Comparison

Playbook vs Trax

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

Head to head
About

Playbook

Access and manage your creative files seamlessly across all your devices. Share your work, get feedback on the go, and post directly to social media from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Seamless cross-device file access
  • Share work and receive feedback
  • Post directly to social media
  • On-the-go creative file management
  • Beautifully view and find 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

About

Trax

Organize your job search by logging applications, networking outreach, and setting goals. Use smart scanning to pre-fill job details and monitor your progress with a clear dashboard. Designed for students and recent graduates seeking internships or full-time roles.

Highlights
  • Log job applications
  • Track networking outreach
  • Set and monitor job search goals
  • Smart scan job postings
  • Progress dashboard
  • Offline data storage
Features
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Trax keeps your job search organized so nothing slips through the cracks. Log every application in seconds — company, role, date, and status all in one place. Track your cold emails and networking outreach separately, so you always know who to follow up with and when. Set a goal and let Trax keep you on pace. Tell it how many applications you want to send and at what rate, and it will calculate your finish date and nudge you when you fall behind. SMART SCAN Use your camera or photo library to scan a job posting or offer letter. Trax reads the text and pre-fills the details for you — no more typing the same fields over and over. DASHBOARD See your progress at a glance — applications sent, emails logged, and how you're tracking against your goal. BUILT FOR JOB SEEKERS Whether you're a student hunting for your first internship or a grad going after full-time roles, Trax is designed to keep you moving. TRAX PRO Unlock unlimited Smart Scans with Trax Pro. Free users get 15 scans to start. • $1.99 / month • $12.00 / year • $15.00 lifetime All your data stays on your device — nothing is sent to a server.

Screenshots

Playbook4 screens
Trax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trax at none against Playbook's 2. Trax also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Playbook's advantage is ratings volume (117 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. Playbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $18.00 per month. Trax asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trax holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Playbook has 117 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Playbook versus Trax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaybookTrax
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (117 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings117 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB61 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPlaybook.comMATTHEW LEE HANCOCK

Customer experience

Playbook

All ratings117 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative31.6%

Trax

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Playbook

Subscriptions2
  • Playbook Pro$18.001 Month
  • Playbook Team$250.001 Month
None

Trax

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Playbook free?
Playbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trax free?
Trax is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Playbook or Trax?
Trax is rated higher. Playbook averages 4.8 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while Trax averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Playbook or Trax have ads?
Neither Playbook nor Trax shows ads.

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