Plans vs Ordo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plans
A minimalist app for organizing notes, tasks, and daily plans. Features include rich text formatting, subtasks, reminders, and customizable widgets for quick access. Syncs across devices via iCloud.
- Rich text notes with formatting and photos
- Task lists with subtasks and reminders
- Daily and weekly planning views
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Quick access via share sheet and Siri
- iCloud sync across devices
- Export notes to Markdown
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Plans turns your notes into tasks and keeps your day in focus, with your calendar events right alongside. A minimalist app for notes, tasks and planning: everything you need at hand, nothing extra on screen. NOTES • Formatting, lists, photos and scanned documents right in the text • Folders, pinning and search • Save text and links from other apps with the share sheet TASKS • Add a task in a single line • Lists with subtasks • Time, reminders and daily repeat • Move a task to another day with a swipe • Turn a note into a task and jump back to the note anytime • Or turn a task into a note PLANNING • Today — only what needs doing now • Upcoming — the whole week on one screen, plus a month calendar • Events from your iPhone Calendar next to your tasks, including Google Calendar • A daily summary of overdue tasks at the time you choose WIDGETS AND QUICK ACCESS • Today's tasks on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, checked off right there • A new task or note from the app icon, or by voice with Siri PLANS PRO A one-time purchase, no subscription: • Reminders ahead of time — an hour, a day, or any moment you set • Repeat on weekdays, weekends or any days you choose • Six color themes and app icons • Note fonts: Rounded, Monospaced, Charter and Avenir Next • Export all notes to Markdown Works on iPhone and iPad, synced with iCloud. Light, dark and Lavender themes and the Lavender icon are free.
Ordo
Capture all your thoughts and tasks effortlessly. This app sorts your brain dumps into actionable lists for today, soon, and later, with reminders and quick access widgets. It's designed for simplicity, requiring no setup or account.
- Capture thoughts via typing or voice
- Automatic sorting into Now, Next, Someday lists
- Set reminders with notifications or alarms
- Home screen widget for quick access
- Add tasks from other apps
- Optional cloud backup and restore
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Your head is full. Ordo empties it. Type or say everything on your mind, in any order, all at once. Ordo turns it into a clean list, sorted into three places: NOW — for today NEXT — for soon SOMEDAY — for no rush Most apps want you to get organized before you can start. Ordo works the other way: dump it as messy as it is, and get back a list that makes sense. No folders, no projects, no setup. DUMP IT • One box for everything. Type it, or tap the mic and say it as it comes. • One thing or ten: “call the landlord today, book the dentist for Tuesday, buy milk” becomes three cards, each in its place. • Add from anywhere: share text from another app, or ask Siri to “Dump to Ordo”. MAKE IT YOURS • Move any card between Now, Next and Someday with a tap. • Rename it, add notes, star what matters. • Swipe to delete. Deleted things wait 30 days in case you change your mind. • Tick things off. Keep them where they are, or send them to Done: everything you finished, in one place. Your choice in Settings. WHEN IT MATTERS • Say a time, like “call the dentist at 4” or “wake me up at 7”, and Ordo sets a reminder. • Choose how each one reaches you: a notification, or an alarm that rings like the Clock app (iOS 26). • See your reminders in Apple Reminders too, if you like. Alerts come from Ordo, so you never get two. • A home screen widget shows what’s Now. Tick things off right there. MADE FOR • The end of a long day, when everything is still in your head. • Leaving a meeting or a class with five new things to do. • Ideas that show up at the wrong moment. • Anyone who has tried a planner and given up on the setup. CALM BY DESIGN • No account. No sign-up. Your list lives on your phone. • Light or dark, each designed with care. Ordo follows your phone, or you pick one in Settings. • Back up and restore anytime. To sort a dump, its words go to Ordo’s sorting service, so sorting needs a connection. Offline? Ordo keeps your dump and sorts it when you’re back.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ordo at none against Plans's 1. Ordo also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Plans's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Plans sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ordo asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Plans against 5.0 for Ordo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Plans ships an update every 4 days, Ordo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plans | Ordo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lunus Technologies | DANIEL LAREDO |
Customer experience
Plans
Ordo
In-app purchases
Plans
- Plans Pro$5.99
Ordo
No in-app purchases








