Comparison

PLANNER vs Burn Timer

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

Head to head
About

PLANNER

Features
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Plan B is a calm daily planner. No visual noise β€” just a clean, newspaper-style layout that shows only what matters today. YOUR WEEK AT A GLANCE Tasks sit in clear blocks: Inbox, Today, Tomorrow, This Week and Done. Overdue tasks aren't lost β€” they return to your Inbox so you decide when to pick them up. CAPTURE IN SECONDS β€’ Add tasks by voice β€” just speak β€’ Reschedule to any day from a mini calendar β€’ Break big tasks into checklists β€’ Tags are detected automatically from your words HABITS YOU CAN SEE Build habits with flexible schedules: daily, by weekday, by day of month or a custom interval. Track how many times a day you did it β€” the ring fills as you go. Each habit gets an icon matched to its name. ACTIVITY MOOD A small mood face under each habit, like the one on topics: a smile when you keep it up, a flat or sad face when gaps creep in. The AI tunes how strict the judgment is to the habit's meaning β€” daily exercise is judged more closely than an occasional chore. You see at a glance how a habit is going. APP HABITS FROM SCREEN TIME Tie a habit to an app and it checks itself off. Using Screen Time, the planner sees how long you read, study or train in that app and fills the progress with no tapping at all. The ring reaches the goal on its own, and a tap opens the app itself. RECURRING TASKS Payments, chores, workouts, health β€” repeating tasks with ready presets and any cadence. FOCUS TIMER One tap and you're in: a countdown for 5, 15, 30, 60 minutes or your own time, with pause. REMINDERS Local notifications for tasks and habits. Tapping a notification opens the planner right on that task. TOPIC PROJECTS WITH AI & CONTEXTUAL TASKS Each tag is a project with its own diary. Jot down thoughts by voice, text, photo or PDF β€” and the AI remembers where the project stands: what's done, what's stuck, what's next. Ask "how's it going?" for a quick summary. Ask for ideas and the AI suggests next steps, then turns them into contextual tasks tied to that project in one tap. A topic never slips through the cracks β€” its context is always at hand. EVERYTHING IN REACH β€’ Search across all tasks, including done and archived β€’ A feed of great quotes for a lift β€’ Face ID lock β€’ English ONE ACCOUNT, ALL DEVICES Your planner syncs across iPhone, iPad, Mac. Start on your phone, continue on your computer. Plan B won't bury you in lists or buttons. It's about calm: less noise, more done.

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Burn Timer

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Burn Timer is a focus timer for work, study, and deep work. Choose a Single Focus session or Pomodoro mode, set your time, commit, and start focusing. Your focused time doesn’t disappear when the timer reaches zero. Sessions of 5 minutes or more earn Sparks β€” and longer focus can earn more. Use your Sparks to light stars across your Sky and turn time spent concentrating into something you can actually see. Every completed session also builds your Focus Mastery. Move through 13 levels, keep your daily streak alive, and watch consistent focus turn into long-term progress. Built for focused sessions - Single Focus and customizable Pomodoro modes - Adjustable focus time, breaks, and Pomodoro rounds - Sparks and an interactive Sky - 13 Focus Mastery levels - Daily streaks and session history - Today and all-time focus statistics - Quiet Mode with subtle ambient sounds - Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on supported devices - 9 visual themes, including 3 free themes Go deeper with Burn Timer Pro Unlock all themes, Focus Tags for Work, Study, and Hobby, advanced statistics, longer history ranges, charts, focus distribution, and trends. Pro also removes ads. Free users can also preview a Pro theme for one focus session through an optional rewarded ad. Burn Timer is made for one thing: helping you spend more time focused β€” and making that progress visible. Burn Timer Terms of Use (https://burntimer.bluetiger-development.com/terms-of-use/) work alongside Apple’s Standard EULA (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) and applicable App Store terms.

Screenshots

PLANNER4 screens
Burn Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PLANNER at none against Burn Timer's shown. PLANNER also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. PLANNER sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Burn Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
PLANNER versus Burn Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPLANNERBurn Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysβ€”
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size41 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImpeltech LLCPM EXPERT COMPAMY DOO

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PLANNER

Subscriptions2
  • monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • lifetime$69.99
3 purchases

Burn Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is PLANNER free?
PLANNER is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Burn Timer free?
Burn Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PLANNER or Burn Timer have ads?
Burn Timer shows ads; PLANNER does not.

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