Moleskine Planner vs PlanWiz

Moleskine Planner

• People who want a paper-planner look on iPhone, iPad and Mac
• Seeing calendar events and timed tasks on one daily timeline
• Sorting tasks into themed lists with icons and colors

PlanWiz

• People who want a pre-built planner layout instead of a blank page
• iPad users who like to plan by hand with Apple Pencil
• Keeping a planner, habit tracker and journal in a single app

Moleskine Planner

• Apple platforms only: the App Store listing covers iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro, and the vendor links no Android or web version.
• Neither the App Store listing nor the vendor's site says which features are free and which need a paid membership.
• The vendor's site publishes no prices; the figures here are in-app purchase amounts from the US App Store.
• The app requires iOS 17, iPadOS 17 or macOS 14 or later.

PlanWiz

• There is no web or Windows version. The Mac app requires macOS 12 and an Apple M1 chip or later.
• The website publishes no prices. Paid options appear only as in-app purchases in the app stores.
• The free tier covers part of the template library; the full library and advanced features need the paid upgrade.

Moleskine Planner

Day view timeline

Each day's schedule and tasks are laid out visually, with a choice of Block View or Timeline View. A time slider moves a task or changes its duration.

Weekly overview

A week view shows all appointments and tasks for the week, and a long press on a day opens the task editor with that date already set.

Calendar integration

Calendars are chosen with checkboxes in the settings menu, and their events are displayed in the planner beside your tasks.

Customizable tasks

Tasks take icons, colors, subtasks and notes and can be marked complete. Subtasks can be shown and ticked off without opening the task.

Lists

Related tasks are grouped by topic into lists, which show how many days remain until future tasks are due and a completed count.

Rescheduling and duplicating

A long press moves a task to another date, and an activity can be copied and duplicated onto a different date and time.

PlanWiz

Template library

The website counts more than 1,000 planner and journal templates, covering daily and weekly planners, agendas, meal plans, study plans and more. Each can be edited after you pick it.

Daily, weekly and monthly planning

Plan a day hour by hour, a week at a glance or a month in one view, and switch between the timeframes.

To-do list with reminders

Capture tasks, set priorities and deadlines, attach notes and add a reminder to any individual task or habit check-in.

Habit tracker

Daily habit check-ins with streak tracking and a visual record of progress, built into the same planner layouts.

Journal and mood tracker

Daily journal entries, gratitude prompts and a mood log sit in the same app as the planner, so past entries can be reviewed for patterns.

Customization and export

Change fonts, colors, covers and layouts, add photos and stickers, and write by hand with Apple Pencil on iPad. Pages export as PDF or PNG for printing or sharing.

Moleskine Planner

• Free$0

  Free download from the App Store. The vendor does not publish which features the free version includes.

• Planner Premium Monthly$3.99

  per month

  Monthly premium membership for the Planner app, as listed among the in-app purchases on the US App Store.

• Bundle - Monthly Plan$4.99

  per month

  A monthly bundle subscription. The listing does not say which Moleskine apps the bundle covers.

• Planner Premium Annual Add-On$19.99

  labelled Annual; what it is added to is not shown

  An annual add-on listed among the in-app purchases, with no description of what it requires or unlocks.

• Planner Annual Membership$29.99

  per year

  Annual membership for the Planner app alone, as listed on the US App Store.

• Bundle - Annual Plan$39.99

  per year

  The bundle billed yearly. A Bundle - Annual Welcome Plan is also listed at $29.99, without stated terms.

PlanWiz

• Free$0

  Core planning features, customization and a share of the templates. The vendor says there is no trial countdown.

• PlanWiz Weekly Subscription$3.99

  per week

  The paid upgrade on weekly billing, which unlocks the full template library and advanced features.

• PlanWiz Yearly Subscription$39.99

  per year

  The same upgrade billed yearly. The US App Store also lists a Yearly Subscription Offer at $19.99 without stating its terms.

• One-Time Purchase pack$99.99

  one-time purchase

  Listed among the in-app purchases on the US App Store. The listing does not describe what the pack includes.

Moleskine Planner

• Annual discount

  About 37% less on the annual membership

  The US App Store lists Planner Premium Monthly at $3.99 and Planner Annual Membership at $29.99. Twelve monthly payments come to $47.88, so the annual membership costs about 37% less.

• Other savings

  Bundle annual welcome price of $29.99

  The US App Store lists a Bundle - Annual Welcome Plan at $29.99 beside the $39.99 Bundle - Annual Plan. The listing does not say who qualifies or for how long.

PlanWiz

• Lifetime license

  One-Time Purchase pack at $99.99

  The US App Store lists a One-Time Purchase pack for $99.99 next to the weekly and yearly subscriptions. The listing does not describe its contents.