Comparison

ParkerPlanner vs Ultimate Planner App

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

Head to head
About

ParkerPlanner

This app combines your calendar, to-do lists, and notes into a single, organized platform. Syncs with native iOS Reminders and Notes, allowing for tag-based organization and multiple view options for your tasks.

Highlights
  • Syncs with iOS Reminders
  • Syncs notes across devices
  • Organize notes with tags
  • View todos on Month, Day, List
  • Create and organize todo lists
  • Syncs with native iPhone calendar
Features
Read full description

Welcome to the all-new Parker Planner! You can now: - Sync all todos with the Reminders iOS app - Sync Notes across devices - Organize notes via tags - See todos with due dates on Month, Day, and List View - Create and organize todo lists by name - Tons more! Needless to say we're crazy excited about all these new features. Also keep in mind we're going to be updating this app regularly and making consistent improvements all the time. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Parker Planners began in 2006 as a paper planner company. Ethan Parker was a student at BYU and didn't like any of the planners at the Bookstore so he created his own. Not really intending on starting a business, he began selling planners to interested classmates until the BYU Bookstore took interest. Our products started out as pocket-sized paper planners and that’s why it converted to iPhone so well! “It’s in the day view that everything comes together, literally.” — Appadvice "To-do list, calendar, and notes app in one." — PCMag “A handy all-in-one organizational tool to make life easier.” — 148Apps *Your native iPhone calendar easily syncs with Google, Outlook, and many others. The Parker Planner will display any Calendar or Reminder that you have synced to your phone. The app now has a subscription model so we can keep and serve loyal customers. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Details on Subscription: You can choose between monthly ($1.99) or annual ($19.99) subscription. Annual gets you 17% off the cost! This subscription will auto-renew through your iTunes account. We display in the settings of the app what type of subscription you have. A link is provided to manage your subscription. You may cancel the subscription or disable auto-renew at any time. There is a trial period of 7 days (non-consecutive!) for the subscription to make sure you find Parker Planner useful. All features are available during the trial. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the original subscription price. Privacy Policy - http://www.parkerplanners.com/privacy-policy.html EULA - http://www.parkerplanners.com/eula.html If you have any questions please email us at plannerlove@parkerplanners.com instead of leaving a bad review on iTunes. It'll help tons more.

About

Ultimate Planner App

This app blends the tactile feel of handwriting with digital flexibility for personalized planning. Create custom layouts, track habits, and manage tasks across multiple devices. It offers a supportive system for organizing work, study, and personal life.

