Comparison

Plann vs Iris Works

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

Head to head
About

Plann

This app helps you schedule and manage content for multiple social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. It offers pre-written captions, hashtags, and content ideas to streamline your social media strategy and boost engagement. You can also preview your feed and edit photos before posting.

Highlights
  • Cross-platform content scheduling
  • Pre-written captions and hashtags
  • Content ideas and prompts
  • Photo editor with filters and text
  • Instagram feed preview
  • Post analytics
Features
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Plann by Linktree – Intelligent ALL-IN-ONE Scheduler for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts! Effortlessly rearrange, manage, and automatically schedule content for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts. Enhance your social media strategy with Cross Post by sharing a single post across all platforms. Customize your content for each platform to connect with different audiences, saving you time while boosting your social media impact. Find pre-written captions, pre-researched hashtags, free stock videos, and content ideas for over 50 industries, flash sales, and seasonal promotions to make social media easy! Join over 3,000,000 creators, businesses, and global e-commerce shops already using Plann to 10x their social media results across the globe. Turbocharge your results without having to think on your own. Plann gives you ideas, helps plan a strategy, finds free video and photo content, and automatically posts to Instagram for you! FEATURED IN VOGUE, COSMOPOLITAN, SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING WORLD, INSTYLE MAGAZINE, CEO MAGAZINE, BUZZFEED, AND THE DAILY MAIL. OVER 35,000 5-star reviews. 9 international awards. Trusted in over 220 countries. Beautifully easy. Plann is everything you need to grow your Instagram influence, Facebook following, TikTok followers, and YouTube Shorts audience all in one place. BONUS! Use Plann on your computer, synced in real-time for you or your team! Instagram. Facebook. TikTok. LinkedIn. Pinterest. YouTube Shorts. Download now to get started for free. DONE FOR YOU HASHTAGS AND CAPTIONS - Pre-researched hashtags to suit every type of post! - Pre-written captions so you’re never stuck for anything to post - Daily content prompts and social media calendar for important dates FREE PROFESSIONAL PICTURE EDITOR - Retouch, whiten, brighten, and resize to make professional-looking photos - Add filters, stickers, borders, and artistic text with font tools - Add your own logo over your stories and posts SEAMLESS DRAG + DROP - Create beautiful Instagram themes - Design layout to curate a professional photo grid - Preview your entire gallery before you post AUTO SCHEDULE INSTAGRAM POSTS + STORIES + CAROUSELS + REELS - Craft posts ready to Plann to publish for you - Monthly and Weekly Calendar views - Available in offline mode MULTIPLE PLATFORMS IN HALF THE TIME - Instantly share your content across all platforms with cross post - Tailor content for each platform to enhance engagement and connect with different audiences. - Upload from Apple Photos, Google Drive, Dropbox, and more UNIQUE STRATEGY TOOLS FOR INSTAGRAM + FACEBOOK + LINKEDIN + PINTEREST + TIKTOK + YOUTUBE SHORTS - Content prompts for 50+ industries on what to post - Add your own placeholders or use our successful default themes BEST TIME TO POST INSTAGRAM + FACEBOOK - Gain insights with Instagram analytics for best-performing posts, likes, follower growth, and locations - Learn your best times to post! - Best performing color swatches so you can post more of what people like! MANAGE MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS FOR INSTAGRAM + FACEBOOK + LINKEDIN + PINTEREST + TIKTOK + YOUTUBE SHORTS - Preview and manage multiple social media brands - Invite others to manage your accounts together MORE - Team chat and approval flows - Respond to your comments and mentions directly from Plann! - Easy-to-use interface that doesn’t get in the way of your success - Organize your media so you never lose it Privacy Policy + Terms of use: https://plannthat.com/plann-privacy-and-terms-of-use/ We’d love to hear from you! Instagram: @plannthat HELP? VISIT: help.plannthat.com Email: support@plannthat.com In-App: MENU > Help

About

Iris Works

Manage your photography business on the go with this app. It streamlines client workflows from initial contact and booking to invoicing and contracting, ensuring consistent branding and a professional client experience.

