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Head-to-head

Digital Planner vs Notion

Digital Planner 4.3★ · Free to download 40
Winner Notion
Notion 4.8★ · Free + IAP 75

Notion is the better choice for comprehensive planning and organization, offering robust features and flexibility, while Digital Planner struggles with its restrictive free tier and usability issues.

Full reviews: Digital Planner · Notion

Notion, with a lifetime rating of 4.78, offers extensive planning and organizational tools, though recent updates have introduced performance issues and an overemphasis on AI. Digital Planner, rated 4.29, is criticized for its heavily paywalled features, making the free version almost unusable despite its appealing aesthetics.

Head to head

Features edge: NotionR5R7R13R22
Digital Planner Digital Planner offers a cute and aesthetic design with various templates, stickers, and notebook covers, but most of these features are locked behind a subscription, leaving very limited options for free users R5R7R22. Users express frustration over having only one template or sticker per category, and a limited number of colors and book covers available without payment R5R13.
Notion Notion is praised for its extensive features, including planning, project building, journaling, and organizing notes, with users calling it a 'game changer' and a 'second brain' R71. It offers structured yet flexible workspaces, easy sharing, and AI tools for creating lists, pages, and checkboxes R71. However, some users note the lack of a mind map feature R71 and issues with template availability on mobile .
Ease of Use edge: NotionR2R7R9R16
Digital Planner Digital Planner is described by some as easy to understand and use for note-taking and journaling R2. However, many users find it difficult to navigate due to constant prompts to pay for features R7. Some also report issues with basic functionalities like writing, moving the screen, zooming, changing font size, and aligning elements R9R16R49.
Notion Notion is generally considered intuitive for managing personal and business affairs, with users appreciating its ease of use . However, some users initially found it confusing . Recent updates have introduced significant usability issues on mobile, such as the screen auto-adjusting while typing, making it hard to see text R73, and menus blocking half the page . Apple Pencil support is also reported as poor .
Reliability tieR9R16R49R61
Digital Planner Digital Planner has reports of the app not allowing users to write, move the screen, or zoom, and randomly writing when not intended R9. Users also mention issues with text box editors covering content and an inability to straighten or center images R16R49.
Notion Notion's reliability has significantly declined with recent updates. Users report frequent glitches, lagging, and the app crashing R61R66. Specific bugs include the web clipper being broken , share sheet not working , AI chatbot being buggy and slow R69, long documents failing to load on iPhone , and voice-to-text syncing incorrectly . Some users also experience errors preventing work from saving and issues with opening sub-pages .
Price/Value tieR1R4R5R7
Digital Planner Digital Planner is free to download but heavily criticized for requiring payment for almost all features, including basic templates, stickers, colors, and book covers R1R4R5R7. Users feel misled by the 'free' designation and express that the limited free options make the app useless R1R4R22. The annual subscription is mentioned to be around $70 R16.
Notion Notion offers a free tier and in-app purchases. While many users find it valuable for its comprehensive features, some paying users report issues like unexpected subscription price increases R77 and the app being unusable on mobile despite paying . The constant push for AI features is also seen as a detractor, with users stating they would switch if they found an alternative without AI .
Support tieR77R120
Digital Planner There are no specific reviews mentioning customer support for Digital Planner.
Notion One user reported difficulty contacting Notion customer service regarding a billing issue, stating the support form would not allow them to enter their email R77. Another user mentioned an issue with a forgotten password link being out of use R120.
Pick Digital Planner if

Pick Digital Planner if you are looking for a basic, aesthetically pleasing digital planner and are willing to pay for a subscription to unlock its full range of cute templates, stickers, and customization options R5.

Pick Notion if

Pick Notion if you need a powerful, flexible, and comprehensive tool for organizing your life, projects, and business, and are comfortable with its learning curve and recent AI integrations R71.

Evidence note: Digital Planner's reviews are heavily skewed by complaints about its aggressive paywall, making it difficult to assess the quality of its paid features comprehensively. Notion's recent negative reviews focus on performance issues and AI integration, which might not reflect its overall long-term utility for many users.

