Comparison

Planino vs mdisco

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

Head to head
About

Planino

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Planino is a tiny planner for the week ahead. Write notes, thoughts, or light plans for each day - meals, activities, ideas, anything you want to remember today and don’t need once it’s done. As the week rolls on, your notes disappear with it, helping you stay organized and free of clutter. Planino is designed to be simple, helping you free your mind for what matters. • View your whole week in one screen
 • Today stays at the top 
• Look back at notes from the past week - then they’re gone A little place to organize your week and focus on today.

About

mdisco

Features
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mdisco — A lighter Notion alternative. Save it in Markdown. Find it later. Built for the moment when Notion feels too heavy, Obsidian too plugin-hungry, and Google Keep stops finding what you wrote three weeks ago. Throw in URLs, notes, todos, and code as Markdown — then find them later by keyword or tag. Need to collaborate? Get Google-Docs-level real-time co-editing. ■ Capture anywhere - Mobile capture button auto-detects URLs, todos, notes - Inbox to triage in batches ■ Precise search - Keyword · tag · folder · title — instant, full-text across every note - Edits and deletions stay searchable through version history ■ Markdown editor - One-tap toggle between WYSIWYG and raw Markdown source - Autosave + automatic version history — roll back anytime - Dark mode · 5 languages (English · 한국어 · 日本語 · 中文 · Español) ■ Collaborate - Invite to a workspace or share by link - Read-only or edit permissions - Real-time co-editing (Pro) ■ Sync everywhere - The same notes on every device - Localized push notifications for new activity - Offline indicator ■ Private by default - Nothing leaves your workspace until you explicitly share - Email signup with verification, Apple & Google sign-in - Granular read / edit permissions ■ Use cases - Researchers — papers, clippings, interview notes - Designers — references and decisions - Engineers — code snippets, architecture, on-call logs - PMs — PRDs, meeting notes, OKR wiki - Students — lectures, assignments, exam summaries - Writers — from idea to draft Stop juggling seven apps to take one note. One mdisco is enough.

Screenshots

Planino4 screens
mdisco4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: mdisco at every 4 days against Planino's every 10 days. mdisco also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planino ships an update every 10 days, mdisco every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Planino versus mdisco: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaninomdisco
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIsabel Brianttapahalab

In-app purchases

None

Planino

No in-app purchases

None

mdisco

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Planino free?
Planino is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is mdisco free?
mdisco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Planino or mdisco have ads?
Neither Planino nor mdisco shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Planino or mdisco?
Planino ships an update every 10 days, and mdisco every 4 days. Most recently, Planino was updated on September 14, 2026 and mdisco on September 18, 2026.

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