CalmCatch vs Handled
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CalmCatch
This app helps manage overwhelming thoughts and tasks with a simple capture-first approach. It transforms scattered ideas into actionable tasks, scheduled events, and organized notes, making it easier to manage ADHD-style planning.
- Brain dump for messy thoughts
- Task overload management
- Capture first, organize later workflow
- Separates thoughts into tasks, events, notes
- ADHD-style planning support
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CalmCatch is a focus-friendly brain dump app for messy thoughts, task overload, and ADHD-style planning. When your mind feels overloaded, traditional todo apps can feel like one more thing to organize. CalmCatch is designed around a simpler workflow: capture first, organize later. Just write down what is on your mind in one sentence or paragraph. CalmCatch helps separate it into clear tasks, scheduled events, and saved notes, so you can quickly turn scattered thoughts into something easier to act on. Terms of Use: https://destinyi.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://destinyi.com/privacy/
Handled
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Handled at every 3 days against CalmCatch's fortnightly. Handled also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. CalmCatch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 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.
CalmCatch ships an update fortnightly, Handled every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CalmCatch | Handled |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 敏 刘 | Akhil Krishnan |
In-app purchases
CalmCatch
- Calm Catch Pro Month$7.991 Month
- Calm Catch Pro Year$49.991 Year
Handled
- Zephr Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Zephr Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year









