Comparison

Ownly Planner vs Handled

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

Head to head
About

Ownly Planner

Features
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NaeSslman Scheduler is a schedule management app that helps you manage daily tasks, weekly recurring checklists, monthly schedules, and notes in one place. It focuses on practical features you use often, rather than unnecessary complexity. You can quickly check today’s tasks, keep track of recurring routines, and view monthly schedules at a glance on the calendar. On the calendar, you can view schedules together with birthdays and holidays. Birthdays saved in your device contacts can be displayed on the calendar, and birthdays and holidays are shown with icons in list and detail screens. The app supports Korean holidays and substitute holidays, and you can choose the holiday display country in Settings. The calendar can also show schedules from the next month, making it easier to manage schedules around the end and beginning of each month. You can also share schedules with others using the Send Schedule feature. When the recipient opens the shared schedule link, they can add the same schedule to their own calendar. With the Copy Schedule feature, you can copy schedule details to the clipboard and easily share them through messages or other apps. You can customize the app with app themes and calendar schedule chip color themes to match your style. Key Features * Daily Check Add daily tasks and mark them as complete. * Weekly Check Manage recurring tasks, routines, or habits by day of the week. * Schedule Add and view schedules on the monthly calendar. * Recurring Schedules Add monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly recurring schedules to manage regular events more easily. * Birthday and Holiday Display View birthdays and holidays with icons in calendar lists and detail screens. * Korean Substitute Holidays When Korea is selected as the holiday display country, Korean substitute holidays are also shown on the calendar. * Holiday Display Country Choose which country’s holidays to display on the calendar in Settings. * Contact Birthday Integration Display birthdays saved in your device contacts on the calendar. * Send Schedule Share a schedule with someone else, and the recipient can add the same schedule to their own calendar by opening the shared link. * Copy Schedule Copy schedule details to the clipboard and easily share them through other apps. * App Themes Change the overall look and feel of the app with app themes. * Schedule Color Themes Choose a color theme for calendar schedule chips. * Note Organize simple notes or things you may want to do someday. * Summary Check today’s tasks and important schedules in one place. * Widgets Use Home Screen widgets to check today’s tasks without opening the app. * Widget Themes Customize widget themes to match your preference. * Profile Information Check the last update time and current app version in the profile area. NaeSslman Scheduler is recommended for users who: * Want to keep track of daily recurring tasks * Want to manage weekly routines * Want a clean monthly schedule view * Want to view birthdays and holidays together with schedules * Want to check Korean substitute holidays on the calendar * Want to easily share schedules with others * Want to customize app themes and schedule colors * Prefer a simple and intuitive schedule app * Want to quickly check today’s tasks from Home Screen widgets Manage your daily tasks and recurring schedules more easily with NaeSslman Scheduler. * Terms of Use: https://naesslman.com/view/naesslman/terms-of-use * Privacy Policy: https://naesslman.com/view/naesslman/privacy-policy

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Handled

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Handled (formerly Zephr) is a calm, private daily planner that brings your tasks, notes, calendar, and habits into one beautiful place β€” and works fully offline, on every Apple device. No account required. Everything lives on your device by default. Sign in only if you want to sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. β€” PLAN YOUR DAY β€” β€’ A single Today view: your next meeting up front with a live countdown and one-tap Join, the rest of the day stacked neatly behind it. β€’ Browse any day, jump back to today in a tap. β€’ Tasks with folders, due dates, reminders, subtasks, and drag-to-reorder β€” overdue tasks reschedule in one tap. β€’ Habits to build the routines that matter. β€” NOTES THAT DO MORE β€” β€’ A rich, Notion-style editor: headings, checklists, quotes, code, and drag-to-reorder blocks. β€’ Turn a checklist item into a real task automatically. β€’ Record a voice note and get a clean, on-device AI summary β€” overview, action items, and key points. Your audio never leaves your device. β€” MEETINGS, HANDLED β€” β€’ Meeting notes with transcripts, summaries, and proposed follow-up tasks you approve. β€’ Connect the tools you already use β€” Fathom, Fireflies, Granola β€” and their meeting notes flow in automatically. β€’ Import your tasks and pages from Todoist and Notion. β€” YOUR CALENDAR, CONNECTED β€” β€’ Two-way sync with your device calendar and Google Calendar. β€’ Day and week views, a fast month picker, and your meetings right on the Today screen. β€” ON EVERY SCREEN β€” β€’ Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: today's schedule, the date, a today + tomorrow agenda, a morning summary, and your to-dos. β€’ A Live Activity that counts down your next meeting on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island β€” and rolls to your next task when you're free. β€’ An Apple Watch app for your day at a glance. β€” PROFILES β€” β€’ Keep Work, Personal, and Freelance separate. Switch context in a tap and see only what's relevant. β€” PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€” β€’ Local-first: your planner works with no account and no network. β€’ Voice transcription and AI summaries run entirely on-device. β€’ If you choose to sync, your data goes only to your own private account β€” never sold, never used for tracking. β€” HANDLED PRO β€” Handled is free to use on a single device. Handled Pro unlocks secure cloud sync across all your devices and meeting-tool connections. β€’ Monthly or yearly subscription with a free trial. β€’ Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://myhandled.app/privacy Consider it handled.

Screenshots

Ownly Planner4 screens
Handled4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Handled at none against Ownly Planner's shown. Handled also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Ownly Planner's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Ownly Planner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Handled sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ownly Planner ships an update every 4 days, Handled every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Ownly Planner versus Handled: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOwnly PlannerHandled
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS14.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size188 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJUNG YOON KIMAkhil Krishnan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ownly Planner

Subscriptions1
  • Naesslman Premium$1.991 Month
2 purchases

Handled

Subscriptions2
  • Zephr Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Zephr Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Ownly Planner free?
Ownly Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Handled free?
Handled is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ownly Planner or Handled have ads?
Ownly Planner shows ads; Handled does not.
Which is updated more often, Ownly Planner or Handled?
Ownly Planner ships an update every 4 days, and Handled every 3 days. Most recently, Ownly Planner was updated on October 9, 2026 and Handled on October 13, 2026.

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