Comparison

PlanDay vs Habit Pulse

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

Habit Pulse

Features
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# Build Better Habits. Achieve Bigger Goals. Habit Pulse helps you build lasting habits, stay consistent, and achieve your goals with **1,000+ ready-made habits, 300+ routines, journals, focus timers, beautiful insights, Apple Watch support, Home Screen widgets, reminders, and offline backups**—all in one beautifully crafted app. Whether you want to exercise more, sleep better, stay productive, build a morning routine, lose weight, read every day, meditate, improve your focus, or simply become more consistent, Habit Pulse helps you build a better life—one day at a time. ## Private by Design Your life is personal. Your habit tracker should be too. No account required. No cloud servers reading your life. No unnecessary data collection. Everything stays on your device, works beautifully offline, and can be backed up locally whenever you choose. ## Never Start From Scratch Most habit trackers make you build everything yourself. Habit Pulse includes **300+ professionally designed routines** and **1,000+ ready-to-use habits** across fitness, productivity, self-care, learning, health, finance, relationships, mindfulness, nutrition, sleep, and personal growth. Choose what fits your lifestyle, customize it in seconds, and start tracking immediately. ## Everything You Need in One App • Build healthy habits and daily routines • Track goals and recurring tasks • Organize your day with a simple daily planner • Create to-do lists and recurring reminders • Set personalized reminders for habits, routines, tasks, and journals • Track mood, water intake, and personal progress • Write in five beautiful journal types with a stunning timeline • Stay motivated with streaks, achievements, XP, levels, badges, and powerful insights Everything works together to help you stay consistent every single day. ## Stay Focused Attach **Focus Timers** to habits, tasks, and routines to eliminate distractions and build momentum. Choose from professionally designed sessions including **Pomodoro, Deep Work, Study, Reading, Writing, Exercise, Meditation, and Flow**, or create your own custom focus timers with relaxing background music. ## Your Self-Care Companion Take a mindful break with: • Guided meditations • Breathing exercises • Sleep sounds • Ambient music • ASMR • Inspirational speeches • Relaxation sessions for stress relief and better sleep ## Apple Watch & Home Screen Widgets • Complete habits directly from your Apple Watch • Start focus timers and breathing sessions • Track routines and view progress on your wrist • Receive reminders right when you need them • Beautiful Home Screen widgets for habits, routines, tasks, goals, progress, and streaks ## Journal Your Journey Reflect every day with five beautiful journal types. • Daily Journal • Gratitude Journal • Reflection Journal • One-tap mood tracking • Notes & guided writing prompts • A beautiful timeline of every journal entry ## See Your Progress Clearly Celebrate every small win. • Habit dashboards • Mood insights • Achievement badges • Beautiful statistics and trends • Completion rates • Calendar history • Streak tracking • Weekly, monthly, and yearly progress ## Fast. Really Fast. Opens instantly. Log a habit in under a second. No loading. No syncing. No waiting. Because your habits tell the story of your life—and that story shouldn't live on someone else's server. ## Perfect For • Habit tracking • Daily routines • Morning routines • Evening routines • Goal tracking • Daily planning • To-do lists • Productivity • Time management • Focus timer • Pomodoro timer • Reading • Studying • Fitness • Weight loss • Walking • Water tracking • Mood tracking • Journaling • Meditation • Mindfulness • Better sleep • Self-care • Wellness • Personal growth Small daily actions create extraordinary results. Download **Habit Pulse** today and start becoming the person you want to be. ## LEGAL Terms of Use: sumitk.net/terms Privacy Policy: sumitk.net/privacy

Screenshots

PlanDay4 screens
Habit Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlanDay at none against Habit Pulse's 3. PlanDay also leads on ads (none vs shown). Habit Pulse's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price 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. Habit Pulse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. PlanDay asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PlanDay versus Habit Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanDayHabit Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB83 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSunset Labs, LLCSUMIT KATARIA

In-app purchases

None

PlanDay

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Habit Pulse

Subscriptions2
  • Habit Pulse Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Habit Pulse Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Habit Pulse Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is PlanDay free?
PlanDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Habit Pulse free?
Habit Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PlanDay or Habit Pulse have ads?
Habit Pulse shows ads; PlanDay does not.

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