Comparison

Genko Planner vs 帳(Tobari)

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

Head to head
About

Genko Planner

Manage your creative project deadlines and schedules with this app. It automatically generates schedules based on page count, available time, and deadlines, helping you stay on track for comic, novel, or illustration projects. Track progress, monitor your pace, and organize event details to ensure timely completion.

Highlights
  • Automatic schedule generation by stage
  • Pace diagnosis for deadline adherence
  • Progress recording per stage
  • Event management with venue and checklist
  • Consolidated calendar view
  • Progress reports and social sharing
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
Features
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"How many pages a day do I need to make the deadline?" "I don't have time to work out my pace." "I might end up paying the late-submission surcharge…" Let Genko Planner take care of those worries. Genko Planner is a production planner for manga, novels, illustrations, merch, and every kind of creative project. It tracks your progress and pace so you can meet your print deadlines and finish your work in good health. ◆ Made for you if you… - Always end up submitting your doujinshi at the last minute - Want to manage several projects at once - Want to see your work pace in numbers - Want a tool to prepare for conventions [Features] ◆ Automatic schedule for every step Enter your page count, available work hours, and deadline, and Genko Planner builds a schedule for each step and for the whole project. Supports three print deadlines (early-bird, regular, and surcharge) and shows the big picture on a Gantt chart. Register as many print shops as you like, and customize your steps freely. Besides public holidays, you can set days off and days when you'll work more or less, for a schedule that fits real life. ◆ Pace analysis that catches delays early Every time you log progress, the app checks whether your current pace will meet the deadline. Along with an 8-level status, it shows the pace you need, your current pace, missing work time, and more. ◆ Progress logs for each step Log the cover and the main pages separately with a few taps. Log from the work timer and your work time is saved automatically. The timer supports custom breaks and reminders at regular intervals. ◆ Convention planning Includes presets for major conventions in Japan and South Korea, and you can add any event yourself. Keep venue info, your circle's space, items to bring, shopping lists, and prep checklists in one place. Link projects to conventions to see which project goes to which event. ◆ All-in-one calendar See deadlines, conventions, planned work, and work logs in month, week, and day views. Add notes to leave to-dos in your schedule. ◆ Reports & sharing See your monthly work time and page count in charts, and share progress cards on social media. It's also fun to look back on how much you worked this year. ◆ Dark mode ◆ iCloud sync Syncs automatically across your devices. Log on your iPhone, check on your iPad, and stay on top of things anywhere. Choose your holiday calendar (United States, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, or Malaysia) in Settings > Language & region, and your schedule follows it. Schedules are calculated in your planning time zone. To protect your data, project names, step names, and notes you've saved are never translated automatically. Get through crunch time with a plan, with Genko Planner!

About

帳(Tobari)

This app provides a digital space to organize notes, photos, and drawings on a freeform board. Create distinct boards for various purposes like journaling or travel memories, and share them securely with trusted individuals.

Highlights
  • Freely place notes and text
  • Add photos to boards
  • Draw sketches and notes
  • Create separate boards
  • Share boards with trusted users
  • End-to-end encryption for shared content
Features
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帳(Tobari) is an app for placing notes, photos, and hand-drawn moments freely on a spacious board. Tobari comes from the Japanese character 帳, which can mean a notebook or ledger — a place for keeping records. It can also be read as “Tobari,” meaning a curtain or veil. For this app, the name suggests a quiet place where memories, thoughts, and small moments of everyday life can be gently kept. Pin down everyday thoughts like sticky notes, line up photos like printed snapshots, and leave ideas wherever they feel right. Use separate boards for journaling, travel memories, family notes, idea collections, or personal scraps you want to keep close. Alongside text, you can place photos and hand-drawn notes in watercolor or fountain pen ink on the same board. Words, sketches, colors, and small moods can stay together in one quiet place. Boards can also be shared with people you trust. Only invited people can join, and shared content is protected with end-to-end encryption. Instead of a social feed that quickly flows away, Tobari is a calm place to return to and look through again and again. Features: - Freely place notes and text on a board - Add photos to keep visual memories together - Draw sketches and notes in watercolor or fountain pen ink - Create separate boards for journals, travel, ideas, and more - Share boards with close friends or family - Protect shared content with end-to-end encryption

Screenshots

Genko Planner4 screens
帳(Tobari)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 帳(Tobari) at 100% against Genko Planner's 52%. 帳(Tobari) also leads on price (Free vs $2.99). Genko Planner's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

帳(Tobari) is free to download; Genko Planner costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Genko Planner ships an update every 3 days, 帳(Tobari) fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Genko Planner versus 帳(Tobari): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGenko Planner帳(Tobari)
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTAKASA WORKSShikaka, Inc.

Customer experience

Genko Planner

Written reviews31 reviews
Positive51.6%
Neutral29.0%
Negative19.4%

帳(Tobari)

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Genko Planner

No in-app purchases

None

帳(Tobari)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Genko Planner free?
Genko Planner costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 帳(Tobari) free?
帳(Tobari) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Genko Planner or 帳(Tobari) have ads?
Neither Genko Planner nor 帳(Tobari) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Genko Planner or 帳(Tobari)?
Genko Planner ships an update every 3 days, and 帳(Tobari) fortnightly. Most recently, Genko Planner was updated on October 28, 2026 and 帳(Tobari) on October 28, 2026.

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