Comparison

Balanced Planner vs Busy B Planner

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

Head to head
About

Balanced Planner

Features
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Plan your day automatically — based on real availability, not guesswork. This app helps you organise tasks, routines, and focus time around how your day actually works. Instead of manually juggling calendars and to-do lists, your schedule adapts to you. What you can do • See real availability View your day and month with clear availability indicators, so you know exactly where time exists — before you plan anything. • Schedule tasks that actually fit Break tasks into realistic pieces and place them into free slots automatically. No overbooking, no stress. • Stay focused Use a built-in focus timer linked directly to your tasks, so time spent working actually counts toward what matters. • Build routines Set up work hours, commute blocks, meals, and repeating activities once — your schedule stays organised automatically. • Track balance with BACE Understand how your time is distributed across: • Body care • Achievement • Connecting • Enjoyment So you don’t just stay productive — you stay well. Designed to be simple No clutter. No micromanagement. Just a clear view of your time, your tasks, and your focus. Perfect for professionals, students, and anyone who wants structure without rigidity. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Busy B Planner

Capture thoughts and tasks in an inbox, then organize them into categories. Plan your day and week with visual tools and gentle reminders. Syncs across devices via iCloud for seamless access.

Highlights
  • Inbox for quick capture
  • Categorization and subcategories
  • Drag-and-drop reordering
  • Due date reminders
  • iPad-optimized layout
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Busy B Planner is a warm, visual to-do app for people juggling everyday life. Brain-dump anything you need to remember into the Running list the moment it hits you, with no decisions required up front. Then file each task into a category, with optional subcategories, whenever you're ready, so capturing never gets in the way of doing. Add dates and times, flag what matters, repeat what comes back every week, and duplicate a task in one tap. Plan around Today and Tomorrow, and see your whole week at a glance on iPad. Everything syncs across your iPhone, iPad and Mac with iCloud. No account to create, no sign-up required. WHY BUSY B • Running list: capture anything, anytime, then sort it when you're ready • Capture your way: type it, say it with voice capture, or ask Siri: "Add pick up dry cleaning tomorrow to Household in Busy B." • Dates, times and reminders: including a heads-up before something is due • Today & Tomorrow views: see exactly what matters right now • Categories and subcategories: organise your way, drag and drop to arrange them, or sort alphabetically or by date added • Flag & file: swipe to flag your most important tasks or file them into a category • Repeating tasks: daily, weekly or monthly • Duplicate: copy a task, with its date, reminder, repeat and category, in one tap • iPad Command Centre: a full three-pane layout built for iPad, not a stretched iPhone app • iCloud sync: your tasks, everywhere, automatically • Nine hand-crafted themes, with dark mode BUSY B INTELLIGENCE • Daily briefing: open the app to a short, on-device read of what matters today, not just a count • One-tap filing: on-device intelligence sorts your Running list into the right categories, and you review before anything moves • Catch-up: a look at tasks you keep skipping, each with a suggested next step • Voice capture: tap the mic and just talk. Busy B adds the task with the date filled in and takes its best guess at the category Busy B Intelligence is built with Apple Intelligence. Every suggestion is generated on your device. Nothing is sent to us, and nothing trains a model. Voice capture needs iOS 26 or later, and its date and category suggestions, like the briefing, filing and catch-up, need an Apple Intelligence-capable device with Apple Intelligence turned on. The rest of Busy B works on every supported device. BUSY B PRO Try Busy B Pro free for 7 days with the yearly plan. After that, choose monthly, yearly or lifetime. Pro unlocks unlimited categories and subcategories, every theme, repeating tasks, voice capture and Busy B Intelligence. Your task data stays yours: synced privately through your own iCloud account. Simple enough to open and start typing. Powerful enough to organise a busy life. Subscription details: Busy B Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. The 7-day free trial applies to the yearly plan for new subscribers; after the trial it renews at the yearly price shown in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://busybplanner.com/privacy

Screenshots

Balanced Planner4 screens
Busy B Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

Balanced Planner and Busy B Planner are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Balanced Planner sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Busy B Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Balanced Planner ships an update every 2 days, Busy B Planner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Balanced Planner versus Busy B Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalanced PlannerBusy B Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperISAAC REFALOMakram Atiyah

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Balanced Planner

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Balanced Planner App7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Balanced Planner7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Balanced Planner Pro Lifetime$99.99
3 purchases

Busy B Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Busy B Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Busy B Pro - Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Busy B Pro - Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Balanced Planner free?
Balanced Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Busy B Planner free?
Busy B Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Balanced Planner or Busy B Planner have ads?
Neither Balanced Planner nor Busy B Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Balanced Planner or Busy B Planner?
Balanced Planner ships an update every 2 days, and Busy B Planner every 4 days. Most recently, Balanced Planner was updated on October 9, 2026 and Busy B Planner on October 17, 2026.

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