Comparison

Microsoft Planner vs LiteSmart

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

LiteSmart

Manage smart LED fixtures wirelessly from your mobile device. Group fixtures, adjust brightness, and configure advanced settings like occupancy sensing and time scheduling. Create custom scenes for tailored lighting environments.

Highlights
  • Wireless group control of smart fixtures
  • Adjustable brightness
  • Occupancy sensing and daylight harvesting
  • Time scheduling
  • Custom scene creation
  • Admin and guest access levels
Features
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LiteSmart LiteSmart is a mobile app that enables total management of Litetronics Smart LED fixtures at the touch of your fingers. With the app, all fixtures can be grouped based on the needs of the application. Adjustments can be made to brightness as well as occupancy sensing, daylight harvesting, and time scheduling. Custom scenes can be created to achieve various lighting configurations within a space. Key features Wireless, group control over Litetronics smart fixtures Admin level control, as well as guest access with limited control Easy editing of occupancy and daylight sensing preferences, time scheduling, and custom scenes

Screenshots

Microsoft Planner4 screens
LiteSmart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LiteSmart at 5.0 against Microsoft Planner's 4.6. LiteSmart also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Microsoft Planner's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LiteSmart holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Planner has 13K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microsoft Planner ships an update every 6 weeks, LiteSmart every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Microsoft Planner versus LiteSmart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft PlannerLiteSmart
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (13K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationLitetronics International, Inc.

Customer experience

Microsoft Planner

All ratings13,168 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews447 reviews
Positive29.1%
Neutral17.7%
Negative53.2%

LiteSmart

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

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

LiteSmart

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Microsoft Planner

No in-app purchases

None

LiteSmart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microsoft Planner free?
Microsoft Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LiteSmart free?
LiteSmart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft Planner or LiteSmart?
LiteSmart is rated higher. Microsoft Planner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while LiteSmart averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Microsoft Planner or LiteSmart have ads?
Neither Microsoft Planner nor LiteSmart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft Planner or LiteSmart?
Microsoft Planner ships an update every 6 weeks, and LiteSmart every 2 months. Most recently, Microsoft Planner was updated on October 24, 2026 and LiteSmart on October 12, 2026.

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