Artful Agenda vs Planmore

Artful Agenda

• Paper-planner fans who want covers, stickers and fonts on a digital calendar
• Seeing Google, iCloud and Outlook calendars in one decorated planner
• Planning meals, lists and tasks next to the week's events

Planmore

• iPhone and iPad users who like the layout of a paper planner
• Keeping events, tasks, Reminders and notes in a single app
• People who prefer a one-time purchase to a subscription

Artful Agenda

• There is no free plan. After the trial it costs $39.99 a year, and only annual subscriptions are offered.
• The habit tracker, drawing mode, sticker uploads and custom color palette require Artful Plus at $49.99 a year.
• Microsoft Exchange calendars cannot be synced, and calendar sharing is set up in Google, iCloud or Outlook, not in the app.
• The US App Store listing shows the standard plan at both $39.99 and $44.99, so in-app pricing may differ from the website.

Planmore

• The vendor's page and store listing describe an iPhone and iPad app that syncs through iCloud; they mention no Android, web or Windows version.
• Agenda views, unlimited task lists, subtasks, shared task lists, stickers and schedule export are listed as advanced features that need an upgrade.
• The US App Store shows a $19.99 "Premium Version" purchase next to the $29.99 "Lifetime Subscription" without explaining the difference.
• The store description lists "No Ads" among the paid features, while the 4.8.7 release notes say banner and interstitial ads were removed for free users.

Artful Agenda

Calendar sync

Shows Google Calendar, Apple iCloud and Outlook calendars together in monthly, weekly and daily views, with repeating events and push reminders.

Paper-planner styling

Pick a cover design and a handwriting-style font, color code calendars and decorate pages with sticker packs. Some premium covers are sold in the app for $1.99.

Tasks and priorities

Monthly, weekly and daily task lists can be reordered by drag and drop and crossed off, with repeat, rollover and snooze options and task alarms.

Daily page extras

The day view includes meal planning, a water intake tracker and custom categories for tasks, notes or journaling, and it stays in step with the weekly and monthly views.

Custom lists

A lists section holds things like groceries, packing and gift ideas, with headings, check-off items and drag-and-drop ordering.

Artful Plus tools

The higher tier adds a habit tracker with streaks, uploads of your own sticker images, a saved color palette and stylus drawing on iPad and Android tablets.

Planmore

Planner-style calendar views

Day, week, month and year views that can be flipped through like a paper planner. Additional agenda views are part of the paid upgrade.

Events

Events can be given custom colors, recurrence rules and reminders, and other people can be invited to them.

Task manager

Tasks carry a due date, priority and reminder, and overdue and pending tasks are tracked in one place. Unlimited lists, subtasks and list sharing need the upgrade.

iOS Reminders

Items from Apple's Reminders app are shown inside the planner next to Planmore's own events and tasks.

Notes

Rich-text notes organized with custom labels. Adding more photos and canvases to a note is listed as an advanced feature.

Widgets and iCloud sync

Widgets show the schedule at a glance, and data syncs automatically between devices signed in to the same iCloud account.

Artful Agenda

• Artful Agenda$39.99

  per year, annual subscription only

  The standard plan: calendar sync, monthly, weekly and daily views, tasks, lists, meal planning, covers and stickers.

• Artful Plus$49.99

  per year, annual subscription only

  Everything in the standard plan, plus a habit tracker, your own uploaded stickers, a custom color palette and drawing mode on tablets.

Planmore

• Free$0

  Calendar views, events, tasks with due dates and priorities, iOS Reminders, notes with labels, widgets and iCloud sync.

• Monthly$2.99

  per month

  Premium by subscription: agenda views, unlimited task lists, subtasks, shared task lists, stickers, schedule export, and more fonts and themes.

• Yearly$14.99

  per year

  The same premium features on a yearly subscription.

• Premium Version$19.99

  billing basis not shown on the US App Store listing

  Listed among the in-app purchases on the US App Store. The listing does not say how it differs from the Lifetime purchase.

• Lifetime Subscription$29.99

  one-time purchase

  A single payment that the listing describes as lifetime access to all advanced features.

Artful Agenda

• Other savings

  Referral credit of 10%

  Sharing your referral code earns you 10% of each referred friend's first payment as credit toward future subscription fees paid through the website.

Planmore

• Annual discount

  About 58% less on the yearly subscription

  The US App Store lists the Monthly subscription at $2.99 and the Yearly one at $14.99. Twelve monthly payments would come to $35.88.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime access for $29.99

  The App Store description offers a one-time payment for lifetime access to all advanced features, listed as Lifetime Subscription at $29.99.