Parchment vs Pocket Informant

Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.

Parchment

Daily page joining Apple Calendar, Reminders and a dated note

From $4.99 one-time

Pocket Informant

Calendar, tasks, projects and notes in one personal organizer

Free plan · from $3.99/mo

Where they differ

Parchment starts at $4.99 one-time purchase. Pocket Informant starts at $3.99 per month, or $29.99 per year.
Pocket Informant has a free plan. Parchment does not.
Only Pocket Informant lists a web app.
Only Pocket Informant lists an Android app.
Only Pocket Informant lists a browser extension.
Parchment can be bought with a one-time purchase.
Parchment also covers Markdown and daily notes.
Pocket Informant also covers templates.

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	Parchment	Pocket Informant
Pricing	Paid	Free plan
Starts at	$4.99 one-time purchase	$3.99 per month, or $29.99 per year
Free plan	None	Free version on iOS and Android: essential calendar features using the calendars already on the device. No tasks, projects, contacts, sync services or customization.
Free trial	None listed	A trial of the full version comes with the yearly subscription: 14 days per the vendor's site, 7 days per the App Store listing.
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macOS
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Browser extension
Made by	Christopher Lawley	Fanatic Software (Complete XRM, Inc.)
Price read from	apps.apple.com	pocketinformant.com
Checked	Oct 6, 2026	Oct 5, 2026

Parchment

Pocket Informant

Parchment

Apple platforms only: the vendor says it cannot support Android or Windows because it depends on Apple Reminders, Calendar and iCloud.
There is no free version or trial listed; the app is a $4.99 paid download.
Google or Exchange calendars appear only once the account is set up in Apple Calendar; Parchment does not manage accounts itself.
The vendor says it does not integrate with Apple Notes or Obsidian; notes leave the app through export.

Pocket Informant

The free version is a calendar only. Tasks, projects, contacts, sync services and customization need the subscription.
The Mac app is a separate $49.99 purchase, and the web app works through an Informant Sync account.
There is no Windows app. Windows is covered by a $29.99 Outlook add-in that also needs an Informant Sync subscription.
Trial length is stated differently by source: 14 days on the vendor's site and 7 days on the App Store listing.

Parchment

One page per day: Calendar events and due or overdue reminders appear above the daily note for that date, so the agenda and the writing share one view.
Apple Reminders and Calendar data: Tasks are Apple Reminders and events come from the system calendar. Completing a task or updating an event in Parchment changes it in Apple's apps too.
Natural-language entry: The agenda's plus button accepts phrases such as "Lunch tomorrow at noon" for an event or "task Submit invoice Friday at 5pm" for a reminder.
Typed and handwritten notes: Daily notes take Markdown headings and lists. On iPad a note can switch to handwriting with Apple Pencil, and those pages stay visible on iPhone and Mac.
Search and version history: One search covers typed notes, recognized handwriting, events and reminders. Each daily note keeps saved versions that can be restored.
Widgets, Shortcuts and export: Home and Lock Screen widgets show the agenda, Shortcuts actions add text or open a date, and the journal exports as TXT, PDF or a Markdown Text Bundle.

Pocket Informant

Calendar and tasks in one view: Day, stacked-week and month views show events and tasks together. The month view prints each event's name and time in small text instead of a dot.
Projects and task modes: Tasks can be grouped into projects with sub-tasks and checklists, and the task system can be set to Simple, GTD or Franklin Covey style.
Works with existing calendars: Reads the device's native calendars and reminders, so iCloud, Exchange, Microsoft 365 and Google accounts appear without a new account. Direct Google and Toodledo sync needs the subscription.
Natural-language entry: Type or speak a phrase such as a task with a day and time and the entry is filled in. Templates and triggers create frequently used events and tasks.
TravelAssist and geofences: Trips set the time zone for events created during travel, and geofenced locations can filter the calendar or task list and raise arrival and departure alerts.
Informant Sync: A paid sync service that keeps iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and the web app in step, and connects to Outlook on Windows through a separate add-in.

Parchment

Parchment$4.99
one-time purchase
A single purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac, with Family Sharing for up to six people. The vendor says there is no subscription.

Pocket Informant

Free$0
Basic calendar on iOS and Android. Tasks, projects, contacts, sync services and customization are not included.
Premium Month$3.99
per month
Full feature access billed monthly through the App Store. The account reverts to the free version when the subscription ends.
Premium 3 month$9.99
per 3 months
The same full feature access billed every 90 days, as listed on the US App Store.
Premium Yearly$29.99
per year
All calendar views, tasks, projects, contacts, email integration, weather and Informant Sync on iOS and Android.
Informant for macOS$49.99
one-time purchase
The Mac app, bought separately with a 30-day free trial. Syncing Informant-only data may also need a sync subscription.
Informant Sync for Outlook$29.99
one-time purchase
Outlook add-in for Windows PCs that syncs calendars, tasks and notes. It requires an active Informant Sync subscription.

Parchment

Other savings
Family Sharing for up to six people
The vendor's site says the one-time purchase can be shared with up to six people through Apple Family Sharing.

Pocket Informant

Annual discount
About 37% less on the yearly subscription
The subscription is $3.99 a month or $29.99 a year. Twelve monthly payments come to $47.88, so the yearly option costs about 37% less.