Comparison

Planner vs Dutiful

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

Head to head
About

Planner

This task manager helps you organize your day by planning tasks around your existing schedule and reminders. It avoids overdue clutter and pressure, allowing you to focus on what matters when it makes sense. Plans can be easily adjusted without guilt.

Highlights
  • Integrates with existing reminders and lists
  • Plans tasks around your schedule
  • Avoids overdue task clutter
  • Flexible rescheduling
  • Focuses on actionable tasks
  • Gentle health goal reminders
Features
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The no subscription task manager. Planner is a smarter way to work through your tasks—without the pressure of overdue reminders. Built on top of your existing reminders and lists, Planner helps you decide when to actually work on things. No migrations, no duplicate systems, and no subscriptions required. Just a better way to plan your time using what you already have. Instead of letting tasks pile up with overdue badges, Planner keeps everything visible and actionable. You choose what to focus on and when—whether that’s between meetings, after work, or around your kids’ soccer game. And if plans change, your tasks don’t turn into guilt-inducing red text. They simply stay available until you’re ready to reschedule or move on. Planner is designed for real life: • Use your existing reminders and lists • Plan tasks around your actual schedule • Avoid overdue clutter and unnecessary pressure • Stay flexible when plans change • Focus on what matters, when it makes sense • Nudge your health goals forward with gentle reminders Stop managing deadlines. Start planning your time.

About

Dutiful

Easily track recurring tasks and never forget when you last did something. Add custom or pre-made tasks, set their frequency, and log completion with a single tap. Receive gentle reminders when it's time to repeat an action.

Highlights
  • Track recurring tasks
  • Customizable task frequency
  • One-tap logging
  • Gentle reminders
  • Home & Lock Screen widgets
  • Library of 120+ pre-made tasks
Features
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Ever stood in the shower thinking "wait… when did I last replace this?" Dutiful is the simplest way to track the things you do every so often - and never wonder again. Add a task once (from a library of 120+ ready-made ones, or your own), tell Dutiful how often it should happen, and tap "Did it!" whenever you do it. That's the whole app. It quietly keeps the clock and nudges you - gently, on time - when something's due. PERFECT FOR • Health - dentist, hygienist, eye exam, blood test, meds • Home - water filter, air filter, smoke alarms, deep clean • Car - wash, oil change, tire pressure, service • Personal, pets, hobbies, tech, and life admin - passports, taxes, insurance WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT • Log in one tap - or swipe, or long-press. It's rare, so it's never in your way. • Reminders that actually fire, right when it's due. • Home & Lock Screen widgets so you can glance at what's coming up. • Colorful, friendly, emoji-first. Never naggy. • No account, no ads, your data stays on your device. Privacy Policy: https://karasik.co/apps/dutiful/privacy Terms of Service: https://karasik.co/apps/dutiful/terms Contact Us: https://karasik.co/apps/dutiful

Screenshots

Planner2 screens
Dutiful4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dutiful at Free against Planner's $4.99. Dutiful also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). Planner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#183 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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

Dutiful is free to download; Planner costs $4.99 up front. Dutiful sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Planner 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 Planner against 5.0 for Dutiful. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planner ships an update every 3 days, Dutiful daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Planner versus Dutiful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlannerDutiful
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#183 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames ProchnowYaron Karasik

Customer experience

Planner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dutiful

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

In-app purchases

None

Planner

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dutiful

One-time1
  • Dutiful Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Planner free?
Planner costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dutiful free?
Dutiful is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Planner or Dutiful?
Planner and Dutiful are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Planner or Dutiful have ads?
Neither Planner nor Dutiful shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Planner or Dutiful?
Planner ships an update every 3 days, and Dutiful daily. Most recently, Planner was updated on November 5, 2026 and Dutiful on October 31, 2026.

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