Seating vs Seatplanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Seating
Easily plan seating arrangements for any event with a variety of templates and floor plan options. Assign guests to specific seats, customize table layouts, and share your final designs.
- Seating chart templates
- Customizable table and floor plans
- Guest assignment to seats
- Event and guest management
- Shareable seating chart designs
- Table overview for events
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The seating chart app helps to plan seating for various occasions with lots of seating chart template options. Users can choose particular seating chart template and define table and chairs, and guests seating. It allows choosing various floor plans like rectangular, circular and square shape. This seating chart maker app is very useful to plan wedding seating chart, Reception seating chart, Engagement seating chart and conference meeting seating chart. Event Management in-app: - Create and update the event details - Add one or more tables for each event - Add one or more seats for each table - Create a table using the following information - Table number - Table shape - Adult count - Kid count - Smoking habit - Table color. - Assign guest for each seats in a table. - Add one or more Objects and Template images in the Seating Chart design page. - After creating the Seating Chart design, users can share it via Air Drop, Email, iCloud and also save it into device Photo Library. - To see an event as a Table Overview. In Table Overview, users can see all the guest names assigned in each table for an event. Guest Management in-app: - Add guest manually using the guest name. - Also add multiple guests from Contacts. - Rename and Delete the Particular guest. - Users can also see the event details of the particular guest. - Event details have information about the event name and table number of particular guest assigned.
Seatplanner
Design event seating arrangements with customizable table layouts and guest placement. Share your plans and generate printable PDF versions for easy distribution. Get a clear overview of your entire event space.
- Customizable table layouts
- Drag-and-drop guest placement
- Event room overview
- Shareable seating plans
- PDF export for printing
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Seating planning made easy. Seatplanner helps you organize events clearly and efficiently – from your guest list to the finished seating plan. Create your event, add your guests and design your space using different table shapes. Assign seats yourself or use seating rules and intelligent assistance to create a suitable seating arrangement. Keep your guests organized Add your guests, assign categories and include important information for your planning. Flexible seating planning Place different table shapes on the floor plan, assign guests to seats and adjust your layout whenever needed. Consider preferences and seating rules Specify which guests should sit together or be seated separately. Seatplanner helps you take these requirements into account when creating your seating plan. Intelligent assistance Optionally use intelligent seating assistance to take your rules and preferences into account when creating a suitable seating arrangement. Export plans and lists Export seating plans, guest lists, table cards and place cards for your event. For small and large events Seatplanner can be used free of charge for events with up to 15 guests. For larger guest lists, Seatplanner Premium is available as a monthly subscription. Users who purchased a previous paid version of Seatplanner retain their Premium access. Whether you’re planning a wedding, birthday celebration, corporate event or another occasion, Seatplanner keeps your guests, tables and seating arrangement organized in one place. Privacy Policy: https://www.michael-ulmer.com/apps/seatplanner/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Seatplanner at none against Seating's shown. Seatplanner also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (11% vs 0%). Seating's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Seating sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Seatplanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Seating ships an update every 3 months, Seatplanner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 18, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Seating | Seatplanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 10.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SentientIT Software Solution | Michael Ulmer |
Customer experience
Seating
Seatplanner
In-app purchases
Seating
- Seating Chart Template Premium$2.99
- Guests Seating Management$2.99
- Seating Chart for 10 Events$2.99
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- Add 100 Guests for Seating$2.99
Seatplanner
- Unlimitierte Anzahl von Gästen$2.99






