Comparison

LightYou vs The Life Planner

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

Head to head
About

LightYou

Save, organize, and understand web articles with AI. This app transforms your reading into a searchable knowledge vault, offering a distraction-free reader, annotation tools, and spaced repetition for long-term retention. It prioritizes user privacy with local storage and optional WebDAV sync.

Highlights
  • One-tap article saving
  • Customizable reader view
  • Highlighting and annotation
  • AI-powered chat and summaries
  • Spaced repetition review
  • WebDAV sync for cross-device access
  • Offline reading
Features
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LightYou — Your Reading Library, Reimagined Save every article worth reading. Highlight what matters. Ask AI anything about your library. LightYou turns the web into your personal, searchable knowledge vault. ▸ SAVE IN ONE TAP Share from Safari, Twitter, or anywhere on iOS. LightYou extracts the article content — no ads, no clutter, just the words. ▸ BEAUTIFUL READER Customize font, size, and theme (light, sepia, dark). Reader view strips out distractions so you can focus on what matters. ▸ HIGHLIGHT & ANNOTATE Select any text to highlight it in three colors. Add private notes. Your highlights become a searchable knowledge base. ▸ AI-POWERED UNDERSTANDING Chat with any article — ask questions, get summaries, translate passages, or explain difficult concepts. Powered by your choice of LLM API. ▸ SPACED REPETITION REVIEW LightYou surfaces articles worth revisiting on a spaced schedule, so the ideas you care about stay with you long-term. ▸ HOME SCREEN WIDGET A beautiful iOS widget keeps your top review items one glance away — with native dark mode support. ▸ WEBDAV SYNC Sync articles, highlights, and notes across all your devices via your own WebDAV server. Your data stays yours — no third-party accounts required. ▸ PRIVACY FIRST All articles stored locally on your device. AI requests use your own API keys. Optional WebDAV sync uses your own server. We never see your data. ▸ OFFLINE READING Saved articles are cached locally — read anytime, anywhere, with no connection. ▸ BEAUTIFUL IN BOTH LANGUAGES Full Chinese and English support, with typography that respects each language. Whether you're a researcher, student, writer, or just a curious reader, LightYou helps you go from "I'll read this later" to actually reading, understanding, and remembering. Start building your library today.

About

The Life Planner

Features
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The Life Planner is your personal growth companion — completely offline, completely private, and built to keep you moving forward. Plan your goals across short, medium, and long-term horizons with clear deadlines, requirements, and resource tracking. Watch your progress update automatically as you check items off. Stay on top of your to-do list with tasks pulled straight from your goals plus anything you add manually. Filter by today, upcoming, or done so you always know what matters now. Reflect daily with a guided 5-question journal. Answer all five and unlock a motivational quote to keep the streak alive. Your streak counter grows right on your dashboard. Track everything from your dashboard — overall completion, progress by goal type, upcoming deadlines, and recent achievements. When you hit a goal, the app celebrates with you. Export your journey as a PDF report, back up your data to your own files, and restore anytime. Set goal deadline reminders so nothing slips through the cracks. Go Premium with a single $9.99 lifetime purchase — no subscription, no recurring fees. Unlock unlimited journal entries, unlimited goals of every type, and unlimited to-do items. Your data stays on your device forever.

Screenshots

LightYou4 screens
The Life Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Life Planner at every 6 days against LightYou's every 3 weeks. The Life Planner also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). 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. LightYou sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Life Planner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LightYou ships an update every 3 weeks, The Life Planner every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
LightYou versus The Life Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightYouThe Life Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB52 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer涛 李Abhirup Lahiri

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LightYou

One-time1
  • LightYou Support Tip$1.99
1 purchases

The Life Planner

One-time1
  • The Life Planner Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is LightYou free?
LightYou is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Life Planner free?
The Life Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LightYou or The Life Planner have ads?
Neither LightYou nor The Life Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LightYou or The Life Planner?
LightYou ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Life Planner every 6 days. Most recently, LightYou was updated on October 31, 2026 and The Life Planner on November 5, 2026.

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