Highlights
  • Handwriting and digital planning integration
  • Customizable templates and layouts
  • Habit tracking and goal setting
  • Task management with subtasks and reminders
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Journaling and note-taking capabilities
  • Unlimited personal planners
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Ultimate Planner is a flexible digital planner app for iPad and iPhone, built for handwriting, calendar planning, tasks, notes, habits, goals, routines, and personal organization. Plan your day, week, month, and year on visual planner pages, write naturally with Apple Pencil or your finger, type text when needed, and sync your real schedule with Apple Calendar and Google Calendar. Use Ultimate Planner as your daily planner, weekly planner, monthly planner, yearly planner, task planner, habit tracker, goal planner, note-taking app, and visual calendar planner in one simple planning system. It is designed for people who want the feel of a real planner with the flexibility of a modern productivity app. More than a to-do list, Ultimate Planner gives you real planner pages for daily schedules, weekly routines, monthly plans, yearly goals, notes, trackers, budgets, meal planning, projects, journaling, wellness, study, work, and home organization. It helps you build a planner that fits the way you actually plan. Ultimate Planner is not a static PDF planner. You can customize layouts, add pages, create multiple planners, change covers and themes, sync calendar events, type text, use checkboxes, add images, paste content, write by hand, and continue planning across future years without rebuilding your planner from scratch. Capture plans without friction. Add tasks, notes, ideas, reminders, routines, and calendar events, then organize everything into daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or custom planner pages when you are ready. Ultimate Planner is flexible enough for detailed planning, but simple enough to keep using every day. Key Features: • Digital planner app for iPad and iPhone • Handwriting with Apple Pencil or finger • Apple Calendar sync and Google Calendar sync • Daily planner, weekly planner, monthly planner, quarterly planner, and yearly planner pages • 500+ flexible planner layouts, templates, and page designs • Checklists, reminders, recurring plans, and routines • Habit tracker, goal planner, routine tracker, progress tracker, and wellness planner pages • Notes, journals, sketches, stickers, images, handwriting, typed text, and pasted content • Budget planner, meal planner, project planner, student planner, teacher planner, ADHD-friendly planner pages, and more • Light and dark mode, planner themes, covers, colors, fonts, and custom sections • Multiple planners for work, study, home, wellness, school, projects, and personal life • Cross-device and cross-platform sync • Offline planning support when you do not have internet access Use Ultimate Planner for: • Daily planning and time blocking • Weekly routines and recurring tasks • Monthly planning and long-term goals • Work planning, project planning, and meeting notes • Budget planning, expense tracking, and personal finance organization • Meal planning, grocery planning, wellness planning, habits, and journaling • ADHD planning, visual planning, flexible routines, and personal productivity • Notes, checklists, schedules, trackers, and custom planner pages Ultimate Planner helps you organize your life without forcing you into one rigid productivity system. Start free and build a digital planner that works the way you do. Subscriptions: - App subscriptions are paid on either monthly or yearly intervals - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription - Privacy Policy: https://ultimate-planner.app/privacy/ - Terms of Service: https://ultimate-planner.app/terms/

Screenshots

ParkerPlanner4 screens
Ultimate Planner App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Ultimate Planner App at free with in-app purchases against ParkerPlanner's subscription. Ultimate Planner App also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). ParkerPlanner's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 60%) and ratings volume (34 vs 6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. ParkerPlanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Ultimate Planner App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for ParkerPlanner against 4.0 for Ultimate Planner App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ParkerPlanner has 34 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of ParkerPlanner's written reviews are positive against 60% of Ultimate Planner App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ParkerPlanner ships an update every 6 weeks, Ultimate Planner App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ParkerPlanner versus Ultimate Planner App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParkerPlannerUltimate Planner App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (34 ratings) — better4.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatraexEvopaper

Customer experience

ParkerPlanner

All ratings34 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral8.8%
Negative20.6%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative20.0%

Ultimate Planner App

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

ParkerPlanner

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Events not appearing consistently
  • Cannot sync with Google nor Calengoo (historical)
  • Deleting a list in Parker Planner also deletes in Reminders
  • Cannot choose which reminder lists to hide/show
  • Glitch with to-dos: won't let me delete a subject
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  • Jump To Icon doesn't work (closes app)
  • App crashes, freezes, and does not let me access information (historical)

Requested features

7 requests
  • More color options for themes
  • Web platform
  • Notes integration (historical)
  • Calendar view with more detail (like Fantastical 2)
  • Option to hide to-dos
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  • Todo list by day and option to keep until completed
  • Make app free instead of subscription

Ultimate Planner App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ParkerPlanner

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Access14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access14 Days trial$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Ultimate Planner App

Subscriptions2
  • All in One Access$4.991 Month
  • All in One Access (Yearly)$39.991 Year

Questions

Is ParkerPlanner free?
ParkerPlanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ultimate Planner App free?
Ultimate Planner App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ParkerPlanner or Ultimate Planner App?
ParkerPlanner is rated higher. ParkerPlanner averages 4.1 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Ultimate Planner App averages 4.0 from 6 ratings.
Do ParkerPlanner or Ultimate Planner App have ads?
Neither ParkerPlanner nor Ultimate Planner App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ParkerPlanner or Ultimate Planner App?
ParkerPlanner ships an update every 6 weeks, and Ultimate Planner App fortnightly. Most recently, ParkerPlanner was updated on October 16, 2026 and Ultimate Planner App on October 12, 2026.

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