The Moleskine Planner Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Moleskine Planner in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Moleskine Planner
The Insider’s Guide
Calendar and task planner for Apple devices from Moleskine
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among daily planner apps, read from Moleskine Planner’s own pages.
Made by Moleskine Srl (developed by edo.io srl) · checked Oct 6, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Moleskine Planner’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Moleskine Planner’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 6, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 17 of the 69 other daily planner apps we grade
Moleskine Planner, previously called Moleskine Balance, is a calendar and task app for iPhone, iPad and Mac from the notebook maker Moleskine, developed by edo.io. It shows the device's calendars next to tasks on a daily timeline and a weekly overview, and tasks can be given icons, colors, subtasks and notes and grouped into lists. The app is free to download, with paid memberships sold as in-app purchases.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Moleskine Planner, taken from its own pages and our grades.
A time slider moves a task or changes how long it takes, and a long press sends it to another day.
- 1
Best for a Moleskine-style timeline on Apple devices
Moleskine Planner puts your calendar and your tasks on one daily timeline, from the notebook company.
- 2
Paid plans start at $2.50 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $3.99 per month, or $29.99 per year (US App Store).
- 3
There is a free plan
Free to download with optional in-app purchases. Neither the App Store listing nor the vendor's site says which features need a paid membership.
- 4
It runs on 2 platforms
iOS and macOS.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
Calendar integration
Calendars are chosen with checkboxes in the settings menu, and their events are displayed in the planner beside your tasks.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 17 of 69
That is against the other daily planner apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Your call
A daily planner at its plainest is today's tasks laid along a timeline.
Moleskine Planner at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $3.99 per month, or $29.99 per year (US App Store)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- macOS, iOS
- Made by
- Moleskine Srl (developed by edo.io srl)
- Category
- Daily Planner Apps
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
- Store rating
- 4.5 on the App Store, 506 ratings
The report card
Best for a Moleskine-style timeline on Apple devices
Moleskine Planner puts your calendar and your tasks on one daily timeline, from the notebook company. It's Apple only, it connects to nothing beyond the calendars on your device, and it needs iOS 17 or macOS 14. The pricing is odd: a membership starts at $3.99 a month, but nowhere does Moleskine say what's free and what you're paying for, and the store lists six different purchases.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | Membership is $3.99 a month or $29.99 a year on the US App Store, which is about $2.50 a month and inside the cheaper quarter of this category. But neither the store nor Moleskine's site says what the membership unlocks, so you can't tell what you're buying. |
| Free plan and trial | C | It's a free download and you can start without paying. But Moleskine publishes no list of what's free and what needs a membership, so the caps are there and you only find them by walking into them. There's no trial on record either. |
| Features | C | The basics: your device calendars and tasks on a daily timeline or in blocks, a weekly overview, subtasks, notes, icons, colors and themed lists, with a long press to move a task. The gap is plain on the listing: nothing it connects to beyond the calendars already on the device. |
| Ease of use | B | 4.52 from about 500 App Store ratings. A time slider moves a task or changes how long it takes, and a long press sends it to another day. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Apple and nothing else: iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro, on iOS 17, iPadOS 17 or macOS 14 and later. Moleskine links no Android or web version, and the listing names no integrations. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Moleskine Planner is for
- Fits if you want a paper-planner look on your iPhone, iPad and Mac
- Works for people who want calendar events and timed tasks on the same daily timeline
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you use Android or Windows, as it's Apple devices only
- Not for you if you want to know what's free before you start, because Moleskine doesn't say
- Skip it if your devices are older, since it needs iOS 17, iPadOS 17 or macOS 14
- Watch out: the store lists six purchases from $3.99 a month to $39.99 a year, some with no stated terms
- Too light for linking other apps, as the listing names no integrations
Good to know
Good for
- 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
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$2.50
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
Moleskine Planner has a free plan. Paid plans start at $3.99 per month, or $29.99 per year (US App Store).
But neither the store nor Moleskine's site says what the membership unlocks, so you can't tell what you're buying.
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.
The free plan
Free to download with optional in-app purchases. Neither the App Store listing nor the vendor's site says which features need a paid membership.
Read from apps.apple.com on Oct 6, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on apps.apple.comOther 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.
