Comparison

Daily Planner vs Handled

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

Head to head
About

Daily Planner

Features
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Plan your day with the time-blocking method — the proven approach focused people use to get more done in less time. DayPlan turns your empty calendar into a clear plan. Drag tasks onto a visual hourly timeline, group them by colored category, and see exactly where your time goes. CORE FEATURES • Day timeline with drag-and-drop scheduling • Recurring tasks (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly) • Routines — save reusable templates and insert them with one tap • Colored categories for work, fitness, personal, and more • Auto-Schedule — fills free time slots intelligently with your inbox tasks • Local reminders for upcoming tasks • Apple Calendar integration (read-only) — see appointments alongside tasks • Lock-screen Live Activity for the running task • Siri & Shortcuts: "Add a task to DayPlan" • This week and this month — week grid and month overview, free • Works completely offline PREMIUM • iCloud sync across all your devices • Any other week and month — plan ahead and look back • "Available Time" metric on the day overview • Custom categories with your own colors and icons • Day notes • Home Screen widgets • Apple Watch app — what's next, tick tasks off, your inbox and your week PRIVACY-FIRST DayPlan is built data-minimal: no account, no sign-in, no advertising, no tracking, no analytics SDKs. All tasks are stored locally on your device. If you enable iCloud sync, data is mirrored only into your own private iCloud database — we have no access. PRICING • Monthly subscription • Yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial • Lifetime — one-time payment, no subscription Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled 24 hours before the end of the current period in your Apple ID settings. — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dayplan-app.web.app/datenschutz

About

Handled

Features
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Handled (formerly Zephr) is a calm, private daily planner that brings your tasks, notes, calendar, and habits into one beautiful place — and works fully offline, on every Apple device. No account required. Everything lives on your device by default. Sign in only if you want to sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. — PLAN YOUR DAY — • A single Today view: your next meeting up front with a live countdown and one-tap Join, the rest of the day stacked neatly behind it. • Browse any day, jump back to today in a tap. • Tasks with folders, due dates, reminders, subtasks, and drag-to-reorder — overdue tasks reschedule in one tap. • Habits to build the routines that matter. — NOTES THAT DO MORE — • A rich, Notion-style editor: headings, checklists, quotes, code, and drag-to-reorder blocks. • Turn a checklist item into a real task automatically. • Record a voice note and get a clean, on-device AI summary — overview, action items, and key points. Your audio never leaves your device. — MEETINGS, HANDLED — • Meeting notes with transcripts, summaries, and proposed follow-up tasks you approve. • Connect the tools you already use — Fathom, Fireflies, Granola — and their meeting notes flow in automatically. • Import your tasks and pages from Todoist and Notion. — YOUR CALENDAR, CONNECTED — • Two-way sync with your device calendar and Google Calendar. • Day and week views, a fast month picker, and your meetings right on the Today screen. — ON EVERY SCREEN — • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: today's schedule, the date, a today + tomorrow agenda, a morning summary, and your to-dos. • A Live Activity that counts down your next meeting on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island — and rolls to your next task when you're free. • An Apple Watch app for your day at a glance. — PROFILES — • Keep Work, Personal, and Freelance separate. Switch context in a tap and see only what's relevant. — PRIVATE BY DESIGN — • Local-first: your planner works with no account and no network. • Voice transcription and AI summaries run entirely on-device. • If you choose to sync, your data goes only to your own private account — never sold, never used for tracking. — HANDLED PRO — Handled is free to use on a single device. Handled Pro unlocks secure cloud sync across all your devices and meeting-tool connections. • Monthly or yearly subscription with a free trial. • Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://myhandled.app/privacy Consider it handled.

Screenshots

Daily Planner4 screens
Handled4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Handled at every 3 days against Daily Planner's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Daily Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Handled sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Planner ships an update every 2 weeks, Handled every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Daily Planner versus Handled: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily PlannerHandled
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCengiz Darian HanciAkhil Krishnan

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Daily Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly Plan3 Days trial$13.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime Unlock$29.99
2 purchases

Handled

Subscriptions2
  • Zephr Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Zephr Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Daily Planner free?
Daily Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Handled free?
Handled is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daily Planner or Handled have ads?
Neither Daily Planner nor Handled shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Planner or Handled?
Daily Planner ships an update every 2 weeks, and Handled every 3 days. Most recently, Daily Planner was updated on October 9, 2026 and Handled on September 27, 2026.

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