Comparison

Daily Notes Planner vs Planner

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

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About

Daily Notes Planner

This app offers a straightforward way to jot down plain-text notes for each calendar date, with dates containing notes visually highlighted. It features robust search functionality, iCloud backup for seamless data transfer across devices, and customization options for text and appearance.

Highlights
  • Calendar date notes
  • Plain-text note entry
  • Searchable notes
  • iCloud backup and transfer
  • Customizable appearance
  • Folder and weekly schedule notes
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Simple and powerful, Daily Notes Planner is a revolutionary notes app that will upgrade your life. This app simplifies the iCalendar app by allowing you to type only plain-text-notes for every date. Tap on the date in the calendar to go into that date and type in notes. The dates with notes will be highlighted in the calendar. Notes are so easily and so effectively searchable with the search bar in the Calendar Page. Carefully formatted chronologically, the list of your notes can be seen immediately (today's note in the middle of the list will be seen first) after tapping once onto the search bar. With iCloud support, you can backup your all of yours notes in iCloud very fast. You can load the notes from iCloud from any devices (inside this app). App does not sync between devices automatically, but it gives you a manual option to sync if you so desire. The primary purpose of this feature is that the user can transfer the data to new iPhone from the old iPhone seamlessly. Undo and Redo are supported. Every character you type, that note is immediately saved. You can organize your notes by calendar dates, and in addition you can use Extras page to add notes in different formats. This single app will completely satisfy all of your iPhone-note-taking needs. IN "EXTRAS" (previously "Settings") PAGE You can customize the font and size of texts. Also, many different colors can be set to make the app look different---such as today's color, texts color, calendar highlight color, etc. . Password or touchID can be set to privatize your notes. You can turn on and off auto correction. You can input additional notes in three additional formats: "One Page Note", "Folder Notes", and "Weekly Schedule" (There are three large buttons in the top of the "EXTRAS" Page. ). "One Page Note" has one page of note. This is useful if you are recording temporary information that needs to be erased soon. You get one page of notes. This note can be added to Folder Notes, into a folder there if you want it to by pressing "Save To Folder" Button in the bottom. "Folder Notes" allows you to save your notes with folder and file name. Searching is easy and effective. You can change the color of texts in your notes dynamically; this helps you organize content of your notes when you write them down. "Weekly Schedule Notes" allows you to draw a nice, colorful chart of your schedule, classes, or weekly appointments. (You can change the color of texts in your notes dynamically; this helps you organize content of your notes when you write them down.)

About

Planner

This app combines a notepad, planner, reminder, calendar, habit tracker, and to-do list into one digital tool. It offers a user-friendly interface that mimics a paper notebook, allowing you to effortlessly create and track plans to achieve your goals.