Highlights
  • Client workflow management
  • Online booking and scheduling
  • Contract and invoice generation
  • Lead management and automated emails
  • Payment and gallery integrations
  • Branded client communications
Features
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Iris has created an on-the-go mobile app for users to stay connected to their business in the fast-paced photography industry. Iris lets you manage your workflows from start to finish—from emailing to booking and invoicing to contracting—while delivering a world-class experience to your clients. Our mobile app pairs perfectly with our online platform to help you grow your business and keep your fingers on the pulse of your client activity. Once you’ve created your workflows and templates in the online platform, you’ll be able to easily view all of the details of your clients, their events and what’s next. STREAMLINED WORKFLOWS: Our workflows will do all of the heavy for you and impress your clients from the very start. Not only are they intuitive and simple to set up, but you can use your workflows to send and receive your contracts and invoices and create the perfect communication plan for each type of client that you service. ONLINE BOOKING: Our booking feature allows your clients to pick an open time on your calendar for seamless scheduling and kicks off a workflow that can include a contract and invoice. Two unique booking options will let you share your schedule with everyone or customize time slots for specific clients. You’ll be booking clients and getting paid in no time at all. SEAMLESS LEAD PAGES: Use the integrated lead page set-up to automatically add all of your new leads into your Iris account from wherever they come. Once they’re in your Iris account, you can send automated, custom-reply emails based on what the lead is interested in and kick off full workflows that will keep them in the loop through your entire process. INTEGRATIONS: From payments to gallery software to accounting, Iris can help you connect all of the dots. It’s easy to automate your invoices and accept payments using our integrations with Square, PayPal and Stripe. Our relationship with ShootProof lets you create a gallery when you add a new event and link to it in your email templates. And our partnership with QuickBooks will keep your business accounting running smoothly. CONSISTENT BRANDING: Your business has its own personality and we want to honor that. We’ve gone to great lengths to ensure that your brand shines through with all of your client interactions—from branded emails, invoices, contracts, to questionnaire and more. TWO PLANS: Iris offers two plans that fit your business. Our basic plan includes all of our standard features including everything you need to build and execute complete workflows. Our booking plan allows you to booking, contract and invoice clients with one easy set-up.

Screenshots

Plann4 screens
Iris Works3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plann at 46% against Iris Works's 0%. Plann also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (16K vs 22). Iris Works's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Plann sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Iris Works asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plann holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plann has 16K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Plann's written reviews are positive against 0% of Iris Works's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plann ships an update every 3 weeks, Iris Works monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Plann versus Iris Works: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlannIris Works
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (16K ratings) — better1.7 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16K — better22
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size256 MB86 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLinktreeIris Works, LLC

Customer experience

Plann

All ratings15,807 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews408 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral9.3%
Negative44.9%

Iris Works

All ratings20 ratings
Positive15.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Plann

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Accounts randomly disconnecting
  • Scheduled posts not publishing
  • Hashtag sets disappearing after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add landscape view for iPad
  • Improve hashtag management and suggestions
  • Allow reposting of others' content
  • Integrate more social platforms beyond Instagram

Iris Works

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Plann

Subscriptions11
  • One Account$3.991 Month
  • BASIC$5.991 Month
  • One Account$8.993 Months
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  • PREMIUM$11.991 Month
  • Three Accounts$14.993 Months
  • BASIC$14.993 Months
  • Power User7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • PREMIUM$29.993 Months
  • Build7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • BASIC$47.991 Year
  • Power User7 Days trial$149.991 Year
None

Iris Works

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plann free?
Plann is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Iris Works free?
Iris Works is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Plann or Iris Works?
Plann is rated higher. Plann averages 4.7 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Iris Works averages 1.7 from 22 ratings.
Do Plann or Iris Works have ads?
Neither Plann nor Iris Works shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plann or Iris Works?
Plann ships an update every 3 weeks, and Iris Works monthly. Most recently, Plann was updated on October 30, 2026 and Iris Works on October 26, 2026.

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