Mirror vs Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mirror
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Track your time with one tap. See where your work hours, study sessions, and everyday activities go with a clear daily activity log. Mirror helps you understand how you spend your days, without goals, streaks, reminders, or coaching. ONE TAP TO START AND STOP Choose an activity and start its timer. Stop or switch when your day changes. Use categories for work, studying, reading, exercise, hobbies, and the routines that matter to you. SEE YOUR DAY, WEEK, AND MONTH Review daily totals, compare categories, and explore your timeline and charts. Notice when activities happen and how your time is distributed across days and weeks. CAPTURE FROM YOUR APPLE DEVICES Start and stop with Siri and widgets. Use the Mac and Apple Watch companions for quick tracking, with iPhone as your main place for settings and detailed statistics. An active membership includes sync across supported devices. ADD CONTEXT TO YOUR TIME Explore optional weather context alongside your records and see your daily rhythms through visual statistics. EXPLORE BEFORE YOU SUBSCRIBE Browse a 90-day sample with demo activities and statistics. Recording your own activities requires a Mirror membership. Membership includes real tracking, full statistics, device sync, Siri, widgets, and Mac and Apple Watch companion access. Subscriptions are available quarterly or yearly. Prices, renewal terms, and any eligible introductory offer are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through your Apple account settings. Download Mirror to explore the demo and see a clearer picture of your time. Privacy Policy: https://mirrortracks.me/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Planner
This task manager helps you organize your day by planning tasks around your existing schedule and reminders. It avoids overdue clutter and pressure, allowing you to focus on what matters when it makes sense. Plans can be easily adjusted without guilt.
- Integrates with existing reminders and lists
- Plans tasks around your schedule
- Avoids overdue task clutter
- Flexible rescheduling
- Focuses on actionable tasks
- Gentle health goal reminders
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The no subscription task manager. Planner is a smarter way to work through your tasks—without the pressure of overdue reminders. Built on top of your existing reminders and lists, Planner helps you decide when to actually work on things. No migrations, no duplicate systems, and no subscriptions required. Just a better way to plan your time using what you already have. Instead of letting tasks pile up with overdue badges, Planner keeps everything visible and actionable. You choose what to focus on and when—whether that’s between meetings, after work, or around your kids’ soccer game. And if plans change, your tasks don’t turn into guilt-inducing red text. They simply stay available until you’re ready to reschedule or move on. Planner is designed for real life: • Use your existing reminders and lists • Plan tasks around your actual schedule • Avoid overdue clutter and unnecessary pressure • Stay flexible when plans change • Focus on what matters, when it makes sense • Nudge your health goals forward with gentle reminders Stop managing deadlines. Start planning your time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mirror at Free against Planner's $4.99. Mirror also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Planner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On ads 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
Mirror is free to download; Planner costs $4.99 up front. Mirror sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $27.99 per 3 months. Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mirror ships an update every 2 months, Planner every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mirror | Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BeforeSunset Inc. | James Prochnow |
In-app purchases
Mirror
- Mirror Pro3 Months trial$27.993 Months
- Mirror Pro3 Days trial$27.993 Months
- Mirror Pro1 Year trial$74.991 Year
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- Mirror Pro3 Days trial$74.991 Year
Planner
No in-app purchases









