Plan 9 Records vs Tool Band
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plan 9 Records
Enhance your in-store music shopping experience. Scan product barcodes to preview items on your phone, access news, events, and promotions. Order or wishlist products directly through the app.
- Barcode scanning for product lookup
- In-app product previews
- Access to news, events, and promotions
- Order and wishlist products
- In-store shopping companion
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A Plan 9 Records store shopping companion that uses your camera to lookup products' barcode to preview them on your phone. Listen to products in the store and get news, events, offers and marketing promotions conveniently for you. Utilize the app to order or wishlist products from our store and website.
Tool Band
Engage with a global fan base, get the latest band news, and participate in community activities like quizzes and polls. Discover exclusive merchandise and listen to music.
- Fan community connection
- Latest band updates
- Quizzes and polls
- Exclusive merchandise
- Music listening
- Premium community access
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Connect with the band's worldwide fan community. Stay up-to-date on the band's latest activities, meet TOOL Army fans, take quizzes and polls, listen to music and explore exclusive merchandise. The following in-app purchases are offered to join our premium community: ● Annual VIP for $54.99 per year Terms & Conditions: https://www.toolband.com/content/termsofuse Privacy Policy: https://www.toolband.com/content/privacypolicy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Plan 9 Records at 5.0 against Tool Band's 4.8. Plan 9 Records also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Tool Band's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plan 9 Records holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 8 respectively.
Plan 9 Records ships an update every 2 months, Tool Band every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Plan 9 Records | Tool Band |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.8 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Broadtime | Tool Dissectional LLC |
Customer experience
Plan 9 Records
Tool Band
In-app purchases
Plan 9 Records
No in-app purchases
Tool Band
No in-app purchases
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