Helix Planner, a task planner for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and CarPlay, is free on the App Store right now, down from its regular price of US$0.99. The offer was reported on November 10, 2026 by the news site New Mobile Life, which describes it as a limited time deal.

The app is made by a developer named Mikolaj Adamowicz and sits in the Productivity category. Its App Store page shows a download size of 9.8 MB and an age rating of 4+. It requires iOS 26.0 or later, so it only suits devices that already run the newest system software.

What does Helix Planner do?

Helix Planner is built around the idea that many to-do items belong to a place. According to the App Store description, every task can carry a category with its own colour and emoji, plus notes, attachments and optional GPS coordinates.

The developer lists these main features:

  • Location reminders that fire on arrival or on departure, with a radius you choose
  • A map view of your tasks, filtered by category or pin colour
  • Open tasks synced to Apple Watch, where you can mark them done
  • A CarPlay screen that mirrors the iPhone’s current filters for open tasks
  • Bulk import from pasted text, split by new lines or commas
  • Export of completed tasks as a timestamped, readable list
  • Colour themes and a multilingual interface with a quick language switcher

The listing also says tasks are stored with SwiftData and that location monitoring is designed to save battery. Those are the developer’s own claims, and LAZY GADGET has not tested the app.

How do I get it for free?

Open the App Store on your iPhone or iPad, search for Helix Planner by Mikolaj Adamowicz, and look at the button on the listing. If it says Get instead of showing a price, the offer is live and you can tap it and sign in as usual. Always use the official App Store listing, never a third party download site.

Apple’s own listings for the app show it as free, including the Mexico storefront page. None of the sources give an end date. New Mobile Life calls the offer limited time, and prices on the App Store can change at any moment, so if the button now shows a price, the free window has closed.

Prices

The regular price is US$0.99, according to New Mobile Life. At the time of writing the App Store listing shows the app as Free. The pages we read mention no in-app purchases. The sources state the price only in US dollars, and we have not converted it for other countries, so check your own App Store for the price where you live once the offer ends.

For privacy, the developer’s label says the app does not collect any data. Apple notes that this information has not been verified by Apple.

Who it suits

Commuters and drivers. The CarPlay view shows your filtered list of open tasks in a simplified screen, and the app copies the filters you set on the iPhone. The developer says this is meant to be distraction aware, but the usual rule applies: do not fiddle with a task list while driving.

Shoppers and errand runners. Location reminders for arrival or departure, plus a shopping list on the Watch, are the clearest fit. The listing gives a shopping list as its own example of what to sync to the wrist.

People who plan in bulk. Pasting a block of text to create many tasks at once, with optional GPS coordinates inline, saves typing if you already keep lists in notes.

Who should wait. Anyone on an older iPhone. The listing requires iOS 26.0 or later, and the Watch features need watchOS 26.0 or later. If your device cannot update, the app will not install. The page also says it has not received enough ratings or reviews to show an overview, so there is no crowd verdict yet.

What is still unknown

No source says when the free offer ends, and none says whether it applies in every country. The developer’s page shows version 1.0.2 as the latest listed update, so the app is young. There is no confirmation of future paid features or a price change after the promotion.

Next step

If the idea suits you, check the Helix Planner listing on the App Store today and confirm the button reads Get before you tap it. The offer can end without notice.