Comparison

Lively App vs Planli

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

Head to head
About

Lively App

Features
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One app for your whole life. Work, health, personal, all tracked in one place. Built for ambitious people who hate average. Lively is built for people with loud brains, the ones juggling a dozen priorities at once and refusing to let any of them slide. No more switching between five different apps to hold your life together. Lively brings it all into one place, so you can quiet the noise and actually get things done. MY LIFE, ALL IN ONE PLACE Set up exactly the areas of life you want to track, and customise how much complexity you want. Go as simple or as detailed as you like. • Health: morning and evening routines, exercise, medication and supplement tracking • Home: cleaning schedules that actually stick, plus recipes and meal planning • Finance: track bills and subscriptions so nothing sneaks past you • Social: keep profiles for the people who matter, with reminders to call, text, or visit • Goals: set annual goals and track your progress against them all year MY DAY See everything you need to do today, pulled from every area of your life, in one clear view. No more piecing it together across five apps. CALENDAR, YOUR WAY Sync your calendar and categorise it however works for you, by client, by project, by whatever matters to you, so you can actually see where your time goes. NEW: STREAKS THAT KEEP YOU GOING Tick off something every day to build your streak. Earn streak freezes to cover the days life gets in the way, and bonus points for staying consistent. NEW: MODES FOR REAL LIFE Travelling, on holiday or under the weather? Switch to a mode and pause the areas that can wait. Nothing counts as missed, and you can switch back whenever you're ready. You can also pause any single routine for as long as you need. RECIPES AND MEAL PLANNING "What's for dinner?" is officially handled. Save your recipes, plan your meals for the week and take the daily dinner decision off your plate. STAY MOTIVATED Add friends and see how you're tracking against each other on the leaderboard. A little friendly competition never hurt anyone. BUILT TO FIT YOU Customise the complexity of your Lively at any time. Track everything, or just the areas that matter to you right now. It's your life, your app, your rules. Quiet the noise. Live loud. Free to start. Try Essentials free for 7 days. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Planli

Features
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Planli brings your plans, shared calendars and everyday to-dos into one friendly place. See your day at a glance • Organise plans into morning, afternoon and evening • Check local weather alongside your schedule • Add reminders, notes, locations and event artwork • Keep track of personal to-dos without leaving Today Plan together • Create shared calendars for partners, friends and family • See who added or changed a plan • Receive useful notifications when shared plans change • Copy events and to-dos to another date Discover something nearby • Browse nearby places and activities • Filter by mood, distance, rating and dog-friendly options • Save ideas and turn them into plans Planli also works with Apple Calendar and includes a home-screen widget for the day ahead. You stay in control of location, calendar and notification permissions.

Screenshots

Lively App4 screens
Planli4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Planli at none against Lively App's 2. Planli also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Lively App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Planli asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lively App ships an update every 4 days, Planli daily. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Lively App versus Planli: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLively AppPlanli
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB119 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAlana GrantJack Cummings

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lively App

Subscriptions2
  • Essentials Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Essentials Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
None

Planli

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lively App free?
Lively App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Planli free?
Planli is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lively App or Planli have ads?
Neither Lively App nor Planli shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lively App or Planli?
Lively App ships an update every 4 days, and Planli daily. Most recently, Lively App was updated on November 13, 2026 and Planli on November 13, 2026.

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