Blaze Calendar vs Notebook & Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blaze Calendar
This app combines calendar, task management, project organization, and note-taking into a single productivity hub. It offers AI assistance for scheduling and workload balancing, with real-time collaboration features for teams. Integrates with existing tools for a streamlined workflow.
- Unified calendar, task, and project management
- AI assistant for scheduling and workload balancing
- Real-time collaboration and sharing
- Integration with Google Calendar and other tools
- Note-taking and file attachments
- Cross-device synchronization (Mac, iPhone, iPad)
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Blaze is more than a calendar. It's your complete productivity system — manage tasks, projects, notes, and events all in one smart place. The most advanced agenda, finally simple Keep everything in sync: create and manage events and tasks seamlessly, without jumping between apps. Everything that matters, in one place. Connect your favorite tools (Base & Pro) Blaze integrates with Google Calendar and the tools you already use every day, so you can streamline your workflow and boost productivity without the friction. Organize your projects with clarity Track your projects effortlessly with structured tasks, notes, file attachments, and a clear overview that keeps you on track — always. Collaborate in real time (Base & Pro) Share tasks, projects, notes, and calendars with your team. Work together effortlessly, wherever you are. AI that works for you (Base & Pro) Your personal AI assistant is always available with a Base or Pro subscription. Chat with the AI to reorganize your day, find open slots in your calendar, get advice on balancing your workload, or simply figure out what to do next. Find the perfect time: the AI scans your calendar and finds free slots to fit new commitments in the most efficient way. Balance your productivity: want to slow down or push harder? The AI adapts your calendar to match your energy and goals. Always-on chat: ask questions, get suggestions, and reorganize everything in real time — right from the chat. Available on Mac, iPhone, and iPad A seamless, consistent experience across all your Apple devices. Start on Mac and take your productivity everywhere. Get Blaze for free. Upgrade to Base or Pro to unlock collaboration, integrations, and AI. Plan better. Do what matters. Terms of Service: https://blazecalendar.com/terms Privacy: https://blazecalendar.com/privacy
Notebook & Planner
This app offers a private, offline space for daily planning and note-taking, mimicking the feel of traditional paper. Organize your schedule with timed events and create custom notebooks with various paper styles.
- Daily planner with timeline events
- Customizable notebooks by topic
- Choice of ruled, blank, or grid paper
- Numbered index for notes
- Offline functionality
- No ads or tracking
- Light and dark mode support
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Notebook & Planner is a quiet, tactile space to write, plan and remember, with the understated elegance of old fashioned paper. DAILY PLANNER • Plan your day with events on a timeline: time, color and a note • All day events, and events that run across several days • Choose which hours to show: only the ones you actually use • Events outside those hours stay visible in the summaries above and below • Four text sizes, so the day reads the way you like • Write down breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks • Keep track of water and coffee • Log when you wake up and when you go to sleep • Swipe to change day YOUR NOTEBOOKS • Create notebooks by topic, with colored covers • Choose the paper of each notebook: ruled, blank or grid • Your writing sits on the lines, the way it does on real paper • Keep your notes in a numbered index • Addresses written in a note become links you can tap LIGHT AND DARK • Light, Dark, or follow the system SIMPLE AND PRIVATE • All your data stays on your device • No account, no ads, no tracking • Works completely offline
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Notebook & Planner at 100% against Blaze Calendar's 0%. Notebook & Planner also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Blaze Calendar's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Blaze Calendar sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. Notebook & Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blaze Calendar ships an update every 5 days, Notebook & Planner monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blaze Calendar | Notebook & Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Filippo Zanfini | Gherardo Cesare Siliprandi |
Customer experience
Blaze Calendar
Notebook & Planner
In-app purchases
Blaze Calendar
- Base (Month)7 Days trial$4.001 Month
- Pro (Month)7 Days trial$7.001 Month
- Base (Year)7 Days trial$49.001 Year
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- Pro (Year)7 Days trial$79.001 Year
Notebook & Planner
No in-app purchases
Questions
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