Stated on apps.apple.com
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for “Planner Annual Membership”, against $29.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.
| Country | Price there | In dollars | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $29.99 | $21.08 | 30% less |
| Indonesia | Rp 399ribu | $22.31 | 26% less |
| Philippines | ₱ 1,490.00 | $23.72 | 21% less |
| India | ₹ 2,299 | $23.77 | 21% less |
| Germany | 24,99 € | $28.00 | 7% less |
| Brazil | R$ 149,90 | $29.95 | about the same |
| South Africa | R499.99 | $30.24 | about the same |
| United Kingdom | £22.99 | $30.39 | about the same |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: macOS and iOS
Calendar and task planner for Apple devices from Moleskine. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: tasks, time blocking, calendar.
The gap is plain on the listing: nothing it connects to beyond the calendars already on the device.
- 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.
Where it runs
- macOS
- iOS
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Moleskine Planner is made by Moleskine Srl (developed by edo.io srl).
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
17/69
Other daily planner apps it is graded above
Moleskine Planner's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 17 of the 69 other daily planner apps we grade, and level with 17.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 37 of 69) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $2.50 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.17 for the category: 7 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 70 daily planner apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Moleskine Planner’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 37 of 69
- CFree plan and trialAbove 6 of 69
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 69
- BEase of useAbove 37 of 69
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 8 of 69
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 57 daily planner apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Moleskine Planner is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Your call
A daily planner at its plainest is today's tasks laid along a timeline.
You could make the core of Moleskine Planner for yourself: calendar, tasks and time blocking. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. At $29.99 a year it costs less than the weekend it would take to replace, which is the argument for keeping it.
What you could make
- Calendar, tasks and time blocking: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Apps for macOS and iOS that stay in step with each other.
What this rests on. Moleskine Planner’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Structured, Artful Agenda, TimeBloc, Pencil Planner and Finalist
The 5 tools Moleskine Planner is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.0GPA
Structured
Free plan · from $2.99/mo
Visual day planner that puts tasks and events on one timeline.
- Only Structured lists a web app.
- Only Structured lists an Android app.
- Structured can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 3.0GPA
Artful Agenda
Free trial · from $39.99/yr
Digital planner styled like a paper agenda, synced to your calendars.
- Moleskine Planner has a free plan. Artful Agenda does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Artful Agenda lists a web app.
- Only Artful Agenda lists Windows and Android apps.
- 2.2GPA
TimeBloc
Free plan · from $19.99
Time-blocking phone app that shows the day as colored blocks.
- Only Moleskine Planner lists a macOS app.
- Only TimeBloc lists an Android app.
- 2.4GPA
Pencil Planner
Free plan · from $4.99/mo
Handwritten planner for iPad and iPhone layered over your calendar.
- Only Moleskine Planner lists a macOS app.
- Moleskine Planner also covers time blocking.
- Pencil Planner also covers notes.
- 2.8GPA
Finalist
Free trial · from $4.99/mo
Day-per-page planner for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.
- Moleskine Planner has a free plan. Finalist does not, though it has a free trial.
- Finalist can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Finalist also covers notes, daily notes and habit tracking.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Moleskine Planner free?
Moleskine Planner has a free plan. Free to download with optional in-app purchases.
How much does Moleskine Planner cost?
Moleskine Planner lists 6 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Moleskine Planner work on?
Moleskine Planner is available on iOS and macOS.
Does Moleskine Planner offer any discounts?
Moleskine Planner publicly lists the following: About 37% less on the annual membership; Bundle annual welcome price of $29.99.
How is Moleskine Planner rated?
Moleskine Planner's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.5 out of 5 from 506 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 6, 2026.
Does Moleskine Planner have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Moleskine Planner is listed for iOS and macOS.
Does Moleskine Planner have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Moleskine Planner is listed for iOS and macOS.
Is Moleskine Planner open source?
Moleskine Planner is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 6, 2026.
Who makes Moleskine Planner?
Moleskine Planner is made by Moleskine Srl (developed by edo.io srl).
What are the alternatives to Moleskine Planner?
The closest alternatives to Moleskine Planner in our directory are Structured, Artful Agenda, TimeBloc, Pencil Planner and Finalist.
How does Moleskine Planner compare with other daily planner apps?
Moleskine Planner's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 17 of the 69 other daily planner apps we grade, and level with 17.
Is Moleskine Planner good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Moleskine Planner B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $2.50 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.17 for the category: 7 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Moleskine Planner?
A daily planner at its plainest is today's tasks laid along a timeline.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Moleskine Planner’s own pages on Oct 6, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Moleskine's own pages on 6 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-08-06.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Moleskine Srl (developed by edo.io srl). Prices change, so check moleskineeveryday.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Moleskine Planner, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/moleskine-planner
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Moleskine Planner’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Moleskine Planner is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Moleskine Srl (developed by edo.io srl). Prices and plans change: check moleskineeveryday.com before you buy.