Playbook vs Altario
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Playbook
Access and manage your creative files from anywhere with this mobile app. Share your work, get feedback, and post to social media seamlessly. It offers beautiful organization and easy retrieval of all your projects on the go.
- Seamless cross-device file access
- Share work and receive feedback
- Post directly to social media
- Beautifully organized creative storage
- Easy retrieval of creative files
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You asked and we answered: it’s finally here! The Playbook Mobile App is now available on iOS so you can see everything and find anything, beautifully, anywhere. Share your work and receive feedback while you’re on the go, seamlessly access your creative files across devices, and even post to social media - all from your Playbook. Happy Playbookin’! Psst… tag us on social media at @playbook_hq to let people know that it’s time to make the switch to Playbook! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://www.playbook.com/privacy
Altario
This app helps church leaders manage their congregation, events, and finances. It offers a dashboard for key metrics, a member directory, and event calendar. Leaders can track donations, manage newcomers, and communicate with groups via email or WhatsApp.
- Congregation dashboard
- Member and family directory
- Event calendar with attendance tracking
- Donation and payout tracking
- Newcomer pipeline management
- Email and WhatsApp broadcasts
- Offline event calendar access
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Altario is the companion app for church leaders and administrators. Stay connected to your congregation from anywhere, on iPhone and iPad. Dashboard at a Glance See your church's key numbers (members, families, events, and giving) the moment you open the app. Pull to refresh for real-time updates. Member & Family Directory Search and browse your full member list with instant filtering. View profiles, family groupings, contact info, and roles at a glance. Event Calendar View upcoming church events with dates, times, and locations. Tap in to see attendance, edit details, or share an event. Works offline for read access. Giving & Donations Admins can track donations, view Stripe payouts, and open donation records directly in Stripe from inside the app. Newcomer Pipeline Accept newcomer form submissions on the go. Promote visitors into your pipeline with a single tap. Communication Send WhatsApp and email broadcasts to members or groups, with templates and compose history. Sunday School, Worship Roster, Team Roles Manage your classes, worship team assignments, and staff roles. The same data as altario.app, synchronised in real time. Sign In Your Way Sign in with Email, Apple, or Google, with optional Face ID and Touch ID app lock for fast, secure access. Built for iPhone and iPad Native iOS-style sheets and haptics, full iPad layouts, and beautiful light and dark modes. Multilingual Full English and German translations. More languages coming. Works with Altario Web Altario mobile connects to the same platform as altario.app. Data entered on web shows instantly in the app, and vice versa. Privacy First We never sell your data. Traffic is verified by Firebase App Check (App Attest on iOS), and your church's information is stored on Google Cloud with encryption at rest and in transit. See our full privacy policy at altario.app/privacy. Altario Pro Altario Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://altario.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://altario.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Altario at 100% against Playbook's 61%. Altario also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Playbook's advantage is ratings volume (121 vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). 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. Playbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $18.00 per month and Altario sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $69.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Altario holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Playbook has 121 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Playbook's written reviews are positive against 100% of Altario's.
Playbook ships an update weekly, Altario every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Playbook | Altario |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (121 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 121 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Playbook.com | Sathiswaran Thangarasa |
Customer experience
Playbook
Altario
In-app purchases
Playbook
- Playbook Pro$18.001 Month
- Playbook Team$250.001 Month
Altario
- Altario Pro Monthly$69.991 Month
- Altario Pro Yearly$699.991 Year
