I’m primarily a stock Apple apps user because I love the stability and native design interfaces Apple provides. However, I am always eager to try third party apps that build off of the native APIs and tools Apple offers rather than creating new complex, non-native interfaces.
When I saw the previews of Planny X, I was drooling over the look and feel of PlannyXDailyPlanner , but a little resistant because I didn’t want to create a silo of data separate from my pre-existing iCloud Calendars and Reminders lists. I was thrilled to find that in addition to Planny taking advantage of Apple’s native designs and tools, that it also directly integrates with Apple Calendar and Reminders, allowing it to act as a companion rather than a direct replacement to the tools I already know and love. As such I can’t recommend it more!
Since it launched, I reached out to Kevin, the developer, to report a few minor bugs and glitches and was greeted with not only quick responses via email, but also with partial confirmation new updates had already been released to fix some of my problems. Even though I’ve not yet subscribed, Kevin has proven a reliable and helpful developer to the point where I’ll be happy to support him and his work.