Comparison

Tertiary Planner vs Howbout

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

Head to head
About

Tertiary Planner

Features
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Tertiary Planner is a fast, private to-do and planner app for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Type or speak what you need — "Lunch with Sam tomorrow at 1pm" — and the on-device assistant words it nicely and saves it as an appointment or a to-do, straight into your list. On supported devices it uses Apple Intelligence, running entirely ON DEVICE, to understand your intent and word your items clearly. On other devices the same on-device parsing (Apple's Natural Language and Speech frameworks) does the job. Either way, nothing you type or say ever leaves your device to any third party. FEATURES • One Planner page with To-Do and Appointment tabs, each filterable by your lists • Capture bar at the bottom — type or dictate, and the assistant drafts and saves the entry; Undo reverts it • Apple Intelligence on-device intent understanding (with an on-device fallback) • Voice capture using native iOS speech recognition • Your own lists and sub-lists — create, rename, pin, reorder and nest them • Assign items to people; items added in someone's list go to that person • To-Do priorities — Critical, High, Medium or Low; Critical and High are pinned automatically • Pin anything to the top; drag to rearrange everything by hand • Smart views: All Tasks, Pinned, Today and Upcoming show your own queue • Upcoming — everything with a date, broken down by day, with anything overdue on top • Calendar — a month view with each day's appointments written into the day, plus a List view • Meeting links — paste a Google Meet, Zoom or Teams link and tap Join on the appointment • Singapore public holidays marked on the calendar • Today's appointments — a morning summary and an alert just before each appointment starts • Advance reminders — a notification before anything with a date is due (1, 3 or 7 days ahead) • Optional mirror of appointments into your system Calendar (EventKit only) • Search across titles, notes, assignee and list names • Duplicate check — spots the same title on the same day and offers to archive the extras • Check off an item and it is automatically archived; restore anytime • iCloud sync — your items stay up to date on every device signed in to your iCloud • Light, Dark or System appearance, with a choice of accent colours PRIVACY Your data belongs to you. All intelligence runs on your device. Items are stored on your device and synced only through your personal, private iCloud database, which only you can access — we never see your data. No third-party AI services, no accounts, no tracking. Developed by Tertiary Infotech Academy Pte Ltd.

About

Howbout

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Howbout - Shift Planner is a simple and modern way to organize your work schedule. Whether you're managing your own shifts, rotating schedules, or weekly work plans, Howbout - Shift Planner gives you a clean and intuitive way to organize your work life. With a subscription, you can create, edit, and track shifts, view your schedule by day, week, or month, plan recurring shifts, monitor your working hours, and keep your work calendar organized in one place. Designed for employees, freelancers, healthcare workers, retail staff, hospitality teams, and anyone working rotating schedules, Howbout - Shift Planner makes it easy to stay on top of every shift. Premium Subscription Required A subscription is required to access and use the app's features. New subscribers can start with a 3-day free trial. After the trial, your selected subscription automatically renews unless canceled. You can manage or cancel your subscription through your App Store account settings. Start your 3-day free trial and discover a smarter, faster, and more organized way to manage your shifts and work schedule. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://www.igorstojanovic.com/privacy

Screenshots

Tertiary Planner3 screens
Howbout3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tertiary Planner at every 2 days against Howbout's monthly. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tertiary Planner ships an update every 2 days, Howbout monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Tertiary Planner versus Howbout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTertiary PlannerHowbout
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlfred AngIgor Stojanovic

In-app purchases

None

Tertiary Planner

No in-app purchases

None

Howbout

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tertiary Planner free?
Tertiary Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Howbout free?
Howbout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tertiary Planner or Howbout have ads?
Neither Tertiary Planner nor Howbout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tertiary Planner or Howbout?
Tertiary Planner ships an update every 2 days, and Howbout monthly. Most recently, Tertiary Planner was updated on October 17, 2026 and Howbout on October 14, 2026.

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