Highlights
  • Digital notepad, planner, and reminder
  • Habit tracker and to-do list
  • Paper notebook-like interface
  • Full week and detailed daily views
  • Customizable backgrounds and text formatting
  • Voice notes and stylus support
  • iCloud sync and backup
Features
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Diary, Calendar, Organizer, Planner combines a notepad, planner, reminder, calendar, habit tracker, and to-do list into one easy-to-use app for both your personal life and work. It replaces your traditional paper planner with a fully digital version, letting you effortlessly create and track your plans to achieve your goals. A dream written next to the date becomes a goal! Millions of people worldwide rely on our planner. Organize class schedules, keep notes, manage client tasks, create shopping lists, build habits, boost productivity, and never forget important things. The planner’s interface mimics the classic paper notebook used for generations. It’s the simplest, most user-friendly way to plan—like a school agenda or minimalist paper planner. View your entire week’s plans on one screen—the perfect timeframe for smart scheduling. Easily swipe through weeks, months, or years. Add, edit, or remove tasks, plans, and habits with ease. No complicated forms or data entry—just type or speak your notes, just like making an ordinary memo. Key Features of Diary, Calendar, Organizer, Planner: • Enjoy a satisfying page-flip experience like a paper calendar or planner—no need to carry a physical notebook anymore. • See your full week at a glance plus a detailed daily view for extra notes. Keep all your plans in clear sight. • Choose from a variety of backgrounds to fit your style—and change them as often as you like. • Quickly navigate to any date, past or future. • Highlight notes with color, underline, strikethrough, bold, or italics to prioritize and mark tasks complete. • Maintain a separate notes list (to-do list) untethered to dates—perfect for shopping lists or jotting down ideas. • Display week numbers and jump back to today’s date anytime. • Customize colors and font sizes of your entries. • Change app language settings. • Select your preferred first day of the week. • Add voice notes or use a stylus on tablets. • Sync and back up with iCloud. • Search for words within your notes and plans. Also included: • Recurring events (daily, yearly, etc.) for birthdays, workouts, and more. • Automatic reminders. • Checkboxes to mark completed tasks. • Integration with your iPhone Calendar. Coming soon: • Hourly day views for detailed scheduling. • Options to share your calendar with colleagues, friends, and family. • Integration with other calendar services like Google Calendar. • And much more. The essential features of Diary, Calendar, Organizer, Planner are always free. Upgrade to Premium via one-time purchase or subscription for additional features. Questions or feedback? Contact us at appweeklyplanner@gmail.com Standard Apple LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT applies to this app: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Daily Notes Planner4 screens
Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Planner at 4.7 against Daily Notes Planner's 3.0. Planner also leads on ratings volume (736 vs 9) and review sentiment (59% vs 50%). Daily Notes Planner's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Daily Notes Planner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Planner sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planner has 736 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Daily Notes Planner's written reviews are positive against 59% of Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Notes Planner ships an update weekly, Planner monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Daily Notes Planner versus Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily Notes PlannerPlanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (9 ratings)4.7 (736 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews59.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9736 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1.5 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTruth Honest Messaging, Inc.Digital Legal Tech

Customer experience

Daily Notes Planner

All ratings9 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative42.9%

Planner

All ratings736 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews466 reviews
Positive59.4%
Neutral10.9%
Negative29.6%

Bugs and requests

Daily Notes Planner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Planner

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Reorder of tasks doesn't save properly
  • Repeat/recurring event functionality not working
  • Crashes and data loss issues after updates
  • Sync between iPhone and iPad not working
  • Cut/copy/paste functionality not working
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  • Formatting options (bold, underline, etc.) not working in Pro version
  • Inability to add time/hour indicators for events in Pro version
  • Search functionality not available despite being advertised

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add ability to add images and handwrite with Apple Pencil
  • Add more color options for customization
  • Add ability to add links
  • Add ability to set recurring events
  • Add ability to set reminders/alarms
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  • Add ability to change text formatting (bold, underline, etc.)
  • Add ability to set time/hour indicators for events
  • Add ability to search through past entries
  • Add ability to print or export to PDF
  • Add ability to sync across devices automatically
  • Add ability to set password or fingerprint protection
  • Add ability to add voice notes
  • Add ability to create multiple note pages per day
  • Add ability to change page backgrounds and themes

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Daily Notes Planner

One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99
10 purchases

Planner

Subscriptions2
  • PREMIUM 1 month3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • PREMIUM 1 year7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time8
  • Holiday designs (lifetime)2 variants$1.99
  • 3D Shapes (lifetime)$1.99
  • Art Lines (lifetime)$1.99
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  • Textures (lifetime)$1.99
  • Gradients (lifetime)$1.99
  • Daily Planner PRO (lifetime)$6.99
  • PREMIUM for PRO (lifetime)$11.99
  • PREMIUM (lifetime)$23.99

Questions

Is Daily Notes Planner free?
Daily Notes Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Planner free?
Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Daily Notes Planner or Planner?
Planner is rated higher. Daily Notes Planner averages 3.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Planner averages 4.7 from 736 ratings.
Do Daily Notes Planner or Planner have ads?
Neither Daily Notes Planner nor Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Notes Planner or Planner?
Daily Notes Planner ships an update weekly, and Planner monthly. Most recently, Daily Notes Planner was updated on October 4, 2026 and Planner on October 19, 2026.

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