Comparison

Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar vs To Do List

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

Head to head
About

Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar

This digital planner mimics the feel of a paper organizer, offering multiple views for weekly, daily, and multi-day planning. It provides tools for notes, calendars, and to-do lists with customizable formatting and reminders.

Highlights
  • Multiple daily, weekly, and multi-day views
  • Authentic paper planner design with customization
  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Rich formatting for events and tasks
  • Seamless flexibility and cloud sync
  • Customizable recurring events and reminders
Features
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Get your perfect daily planner today! Join millions of users worldwide. Looking for a reliable partner to keep your life and work organized? Our digital daily planner is the ideal replacement for your paper organizer, featuring a weekly view plus one, two, and four-day options. It brings together simplicity and powerful functionality, giving you all the tools you need to plan effectively and achieve your goals: daily planner, notes, calendar, diary, scheduler, notebook, and to-do list. Visually, it captures the charm of a classic paper organizer. We've preserved everything you love about traditional planners and brought it into the digital world. Now you can easily create your plans, track your progress, and stay on top of everything with just your smartphone or tablet. Straightforward, intuitive, and familiar. All your records, notes, calendar, important tasks, lists, and plans are always at your fingertips – right on your device. Key features of our digital daily planner: • Multiple views (weekly, four-day, two-day, one-day): see all your plans at a glance or switch between different time periods to plan ahead, review past weeks, or look forward to what's coming. • Authentic paper planner design: enjoy the familiar feel of a paper planner with our thoughtfully designed weekly view that looks like a classic organizer. Timeless style! Pick from various design templates, customize background colors and fonts to match your preferences. • Simple to use: no clutter, no complicated forms. Enter your plans and tasks in seconds, edit or delete them whenever you need to. • Rich formatting options: color-code your events, plans, and completed tasks. Use underlining, bold text, and other styling to highlight what matters most. Easily spot your priority tasks and track what you've accomplished. • Seamless flexibility: switch between weeks, months, and years with a simple swipe. No worries about losing your data or carrying around a heavy planner. Everything syncs securely to your smartphone and personal cloud storage (iCloud). • Customizable recurring events, smart reminders, hourly scheduling, and much more. Stay organized and ready for whatever comes your way. Stop wasting time searching for the right organizer, note app, calendar, or planner. Join millions of users who already trust our digital daily planner to keep them on track. The basic version is completely FREE, and if you want advanced features, you can upgrade to the PREMIUM version with a one-time purchase or subscription. Download your daily planner today and organize your life the way that works best for you! E-mail: 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/

About

To Do List

This app helps you manage your tasks and stay organized with both manual entry and AI-powered task generation. Set reminders to ensure you never miss important deadlines. Focus on productivity with a streamlined approach to your to-do list.

Highlights
  • Manual task creation
  • AI task generation
  • Task reminders
  • Simple interface
  • Focus on productivity
Features
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AI To-Do List helps you stay organized with minimal effort. - Create tasks manually for full control over your to-do list - Let AI generate tasks based on a simple description to save time (Premium Feature) - Set reminders so you never forget important tasks or deadlines (Premium Feature) Stay focused and productive with AI To-Do List. User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar4 screens
To Do List2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: To Do List at every 6 days against Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar's every 6 weeks. To Do List also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and To Do List sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

To Do List holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar has 1.1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar ships an update every 6 weeks, To Do List every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar versus To Do List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaper Planner, Diary, CalendarTo Do List
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size680 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Legal TechYevhen Basistyi

Customer experience

Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar

All ratings1,142 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews297 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral8.8%
Negative23.2%

To Do List

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Entries disappearing after device changes
  • Recurring events not deleting properly
  • Sync not working between iPhone and iPad
  • App crashing after recent updates

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add monthly view option
  • Integrate with Apple Calendar or Google Calendar
  • Ability to set reminders or alerts
  • Option to change font colors or styles
  • Add a notes or budget section
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  • Improve sync functionality between devices
  • Implement recurring event options (bi-weekly, 4-weekly, etc.)

To Do List

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar

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
  • Textures (lifetime)$1.99
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  • Extra design pack - Textures$1.99
  • Gradients (lifetime)$1.99
  • Paper Planner PRO (lifetime)$6.99
  • PREMIUM for PRO (lifetime)$11.99
  • PREMIUM (lifetime)$23.99
4 purchases

To Do List

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Annual$59.991 Year
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  • Annual1 Year trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar free?
Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is To Do List free?
To Do List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar or To Do List?
To Do List is rated higher. Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while To Do List averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar or To Do List have ads?
Neither Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar nor To Do List shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar or To Do List?
Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar ships an update every 6 weeks, and To Do List every 6 days. Most recently, Paper Planner, Diary, Calendar was updated on November 1, 2026 and To Do List on October 31, 2026.

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