Comparison

Planafy vs EF Adventures

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

Head to head
About

Planafy

This app helps tour leaders organize trips by creating itineraries, sending automated reconfirmation emails, and managing daily schedules and optional activities. Travelers can access daily events, receive city suggestions, and sign up for activities.

Highlights
  • Create tour itineraries
  • Automated reconfirmation emails
  • Daily schedule management
  • Organize optional activities
  • Traveler access to events
  • City free time suggestions
Features
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Every Tour Leader should use Planafy to organize their tours: create itinerary, automatically write reconfirmation emails, create daily schedule, organize optional activities, etc. Travelers will use this app to access daily events, access city free time suggestions and sign up for optional activities. That means, more free time for yourself!

About

EF Adventures

This app enhances group travel by connecting travelers, facilitating communication, and providing essential trip details. Manage your itinerary, customize excursions, and stay informed with helpful notifications and support.

Highlights
  • Build traveler profiles
  • Group chat and tip sharing
  • Customize trips with excursions
  • Offline itinerary access
  • Payment and checklist management
  • Country entry requirement review
  • On-tour support access
Features
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Say hello to the essential app for travelers. The EF Adventures app supports and connects our global community. Here’s how we make world travel easy: • Build your profile so your group can get to know you • See who’s going on your tour • Swap tips, ask questions, and chat with your group • Customize your trip with excursions (even while you’re on tour) • Make payments quickly and easily • Complete your checklist to ensure you’re fully prepped for tour • Receive helpful notifications and status updates as you get ready • Review entry requirements for countries on your tour • Sign pre-tour travel forms • View your flight, hotel, and itinerary details—even without WiFi • Stay connected to your group and Tour Director throughout the tour • Use the global currency converter while on-the-go • Get easy on-tour support access • Share photos—and lifelong memories—with your group • Complete your tour evaluation We’re always dreaming up ways to give our amazing travel community an even better experience. Keep an eye out for updates as new features are released.

Screenshots

Planafy4 screens
EF Adventures4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: EF Adventures at none against Planafy's shown. Planafy's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Planafy against 4.9 for EF Adventures. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 171 and 83 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planafy ships an update fortnightly, EF Adventures weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Planafy versus EF Adventures: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanafyEF Adventures
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (171 ratings) — better4.9 (83 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings171 — better83
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB90 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAlejandro Santa-CruzSignum International AG

Customer experience

Planafy

All ratings171 ratings
Positive99.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EF Adventures

All ratings83 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Planafy

No in-app purchases

None

EF Adventures

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Planafy free?
Planafy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EF Adventures free?
EF Adventures is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Planafy or EF Adventures?
Planafy is rated higher. Planafy averages 5.0 out of 5 from 171 ratings, while EF Adventures averages 4.9 from 83 ratings.
Do Planafy or EF Adventures have ads?
Planafy shows ads; EF Adventures does not.
Which is updated more often, Planafy or EF Adventures?
Planafy ships an update fortnightly, and EF Adventures weekly. Most recently, Planafy was updated on October 24, 2026 and EF Adventures on October 25, 2026.

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