Zscaler Client Connector vs Microsoft Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zscaler Client Connector
This application provides secure internet access and private access to corporate resources for mobile devices. It creates a secure tunnel to a cloud security platform, offering consistent security across devices without user intervention. It's designed for enterprise use with an active subscription.
- Zscaler Internet Access
- Zscaler Private Access
- Secure HTTP tunnel
- Cloud security platform connection
- One-step enrollment
- MFA via SAML support
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The Zscaler App for iOS includes both Zscaler Internet Access and Zscaler Private Access modules. Mobility has raised business productivity, but it’s brought its share of issues, as well. One of the biggest challenges is the need to provide complete, consistent security across devices that you may not own. The majority of web traffic from mobile devices comes from apps, not from standard browsers, so threats may not even be visible to traditional security appliances. Note: Zscaler App is used with an active enterprise subscription to Zscaler's Mobile Security service. Please follow instructions from your IT organization to use this app. Zscaler App automatically creates a lightweight HTTP tunnel that connects the user’s endpoint to Zscaler’s cloud security platform with no need for PAC files or authentication cookies. The Zscaler Cloud Service delivers one-step enrollment, with multifactor authentication support via SAML. If you are an end-user and have issues or concerns, please reach out to your organizations support. Client Connector does not collect any personal information about you, or your device, however traffic your device sends to websites and SaaS applications is visible by your company administrators.
Microsoft Planner
Organize teamwork visually with a simple, interactive board. Assign tasks, track progress, and collaborate with your team through integrated conversations and file sharing. Stay updated on all your tasks across different plans and devices.
- Visual task boards
- Task assignment and tracking
- Team collaboration and chat
- File sharing
- Cross-device synchronization
- My Tasks view
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Microsoft Planner requires an eligible Office 365 work or school subscription. This app does not support Office 365 personal accounts (for example: name@outlook.com or name@hotmail.com). If you are not sure about your company’s subscription or the services you have access to, please contact your IT department. Planner provides a simple, visual way to organize teamwork. Planner makes it easy for your team to create new plans, organize and assign tasks, share files, chat about what you’re working on, and get updates on progress. -- Organize work visually -- Each plan has its own board, where you can organize tasks into buckets. You can categorize tasks based on their status or on whom they’re assigned to. To update the status or change assignments, just drag and drop tasks between columns. -- Visibility -- The My Tasks view provides a comprehensive list of all your tasks and their status across all your plans. When working together on a plan, team members always know who is working on what. -- Collaborate -- Built for Office 365, Planner lets you work together on the same tasks, attach captured photos directly to them, and even have conversations around tasks without switching between apps. With Planner, all your team’s discussions and deliverables stay with the plan and don’t get locked away across disparate applications. -- Works across devices -- Planner works across all your devices. And with Planner, everyone is always on the same page. Continue conversations and updates tasks while on-the-go or at your desk. Terms of service: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=846830 Privacy policy: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839 To learn more, please visit https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=849067 The Microsoft Planner app will request permission to access your photos and your camera: When you try to attach a photo to a Planner task, the app requests permission to access your Photos app in order to select images. If you choose to take a photo to attach to a Planner task, the app will request permission to access your Camera app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Microsoft Planner at 4.6 against Zscaler Client Connector's 2.5. Microsoft Planner also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 140). Zscaler Client Connector's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Microsoft Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Planner has 13K ratings behind it against 140, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Zscaler Client Connector's written reviews are positive against 29% of Microsoft Planner's.
Zscaler Client Connector ships an update monthly, Microsoft Planner every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zscaler Client Connector | Microsoft Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (140 ratings) | 4.6 (13K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.5% of reviews | 29.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 140 | 13K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zscaler Inc | Microsoft Corporation |
Customer experience
Zscaler Client Connector
Microsoft Planner
User reviews
Zscaler Client Connector
From 140 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works as intended
- 🔒 Secure access to resources
- 🚀 Fast internet access
- 👍 Seamless operation
- 👍 Minimal battery impact (recent)
Room to improve
- 🔋 Drains battery significantly
- 🐛 Connection issues (frequent disconnects)
- 🐛 App crashes (CarPlay)
- 🐛 Conflicts with other apps
- 🐛 VPN won't turn off
Microsoft Planner
From 13K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great for team collaboration
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
- 🚀 Helpful for personal organization
- 👍 Good integration with Microsoft 365 suite
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unstable
- 🔒 Limited to work/school accounts only
- 🔒 Lack of customization options
- 🐛 Slow performance and sync issues
- 🔒 Missing key features like calendar view
Bugs and requests
Zscaler Client Connector
Reported bugs
47 issues- Blocks regular use items like Amazon Music
- Battery draining too fast
- Fails to connect multiple times
- iPhone behaving erratically after install
- Battery draining very fast and restarting frequently
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- CarPlay crashes
- Conflicts with many other apps
- Drains battery in the background
- VPN always on and consuming lot of battery
- Cannot turn off VPN
- Client connects/disconnects often
- Local servers throttle traffic
- VPN always on
- VPN not turning off despite user action
- Automatically reconnects
- Connection unstable
- Does not maintain connection
- Has to re-authenticate regularly
- Says connected but isn't
- Doesn't work well with Zoom meetings
- Shows no internet access sometimes
- Disconnects Wi-Fi and uses LTE
- Refuses to connect to VPN when offline
- Shows as 'Connected' but no connections allowed
- VPN on demand not communicating with app
- Unable to uninstall
- VPN always shows connected when disconnected
- Takes hours to connect to internet and get authenticated
- Slows down connection to pre-broadband speeds
- SSL inspection issues
- Unable to stream radio services
- Update may break internet completely
- Custom certificate issues
- Takes forever to log out
- Logging out does not work
- Post SSO login redirects to homepage
- App will not connect at all
- Connected once, then never again
- Cannot log back in
- Internet security tab says disabled
- iPad has completely broken down
- Cannot search anything up
- Takes too long to download
- Won't let me login
- Consumes a lot of battery
- Version 1.8.5 cannot connect
- Zscaler over speedtest
Requested features
7 requests- Improve battery optimization
- Simplify VPN on/off controls
- Address backend issues
- Provide clearer error messages
- Improve app stability on iOS
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- Allow disabling VPN without full logout
- Optimize performance for older devices
Microsoft Planner
Reported bugs
5 issues- Freezing on login screen
- Inability to create or edit plans
- Tasks disappearing or not syncing properly
- Compatibility issues on older devices
- Comments not saving or editable
Requested features
5 requests- Recurring tasks and calendar integration
- Ability to copy/move tasks between plans
- More flexible labeling and filtering options
- Offline mode and export/import functionality
- Deeper integration with Outlook and Teams
In-app purchases
Zscaler Client Connector
No in-app purchases
Microsoft Planner
No in-app purchases
Questions
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