Comparison

dusk vs Planner

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

Head to head
About

dusk

This app prompts you with a single question each evening for a moment of daily reflection. Your short answers are saved privately on your device, creating a personal record over time without pressure or streaks. It focuses on mindful observation rather than traditional journaling.

Highlights
  • Daily single question prompt
  • Short answer entries
  • Private on-device storage
  • No streaks or guilt
  • Markdown export
  • No account required
Features
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Dusk asks you one question every day. You write a short answer — a sentence, a few words, whatever feels right. That's it. No blank pages. No prompts to write more. No streaks that make you feel guilty for missing a day. Just one question, one moment of reflection, saved on your device. Over weeks and months, your entries become a quiet record of who you were — what you noticed, what surprised you, what you were thinking about. Not a diary. Not a productivity tool. Just a small daily practice of paying attention. How Dusk works: • Open the app. Read today's question. • Write your answer. Save it. • Come back tomorrow for a new question. Your entries stay on your device. Dusk never sees what you write. You can export everything as a clean Markdown file anytime — your words, your data, your choice. No account required. No sign-up. Just open and start.

About

Planner

This personal planning app helps you organize your life by day, month, or year. It offers voice input, year-at-a-glance views, countdown timers, mood tracking, and conflict detection. Organize plans into life chapters and review your progress.

Highlights
  • Voice-activated planning
  • Yearly calendar overview
  • Countdown timers for upcoming events
  • Daily mood tracking
  • Automatic conflict detection
  • Organize plans by life chapters
  • Progress review and stats
Features
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Planner — Life Planning, Reimagined Plan your life the way you actually live it — by day, month, year, and beyond. Planner is a beautifully designed personal planning app that gives you a complete picture of your life at every scale. Whether you're organizing a busy work week, tracking a travel adventure, or mapping out a major life chapter, Planner keeps everything connected and in view. Plan by Voice Just speak your plans naturally. Say "Flight to Tokyo next Friday" or "Meeting with James on July 24th at 2pm" and Planner does the rest — parsing the details and adding it instantly. See the Whole Year The Year view puts your entire calendar on one screen, color-coded by category. Spot patterns, busy seasons, and open stretches at a glance. Stay Ahead with Momentum Your upcoming plans are front and center with countdown timers. Know exactly how many days until your next trip, meeting, or milestone — so you never lose sight of what's next. Track Your Mood Log how you're feeling each day and let Planner surface the right plans for your energy. Mood check-ins adapt your schedule to how you actually feel. Catch Conflicts with Radar Planner automatically detects scheduling conflicts and suggests fixes — so you're never double-booked. Organize by Chapter Group related plans into life story arcs — a travel chapter, a career sprint, a personal growth season. Your plans, put into meaningful context. Replay Your Progress Review what you've accomplished with heatmaps, category breakdowns, and completion stats. See the life you've been building. Categories that make sense: Work · Travel · Personal · Social Plan smarter. Live fully. This is your story — Planner helps you write it.

Screenshots

dusk4 screens
Planner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Planner at 5.0 against dusk's 3.0. dusk's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dusk ships an update every 4 days, Planner every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
dusk versus Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterduskPlanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew KearneyAviationMP4 Media LLC

Customer experience

dusk

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Planner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

dusk

No in-app purchases

None

Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dusk free?
dusk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Planner free?
Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, dusk or Planner?
Planner is rated higher. dusk averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Planner averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do dusk or Planner have ads?
Neither dusk nor Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dusk or Planner?
dusk ships an update every 4 days, and Planner every 3 days. Most recently, dusk was updated on October 24, 2026 and Planner on October 11, 2026.

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