Comparison

PickDatePlace vs Peal

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

Head to head
About

PickDatePlace

Features
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PickDatePlace (PDP) makes group planning simple: decide when first, then everything else falls into place. Create a poll in Messages, share time options, and let everyone vote Yes / Maybe / No in seconds. PDP highlights the best overlap automatically so your group can lock a date fast, without endless chat threads. Why PDP Create date/time polls in just a few taps Share directly in Messages conversations Collect availability from your group quickly See the best matching time at a glance Lock the winning option and finalize plans Great for Dinner plans Team meetups Family events Study groups Weekend activities No complicated setup. No scheduling chaos. Just a faster way to organize meetings and events with people you already message every day. Download PickDatePlace (PDP) and make group scheduling easy. Terms of Use: https://michelstorms.com/pickdateplace/terms/

About

Peal

This app intelligently times your alarms based on your calendar events, offering proactive reminders for travel, meetings, and personal occasions. It allows for voice-activated setup and location-based alerts, ensuring you never miss an important event.

Highlights
  • Intelligent alarm timing based on calendar events
  • Location-based arrival/departure alerts
  • Voice-activated alarm setup
  • Customizable repeat schedules
  • Overrides Silent/Do Not Disturb modes
  • Private by design, no account or tracking
Features
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Peal does the timing. You do the day. Most alarm apps buzz before every event the same way. Peal reads your calendar and times each alarm to the kind of event it is, then leaves the choice to you. HOW PEAL TIMES EACH ALARM • A flight gets you moving earlier, earlier still if it's international • An in-person meeting gets a leave-by alarm timed to the drive, traffic included; a video call gets a shorter heads-up, since you aren't going anywhere • A birthday becomes a friendly morning reminder, not a midnight buzz • It won't pile on: set a leave-by and the redundant "starting now" buzz is dropped YOU'RE ALWAYS IN CHARGE You choose what Peal does: turn on the kinds of reminders you want once, then change or turn off any single event. Nothing happens until you choose it. SET ONE IN SECONDS, OR BY VOICE Dictate an alarm and Peal works out the time and the repeat on your phone: "every third Thursday, team lunch." It also handles repeats the built-in Clock can't: every other week, the last day of the month, yearly. ALARMS TIED TO A PLACE Ring when you arrive somewhere or leave it: grab the dry cleaning on the way home, send a text when you land. The place is watched on your phone, never on a server. RINGS LIKE THE SYSTEM CLOCK Built on Apple's own alarm system, so alarms sound through Silent, Do Not Disturb, and Focus, with a full-screen alert and Apple Watch support. HELPFUL WHEN YOUR MEMORY NEEDS THE HELP The alarms that matter most are the ones you forget to set. Peal offers them from the day you actually have. That helps anyone, and it's a real hand for some people with ADHD or time-blindness. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. Peal has no servers; your alarms, your calendar, and your locations stay on your iPhone. Every feature is free. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://forwardcompatible.org/peal-privacy.html

Screenshots

PickDatePlace4 screens
Peal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Peal at every 2 days against PickDatePlace's every 3 weeks. PickDatePlace's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. PickDatePlace sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Peal sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PickDatePlace ships an update every 3 weeks, Peal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
PickDatePlace versus Peal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickDatePlacePeal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichel StormsBenjamin Archer

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PickDatePlace

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Organizer$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Organizer$10.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Organizer$19.99
4 purchases

Peal

Subscriptions1
  • Supporter$4.991 Year
One-time3
  • Green tea$2.99
  • Latte$4.99
  • Lunch$9.99

Questions

Is PickDatePlace free?
PickDatePlace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Peal free?
Peal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PickDatePlace or Peal have ads?
Neither PickDatePlace nor Peal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PickDatePlace or Peal?
PickDatePlace ships an update every 3 weeks, and Peal every 2 days. Most recently, PickDatePlace was updated on October 31, 2026 and Peal on October 28, 2026.

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