Comparison

PlanDay vs Timezen

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

Timezen

Features
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Timezen is a fast, beautiful time tracker for your own self-hosted SolidTime server. Connect with your server URL and a personal API token — your data stays on your infrastructure. • One-tap timer with project, task, tags and billable • Timer and history together on one screen • Edit entries: description, project, and start / end / duration • Resume or duplicate past entries with a swipe • Dashboard with day, week, month, half-month and custom ranges • Per-project color charts and a project filter • Light, Dark and System themes • Multi-organization support Timezen is an independent client for SolidTime servers and is not affiliated with SolidTime.

Screenshots

PlanDay4 screens
Timezen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Timezen at 17.0 against PlanDay's 26.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

PlanDay ships an update every 6 weeks, Timezen every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
PlanDay versus Timezen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanDayTimezen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSunset Labs, LLCMaksym Afanasiev

In-app purchases

None

PlanDay

No in-app purchases

None

Timezen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlanDay free?
PlanDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Timezen free?
Timezen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PlanDay or Timezen have ads?
Neither PlanDay nor Timezen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlanDay or Timezen?
PlanDay ships an update every 6 weeks, and Timezen every 3 weeks. Most recently, PlanDay was updated on October 7, 2026 and Timezen on October 1, 2026.

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