Comparison

Plek vs Familynet

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

Head to head

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About

Plek

Features

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Plek is a community and collaboration platform: easy-to-use, fast, smart and secure. A social intranet, community portal and knowledge-sharing platform, with all essential functionalities: news, profiles, groups, messages, calendars, documents and messaging. Plek helps you break through silos, stimulating co-operation and knowledge sharing. Involve people with Plek, internally or across organizational boundaries: employees, partners, freelancers, volunteers, stakeholders, consumers...

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Familynet

Features

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Familynet has been the communication app for care homes since 2005. Care workers easily share messages, photos and videos on a secure personal page. With the Helping Hand Request you ask for help with activities. This way, family is up to date on important and beautiful moments in the daily life of their loved one and it improves collaboration.

Screenshots

Plek4 screens

Familynet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Familynet at every 2 weeks against Plek's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plek ships an update every 5 weeks, Familynet every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

Plek versus Familynet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Plek	Familynet
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 5 weeks	Every 2 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.1	15.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	65 MB	42 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Plek Group B.V	Familienet b.v.

In-app purchases

None

Plek

No in-app purchases

None

Familynet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plek free?

Plek is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Familynet free?

Familynet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Plek or Familynet have ads?

Neither Plek nor Familynet shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Plek or Familynet?

Plek ships an update every 5 weeks, and Familynet every 2 weeks. Most recently, Plek was updated on October 24, 2026 and Familynet on October 27, 2026.