Comparison

Don't Forget vs Planner

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

Head to head
About

Don't Forget

Features
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You start something. Something else pulls you away. An hour later you can't remember what you were doing before. Don't Forget is a task timer built for brains that switch. Instead of asking you to stop getting interrupted, it expects interruptions and keeps your place for you, so getting back takes one tap. HOW IT WORKS Start: name what you're working on and go. The timer runs and your task stays front and center. Switch: something urgent comes up? Tap Switch. Your current task is parked with its time saved, and a new one starts. Come back: a minute later, a gentle notification asks if you want to go back. Your parked task is waiting with its timer, steps and notes exactly as you left them. Resume in one tap. BREAK IT INTO STEPS Big tasks are easier to return to when you know the next step. Add steps to any task, focus on one at a time, and see how long each one really took. FOCUS THAT FOLLOWS REAL LIFE · Pomodoro sessions with focus and break lengths you choose · Pause any time, and the timer doesn't keep counting while you're gone · On Mac, tasks pause when your Mac sleeps, locks or starts the screen saver, and resume if you're back soon · A check-in when a timer has been running for hours, so forgotten timers don't skew your day · Fix the time afterwards with "stopped at" if you walked away and forgot to pause PLAN WITHOUT LOSING FOCUS Capture what's up next without breaking your current flow. Plan tasks with due dates and reminders, sort them into folders, and start the next one when you're ready. Finished something you do often? Run it again. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME WENT Honest statistics built from the time you actually focused: focus time, tasks finished, how often you were interrupted, and your sessions by day, week or month. EVERYWHERE YOU WORK · iPhone: Live Activity and Dynamic Island keep your running task visible in any app, plus Home and Lock Screen widgets to start a task · Apple Watch: see your current task and timer, tick off steps, pause, complete, or start what's next, with complications for your watch face · Mac: lives in the menu bar, with a small floating window that keeps your task in view · iPad: a two-column layout with your tasks and details side by side · Your tasks sync across your devices through your iCloud account DON'T FORGET PRO A one-time purchase, no subscription: · Focus patterns: your best hours and days, and what keeps pulling you away · Time by folder: see where your focus goes across projects · Siri & Shortcuts: start, switch and complete tasks hands-free or from automations BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO SWITCH Many productivity apps assume you'll sit down with a list and work through it in order. Don't Forget is for people whose days don't go that way: people with ADHD, people who hyperfocus and lose track of time, and anyone whose work is full of interruptions. No streaks to break and no guilt. It remembers what you were doing so you don't have to. No account or sign-up needed.

About

Planner

Consolidate your calendar, tasks, weather, birthdays, and travel plans into a single, organized daily view. Automate your week with customizable routines and manage all your important information without switching between apps.

Highlights
  • Unified daily view
  • Automated weekday routines
  • Trip planning integration
  • Fast search functionality
  • Color-coded checklists
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Bring your schedule, tasks, and important information together in one place. Planner combines your calendar, checklists, weather, birthdays, and trips into a single daily view, giving you everything you need to stay organized. Instead of switching between multiple apps, everything you need is available in one clean, easy-to-read interface. Features View each day's weather, birthdays, and events in a single timeline. Build routines for each weekday that automatically appear in your daily plan. Plan upcoming trips and keep your travel details alongside the rest of your schedule. Search events, trips, and locations with fast, powerful search. Create checklists and organize them into color-coded folders. Make Planner your own with customizable accent colors, themes, and more. Whether you're planning a busy workday, managing personal commitments, or preparing for your next trip, Planner keeps everything together so you can stay organized with less effort.

Screenshots

Don't Forget4 screens
Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Planner at none against Don't Forget's 1. Don't Forget's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.1). On price, 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. Don't Forget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Don't Forget ships an update every 3 weeks, Planner monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Don't Forget versus Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDon't ForgetPlanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancesco LeoniALEXANDER JULIUS GREEN

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Don't Forget

One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99
None

Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Don't Forget free?
Don't Forget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Planner free?
Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Don't Forget or Planner have ads?
Neither Don't Forget nor Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Don't Forget or Planner?
Don't Forget ships an update every 3 weeks, and Planner monthly. Most recently, Don't Forget was updated on October 25, 2026 and Planner on October 20, 2026.

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