Taskly vs Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Taskly
Organize your day with a visual planner and to-do list. Features timed tasks with live countdowns, recurring task management, and integration with your Apple Calendar. Enjoy an ad-free experience with optional Pro features.
- Visual day planner
- Timed to-do list with live countdowns
- Focus timer with music
- Live Activities for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
- Recurring task management
- Apple Calendar integration
- Ad-free experience
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Whether you are building a morning routine, racing a deadline, or just trying to make it through a busy week, Taskly keeps your whole day where you can see it and makes it easier to follow through. Planning becomes something that supports you, not something that drains you. KEY FEATURES: Visual Day Planner: Morning, afternoon, and evening on one calm screen, laid out the way a day actually feels. Quick Add: Type a task and it lands on your day in seconds, word for word. To-Do List: Timed tasks get a reminder and a live countdown. Untimed tasks are simple check-offs. Focus Timer: One big dial with four music stations: Lo-Fi, Celestial, Groovy, and Acoustic. Live Activities: The countdown stays on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and a real alarm rings when time is up, even on silent. Recurring Tasks: Daily, weekdays, weekly, or monthly, with reminders budgeted so you get one nudge instead of fifty. Apple Calendar, In View: Your events show up on your schedule, read only. A countdown pill that always shows how long until your next task WHAT SETS US APART: Proudly AI-free, with no chatbot and no generated plans 100% ad-free forever, with no tracking and no analytics Private and independent, not funded by venture capital or owned by a larger corporation PRICING: Taskly Pro is only $3 a month. Pro unlocks the entire app, including full customization: theme colors and Home Screen widgets. There is no free trial, and auto-renewal can be canceled anytime via Apple settings. Privacy Policy: https://foggy-orchestra-0aa.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-36ee764c00c68060abeff084f887919a Terms of Use: https://foggy-orchestra-0aa.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-36ee764c00c68030a148d8f831664ff2 Support: https://foggy-orchestra-0aa.notion.site/Support-36ee764c00c680a38910eff788510c6a
Planner
Consolidate your calendar, tasks, weather, birthdays, and travel plans into a single, organized daily view. Automate your week with customizable routines and manage all your important information without switching between apps.
- Unified daily view
- Automated weekday routines
- Trip planning integration
- Fast search functionality
- Color-coded checklists
- Customizable themes
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Bring your schedule, tasks, and important information together in one place. Planner combines your calendar, checklists, weather, birthdays, and trips into a single daily view, giving you everything you need to stay organized. Instead of switching between multiple apps, everything you need is available in one clean, easy-to-read interface. Features View each day's weather, birthdays, and events in a single timeline. Build routines for each weekday that automatically appear in your daily plan. Plan upcoming trips and keep your travel details alongside the rest of your schedule. Search events, trips, and locations with fast, powerful search. Create checklists and organize them into color-coded folders. Make Planner your own with customizable accent colors, themes, and more. Whether you're planning a busy workday, managing personal commitments, or preparing for your next trip, Planner keeps everything together so you can stay organized with less effort.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Planner at none against Taskly's 1. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Taskly sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.00 per month. Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Taskly against 5.0 for Planner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Taskly | Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.4 | 26.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crystal Botham | ALEXANDER JULIUS GREEN |
Customer experience
Taskly
Planner
In-app purchases
Taskly
- Taskly Pro$3.001 Month
Planner
No in-app purchases









