Comparison

Planity vs Niko Home

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

Head to head
About

Planity

Easily book beauty appointments online with a wide network of professionals. Find services, check availability, and manage your bookings 24/7. Get reminders and enjoy a simplified self-care routine.

Highlights
  • Online beauty appointment booking
  • Find beauty professionals
  • Check real-time availability
  • Manage, reschedule, or cancel bookings
  • Receive appointment reminders
  • Detailed establishment profiles
Features
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Planity, c’est l’application qui simplifie votre quotidien et qui révolutionne vos prises de rendez-vous beauté en ligne. Alors que nos modes de vie sont de plus en plus intenses, prendre soin de soi est devenu un besoin essentiel. Gagnez du temps en prenant rendez-vous dans l’un de nos établissements beauté partenaire, en quelques clics et 7j/7. Rapide, immédiat et 24h/24. Vous n’avez pas eu le temps de faire votre manucure ou votre brushing ? Vous souhaitez vous faire plaisir avec un soin du visage ? Ou vous avez besoin d’un rafraîchissement et vous cherchez le meilleur barbier à proximité ? Nous avons pris le soin de sélectionner les meilleurs professionnels de la beauté, partout en France. • 15 millions d’utilisateurs actifs, • 60 000 établissements de beauté référencés partout en France, Belgique et Allemagne • Une fiche détaillée incluant les prestations, les tarifs, les disponibilités et les photos de vos établissements préférés, • Des sms de rappel pour éviter l’oubli de vos rendez-vous, • Un espace personnel pour gérer, déplacer ou annuler vos rendez-vous en quelques clics. « L’Application beauté MUST-HAVE » selon ELLE magazine. Déjà plus de 400 millions de rendez-vous pris. Laissez Planity prendre soin de vous.

About

Niko Home

Manage your smart home devices remotely. Control lighting, shutters, and ventilation with a user-friendly interface. Receive notifications about home activity.

Highlights
  • Remote control of lights, shutters, and ventilation
  • User-friendly interface
  • Customizable Favourites screen
  • Receive preconfigured notifications
  • Configure installation settings
  • Check installation status
Features
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This app allows you to create a central and easy-to-use control system on your smartphone or tablet. The user-friendly interface gives you access to all the functions of the Niko Home Control installation, such as lighting, roll-down shutters and ventilation. What do I need? Your Niko Home Control installation needs to contain a wireless smart hub (552-00001) or connected controller (550-00003) and has to be connected to the internet. The installation needs to be running Niko Home Control II programming software 2.0.1 (or more recent). If your installation contains a controller (550-00001) or was programmed with an older version of the Niko Home Control programming software, please use the previous version of the Niko Home Control app. The app for iPads and iPhones requires iOS version 13.0 or later. Features: • Control from everywhere in the world if the installation is registered on http://mynikohomecontrol.niko.eu. • Add your favourite controls to your Favourites screen. • Receive preconfigured notifications from your installation. • Access control is not supported for iPhone 7 or older. If you want to continue using access control, contact Niko customer services to reactivate it in the Niko Home Control II app. Favourites Select your favourite controls from the complete list of controls to make them easily accessible. Control All controls are listed per room. Remotely control your (dimmed) lights, ventilation, roll-down shutters or sun blinds. Instant feedback. Settings • Set up and configure your Niko Home Control installation on traditional wiring • Check the status of the installation and/or connection • View support information. Notifications Receive preconfigured notifications from your Niko Home Control installation. Get information about what is happening at home: movement detected, children are home from school. By downloading this app for Niko Home Control, you accept the terms and conditions of the app which you can find on www.niko.eu, “Legal & privacy”.

Screenshots

Planity4 screens
Niko Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Planity at 70% against Niko Home's 39%. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planity ships an update every 2 months, Niko Home every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Planity versus Niko Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanityNiko Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.1% of reviews — better39.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlanityNiko n.v.

Customer experience

Planity

All ratings1,792 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive70.1%
Neutral11.6%
Negative18.3%

Niko Home

Written reviews69 reviews
Positive39.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative53.6%

Bugs and requests

Planity

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • No text code received for phone verification
  • Inability to book appointments due to phone verification failure

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more language options
  • Provide alternative authentication methods
  • Improve search and filtering capabilities

Niko Home

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Planity

No in-app purchases

None

Niko Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Planity free?
Planity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Niko Home free?
Niko Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Planity or Niko Home have ads?
Neither Planity nor Niko Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Planity or Niko Home?
Planity ships an update every 2 months, and Niko Home every 5 weeks. Most recently, Planity was updated on November 6, 2026 and Niko Home on November 2, 2026.

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