Brief vs Daily Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Brief
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Brief makes it easy to save articles, links, and posts for later ā delivered straight to your email. Share any link from Safari, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, or any app. Brief sends it to your inbox with an AI-generated summary so you can decide what's worth reading. HOW IT WORKS ⢠Tap Share on any link ⢠Select Brief ⢠Get an email with the link and summary No account needed. Just enter your email once and start saving. FEATURES ⢠AI-powered summaries (via Gemini) ⢠Works with any app's share menu ⢠Add personal notes for context ⢠Choose summary length (short or detailed) ⢠Privacy-focused: email stored only on your device
Daily Planner
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Plan your day with the time-blocking method ā the proven approach focused people use to get more done in less time. DayPlan turns your empty calendar into a clear plan. Drag tasks onto a visual hourly timeline, group them by colored category, and see exactly where your time goes. CORE FEATURES ⢠Day timeline with drag-and-drop scheduling ⢠Recurring tasks (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly) ⢠Routines ā save reusable templates and insert them with one tap ⢠Colored categories for work, fitness, personal, and more ⢠Auto-Schedule ā fills free time slots intelligently with your inbox tasks ⢠Local reminders for upcoming tasks ⢠Apple Calendar integration (read-only) ā see appointments alongside tasks ⢠Lock-screen Live Activity for the running task ⢠Siri & Shortcuts: "Add a task to DayPlan" ⢠This week and this month ā week grid and month overview, free ⢠Works completely offline PREMIUM ⢠iCloud sync across all your devices ⢠Any other week and month ā plan ahead and look back ⢠"Available Time" metric on the day overview ⢠Custom categories with your own colors and icons ⢠Day notes ⢠Home Screen widgets ⢠Apple Watch app ā what's next, tick tasks off, your inbox and your week PRIVACY-FIRST DayPlan is built data-minimal: no account, no sign-in, no advertising, no tracking, no analytics SDKs. All tasks are stored locally on your device. If you enable iCloud sync, data is mirrored only into your own private iCloud database ā we have no access. PRICING ⢠Monthly subscription ⢠Yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial ⢠Lifetime ā one-time payment, no subscription Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled 24 hours before the end of the current period in your Apple ID settings. ā Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dayplan-app.web.app/datenschutz
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brief at none against Daily Planner's 3. Daily Planner's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Daily Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Brief asks for nothing beyond the download.
Brief ships an update every 3 months, Daily Planner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brief | Daily Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch ā better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 ā better | 18.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Ensign | Cengiz Darian Hanci |
In-app purchases
Brief
No in-app purchases
Daily Planner
- Premium Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly Plan3 Days trial$13.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime Unlock$29.99









