Comparison

Handled vs Pellet

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

Head to head
About

Handled

Features
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Handled is a calm place for everything you need to remember. Open Today for a clear view of what is due and what is on your calendar. Switch to Mind when something pops into your head. Type a sentence, or say it on iPhone and iPad, and Handled turns it into a to-do, a note or a saved link. EVERYTHING TOGETHER • To-dos with dates, reminders, repeats and subtasks • Notes with headings, checklists, links and images • Saved links for the things you want to come back to • Google Calendar with two-way sync and RSVP • Today for what matters now, Mind for quick capture ON EVERY DEVICE One account keeps Handled in sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. Widgets, Live Activities, notifications and the share sheet keep the important things close. SHARE WITH A FEW PEOPLE Create a shared profile for your household or a small team. Assign to-dos, tick them off together and keep shared notes in one place. BUILT TO STAY CALM No streaks, no points, no productivity theatre. A focused list, a place to think, and a quick way to catch a thought before it wanders off. Handled 2.0 requires an account. Access is currently by invitation or an existing App Store subscription; Restore Purchase is available on the access screen.

About

Pellet

Organize notes, tasks, and projects using plain markdown files. Features include a live preview editor, wiki-style linking, task management with Kanban boards, and calendar integration. Supports offline use, handwriting, voice notes, and user-controlled syncing.

Highlights
  • Plain markdown notes
  • Live preview editor
  • Wiki-style linking
  • Task management with Kanban
  • Calendar integration
  • Handwriting and voice notes
  • User-controlled sync
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Pellet keeps your notes as plain markdown files in a folder you own. No account, no server, no proprietary format — open the same folder in any other editor and everything is still there. AN EDITOR THAT STAYS OUT OF THE WAY Write in markdown with live preview, wiki-style links between notes, backlinks, tags and full-text search. Your vault is just files, so nothing is trapped behind an export button. A TASK MANAGER THAT LIVES IN YOUR NOTES Tasks are ordinary markdown files with front matter, so a task can be a note and a note can be a task. Due dates, recurrence, subtasks, checklists and kanban boards — all reading from the same folder. CALENDAR ALONGSIDE YOUR WORK See your day next to your notes. Connect Google Calendar or your existing calendar accounts, or work entirely offline with dated notes. CANVAS, HANDWRITING AND VOICE Sketch on an infinite canvas, write by hand with Apple Pencil, and record voice notes. Handwriting and recordings can be turned into searchable text so they join the rest of your vault instead of sitting in a corner. SYNC YOU CONTROL Sync between your devices is end-to-end encrypted and runs through a relay you choose or host yourself. There is no Pellet account and no Pellet server holding your notes. WORKS OFFLINE, ALWAYS Everything works with no network. Nothing is fetched to open a note, and nothing phones home. Pellet reads and writes ordinary markdown, so it fits alongside whatever else you already use.

Screenshots

Handled4 screens
Pellet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pellet at none against Handled's 2. Pellet also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Handled's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Handled sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Pellet asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handled ships an update every 3 days, Pellet every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Handled versus Pellet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandledPellet
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkhil KrishnanBuildraai LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Handled

Subscriptions2
  • Zephr Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Zephr Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
None

Pellet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Handled free?
Handled is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pellet free?
Pellet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Handled or Pellet have ads?
Neither Handled nor Pellet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Handled or Pellet?
Handled ships an update every 3 days, and Pellet every 3 weeks. Most recently, Handled was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pellet on October 24, 2026.

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