Comparison

Pocket Informant vs Baystate Workforce

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Informant

This digital planner app helps you organize your life with integrated calendar, task, and project management. It syncs with popular services and offers customizable views for efficient scheduling and task tracking.

Highlights
  • Customizable calendar layers and views
  • Tasks and calendar on one view
  • Projects with tasks, subtasks, and checklists
  • Focus View with weather and daily tasks
  • Sync with Google Calendar, iCloud, and more
  • Email integration to create tasks
  • Offline access to all data
Features
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Informant is a trusted digital planner app with Calendar, Tasks, and Projects. More than just a calendar app, Informant also organizes your tasks into projects, and has many options for your agenda organized. Informant is a planner in your pocket. Free calendar app version or paid version unlocks more sync options and tasks, projects, and contacts. It works with native Apple data including iCloud, Exchange, Outlook.com, Microsoft 365, Google Calendar, Yahoo, AOL and more. Easy Immediate Setup. No account required. Use your current calendar accounts (free) or setup a Informant Sync account (paid feature). NEWEST FEATURES: - Lock screen widgets - Reordering tasks in Focus View - Expanded icon list - Search all MOST LOVED FEATURES: -Customizable calendar layers & views: Use both local and iOS data calendars at the same time with direct sync options to various services. -One purchase covers iPhone and iPad -Show tasks and Calendar together on one view -1 Day Daily Planner view -7 Day Stacked Week calendar view -30 Day monthly calendar view with tiny-text and emojis -*Projects with Tasks, subtasks, and checklists -Focus View: combines weather, and current day tasks and events -*Sync: Informant Sync, Google sync, Native (iOS) data and more. -*Triggers: create templates for frequently used appointments & tasks that you can trigger while typing event/task name -*Saved Filters feature allows you to combine your calendars together into multiple display views while keeping the data separate. -Powerful Customization of views, colors, tags, emoji, and sync options. -Offline access. Access all your data, all the time. Internet connection only required for syncing. -Trusted developer. Developing calendar & agenda apps for 21 years. -TravelAssist: helps with scheduling appointments that will take place in other time zones. -ForceTouch on App (when device supported) Icon for: Create new Task/Event/Note - 3 Task Modes - Simple, GTD, or Franklin Covey. Manage your tasks in your own way! -*Email integration. View emails & easy turn emails into tasks. *CONNECT BUNDLE (*Requires Subscription) •Sync Options Include: Google Calendar & Tasks, Toodledo, and Informant Sync • Weather and Email integration Sync Options Note: Informant can access Native Apple data calendars/reminders so you can set up iCloud, Exchange, 365, Outlook.com, AOL, Yahoo, and more.. 2 WAYS TO USE #1) FREE • Essential Calendaring with Apple Calendar support • No Tasks/Projects, Contacts • No Connect Bundle #2) Subscribe • Full features Access including: Full Calendaring, Tasks, Contacts with access to Apple Events and Reminders • Free Updates • Connect Bundle (email, sync & weather) • Choose: -Monthly: (30 days) -Reverts to Free version after subscription ends -Quarterly: (90 days) -Reverts to Free version after subscription ends -Year: (365 days) -Get a 7 Day trial of full version by selecting this option. Subscription automatically renews and your account will be charged unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions are billed through iTunes every 30/90/365 days (as selected by you) until cancelled. Manage subscriptions including cancel or auto-renew on/off in iTunes Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. SO MUCH MORE! Visit https://www.pocketinformant.com/ for more information! Our privacy Policy: https://www.pocketinformant.com/company-press/privacy/ Terms and Conditions: https://www.pocketinformant.com/tou/ Franklin Covey, GTD and Getting Things Done are Trademarks of their respective owners.

About

Baystate Workforce

Features
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BI-WorkForce is a comprehensive mobile platform designed to help vendors and field professionals manage their work efficiently. The app allows users to accept assignments, manage schedules through an interactive calendar, meet compliance requirements and submit service forms in real time for faster processing and payment. Key features include: ->Secure login and credential management ->Real-time job acceptance and status tracking ->Schedule management through a dynamic calendar ->Compliance and document submission ->Service form submission with real-time updates ->Payment tracking and auto cost calculation

Screenshots

Pocket Informant4 screens
Baystate Workforce4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Baystate Workforce at none against Pocket Informant's 3. Pocket Informant's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price and ads 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. Pocket Informant sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Baystate Workforce asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pocket Informant versus Baystate Workforce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket InformantBaystate Workforce
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.1K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFanatic Software, Inc.Total Language, LLC.

Bugs and requests

Pocket Informant

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when accessing settings
  • Monthly view not populating correctly
  • Issues with time zone handling
  • Widgets not updating automatically

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improve Apple Watch app functionality
  • Add more color theme options
  • Simplify time entry process
  • Improve search and filtering capabilities

Baystate Workforce

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pocket Informant

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Month7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium 3 month$9.993 Months
  • Premium Yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Baystate Workforce

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Informant free?
Pocket Informant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Baystate Workforce free?
Baystate Workforce is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pocket Informant or Baystate Workforce have ads?
Neither Pocket Informant nor Baystate Workforce shows ads.

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