Planio vs Upwave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planio
This app provides a unified platform for businesses to manage software projects. It integrates issue tracking, project management, help desk, Git hosting, and team communication tools.
- Agile Kanban boards
- Bug and feature tracking
- Integrated help desk
- Hosted Git and SVN repositories
- Team chat and documentation
- Time tracking
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The Planio app lets you access all of Planio right from your iOS device. Thousands of businesses worldwide have been using Planio to ship software projects from one place since 2009. Switching between 7 different tools wastes time and energy. With Planio you can bring together issue tracking, project management, help desk support, Git hosting and time tracking in one place. You’ll also have team chat and documentation in Planio. AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT Agile kanban boards make it easy to visualize work. Plan your sprints and report on progress using agile charts, including burn down charts. “I really appreciate the Agile plugins (burnup/burndown, Agile planning and Scrum board).” Kai Olav Frediksen BUG TRACKING Powerful workflows means you can keep track of every bug or feature request. Git & SVN integration means you can host your repos and link commits with issues. “We migrated from JIRA to Planio, and it took less than a day. We didn’t have to prepare anything. All the settings and contents were cleanly transferred without any problems.” Hoven Reimar CUSTOMER SUPPORT & HELPDESK The CRM and Helpdesk will let you respond to customer requests faster. “Project management, issue tracking and helpdesk in one tool. Planio has replaced Zendesk, Redmine and Sourcerepo for us and is much better integrated while saving us a lot of money. I'm very glad I found this.” Gerrit Hunter REPOSITORY HOSTING Planio comes with unlimited hosted Git and SVN repositories. You can browse source code in Planio, control access and reference issues and time tracking in commit messages. “Planio's integration of Git and SVN is superb. It is, besides support, the main reason why I chose Planio.” - Timon Royer DOCUMENTATION & COLLABORATION You’ll be able to share ideas with your team in the wiki. You can discuss ideas in the forum, or you can make announcements on the blog. “The know how you build up while joggling with the tasks is kept secured in the easy editable wiki.” - DigitalMINDS Inc TEAM CHAT You can quickly make a decision on issues with colleagues via team chat. It’s based on IRC protocol, so it’s compatible with many chat clients.
Upwave
A visual project management and collaboration platform designed to boost productivity and team engagement. It offers an instant overview of tasks, visual boards for workflow management, and seamless integration with cloud storage services. The app aims to reduce clutter and provide essential features without complex implementation.
- Instant task and deadline overview
- Visual project boards
- Task delegation and subtasks
- File integration with Dropbox and Google Drive
- Single Sign-on with G-Suite
- Notifications and filtering
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Upwave is a visual project management and collaboration platform. We believe that you get more done with the right amount of features and less clutter. Upwave increases productivity, collaboration and employee engagement - with zero implementation costs. App features: KEEP UP TO DATE ON YOUR PROJECTS - Get an instant overview of your tasks and deadlines - Navigate visual boards for your workflow and projects - Receive notifications - Filter boards and cards ORGANIZE YOUR WORKFLOWS AND COLLABORATE - Delegate tasks to yourself or team members - Set deadlines - Create subtasks - Write comments and descriptions - Add files from Dropbox and Google Drive (also Google Team Drive) HASSLE-FREE ADMINISTRATION - Single Sign-on with G-Suite - Switch between Workspaces The Upwave app is free as an add-on for existing Upwave users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Upwave at 2.0 against Planio's 1.5. Upwave also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Planio's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Upwave holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Planio's written reviews are positive against 0% of Upwave's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Planio ships an update every 4 months, Upwave every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planio | Upwave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Planio | Upwave Technologies AS |
Customer experience
Planio
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In-app purchases
Planio
No in-app purchases
Upwave
No in-app purchases









