My Thornton vs PlanIt Schedule
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Thornton
Connect with city services, access local information, and report issues like potholes or streetlight outages. Pinpoint problem locations with GPS and receive automatic status updates on your reports.
- City news and information
- Local points of interest
- GPS-enabled issue reporting
- Automatic status updates
- Photo uploads for reports
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My Thornton is your mobile connection to the city of Thornton, CO services and allows you to: • Review Thornton news and information • View local points of interest including restaurants and shopping • Pinpoint the location of an issue using GPS and select to receive automatic status updates • Report a concern such as a pothole, graffiti, or streetlight outage with a simple click of a button and include a photo. TAP right into My Thornton to find what you need and report issues fast!
PlanIt Schedule
This mobile application provides public safety personnel with quick and persistent access to their work schedules and scheduling functions. It allows for instant submission of time off and overtime requests, as well as the ability to view schedules and request open shifts.
- Persistent login
- Push notifications
- Fast access to schedule
- Submit time off requests
- Submit overtime requests
- Request open shifts
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PlanIt Schedule is the ultimate web based scheduling system for public safety agencies. The PlanIt Schedule mobile app provides quick and persistent access to all the features and functions available in the web version of PlanIt. *Please note: An account provided by your employer or volunteer agency is required to use the PlanIt mobile app. Key Benefits of the Mobile App: • Persistent Login: You’ll stay logged into the mobile app unless you specifically log out. • Push Notifications: If you prefer a push notification instead of or in addition to our standard text message notifications you’ll be presented with that option. • Fast Access: Instantly submit time off and overtime to your supervisors. Request open shifts directly from your phone. View your work schedule instantly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PlanIt Schedule at every 3 months against My Thornton's every 23 months. PlanIt Schedule also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 0%) and ratings volume (61 vs 3). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.7 for My Thornton against 2.6 for PlanIt Schedule. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlanIt Schedule has 61 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of My Thornton's written reviews are positive against 20% of PlanIt Schedule's.
My Thornton ships an update every 23 months, PlanIt Schedule every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Thornton | PlanIt Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) — better | 2.6 (61 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 20.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 61 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Thornton | PowerDMS, Inc. |
Customer experience
My Thornton
PlanIt Schedule
Bugs and requests
My Thornton
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PlanIt Schedule
Reported bugs
28 issues- Recent update destroyed app
- Clicks go somewhere else
- Dashboard goes wherever it wants
- Logs you out constantly
- Doesn't stay logged in
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- Logs out after a few hours
- Resets itself and loses work
- Doesn't interface well with other calendars
- Doesn't update itself
- 50% of the time it doesn't load
- Starts on a blue screen
- Too frequent log outs
- Slow load times
- Insane amount of repeated required logins
- Can't log in
- Agent URL, username or password incorrect
- New version has login issues
- More than 20 personnel unable to log in
- Agency url not working
- Login issues continue
- App requires continual login
- Server update = no working app
- Significant issues logging into mobile app
- Logs you out after inactivity
- Says you typed wrong passcode, username or URL
- Can't view entire month at once
- Calendar view needs to be zoomed out
- Shift hours will not adapt to scheduling
Requested features
21 requests- Dark mode option
- Facial recognition login
- Face ID login
- Auto refresh
- Modern login features
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- Apple Passwords support
- Auto log in
- Support Face ID
- Thumbprint login
- Fix login issue
- Face ID would be useful
- Face ID is missing
- Add modern features
- Support Face ID
- Enable thumbprint login
- Use Face ID
- Zoom out calendar view
- Add second app for multiple accounts
- Import schedule to phone calendar
- Export schedule to iCalendar
- Have both accounts on the app
In-app purchases
My Thornton
No in-app purchases
PlanIt Schedule
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is My Thornton free?
Is PlanIt Schedule free?
Which has better reviews, My Thornton or PlanIt Schedule?
Do My Thornton or PlanIt Schedule have ads?
Which is updated more often, My Thornton or PlanIt Schedule?
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