PlannerNext vs Dashboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlannerNext
Organize your goals and break them into actionable steps using voice commands. This intelligent assistant helps you stay consistent with daily tasks and long-term ambitions.
- Voice-activated planning
- Goal organization
- Actionable step breakdown
- Task consistency tracking
- Long-term ambition management
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PlannerNext Pro is an all in one intelligent planning assistant built to help you organize your goals, break them into actionable steps, and stay consistent whether it's daily tasks or long-term ambitions simply using your voice.
Dashboard
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Transform your iPad or iPhone into a stunning, personalized smart desk display! Whether sitting on your office desk, bedside nightstand, or kitchen counter, Dashboard brings together real-time weather, calendar events, clocks, news, stocks, and health data in one glanceable, beautiful screen. — 15+ ESSENTIAL ALL-IN-ONE WIDGETS — • Weather — Hyper-local conditions and hourly forecasts with Apple WeatherKit • Calendar & Reminders — Today's schedule and to-dos neatly organized • Desk Clock & World Clock — Beautiful time displays across multiple time zones • Pomodoro Timer — 25-min focus and 5-min break routine for study and productivity • Apple Health — Real-time Move, Exercise, and Stand activity rings • Stocks & Forex — Daily market changes with mini trend charts • D-Day Countdown — Count down to important deadlines and milestones • Habit Tracker — 7-day dot matrix to maintain your daily streaks • Smart Home — Instant one-tap control for HomeKit lights and accessories • Everyday Utilities — Calculator, Unit Converter, Stopwatch, and Battery gauge — COMPLETE PERSONALIZATION — • Fully Customizable Layout — Drag, resize, and arrange widgets effortlessly • Unlimited Pages — Organize dedicated screens for Work, Bedside, and Kitchen (1 page in Free, unlimited in Pro) • Custom Photo Backgrounds — Turn your device into a dynamic digital photo frame • Themes & Styles — Minimalist dark mode, clean light mode, and vibrant gradients • Smart Display Protection — OLED burn-in prevention and Guided Access for kiosks — FREE VS. PRO — • Free: Complete dashboard experience with 1 page and ad-supported weather updates • Pro: - 100% ad-free experience - Unlimited customizable pages for every room and routine - Instant on-demand manual weather refresh anytime (auto-updates every 6 hours) - Full access to all premium themes and advanced personalization Download Dashboard today and make every glance at your desk inspiring and productive! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PlannerNext at none against Dashboard's shown. Dashboard's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. PlannerNext sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Dashboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PlannerNext ships an update fortnightly, Dashboard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlannerNext | Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alisha Pokhrel | Mapletree Apps |
In-app purchases
PlannerNext
- PlennerNext Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
- PlennerNext Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- PlennerNext Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
Dashboard
- Dashboard Pro Lifetime$39.99
