Comparison

Pulse Calendar vs Doodle Schedule

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

Head to head
About

Pulse Calendar

This app acts as a daily planner and time-blocking assistant, analyzing your schedule to help you optimize your day. It integrates with multiple calendar services and offers smart features like adaptive alerts, automatic time-blocking, and personalized insights to improve productivity and time management.

Highlights
  • Calendar integration (iCloud, Google, Outlook, Exchange, CalDAV)
  • Smart time-blocking and daily priority setting
  • AI-powered schedule optimization and suggestions
  • Habit tracking and productivity insights
  • Natural language event entry
  • Live Activity and widgets for quick access
  • Customizable themes and app icons
Features
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Pulse Calendar turns your schedule into a daily coach. Connect your calendars (iCloud, Google, Outlook, Exchange, CalDAV) in one place and let Pulse analyze your time to help you use it better. Local storage by default, no account. SMART CALENDAR • Day, 3-day, Week, Month, Year and List views • Multi-account: Apple, Google, Outlook, Exchange, CalDAV • Natural-language entry ("lunch with Marc tomorrow 1pm") • Drag to move or resize an event • Public holidays and school breaks: 10 countries, 149 regions • Real-time travel time + "time to leave" Live Activity • Weather on your agenda (WeatherKit) + moon phase PRIORITIES & FOCUS • 3 daily priorities with anti-procrastination coaching • Auto Time-Blocking: Pulse blocks priorities into your calendar • "Just get started" timer with a live count-up • "Just 5 minutes" mode for low-pressure starts PULSE BRAIN — 100% ON-DEVICE AI • Optimize your day in one tap (focus + recovery + transitions) • Ask Pulse: an assistant that knows your schedule, with no cloud • Personalized morning briefing TRACKING & INSIGHTS • Detects your habits and alerts you when a regular event is overdue • Time breakdown by category, heatmap, peak productivity hours • Evening review with a daily score and tips JOURNAL, AVAILABILITY & MORE • Private Journal (iCloud sync) and daily notes • Life Replay: revisit your year in a recap • Share your availability and let others book time (Doodle-style polls) WIDGETS, SIRI & LIVE ACTIVITY • Today, Month and Day Battery widgets; next 3 meetings on the lock screen • Dynamic Island countdown before a meeting; 8 Siri commands THEMES • 50+ themes including Onyx, Aurora, USA, Miami, Crépuscule, Neon Gold, Lavender… • Live preview, automatic light/dark mode, customizable app icon ON ALL YOUR DEVICES iPhone, iPad and Mac. One purchase, synced everywhere. AVAILABLE IN 14 LANGUAGES English · Français · Español · Deutsch · Italiano · Português · Русский · 日本語 · 简体中文 · 한국어 · العربية · Türkçe · Tiếng Việt · Ελληνικά PRIVACY Local storage by default. No ad tracking. Shared calendars and Doodle polls (optional) use a secure anonymous server. PULSE PREMIUM • Unlimited Pulse Brain and Ask Pulse (free: 3 optimizations/day) • All premium themes, advanced insights, exclusive widgets Pulse Monthly: $3.99/mo · Pulse Yearly: $24.99/yr (save 48%) · Pulse Lifetime: $39.99 (one-time) 7-day free trial on subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple account at the end of the trial; the subscription renews automatically unless turned off at least 24h before the end of the period. Manage it in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms: https://pulsecalendar.app/terms Privacy: https://pulsecalendar.app/privacy

About

Doodle Schedule

Features
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Doodle Schedule turns your calendar into a hand-drawn journal. Instead of typing plain events into boxes, draw, write and decorate your days the way you would on paper, with all the flexibility of digital. DRAW AND WRITE ON YOUR CALENDAR • Sketch, highlight and jot notes on any month or day with Apple Pencil or your finger • Add typed text in a choice of fonts, including handwritten and Chinese calligraphy styles • Separate undo and redo for drawing, photos and text A JOURNAL PAGE FOR EVERY DAY • Tap any day to open its own page • Write about your day, add photos, and resize and rotate them freely STICKERS FOR EVERY MOOD • Floral, botanical and black-and-white sticker sets • Import your own images as stickers PAPER THAT FEELS REAL • Blank, cream, grid, lined, dot-grid and more, for your month and day pages YOUR REAL SCHEDULE, TOO • See your Apple Calendar events next to your doodles • Create and edit events without leaving the app • A month widget for your Home Screen shows every event as a colour bar YOURS, PRIVATELY • Syncs across your iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud account • Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID • No accounts, no servers, no ads. Your journal never leaves your devices and your iCloud. KEEP IT FOREVER • Export any month or day as an image • Create a PDF keepsake of your whole journal to print or archive Unlock everything with a monthly or yearly subscription, each starting with a 1-month free trial, or with a one-time purchase. Privacy Policy: https://bymilly.co/doodleschedule-privacy-policy-en/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pulse Calendar4 screens
Doodle Schedule4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pulse Calendar at every 4 days against Doodle Schedule's every 2 weeks. Pulse Calendar also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Pulse Calendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Doodle Schedule sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pulse Calendar ships an update every 4 days, Doodle Schedule every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pulse Calendar versus Doodle Schedule: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulse CalendarDoodle Schedule
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPulse (app)BY MILLY CO. LTD

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pulse Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • Pulse Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pulse Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pulse Pro Lifetime$39.99
3 purchases

Doodle Schedule

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription1 Month trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is Pulse Calendar free?
Pulse Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doodle Schedule free?
Doodle Schedule is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pulse Calendar or Doodle Schedule have ads?
Neither Pulse Calendar nor Doodle Schedule shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pulse Calendar or Doodle Schedule?
Pulse Calendar ships an update every 4 days, and Doodle Schedule every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pulse Calendar was updated on October 25, 2026 and Doodle Schedule on October 24, 2026.

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