CrewBrain vs PlanIt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CrewBrain
Streamline personnel planning for events with a central platform for requests and arrangements. It offers clear event displays, staff availability overviews, and automatic notifications to ensure efficient team management.
- Centralized request handling
- Staff availability overview
- Automatic notifications
- Clear event display
- iCal subscription
- Time tracking
- Assignment planning
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Crew management made easy. Simple & efficient personnel planning for Events Flexible planning. Clear display. Always accessible: CrewBrain makes personnel planning for your events fast, easy and efficient. - All requests and arrangements are handled by a central platform accessible to everyone involved - Overview of staff and member availability - Automatic notifications - Clear display of events, rehearsals and holidays - Subscription in iCal format possible - Many useful features like time tracking, assignment planning, travel expenses and much more
PlanIt
This organizational tool helps teams, clubs, and groups manage events, send announcements, and organize members. It provides a centralized platform for group communication and scheduling, ensuring everyone stays informed and connected.
- Event creation and calendar view
- RSVP and attendance tracking
- Instant announcements
- Member management with roles
- Dark mode option
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PlanIt is a simple and intuitive organizational tool designed for teams, clubs, groups, and student organizations. Whether you're managing a sports team, a school club, or a small community group, PlanIt keeps everyone informed and on the same page. With PlanIt, you can: Manage Events Easily - Create events with dates, times, locations, and descriptions - View events on a clean, interactive calendar - RSVP to events and track member attendance - Let members view attendees and update their status Send Announcements - Share updates instantly with your organization - Keep all members informed with a dedicated announcements inbox. Organize Members - Add and manage members - Assign roles such as Owner and Member - Invite new participants with a clean, simple workflow Personal Settings - Update password - Manage your account - Toggle dark mode for a personalized experience - PlanIt blends modern design with powerful group management tools to help teams stay organized, connected, and efficient.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CrewBrain at every 3 weeks against PlanIt's every 6 weeks. PlanIt's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CrewBrain ships an update every 3 weeks, PlanIt every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CrewBrain | PlanIt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CrewBrain GmbH | Gaven George |
Customer experience
CrewBrain
PlanIt
In-app purchases
CrewBrain
No in-app purchases
PlanIt
No in-app purchases