Frequently asked

Is Digital Planner truly free to use?
No, while Digital Planner is free to download, almost all useful features, including templates, stickers, and customization options, require a paid subscription, making the free version very limited and frustrating for most users R1R4R5R7.
What are the main complaints about Notion?
The main complaints about Notion revolve around recent performance issues, including lagging, crashing, and various bugs on mobile devices, as well as an aggressive integration of AI features that many users find unnecessary and disruptive R61R66R69R73.
Which app is better for basic planning and organization?
Notion is generally better for comprehensive planning and organization due to its robust and flexible features, even with recent performance issues, whereas Digital Planner's free tier is too restrictive for effective basic planning without a subscription R71R1R5.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R5] Digital Planner 4/5 · US Ok but like…: I really like the concept and idea and I thinks it’s really cute, but basically EVERYTHING is in the subscription. And I know you need to make money, but like come on, Only ONE template per category. Only THREE plain not books out of all of them. Only ONE sticker per sticker section. AND THERE ARE ONLY SO MANY COLORS. I really like this app and I want to keep it, but could you please
  2. [R7] Digital Planner 1/5 · US Bad: It’s been horrible, absolutely horrible three brushes three covers three 3 templates two brushes everything’s limited if anything else you have to pay for VIP and every single time you open the app you have to always ask you to pay the subscription
  3. [R13] Digital Planner 1/5 · US Terrible: Please change this: why do people without premium only get 3 book covers like why? Second question why do you want people to have premium just to get more book covers ? Please remove premium so people will give this five stars and this app is so useless and I can’t use notes instead
  4. [R22] Digital Planner 1/5 · US Over rated…: If you want to pay lots of money then this is perfect for you. I got it and started designing my pages. First there are only 3 different types of covers. If you want different planners then you can only have 3. Second of all there are only a couple of templates and decorations to pick from if you don’t want to pay. Lastly if you don’t want to pay it stops you and you can’t do anything
  5. [R2] Digital Planner 5/5 · US Top 1000: This app is insane works so well let’s go people this app is so easy and I get everything I need done I’m a new person download now!👌🏻💕
  6. [R9] Digital Planner 3/5 · US Not the best…: It wouldn’t let me write, move the screen, and zoom on the screen and it would randomly won’t write when I need it to, and it WILL write when I don’t need it to.
  7. [R16] Digital Planner 2/5 · US Unimpressed: Maybe I’m just not familiar with how to use these kind of apps but this particular one was really hard to use. I couldn’t change the size of the font and whenever I wanted to move a text box to the left-hand side, it would be covered by the text box editor. I also expected there to be way more templates to use for $70 a year. My biggest pet peeve though was that there was actually no
  8. [R49] Digital Planner 2/5 · US Not great: You can’t add a customer cover, custom page designs, and the app is glitchy. You can’t move images between layers and even when you scrap it and start over with the first picture as the base layer, if you try to resize everything it switches the layers. When you leave and come back the images aren’t aligned to where they were, even if you “lock” the layer. Very limited functionality.
  9. [R61] Notion 1/5 · US Glitchy: Not sure if it’s AI and rapid development but basic features glitch now
  10. [R1] Digital Planner 1/5 · US I hate this app: Within 10 minutes of having this app I deleted it without ANY hesitation. First of all, all the things cost money!! I feel like to actually enjoy this app you have to spend SO much money on it!!
  11. [R4] Digital Planner 1/5 · US No free option: I wasn’t given any option other than to pay. If it’s going to be a paid app just make it one, that sucked and I was really excited
  12. [R77] Notion 4/5 · US I love notion but when I’m trying to contact costumer service: I’ve been using Notion for a while, and I really love the app. It’s been an amazing tool for staying organized. However, I’m disappointed with my recent billing experience. My subscription increased from $12 to $26, and I wanted to speak with a customer support representative to understand why. Unfortunately, when I try to submit a sup
  13. [R120] Notion 3/5 · GB Love - but I’ve got a bug: I use notion daily , I have a chores tracker and motivation plan and a studying plan . ( much more ) but the other night I accidentally added another account on and it was bugging me so I tried to delete it but instead , I logged both out and I can’t remember the password so I used the forgotten password but I says the link is out of use! Can u please fix this
  14. [R66] Notion 3/5 · US SLOOWWWW: Please fix the app, it lags about and the writing is bad, we dont need AI so relax with it because its slowing up the app, please dont ruin the appppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  15. [R69] Notion 3/5 · US AI chatbot feature is very buggy: Takes long to load, especially on long threads, to the point where i have to quit the app and download again.
  16. [R73] Notion 1/5 · US Issue Mobile View when Typing: Great software, great usages for all sorts of people, BUT the mobile app just struggles with one critical bug that makes the whole thing unusable. When I’m typing, the screen auto-adjusts the view so that where I’m currently typing is just out of view. When this happens, I cannot see what I am typing, hence why the app becomes unusable. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE FIX THIS!
  17. [R71] Notion 5/5 · US my notion is amazing: this is the best platform for planning and building your projects that you will ever use. it can be so structured but also has incredible flexibility, and sharing workspaces with others is fast and easy. I have been using this tool for years and will continue to do so. the only thing I wish there was is a mind map feature within pages to allow users a visual representation fo

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store