Comparison

Platinum Planner vs FOAMfrat Studio

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Platinum Planner

This app allows students and preceptors in EMS, Allied Health, and Nursing to manage clinical documentation, scheduling, and skill tracking. It offers offline capabilities for documenting opportunities, labs, and scenarios, with features for preceptor review and digital signatures.

Highlights
  • Offline clinical documentation
  • Skill tracking and reporting
  • Clinical opportunity sign-up and documentation
  • Lab documentation and peer review
  • Preceptor review and digital signatures
  • Calendar sync for opportunities and labs
  • Progress and skill status reports
Features
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Planner is an easy to use companion app for existing users of Platinum Planner. Students and preceptors can complete documentation from anywhere! Even offline without an internet connection! Planner is for EMS, Allied Health and Nursing Professions, it provides online skill tracking, scheduling, reporting and much more! Student Features: Clinical Opportunities - View, sign up for and create clinical opportunities. - Document a clinical opportunity including entering time, notes, preceptor information, and patient information. - Complete any associated forms. - Upload images from your camera and attach them to an opportunity. - Click on the PIN icon to open clinical sites in location aware applications like maps or driving apps. - Ability for a preceptor to give a digital signature right from the app! Labs - View, sign up for and create labs. - View upcoming labs, document current labs, or review documentation from completed labs. - When documenting labs, students will be able to document their skills and complete any forms associated with the lab. - Peer review other classmates labs. - Upload images from your mobile devices camera. Scenarios - Peer review other classmates scenarios. - Review completed scenarios. Preceptor Features: Training - View and complete training in the app. - Upload documents to your training. Student Documentation Review - Review and complete student documentation. - Return student documentation. - Upload additional documents/images to student documentation. - Sign off using your signature on student documentation. - Preview student documentation during the student's shift. - Manage students from multiple schools. Other Features: - Option to work offline then sync data when you have an internet connection available. - Sync upcoming opportunities and labs directly to your calendar. - View current classes along with their details. - Sign up for any additional classes available for your course. - View your progress report and see your overall skill status of your course. - Badge notifications showing the total number of labs, scenarios, opportunities, and items which need to be sync'd.

About

FOAMfrat Studio

Access EMS and nursing courses on your iPhone and iPad. This learning management system provides a native mobile experience for current subscribers to continue their education on the go.

Highlights
  • Learning management system
  • EMS and nursing courses
  • Mobile access for subscribers
  • Native iPhone and iPad experience
  • On-the-go learning
Features
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FOAMfrat Studio is a learning management system designed for EMS & nursing providers. This the official Studio experience on iPhone and iPad, allowing current subscribers to access our courses from their smartphone devices and tablets for a native experience. A current subscription with FOAMfrat Studio is required for use.

Screenshots

Platinum Planner4 screens
FOAMfrat Studio2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FOAMfrat Studio at 66% against Platinum Planner's 7%. FOAMfrat Studio also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Platinum Planner's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.2). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FOAMfrat Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 87 and 72 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Platinum Planner's written reviews are positive against 66% of FOAMfrat Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Platinum Planner ships an update every 2 months, FOAMfrat Studio fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Platinum Planner versus FOAMfrat Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlatinum PlannerFOAMfrat Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (87 ratings)4.1 (72 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.8% of reviews65.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings87 — better72
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB21 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperPLATINUM EDUCATIONAL GROUP, LLCFOAMfrat

Customer experience

Platinum Planner

All ratings72 ratings
Positive11.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative87.5%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive6.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative93.2%

FOAMfrat Studio

All ratings72 ratings
Positive73.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive65.9%
Neutral9.8%
Negative24.4%

User reviews

Platinum Planner

From 87 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works like the website
  • 👍 Helpful, especially offline
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Documents everything needed

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Takes too long to load
  • 🐛 Unreliable saving of data
  • 🐛 Difficult to use on phone
  • 🐛 Confusing and inconsistent experience

FOAMfrat Studio

From 72 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great content quality
  • 👍 Engaging and informative material
  • 👍 Clean UI design
  • 🚀 Faster performance in latest version
  • 👍 Excellent for EMS education

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent playback issues
  • 🐛 Audio cuts out often
  • 🐛 Videos freeze on landscape mode
  • 🐛 App freezes entirely
  • 🐛 Cannot rewind easily

Bugs and requests

Platinum Planner

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App won't open
  • App stuck on 'Syncing preceptors'
  • App won't load past 'Syncing preceptors'
  • Half of submissions don't go through
  • App crashes
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  • App never syncs right
  • App needs an update
  • App is broken after update
  • App says 'syncing' and doesn't work
  • App crashes during sync
  • App freezes during sync
  • App won't sync
  • App gets stuck on syncing
  • App freezes at 'syncing program type options'
  • App won't load anything after update
  • App gets stuck at X% syncing

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to upload documents from iCloud
  • Ability to select multiple documents for upload
  • More filters for scheduling labs on the app
  • Ability to make changes on dates/locations when making opportunities
  • Dark mode option
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  • Advanced analytics dashboard

FOAMfrat Studio

Reported bugs

26 issues
  • Audio frequently cuts out
  • Video freezes in landscape mode
  • App freezes when changing to landscape
  • Cannot sign in, link does not work
  • Unable to enter bio information, will not save
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  • Black screen when using app
  • Videos glitch out and restart
  • Cannot rewind without starting over
  • Profile link routes to web version which does not load
  • Quiz won't load CEUs
  • Only one video thumbnail visible, won't show video
  • Self-paced section thumbnail does nothing
  • Certification expiration dates not accepted
  • Videos don't load
  • Test does not pop up after watching video
  • Unable to exit back to title menu
  • Cannot access any other content
  • App skips through entire lesson
  • Not letting user move on to next video
  • App works terribly
  • Cannot move on to next video
  • Completely skips through whole program
  • Cannot log in for the first time
  • Doesn't let you go to the next part of the course
  • Cannot complete survey after tests
  • Website keeps redirecting to the app

Requested features

6 requests
  • Upload profile picture
  • 15-second rewind option
  • Offline content review
  • Subtitles for videos
  • Learning pathway option on app
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  • Ability to rotate screen to landscape for videos

In-app purchases

None

Platinum Planner

No in-app purchases

None

FOAMfrat Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Platinum Planner free?
Platinum Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FOAMfrat Studio free?
FOAMfrat Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Platinum Planner or FOAMfrat Studio?
FOAMfrat Studio is rated higher. Platinum Planner averages 1.4 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while FOAMfrat Studio averages 4.1 from 72 ratings.
Do Platinum Planner or FOAMfrat Studio have ads?
Neither Platinum Planner nor FOAMfrat Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Platinum Planner or FOAMfrat Studio?
Platinum Planner ships an update every 2 months, and FOAMfrat Studio fortnightly. Most recently, Platinum Planner was updated on October 24, 2026 and FOAMfrat Studio on October 25, 2026.

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