionals, and anyone who wants to stay organized without the clutter, Plannerfy helps you plan your day, stay focused, and reflect on your progress β€” elegantly and efficiently. Key Features β€’ Smart Daily Planner Plan your day with an intuitive calendar. Add notes to specific dates, see upcoming tasks, and stay in control of your schedule with a clean monthly view. β€’ Built-in Pomodoro Timer Stay focused using the famous Pomodoro technique. Customize work duration, break intervals, and cycles to match your workflow. β€’ Personal Journal Capture your thoughts, ideas, and reflections in a minimalist journal. Each entry is saved as a stylish card with timestamps for fast review. β€’ Visual Productivity Indicators Days with notes are marked with subtle indicators, making your schedule easy to scan at a glance. β€’ Smooth UI with Modern Glow Effects Plannerfy features a premium, dark, AI-inspired aesthetic with soft purple glow highlights built for clarity and comfort. β€’ Automatic Dark Mode Plannerfy follows your device’s system appearance for a seamless experience. β€’ Data Persistence Your notes, tasks, and settings are saved automatically and securely on your device. Why Plannerfy? Plannerfy is designed to be simple, fast, and distraction-free. No accounts. No ads. No noise. Just productivity that works. Perfect for: β€’ Students β€’ Professionals β€’ Creators β€’ Remote workers β€’ Anyone improving focus, organization, or mindfulness Start planning better. Start focusing better. Start becoming your best self β€” with Plannerfy.

About

Maho Notes

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Maho Notes is a markdown-based note-taking app for people who care about their words β€” and want to keep them. Every note is a plain .md file on your device. No proprietary format, no vendor lock-in, no servers you don't control. Sync through your own iCloud, your own GitHub repo, or keep notes purely local β€” your choice. A NOTES APP THAT SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE Full multilingual support, including search across English, δΈ­ζ–‡ (Traditional Chinese), ζ—₯本θͺž (Japanese), and ν•œκ΅­μ–΄ (Korean) β€” powered by a CJK-aware tokenizer that actually understands word boundaries in each language. Add furigana to Japanese kanji, Zhuyin to Mandarin, TΓ’i-lΓ΄ to Taiwanese, or readings to Korean β€” all with one simple syntax: {ζΌ’ε­—|γ΅γ‚ŠγŒγͺ}. THREE WAYS TO SEARCH β€’ Keyword search β€” fast SQLite FTS5 across every note β€’ Semantic search β€” on-device vector embeddings find ideas, not just words β€’ Hybrid β€” both, fused into one ranked list Models run entirely on-device. Nothing about your notes leaves your hardware. WRITTEN IN MARKDOWN, RENDERED BEAUTIFULLY β€’ Full CommonMark + GitHub Flavored Markdown β€’ KaTeX math equations β€’ Mermaid diagrams β€’ Syntax-highlighted code blocks β€’ Ruby annotations for any language β€’ Image and asset embedding β€’ Tables, task lists, footnotes ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Vaults hold collections. Collections hold notes. Drag-and-drop reordering, custom icons and colors, hierarchical sub-collections, and per-collection ordering β€” all stored in plain YAML you can read. SYNC THAT RESPECTS YOU β€’ iCloud β€” seamless across your Apple devices β€’ GitHub β€” version your notes as a private repo, sync through your own account using GitHub's official Device Flow login (no third-party server in the middle) β€’ Device-only β€” keep everything offline Conflicts get clearly-named files (note.conflict-DeviceName.md), never silent overwrites. UNIVERSAL APP One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Optimized layouts for each: a focus-friendly stack on iPhone, a three-column workspace on iPad and Mac, with the same vault wherever you are.

Screenshots

Plannerfy4 screens
Maho Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plannerfy at none against Maho Notes's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Maho Notes sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Plannerfy asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 4 level
Plannerfy versus Maho Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlannerfyMaho Notes
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS18.518.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBruno Hamed ZayedKuo-Chuan Pan

In-app purchases

None

Plannerfy

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Maho Notes

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Plannerfy free?
Plannerfy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maho Notes free?
Maho Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Plannerfy or Maho Notes have ads?
Neither Plannerfy nor Maho Notes shows ads.

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