Comparison

Calendar Planner vs Focus Blocks

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

Head to head
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

About

Focus Blocks

Features
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Pomodoro Day helps you break your day into manageable focus sessions — plan sessions at start of the day, take one session at a time, and stay focused and calm. No multitasking. No overwhelm. Plan Structure your day before it starts. Add sessions with custom durations and tags. See your calendar events alongside your focus blocks so nothing collides. Focus Start a session and the timer takes over. A mindfulness bell marks the end. Take a break, then move to the next one. Track See where your time actually goes. Daily, weekly, and monthly views show patterns by tag — so you can adjust tomorrow based on today. What makes it different • Planning-first — this isn't just a timer, it's a day planner • Calendar sync — see Outlook, Gmail, and Apple Calendar events inline • Focus music — play background music from your Apple Music library • iCloud sync — your sessions, across all your Apple devices. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Calendar Planner4 screens
Focus Blocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Focus Blocks at every 2 days against Calendar Planner's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Calendar Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Focus Blocks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar Planner ships an update weekly, Focus Blocks every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Calendar Planner versus Focus Blocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar PlannerFocus Blocks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTenere LLCMohit Mehta

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Calendar Planner

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

Focus Blocks

Subscriptions1
  • Pomodoro Annual Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Calendar Planner free?
Calendar Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Blocks free?
Focus Blocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Calendar Planner or Focus Blocks have ads?
Neither Calendar Planner nor Focus Blocks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calendar Planner or Focus Blocks?
Calendar Planner ships an update weekly, and Focus Blocks every 2 days. Most recently, Calendar Planner was updated on October 30, 2026 and Focus Blocks on October 31, 2026.

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