Comparison

Folia vs PlanDay

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

Head to head
About

Folia

Features
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Print beautiful, minimal planner pages straight from your phone — daily plans, checklists, journals, budgets, travel plans and more. Folia gives you clean, ready-to-print templates you can customize in seconds. No design skills needed: pick a page, choose your colors and layout, and print. START FROM A TEMPLATE - List — tasks, events and notes with bullets - Simple Notes — a title and space for free-form writing - Table — a blank table with custom columns, row heights and widths - Checklist — checkboxes or bullets with ruled lines READY-MADE PAGES FOR EVERY PART OF LIFE - Planning — monthly calendars and weekly spreads - Focus Matrix — a four-quadrant page: Do First, Do Later, Delegate, Don't Do - Goals — structured prompts for motivation and strategy - Wellness — mood tracking, Wheel of Life, rituals and gratitude - Work — meeting notes to capture actions and decisions - Travel — packing lists, documents, budget and itinerary - Finance — budgets and trackers - Food — grocery lists grouped by aisle - Wedding — vendors, to-dos and planning pages - Study — Cornell notes and study pages - Health — trackers and planning pages MAKE EVERY PAGE YOURS - Choose text and line colors - Single or double column layout - Box or bullet check style - Add your own title, or leave it blank to write by hand PRINT AT HOME - Print directly from your iPhone or iPad - Save your favorite templates and reprint them any time SIMPLE AND PRIVATE Folia doesn't collect your data. Just open the app, pick a page and print. Whether you're planning your week, packing for a trip, organizing a wedding or simply making a grocery list, Folia helps you get it on paper — beautifully.

About

PlanDay

A straightforward daily planner designed for focused task management. Easily organize your day, week, and month with intuitive swiping and task management. Enjoy a clean interface with customizable themes, all without ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Day, week, and month views
  • Add and check off tasks
  • Drag and drop tasks to reschedule
  • iCloud data syncing
  • Four customizable themes
  • Instant opening, no login
Features
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PlanDay is a planner for your day, week, and month. Swipe between views to see what's ahead. Add tasks, check them off, move them to another day if plans change. No accounts. No syncing headaches. No overwhelming feature lists. Just a clean, focused space to plan your day, your week, and your month — all in one place. Swipe between Day, Week, and Month views to see your life at every level. Add tasks in seconds. Check them off as you go. Move them forward when plans change. FOUR HANDCRAFTED THEMES • Classic — Clean and minimal, like a fresh notebook • Journal — Warm leather and ruled paper, for the old soul • Trapper Keeper — Bold, loud, and unapologetically '90s • Nature — A calm sunset backdrop for a calmer mind WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Opens instantly — no loading, no login • Swipe between day, week, and month views • Drag tasks to tomorrow when life gets in the way • Your data stays on your device and syncs via iCloud • No ads. No subscriptions. No tricks. PlanDay was built for people who want to do more and manage less. If you've ever abandoned a productivity app because it felt like a second job, this one's for you.

Screenshots

Folia4 screens
PlanDay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Folia at every 3 weeks against PlanDay's every 2 months. Folia also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Folia ships an update every 3 weeks, PlanDay every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Folia versus PlanDay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoliaPlanDay
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB6 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperValery ByshkoSunset Labs, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Folia

No in-app purchases

None

PlanDay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Folia free?
Folia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PlanDay free?
PlanDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Folia or PlanDay have ads?
Neither Folia nor PlanDay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Folia or PlanDay?
Folia ships an update every 3 weeks, and PlanDay every 2 months. Most recently, Folia was updated on October 28, 2026 and PlanDay on October 28, 2026.

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