Toggl Plan vs Away Messaging
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Toggl Plan
Effortlessly plan, track, and deliver team projects on schedule. This intuitive tool simplifies project management, offering clear visibility into team workloads and task progress. Get started quickly and keep your team updated on all project developments.
- Team project planning
- Time estimates for deadlines
- Workload management
- Task assignment
- Progress tracking
- Task status updates
- Team notifications
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Plan, track and deliver team projects on time with the Toggl Plan mobile and desktop apps. Excel is clunky and most project software is so complex, it takes weeks of training to get started. Plus, keeping your team updated on changing plans and tasks is a hassle. With Toggl Plan, you can get started in minutes. And it takes even less time to keep your team up to date on tasks and project delivery. Use Toggl Plan's time estimates to set realistic project deadlines. See your team's workloads and assign tasks without over or underworking team members. Track project progress through task status updates and notifications. Most importantly, bring clarity to your team's work.
Away Messaging
Prepare and schedule personalized text message responses in advance. Create reusable templates for various situations and receive reminders to send them out. This app helps you manage your communications efficiently, especially when you're unavailable.
- Create unlimited message templates
- Organize templates by situation
- Select contacts from address book
- Schedule message sending reminders
- Privacy-focused design
- No account or subscription required
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Never forget to send an important away message again. Away Messaging makes it easy to prepare, organize, and manage personal or professional messages in advance. Whether you're on vacation, out of the office, unavailable, or simply need to follow up later, Away Messaging helps you stay organized and communicate on your schedule. **KEY FEATURES** • Create and save reusable text and email message templates. • Personalize messages for work, vacations, appointments, and everyday situations. • Select recipients directly from your contacts. • Organize and manage your scheduled message queue. • Review previously sent messages and reuse your favorites. • Prepare messages in advance and send them manually when you're ready. • Enjoy a simple, organized interface designed to make message management easier. **AWAY MESSAGING PRO** Upgrade to Away Messaging Pro to unlock additional features, including: • Scheduled message reminders to help you stay on track. • iCloud backup and restore to protect your saved information. Away Messaging offers essential features for free, with an optional Pro Annual subscription for enhanced functionality. **SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION** Pro Annual: $4.99 per year. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account upon confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Renewal is charged within 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your Apple Account subscription settings. **IMPORTANT INFORMATION** Away Messaging does not automatically send SMS or email messages. Messages are prepared in advance and sent manually by the user. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://awaymessaging.com/privacy.html Support: https://awaymessaging.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Away Messaging at 5.0 against Toggl Plan's 1.9. Toggl Plan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (36 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Away Messaging sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Toggl Plan asks for nothing beyond the download.
Away Messaging holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Toggl Plan has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Toggl Plan ships an update every 3 weeks, Away Messaging every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Toggl Plan | Away Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (36 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toggl OÜ | Paul Montenero |
Customer experience
Toggl Plan
Away Messaging
In-app purchases
Toggl Plan
No in-app purchases
Away Messaging
- Away Messaging Pro Annual$4.991 Year









