Comparison

PlanDay vs GoodPlanner

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 features. Enjoy a clean interface with customizable themes and no intrusive ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Day, Week, Month views
  • Task creation and completion
  • Task rescheduling
  • Four customizable themes
  • Instant opening
  • iCloud data 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

GoodPlanner

Features
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Most planners are too cluttered and want your attention. GoodPlanner just wants to help organize your day. Nothing on the page but your day. WRITE IT, AND IT'S A TO-DO • Write by hand, or tap the keyboard and type. GoodPlanner creates a to-do you can mark done. • Write 3 PM, and it drops into place. • Open a to-do to tag it with a category, or repeat it every other Tuesday. • Each to-do and event has its own page of notes. • Bring unfinished items forward with a tap. YOUR DAY, ON PAPER • Ruled pages and your own handwriting. No stickers, no templates, no streaks, no dashboards. • The day's notes page holds everything else on your mind. • Step back to see the week, the month, or the whole year. • Search finds every word, even your handwriting. IPHONE DUO • iPhone Duo opens like a book: your list on one side, your notes on the other. • Rotate it for a full page to write on. ON THE GO • Ask Siri to add a to-do on the go. • And check things off right from your Home Screen widget. IPAD, IPHONE AND MAC • It's on iPad, iPhone and Mac too, synced through your own iCloud. • No account. No ads. Nothing collected. • Handwriting is recognized on your device, never uploaded. TRY IT FREE, THEN BUY IT ONCE • Try it free for fourteen days, then buy it once: $29.99 covers your iPhone, Duo, iPad and Mac, and your family. • No subscription. If your trial ends, everything you've written stays here to read and search. GoodPlanner is made by Kithly, a small company that builds quiet tools for everyday life: simple to use, respectful of your time and attention, and private by design. Questions or ideas: support@kithly.io

Screenshots

PlanDay4 screens
GoodPlanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlanDay at none against GoodPlanner's 2. GoodPlanner's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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. GoodPlanner sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. PlanDay asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlanDay ships an update monthly, GoodPlanner every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PlanDay versus GoodPlanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanDayGoodPlanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB5 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSunset Labs, LLCMichael Mcintire

In-app purchases

None

PlanDay

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

GoodPlanner

One-time2
  • 14-Day Free TrialFree
  • GoodPlanner Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is PlanDay free?
PlanDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GoodPlanner free?
GoodPlanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PlanDay or GoodPlanner have ads?
Neither PlanDay nor GoodPlanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlanDay or GoodPlanner?
PlanDay ships an update monthly, and GoodPlanner every 5 days. Most recently, PlanDay was updated on November 13, 2026 and GoodPlanner on November 10, 2026.

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