Comparison

Apptly vs Notebook & Planner

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

Head to head
About

Apptly

Features
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Apptly is a simple and elegant way to manage your appointments and keep your daily schedule organized. Designed for professionals who work with clients every day, Apptly replaces messy paper agendas with a clean and easy digital planner. Plan your day faster, avoid overlapping appointments and always keep track of your clients. FEATURES • Create and manage appointments in seconds • Keep your schedule clear and organized • Avoid overlapping bookings • Manage clients and services easily • Add reminders so you never miss an appointment • Clean and intuitive interface • Optimized for both iPhone and iPad Apptly is perfect for beauty professionals, freelancers and anyone who needs a simple way to manage appointments. Whether you run a small studio, a beauty business or work independently, Apptly helps you stay organized and focused on your clients. Start simplifying your schedule today with Apptly. Do you like our app? Help us improve by taking a moment to leave a review. Privacy Policy: https://www.codebeard.me/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Notebook & Planner

This app offers a private, offline space for daily planning and note-taking, mimicking the feel of traditional paper. Organize your schedule with timed events and create custom notebooks with various paper styles.

Highlights
  • Daily planner with timeline events
  • Customizable notebooks by topic
  • Choice of ruled, blank, or grid paper
  • Numbered index for notes
  • Offline functionality
  • No ads or tracking
  • Light and dark mode support
Features
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Notebook & Planner is a quiet, tactile space to write, plan and remember, with the understated elegance of old fashioned paper. DAILY PLANNER • Plan your day with events on a timeline: time, color and a note • All day events, and events that run across several days • Choose which hours to show: only the ones you actually use • Events outside those hours stay visible in the summaries above and below • Four text sizes, so the day reads the way you like • Write down breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks • Keep track of water and coffee • Log when you wake up and when you go to sleep • Swipe to change day YOUR NOTEBOOKS • Create notebooks by topic, with colored covers • Choose the paper of each notebook: ruled, blank or grid • Your writing sits on the lines, the way it does on real paper • Keep your notes in a numbered index • Addresses written in a note become links you can tap LIGHT AND DARK • Light, Dark, or follow the system SIMPLE AND PRIVATE • All your data stays on your device • No account, no ads, no tracking • Works completely offline

Screenshots

Apptly4 screens
Notebook & Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notebook & Planner at none against Apptly's 1. Notebook & Planner also leads on ads (none vs shown). Apptly's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Apptly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notebook & Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apptly ships an update every 5 days, Notebook & Planner monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Apptly versus Notebook & Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApptlyNotebook & Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoberto PistolatoGherardo Cesare Siliprandi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Apptly

One-time1
  • Appointments Pro$4.99
None

Notebook & Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Apptly free?
Apptly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notebook & Planner free?
Notebook & Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Apptly or Notebook & Planner have ads?
Apptly shows ads; Notebook & Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, Apptly or Notebook & Planner?
Apptly ships an update every 5 days, and Notebook & Planner monthly. Most recently, Apptly was updated on October 25, 2026 and Notebook & Planner on October 28, 2026.

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