Comparison

PlanDay vs Taskly

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

Head to head
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.

About

Taskly

Organize your day with a visual planner and to-do list. Features timed tasks with live countdowns, recurring task management, and integration with your Apple Calendar. Enjoy an ad-free experience with optional Pro features.

Highlights
  • Visual day planner
  • Timed to-do list with live countdowns
  • Focus timer with music
  • Live Activities for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
  • Recurring task management
  • Apple Calendar integration
  • Ad-free experience
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Whether you are building a morning routine, racing a deadline, or just trying to make it through a busy week, Taskly keeps your whole day where you can see it and makes it easier to follow through. Planning becomes something that supports you, not something that drains you. KEY FEATURES: Visual Day Planner: Morning, afternoon, and evening on one calm screen, laid out the way a day actually feels. Quick Add: Type a task and it lands on your day in seconds, word for word. To-Do List: Timed tasks get a reminder and a live countdown. Untimed tasks are simple check-offs. Focus Timer: One big dial with four music stations: Lo-Fi, Celestial, Groovy, and Acoustic. Live Activities: The countdown stays on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and a real alarm rings when time is up, even on silent. Recurring Tasks: Daily, weekdays, weekly, or monthly, with reminders budgeted so you get one nudge instead of fifty. Apple Calendar, In View: Your events show up on your schedule, read only. A countdown pill that always shows how long until your next task WHAT SETS US APART: Proudly AI-free, with no chatbot and no generated plans 100% ad-free forever, with no tracking and no analytics Private and independent, not funded by venture capital or owned by a larger corporation PRICING: Taskly Pro is only $3 a month. Pro unlocks the entire app, including full customization: theme colors and Home Screen widgets. There is no free trial, and auto-renewal can be canceled anytime via Apple settings. Privacy Policy: https://foggy-orchestra-0aa.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-36ee764c00c68060abeff084f887919a Terms of Use: https://foggy-orchestra-0aa.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-36ee764c00c68030a148d8f831664ff2 Support: https://foggy-orchestra-0aa.notion.site/Support-36ee764c00c680a38910eff788510c6a

Screenshots

PlanDay4 screens
Taskly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlanDay at none against Taskly's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Taskly sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.00 per month. PlanDay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PlanDay against 5.0 for Taskly. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PlanDay versus Taskly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanDayTaskly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.2 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB26 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSunset Labs, LLCCrystal Botham

Customer experience

PlanDay

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Taskly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PlanDay

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Taskly

Subscriptions1
  • Taskly Pro$3.001 Month

Questions

Is PlanDay free?
PlanDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Taskly free?
Taskly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PlanDay or Taskly?
PlanDay and Taskly are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PlanDay or Taskly have ads?
Neither PlanDay nor Taskly shows ads.

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