Comparison

Miro vs Planning

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

Head to head
About

Miro

This app provides a collaborative visual workspace for teams to brainstorm, design, and build projects together. It offers a limitless digital canvas for idea visualization, note-taking, and workflow management, accessible from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Limitless digital canvas
  • Online meetings and workshops
  • Brainstorming and idea generation
  • Document and PDF annotation
  • Digital note-taking
  • Agile workflow management
  • Pre-made templates
Features
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Miro is a visual workspace for innovation that enables distributed teams of any size to dream, design, and build the future together. With the magic of Miro's Intelligent Canvas™, visualizing concepts, ideas, and solutions as a team can happen anywhere — no dry-erase markers needed. Sync, flow, and feel the connection of working side by side with your team — even in remote, distributed, or hybrid work environments. The Miro app for iPad and iPhone gives you the tools to collaborate with boards that put projects and context all in one place. Our customers love using Miro to: • Run online meetings and team workshops • Brainstorm new ideas and designs on a limitless board • Edit, annotate and mark up documents and PDFs • Take digital notes with an Apple Pencil (and reduce paper use!) • Easily collect resources, photos, docs, links, and references • Plan and manage agile workflows and scrum rituals • Create user journeys, map processes, and develop personas • Teach and facilitate interactive classes in a collaborative space • Create a vision board of ideas and inspiration Miro allows you to create anytime, anywhere. With over 200+ pre-made templates, a drag-and-drop interface, and no limit on collaborators, working on a Miro board is fast and fun. With Miro’s mobile app, you can: • Scan paper post-it notes and convert them into editable digital notes • Create, view, and edit all your boards • Capture and organize your ideas on the go • Share boards publicly or invite team members to edit • Upload images, pictures, docs, spreadsheets, and more • Share boards and invite team members to edit • Review, add and resolve comments On tablets, you can also use Miro to: • Draw concepts and sketch new design ideas with an Apple Pencil • Convert pencil or stylus drawings into shapes, notes, and diagrams • Set up your tablet as the second screen with Zoom or Microsoft Teams - Create Mind Maps to visualize your ideas • Use Lasso to select and move sketches, drawings, or text anywhere on the board • Use Highlighter to capture the attention of your team during a meeting If you enjoy using Miro for collaboration, please leave us a review. If something’s not working right or if you have a question or comment, get in touch with us using this form: https://help.miro.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?referer=store

About

Planning

Features
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Say goodbye to the hassle of physical planning poker cards and embrace the efficiency of modern designed cards and animations. Effortless Planning: Our App simplifies the planning process by providing digital planning poker cards, making it easy for teams to estimate tasks accurately and efficiently. Collaborative Scoring: Engage your team in collaborative scoring sessions, allowing everyone to contribute their insights and expertise for better decision-making. No Ads, No Cost: Enjoy a seamless planning experience without interruptions or hidden fees. Our App is completely free with no commercials, designed to support agile teams without compromise. Developed by Agile Experts: Created by a mobile software development team that uses planning poker in their daily workflow, our app is designed with insights from experienced agile practitioners who understand the intricacies of efficient planning.

Screenshots

Miro4 screens
Planning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Miro at fortnightly against Planning's every 10 months. Planning's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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

Miro ships an update fortnightly, Planning every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Miro versus Planning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiroPlanning
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.5% of reviews
Number of ratings5.8K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRealtimeBoard Inc.Mobile Software AG

Bugs and requests

Miro

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Keyboard keeps popping up
  • Pen/pencil issues and unreliable drawing
  • Boards not saving properly
  • Boards not duplicating correctly
  • Inability to edit note descriptions
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  • Login and authentication problems

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add color brown
  • Ability to flip drawings
  • Opacity slider
  • Infinite zoom in/out
  • Easier invite process
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  • Support for Magic Keyboard and trackpad
  • Offline mode
  • Better iPad optimization
  • Mathematical formula input
  • Collapsible mindmaps

Planning

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Miro

No in-app purchases

None

Planning

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Miro free?
Miro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Planning free?
Planning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Miro or Planning have ads?
Neither Miro nor Planning shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Miro or Planning?
Miro ships an update fortnightly, and Planning every 10 months. Most recently, Miro was updated on September 23, 2026 and Planning on September 8, 2026.

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