Comparison

Planino vs Mado

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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. β€’ View your whole week in one screen
 β€’ 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

Mado

Features
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Take a Mac window with you. At a size you can actually use. Most remote desktop apps squeeze your whole Mac screen onto a smaller display. Text gets tiny, you pinch and pan constantly, and black bars eat the edges. Mado sends **one window at a time**, resized to fit your device exactly. So you can read it. **Two parts, one setup** Mado has two pieces: this app, and a free host app for your Mac. Install the host, open this app, and your Mac appears automatically on the same Wi-Fi. Download it at: https://unadongames.com/mado/en/ **One window, sized to your screen** The window you choose is treated like a monitor shaped exactly like your screen. If macOS moves or resizes it, Mado puts it back. Windows that can't be resized β€” dialogs, fixed panels β€” are shown at their natural size rather than stretched. **Switch windows and apps without touching your Mac** Swipe with three fingers to cycle through windows and apps, or open the switcher for a grid of everything running. A Dock-style launcher starts apps that aren't open yet. **Away from home, still your own network** On the same Wi-Fi, your Mac is found automatically. Away from home, Mado connects over your own Tailscale network: connect once at home and your Macs keep appearing in the list wherever you go, with nothing to type. Tailscale encrypts the traffic between your devices, and it never passes through our servers β€” not running a relay of our own is why there is no monthly fee. Tailscale is free for personal use. **Built for low latency** Hardware HEVC encoding over a QUIC connection, so video congestion never delays your taps. When bandwidth drops, frame rate gives way before resolution β€” text stays sharp. **Real input, not a workaround** Tap to click, long-press to drag, press and hold then release to right-click, one finger to scroll, two fingers to zoom. A mouse or trackpad behaves as expected. Hardware and on-screen keyboards both work, and so do Japanese and other input methods: text is composed on your device, and only committed text is sent. **Spaces, multiple displays, full screen** Switch Spaces with a three-finger swipe. Windows on other displays and Spaces can be brought over. Full-screen and maximized windows are shown as they are. **Audio comes too** Sound from your Mac plays on your device, and your Mac's speakers are muted while connected so you don't hear it twice. **Free trial, then a one-time purchase** Everything is available during the 14-day free trial. After that, one purchase covers version 1 for good, every 1.x update included. Not a subscription: no monthly bill, and nothing stops working. When a major new version comes along, you can decide about it then. **Privacy** - No servers. Video, audio and input travel directly between your Mac and your device - No analytics, no tracking, no advertising - The host talks only to your device, and you can verify that yourself. It also contains no code from other companies - No account to create **What you need** - A Mac running macOS 15 or later, with the free Mado Host app installed - iPhone or iPad running iOS 26 or later - Both on the same network, or on your own Tailscale network **Please note** - The Mac host app is required. Mado cannot connect to Windows, Linux, or a Mac without it. - The host needs Screen Recording and Accessibility permission. Both are used only on that Mac. - The host is not on the Mac App Store: the permissions it needs are unavailable to sandboxed apps. It is signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple. - Your Mac must be awake to accept a connection. - Performance depends on your network. Wi-Fi 5 or better is recommended. Privacy Policy: https://unadongames.com/mado/en/privacy.html Support: https://unadongames.com/mado/en/support.html

Screenshots

Planino4 screens
Mado4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Planino at none against Mado's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Mado sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Planino asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planino ships an update every 10 days, Mado fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Planino versus Mado: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaninoMado
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size14 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIsabel BriantShota Hori

In-app purchases

None

Planino

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mado

One-time1
  • Full Version$19.99

Questions

Is Planino free?
Planino is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mado free?
Mado is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Planino or Mado have ads?
Neither Planino nor Mado shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Planino or Mado?
Planino ships an update every 10 days, and Mado fortnightly. Most recently, Planino was updated on October 18, 2026 and Mado on October 25, 2026.

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