Comparison

ARD vs Week Plan Calendar

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

Head to head
About

ARD

This platform allows public broadcasters in Germany to securely sync and share files. Users with a valid account can upload data to encrypted servers and access it from anywhere. It facilitates collaboration and data sharing among authorized personnel.

Highlights
  • File synchronization
  • Secure data sharing
  • Encrypted connections
  • Server-hosted storage
  • Internet access to data
Features
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ARD-ZDF-Box is a file sync and share platform for public broadcasters in Germany. A valid user account is required to access the service, please contact your broadcaster if you’d like to sign up. Your uploaded data will be saved on servers hosted by the IVZ. Afterwards you can share the data with other users or access it through the internet. All connections with the ARD-ZDF-Box are encrypted.

About

Week Plan Calendar

A visually clear weekly calendar app that syncs with your device's native calendar and reminders. It offers multiple widgets for at-a-glance viewing and advanced configuration options for each calendar.

Highlights
  • Weekly overview with multi-day event clarity
  • Works with calendar events and reminders
  • Multiple widgets for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS
  • Lock screen widgets with live countdown
  • Analogue dial visualization of upcoming events
  • Yearly plan view and holiday calendar integration
  • Alerts for scheduling conflicts
Features
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A clearly designed calendar based on the classic weekly overview. No login required because the app works on the calendar/reminder data of the operating system. FEATURES - Multi-day events are shown upright on the right hand side, contributing to extraordinary high clarity. - Works with both calendar events and (checkable) reminders. - 4 for 1: iOS, watchOS, iPadOS and macOS App (Ventura + M1 required) can be used in parallel after download. - The "Today" widget shows upcoming entries (live countdown included) - The "Clockface" widget visualizes the events of the next 10 hours on an analogue dial. - All widgets also available on the lock screen. - Optional year plan view (incl. calendar weeks). - Event Templates + Shift Planner Mode - Integration of Apple Health menstruation cycle data. - Calculation of break times. - Alerts scheduling conflicts during creation of new events. - Watch app including complications "Today" & "Clockface". - Overview of all overdue reminders. - "holiday calendar": its entries make the days look like weekends - calendar day can be shown on app icon - combined view of event duplicates - (iOS, iPadOS): Speech entry of new events (iPhone needs to be hold to the ear) CONFIGURATION PER CALENDAR - Show in year plan - Show event locations - Cross-calendar appointment overlaps - Summary of consecutive events - Timeline in weekly and day views 10-DAY WEATHER FORECAST (premium feature) - available as yearly in-app subscription with auto-renewal - see privacy: https://www.pentabyte.de/applications/iOS/Wochenplan/ - see terms of use / EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ DISCLAIMER - No notifications. Recommendation: continue to use the iOS calendar for reminders. This is generally the best way to do it because it also notifies you about changes to shared calendars in real-time.

Screenshots

ARD3 screens
Week Plan Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Week Plan Calendar at 94% against ARD's 10%. Week Plan Calendar also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). ARD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Week Plan Calendar sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. ARD asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ARD ships an update every 8 months, Week Plan Calendar every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ARD versus Week Plan Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARDWeek Plan Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (34 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews94.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size246 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInformations-Verarbeitungs-ZentrumMichael Hoereth

Customer experience

ARD

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative70.0%

Week Plan Calendar

All ratings34 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ARD

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Week Plan Calendar

Subscriptions1
  • Weather Forecast for 1 Year1 Month trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is ARD free?
ARD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Week Plan Calendar free?
Week Plan Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ARD or Week Plan Calendar have ads?
Neither ARD nor Week Plan Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ARD or Week Plan Calendar?
ARD ships an update every 8 months, and Week Plan Calendar every 2 weeks. Most recently, ARD was updated on October 19, 2026 and Week Plan Calendar on October 30, 2026.

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