# Planning Center Headcounts — Track your Attendance

> Mobile attendance tracker for Planning Center Check-Ins, focusing on total counts. (iPhone/iPad app by Ministry Centered Technologies.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/planning-center-headcounts/id1215339253 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ministry Centered Technologies](https://appshunter.io/developer/327370811)
- Category: Business, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 7 App Store ratings · 10 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 20 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-05-24
- Data updated: 2026-08-18
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/planning-center-headcounts/id1215339253/reviews.md

## What is Planning Center Headcounts?

You must already have a Planning Center account with Counter permissions and Planning Center Check-Ins enabled to use this app.

===== Planning Center Headcounts: ======
Planning Center Headcounts is an online mobile application that works with Planning Center Check-Ins to help keep track of any type of attendance, without needing to track specific individuals. Choose an existing event and a headcount type and start keeping track of your people. You can track them by entering the final number, or use the live counting tool. You won't need to write down your totals manually when you're done, since saving will instantly update your headcount total in Planning Center Check-Ins. Multiple people can even track headcounts on two different devices at the same time. Taking attendance is made simpler, more accessible, and your data is instantly saved to your account & can be included in your attendance reports.

## Key features

- Track attendance without individual identification
- Enter final headcount or use live counting
- Instant data sync with Planning Center
- Supports multiple users on different devices simultaneously
- Simplified and accessible attendance taking

## Recent user reviews (10 of 10)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/planning-center-headcounts/id1215339253/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Not working

*2021-12-26*

Shows logo and then white screen. Useless to most volunteers.

### 5/5 — Works great!

*2021-10-31*

Simple and easy to use. Great customer support to boot.

**Developer response:** Oh no! Sorry about that! It sounds like a permissions issue is resulting in the white screen. We're going to make sure there's some better messaging for that case in the next update, but for now you'll either want to talk with your Administrator to give you "Counter" permissions, or make sure you're subscribed to Check-Ins. For further help, please write in to support@planningcenter.com Thanks! Jess

### 1/5 — App Won’t Work

*2021-04-30*

Normally when an app has a bug I send a message though the app to let them know. Unfortunately, I can’t even get into the app to do so. I launch it and the screen turns white and it doesn’t move after that. I have reset my phone and uninstalled and reinstalled the app multiply times and it still won’t work. Bummer.

**Developer response:** Sorry for such a troublesome experience! Would you please write in to us at support@planningcenter.com so we can continue troubleshooting this with you today?
Thanks,
Matt

### 3/5 — Half way there

*2020-08-16*

Good idea but it needs to connect to the check in app. So that when a child is checked in they show checked in and “floating” in the building. When the child makes it to the classroom, the leader can then account for the child by selecting their name as they enters. 

Also, the total headcount needs to be split by service. If you have multiple services it’s more helpful and accurate to reflect headcount per room per service. This is an additional benefit of having headcount rosters being driven from Check-Ins.

**Developer response:** Hi! Thanks for the review! Just to clear up a bit of misunderstanding, this app is not to check children in - the Check-Ins Station app is designed for that. This app is to count those who don't need to check in by name, so you have an overall count in the rooms you don't check kids and volunteers into.

In addition, Headcount types are designed to be able to split up based on the times your admin has set up in Check-Ins. If one is missing, you'll need to contact them.

For further help, please write in to support@planningcenter.com
Thanks!
Matt

### 4/5 — Love the app

*2018-08-05*

We are a tiny church (average attendance is the 40s) and love this for tracking who is here. However, my iPhone is used to stream the service and iPad is used as a confidence monitor, so the girls are counting from the back where the Mac mini is. They are using the website, but it is really complicated to get to the right spot on the check-ins page. Wondering if it would be possible to have a simple “Headcounts” app available for the Mac mini as well?

### 1/5 — White Screen

*2017-09-23*

Nothing but a blank white screen on iPhone SE running iOS 11.

