Sit By Me vs Platoon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sit By Me
This app connects remote workers in real-time at public spaces like cafes and coworking spots. Users can indicate if they are open to chat or prefer to focus, making it easy to find like-minded individuals nearby to build a professional or social network.
- Connect in real-time
- Set 'Open to Chat' or 'Quiet Focus' modes
- Discover nearby users
- Build professional networks
- Find community in public spaces
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Sit By Me – Connect in Real Life, In Real Time The future of remote work is here. Work anywhere. Connect everywhere. Sit By Me transforms cafés, libraries, bars, coworking spaces, and third places into community hubs for the modern remote worker. Whether you’re open to chat or prefer quiet focus, the app helps you find your people — in real life, in real time. How it works: • Set Your Mode → Green if you’re open to chat, Red if you’re working quietly. • Discover Nearby Connections → See who’s around you, instantly. • Sit Together, Naturally → Build your network, share space, or just vibe with others around. Why Sit By Me? • The future of remote work is social → Don’t just work from anywhere, belong anywhere. • Build community while you work → Make connections without interrupting productivity. • For workers & businesses alike → Users connect; businesses become trusted community connection points. Remote work doesn’t have to be isolating. Download Sit By Me today — and build your remote work network in real life, in real time.
Platoon
This platform streamlines operations for firefighter crews, unions, and departments. It integrates scheduling, communication, union management, and event coordination into a single mobile-first application for station life.
- Shift trades and coverage coordination
- Crew messaging and group chats
- Union announcements and voting
- Event and reminder management
- Document and resource sharing
- Targeted communication
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Platoon is the all-in-one platform built for firefighter crews, departments, unions, and fire service organizations. Manage your work schedule, coordinate shift trades, communicate with members, access important documents, follow upcoming events, and stay connected—all from one app. FOR MEMBERS • View your work schedule and important calendar dates • Manage shift trades and staffing opportunities • Receive announcements and organization updates • Access documents, resources, events, polls, and contacts • Communicate through organization chats • Stay connected across multiple departments and organizations FOR DEPARTMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS • Share announcements by email, text, and in-app notifications • Publish events, documents, resources, and polls • Organize members using audience groups • Provide members with a dedicated organization headquarters • Manage content through Platoon’s web-based admin dashboard Platoon is designed around the way fire service teams actually operate, bringing schedules, communication, organization resources, and member engagement into one streamlined platform. Available features may vary by department or organization.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Platoon at 5.0 against Sit By Me's 4.6. Platoon also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Sit By Me's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Platoon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sit By Me has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Sit By Me's written reviews are positive against 100% of Platoon's.
Sit By Me ships an update fortnightly, Platoon every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sit By Me | Platoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bradley Steckart | Jacob Hinsenkamp |
Customer experience
Sit By Me
Platoon
In-app purchases
Sit By Me
No in-app purchases
Platoon
No in-app purchases









