Comparison

Layered vs AnySchedule

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

Head to head
About

Layered

Transform your lock screen into a dynamic calendar display. See your daily schedule at a glance without opening any apps. Customize your wallpaper with your events, time, and location.

Highlights
  • Calendar events on lock screen wallpaper
  • Automatic updates via iOS Shortcuts
  • Customizable fonts, colors, and layouts
  • Supports Apple Calendar and Reminders
  • Displays time-based and all-day events
  • Includes location information
Features
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Do you ever unlock your phone and pause for a moment, wondering - "What do I have to do today?" Layered turns your calendar events into a live lock screen wallpaper. No more hunting for widgets or opening a separate calendar app - just turn on your screen and see your entire day at a glance. Your schedule, right on your wallpaper: Automatically converts events from Apple Calendar and Reminders into your wallpaper. Time-based events, all-day events, and location info - all displayed cleanly and clearly. Auto-updates with Shortcuts: No need to open the app every time. Connect with the iOS Shortcuts app to automatically update your wallpaper at scheduled times or whenever specific conditions are met. Make it yours: Mix and match fonts, colors, and layouts to create a look that's uniquely you. Solid colors, glass effects, and more background styles are supported. Perfect for you if: - Opening a separate app just to check your schedule feels like too much effort - You want to stay on top of your day but keep forgetting what's on your plate - You love customizing your phone to look just right Start building your personal schedule wallpaper with Layered today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

AnySchedule

This app helps you manage your schedule, to-dos, and habits with AI-powered event creation and shared calendars. Visualize your day on your Lock Screen and break down tasks with intelligent assistance.

Highlights
  • Shared calendars for family and friends
  • AI event creation from text or photos
  • Lock Screen wallpaper and widgets
  • Shift calendar management
  • Eisenhower Matrix for to-dos
  • Habit tracking with streaks
  • AI daily assistant for task breakdown
Features
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Manage your calendar, schedule, to-dos and habits in AnySchedule. Shared calendars for family and friends are free. See today's events on your Lock Screen wallpaper and widgets, or let AI add them from a line of text or a photo. SHARED CALENDAR FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS Create a group and share events, to-dos and habits. Join by link or code and see who completed shared items. Attach photos and files to events and browse them in an album. Mark birthdays and anniversaries as D-Day and see them together. Additions and edits appear immediately, even with a slow connection or offline. Shared events also appear on your Lock Screen wallpaper and widgets. SHIFT CALENDAR Upload a photo of your roster to add shifts at once. See the days you work or have off together, swap shifts, check statistics and set shift reminders. See today's shift on your Home Screen widget and Lock Screen. LOCK SCREEN SCHEDULE WALLPAPER Show today's events, to-dos and habits on your Lock Screen wallpaper. Choose a photo and customize the font, color and layout. With time-based profiles, switch wallpapers automatically — work schedule in the morning, workout routine in the evening. See your daily plan at a glance every time you pick up your iPhone. ADD EVENTS IN SECONDS WITH AI Just type "dentist tomorrow 3pm" and AI fills in the date, time, and repeat pattern for you. Snap or paste a photo of a poster, invitation, or booking screenshot, and it instantly becomes an event. It even reads timetables and shift schedules. Photograph your work roster and AI recognizes day, night, and off codes — picking out just your shifts and adding them all at once. Share from any app: send an image or text to AnySchedule from the share sheet and it's analyzed and added right away. With Siri and Shortcuts, add events straight from your Lock Screen without even opening the app. YOUR AI DAILY ASSISTANT Ask Siri for a spoken summary of today's events, to-dos, and habits. Feeling stuck? AI breaks big tasks down into small, actionable steps. Get suggestions for the best times to focus, exercise, or rest, based on your energy level from sleep and activity data. CALENDAR VIEWS FOR DAILY PLANNING Choose daily, weekly, two-week or monthly views, or see the calendar and list together. The timeline puts events and to-dos in time order and labels gaps as Free Time. Add lunar calendar repeats, such as lunar birthdays. EISENHOWER MATRIX FOR YOUR TO-DOS Sort to-dos by urgency and importance in a list or four-quadrant matrix: Do First, Schedule, Delegate and Eliminate. Rename and recolor quadrants, hide the ones you don't use, and drag to-dos to reorder them. See repeating tasks together, show the matrix on your Lock Screen wallpaper, and set due dates and times. BUILD BETTER HABITS Track daily or weekly habits with check-ins or count goals (like "8 glasses of water"). Follow your streaks and heatmap. Choose Lock Screen habit widgets for streaks, today's progress, rings and more. WIDGETS & LIVE ACTIVITY See your schedule, to-dos and habits on Home Screen widgets. Choose which calendars each widget shows and complete shared to-dos and habits right from the widget. Live Activity shows your plans on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. SYNC YOUR CALENDARS & REMINDERS Bring in your existing Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and Reminders. Everything shows up together in one planner, with automatic duplicate detection so nothing appears twice. SMART NOTIFICATIONS Set event reminders at the event time, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour or a day before, plus notifications for due dates and habits. CUSTOMIZE YOUR PLANNER Choose colors and icons, add notes, or turn on ADHD Mode for a simpler view. Dark mode and glass-effect cards make the planner your own. WORKS EVERYWHERE iCloud keeps your iPhone, iPad and Mac in sync. On iPad, see the sidebar, calendar and details side by side on one screen. Start planning your day with AnySchedule today.

Screenshots

Layered4 screens
AnySchedule4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AnySchedule at none against Layered's shown. AnySchedule also leads on ratings volume (113 vs 3) and review sentiment (78% vs 67%). Layered's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Layered sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and AnySchedule sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Layered holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AnySchedule has 113 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Layered's written reviews are positive against 78% of AnySchedule's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Layered ships an update every 3 days, AnySchedule every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Layered versus AnySchedule: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLayeredAnySchedule
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (113 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews78.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3113 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size190 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNemo Studio (KR)ReleCompany

Customer experience

Layered

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative29.6%

AnySchedule

All ratings113 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral7.3%
Negative14.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Layered

Subscriptions2
  • Layered Premium (1 Month)$3.991 Month
  • Layered Premium (1 Year)$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$17.99
7 purchases

AnySchedule

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$11.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan$17.991 Year
One-time4
  • Lifetime Promo Plan$19.99
  • Lifetime Premium (Discount)$19.99
  • Lifetime Plan$29.99
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  • Lifetime Premium$39.99

Questions

Is Layered free?
Layered is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AnySchedule free?
AnySchedule is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Layered or AnySchedule?
Layered is rated higher. Layered averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while AnySchedule averages 4.7 from 113 ratings.
Do Layered or AnySchedule have ads?
Layered shows ads; AnySchedule does not.
Which is updated more often, Layered or AnySchedule?
Layered ships an update every 3 days, and AnySchedule every 2 days. Most recently, Layered was updated on November 13, 2026 and AnySchedule on November 13, 2026.

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