Comparison

3by4 vs Drawlendar

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

Head to head
About

3by4

This app helps you break down large goals into actionable daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly plans. A virtual assistant guides you through habit formation and task management, offering friendly reminders and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Goal breakdown into actionable plans
  • Habit tracking with reminders
  • Daily task management
  • Focus timer
  • Home screen widgets
  • AI-powered planning assistance
Features
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3by4 turns your goals into a plan for your day, week, month and year. Timi, your little planning buddy, helps you follow through. Tell Timi what you want, from a big goal to a small daily habit. Timi turns it into a plan and keeps you on track until it's done. GOALS THAT BECOME PLANS • Tell Timi a goal in your own words, like getting healthier or saving for a trip • Timi asks a few questions, then lays out the steps across your year • Change anything you like, then add the plan with one tap HABITS THAT STICK • Daily and weekly habits that repeat on their own • Reminders and alarms at the right moment • Friendly check-ins from Timi on the days you need a nudge • Progress rings that fill as you keep going, and Timi celebrates with you YOUR DAY, PLANNED • Today's tasks right next to your calendar's meetings • Say a task out loud and Timi adds it for you • A focus timer for the work that matters • Home Screen widgets for today at a glance ALL YOUR TIME IN ONE PLACE 3by4 keeps four sizes of time: day, week, month and year. Look back at yesterday, act on today and get ready for tomorrow. That's the 3by4 method, and Timi does the sorting for you. YOURS No account needed. Your tasks stay on your iPhone, with iCloud backup. Planning with Timi uses AI, and the app tells you what is shared before anything is sent. TRY IT FREE Start with a 7-day free trial, and Timi will remind you before it ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://3by4.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://3by4.com/terms

About

Drawlendar

Features
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Drawlendar turns your calendar into a hand-drawn journal and digital planner. Instead of typing plain events into boxes, draw, write and decorate your days the way you would in a paper planner, with all the flexibility of digital. DRAW AND WRITE ON YOUR CALENDAR • Sketch, highlight and jot notes on any month or day with Apple Pencil or your finger • Add typed text in a choice of fonts, including handwritten and Chinese calligraphy styles • Separate undo and redo for drawing, photos and text A JOURNAL PAGE FOR EVERY DAY • Tap any day to open its own page • Write about your day, add photos, and resize and rotate them freely STICKERS FOR EVERY MOOD • Floral, botanical and black-and-white sticker sets • Import your own images as stickers PAPER THAT FEELS REAL • Blank, cream, grid, lined, dot-grid and more, for your month and day pages YOUR REAL SCHEDULE, TOO • See your Apple Calendar events next to your drawings • Create and edit events without leaving the app • A month widget for your Home Screen shows every event as a colour bar YOURS, PRIVATELY • Syncs across your iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud account • Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID • No accounts, no servers, no ads. Your journal never leaves your devices and your iCloud. KEEP IT FOREVER • Export any month or day as an image • Create a PDF keepsake of your whole journal to print or archive Unlock everything with a monthly or yearly subscription, each starting with a 1-month free trial, or with a one-time purchase. Privacy Policy: https://bymilly.co/drawlendar-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

3by44 screens
Drawlendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Drawlendar at none against 3by4's shown. Drawlendar also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). 3by4's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, 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. 3by4 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Drawlendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

3by4 ships an update every 3 months, Drawlendar weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
3by4 versus Drawlendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3by4Drawlendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarimulla MohammedBY MILLY CO. LTD

In-app purchases

3 purchases

3by4

Subscriptions3
  • 3by4 Premium Weekly$6.997 Days
  • 3by4 Premium Monthly$12.991 Month
  • 3by4 Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
3 purchases

Drawlendar

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription1 Month trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is 3by4 free?
3by4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drawlendar free?
Drawlendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 3by4 or Drawlendar have ads?
3by4 shows ads; Drawlendar does not.
Which is updated more often, 3by4 or Drawlendar?
3by4 ships an update every 3 months, and Drawlendar weekly. Most recently, 3by4 was updated on November 6, 2026 and Drawlendar on October 31, 2026.

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