Comparison

Microsoft Planner vs DocuWare

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

DocuWare

Manage your cloud-based tasks and documents on the go. Access assigned tasks, search for documents, and import or share files seamlessly. The app features an intuitive interface for efficient mobile use.

Highlights
  • Robust task management
  • Search documents on the go
  • Import documents via sharing
  • Share documents to other apps
  • Efficient navigation between tasks and documents
  • User-centric mobile interface
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Experience the new DocuWare app for our cloud users. The DocuWare App can be used with DocuWare Cloud, for Organizations with version 7.13 or later. Connections to DocuWare On-Premises Systems are not supported yet. Key Features: Robust Task Management: Easily access and manage all tasks assigned to you, organized by workflow. Search for documents while on the go. Import documents to DocuWare by sharing the document to the app. Share documents from the app to other apps. Efficient Navigation: Seamlessly switch between task details and related documents using two accessible tabs. User-Centric Design: Enjoy a simplified and intuitive interface tailored for mobile use

Screenshots

Microsoft Planner4 screens
DocuWare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DocuWare at 100% against Microsoft Planner's 28%. Microsoft Planner's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and 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

Microsoft Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. 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. Written reviews complicate that: 28% of Microsoft Planner's written reviews are positive against 100% of DocuWare's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microsoft Planner ships an update every 6 weeks, DocuWare every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Microsoft Planner versus DocuWare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft PlannerDocuWare
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (13K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews28.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationDocuWare GmbH

Customer experience

Microsoft Planner

All ratings13,168 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews459 reviews
Positive28.3%
Neutral17.4%
Negative54.2%

DocuWare

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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

DocuWare

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Microsoft Planner

No in-app purchases

None

DocuWare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microsoft Planner free?
Microsoft Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DocuWare free?
DocuWare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft Planner or DocuWare?
Microsoft Planner is rated higher. Microsoft Planner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while DocuWare averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Microsoft Planner or DocuWare have ads?
Neither Microsoft Planner nor DocuWare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft Planner or DocuWare?
Microsoft Planner ships an update every 6 weeks, and DocuWare every 4 weeks. Most recently, Microsoft Planner was updated on October 30, 2026 and DocuWare on October 24, 2026.

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