Comparison

PlanDay vs Monthly Planner

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 planner for daily, weekly, and monthly organization. Easily add, complete, and reschedule tasks with a clean interface. Offers customizable themes and instant access without accounts or syncing issues.

Highlights
  • Day, Week, Month views
  • Task addition and completion
  • Task rescheduling
  • Four handcrafted themes
  • Instant opening
  • iCloud syncing
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

Monthly Planner

This aesthetic monthly planner displays your entire month in a single, clear calendar grid. Easily add and check off daily tasks, plan your month in minutes, and customize with color themes. It offers a simple, visual approach to staying organized without complex features.

Highlights
  • Monthly grid view
  • Checkable daily tasks
  • Fast month planning
  • Customizable color themes
  • Today highlight
  • Month navigation
  • Apple Pencil support
Features
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Finally, a monthly planner you'll actually stick with. Month+ is an aesthetic monthly planner that turns your entire month into one beautiful calendar: a clear monthly grid, your tasks on each day, and nothing extra to slow you down. Plan your whole month in minutes - then simply check things off as you go. No complicated setup. No empty pages staring back at you. Just a clear, colorful picture of your month. KEY FEATURES - Monthly board - see the whole month at a glance in one beautiful calendar - Checkable tasks - add to-dos to any day and tick them off with a satisfying tap - Task details - time, reminders, repeat, color and tags (right-click on Mac, long-press on iPhone and iPad) - iPhone, iPad and Mac - one planner everywhere, synced through iCloud (Pro) - Fast planning - map out the month ahead in just a few minutes - Color themes - Pastel, Midnight, Vivid, Sage and Ocean to match your mood - Today highlight - the current day always stands out, so you know where to focus - Month navigation - swipe between past and future months effortlessly - Apple Pencil on iPad - handwrite notes, doodles and reminders right on your calendar WHO IS IT FOR - Students balancing classes, assignments and deadlines - Busy professionals who want a clear overview without heavy project tools - Moms juggling family schedules, errands and personal time - Habit and self-care lovers tracking routines and small daily wins - Anyone who downloaded a complicated planner... and quietly abandoned it HOW IT WORKS 1. Open your month - a clean calendar is waiting for you 2. Add tasks to each day - it takes just a few minutes 3. Check things off as you go and watch your month fill up with little victories Pick a theme you love, plan your month in minutes, and enjoy the calm of knowing exactly what comes next. Your most organized - and prettiest - month starts now with Month+. Support: hello@britetodo.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://britetodo.com/legal/PrivacyPolicyBrite.pdf

Screenshots

PlanDay4 screens
Monthly Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlanDay at none against Monthly Planner's 2. Monthly Planner's advantage is update cadence (daily vs monthly) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). 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. Monthly Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. PlanDay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for PlanDay against 4.8 for Monthly Planner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 19 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlanDay ships an update monthly, Monthly Planner daily. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PlanDay versus Monthly Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanDayMonthly Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (34 ratings)4.8 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better19
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB19 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSunset Labs, LLCBrite Technologies LLC

Customer experience

PlanDay

All ratings33 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

Monthly Planner

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PlanDay

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Monthly Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is PlanDay free?
PlanDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monthly Planner free?
Monthly Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PlanDay or Monthly Planner?
Monthly Planner is rated higher. PlanDay averages 4.8 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Monthly Planner averages 4.8 from 19 ratings.
Do PlanDay or Monthly Planner have ads?
Neither PlanDay nor Monthly Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlanDay or Monthly Planner?
PlanDay ships an update monthly, and Monthly Planner daily. Most recently, PlanDay was updated on November 15, 2026 and Monthly Planner on November 13, 2026.

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