**Developer response:** That's odd. We've been successfully testing with iOS 11 for months without a hitch. As long as you have a Check-Ins account and the proper permissions, you should be just fine, but we'd love to help find out why that's happening. Please write in to us at Support@planning.center so we can connect with you today. Thanks! ~ Matt

### 1/5 — Does not show data from other checkins

*2017-07-18*

Only shows reports from manual entries and has nothing to do with the rest of the check-ins portion of planning center

**Developer response:** Hi Tommy! You're correct, but it looks like there's a misunderstanding here. This is the "counter" app to tally up Headcounts & have those totals sync to your Check-Ins events. To view all of your event's data, head over to check-ins.planningcenteronline.com (from a mobile or desktop web browser). You can also find our blog post & video all about this app over at planning.center/blog. I hope this explains that a bit better & could help get your star-rating bumped up for us. Thank you!
Matt

### 1/5 — Great idea, if the app was working.

*2017-05-28*

Love PCO and so I jumped on this as soon as I saw it. Hasn't worked since I downloaded it. Phone is up to date on iOS and I have restated the phone and re downloaded the app. Every time, I log in, then I get a white screen and nothing more. Fix the bugs, and this will be a great app.

**Developer response:** Oh no! Sorry about that! It sounds like you don't currently have access to Check-Ins, which is resulting in the white screen. We're going to make sure there's some better messaging for that case in the next update, but for now you'll either want to talk with your Administrator to give you "Counter" permissions, or make sure you're subscribed to Check-Ins.

### 5/5 — Must have Check-ins?

*2017-05-26*

Thanks for the response. I didn't think about all the analytics being housed within check-ins module...

**Developer response:** Sorry for the disappointment here! Headcounts has always been a part of Check-Ins because that's where your event times are stored. Since you're a long time Planning Center user, you might see this app in the same way Music Stand is a part of Services. Services holds the data, and Music Stand allows you to see it in the most appropriate way. It's the same with Headcounts. And, we've made sure that no matter what you can use unlimited Headcounts for free on the free Check-Ins plan. Hope this helps! - Scott

### 5/5 — Great app + Response to 1 star rating below

*2017-05-25*

Response to critic complaining about it not working without Check-Ins from Planning Center: You do have to have Check-Ins, but if all you want to do is post a headcount you can use the FREE package of Check-Ins! Head counts don't count towards your total number of Check-Ins so you can choose the smallest package. Try it out before bashing an app for doing what it's supposed to do...and they give you a way to use it for free!

Great little app that proves Planning Center is continually listening to their customers and developing really great apps!

## Frequently asked questions about Planning Center Headcounts

### Does Planning Center Headcounts have ads?

No, Planning Center Headcounts is ad-free. This means you can use the app without any interruptions from advertisements.

### What is the rating for Planning Center Headcounts?

Planning Center Headcounts has a strong rating of 4.7 stars based on 7 user reviews.

### How often is Planning Center Headcounts updated?

The latest version of Planning Center Headcounts is 1.4.0, last updated on February 26, 2026. This indicates a commitment to ongoing development and improvements.

### What devices support Planning Center Headcounts?

Planning Center Headcounts is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices, making it accessible to a wide range of Apple users.

### Is Planning Center Headcounts suitable for children?

Yes, Planning Center Headcounts has an age rating of 4+, making it appropriate for use by younger individuals and families.

### Can multiple people use Planning Center Headcounts at the same time?

Yes, multiple users can track headcounts simultaneously on two different devices, facilitating collaborative attendance taking.

### What is the price of Planning Center Headcounts?

Planning Center Headcounts is available for free, allowing users to track attendance without any cost.

### What is the primary function of Planning Center Headcounts?

The app's primary function is to simplify attendance tracking for events by allowing users to record total numbers, which are then instantly synced to Planning Center Check-Ins.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.0 — 2026-02-26

This is a general maintenance release

### 1.3.4 — 2025-09-02

Improved: General Maintenance

### 1.3.0 — 2024-11-06

Improved: General Maintenance

### 1.2.3 — 2023-08-03

Improved: General maintenance

### 1.2.2 — 2023-03-22

• Fixed: Bar graph now shows accurate totals
• Improved: General maintenance

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