Comparison

PolyPlan vs Ministry Margin Directory

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

Head to head
About

PolyPlan

Consolidate all your tasks and events into a single, unified timeline. Connect popular calendar and to-do list apps to streamline daily planning and build consistent routines. Automate organization and track progress with real-time updates.

Highlights
  • Unified task and event timeline
  • Connects multiple calendar/to-do apps
  • Day templates for routines
  • Automated organization
  • Real-time Live Activities tracking
  • Cross-platform sync
Features
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PolyPlan unifies your tasks and events into a single, intuitive timeline—perfect for daily planning, time management, and building routines. Say goodbye to juggling multiple apps: connect Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Apple Reminders, TickTick, Things 3, Todoist, Microsoft To Do, and Outlook to manage everything in one place. ## Why Users Love PolyPlan - Streamlined Time Management Combine tasks and events from all your apps so you can focus on planning, not switching. - Day Templates for Routines Apply custom day templates to create structured, repeatable schedules in seconds. - Hands-Off Organization Automations help you move completed tasks and apply templates, so you never miss a beat. - Real-Time Tracking Live Activities let you see active tasks and events without opening the app—perfect for busy days. - Cross-Platform Sync Keep your schedule up to date on desktop, mobile, and wearables. ## Contact & Support Website: polyplan.app Twitter: @PolyPlanApp Email: contact@polyplan.app Feedback & Support: feedback.polyplan.app ## Legal Information By downloading and using PolyPlan, you agree to our Privacy Policy (polyplan.app/privacy-policy) and Terms of Service (polyplan.app/terms). Premium features require a subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple App Store account upon purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple App Store account settings.

About

Ministry Margin Directory

Features
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Your people, close at hand. Ministry Margin Directory brings your church directory, private prayer requests, and care milestones together on iPhone, iPhone Duo, and iPad. Built for pastors, elders, staff, and ministry leaders, it helps you find a person, reach out, remember a care date, and return to prayer. YOUR CHURCH DIRECTORY Find people by name, phone number, or address. Open a contact card to call, text, email, get directions, or explicitly save that person to Contacts. Switch among your available directory lists. Permitted directory information is prepared for offline use. MAKE TIME TO PRAY Today offers a daily selection of people from your directory, with the option to include particular people or requests every day. Mark someone Prayed or move them Later. Keep general or person-linked requests organized as active, ongoing, or answered. REMEMBER WHAT MATTERS See the next three months of directory birthdays and anniversaries alongside the private care dates you record, including baptisms, new jobs, surgeries, and other meaningful moments. CARE WITH CONTEXT See permitted household members together. Explore People Map to understand where households live, or open Nearby from a contact card to see people close to that person. Nearby uses coordinate distance, not driving time. MADE FOR THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU Use a focused layout on iPhone, an expanded workspace on iPad, and layouts for both displays of iPhone Duo. Your directory, contact cards, and prayer work adapt as the available space changes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Prayer requests and the milestones you create are private app data. They are never written back to your church directory. When you enable iCloud Sync, supported private data syncs through your own private iCloud account. The app has no intermediary server, ads, analytics, or third-party tracking. Map preparation sends addresses directly to Apple’s geocoding service; Directory does not request your current location. TRY THE FICTIONAL DEMO Try Demo Directory without a subscription or signing in. Its sample people, portraits, contact information, households, prayers, and milestones are fictional and stored locally. LIVE ACCESS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS Live directory access requires an existing Planning Center People account with suitable permissions and an active Monthly or Yearly auto-renewable subscription. Eligible new subscribers can start a 7-day trial. Pricing and renewal terms are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. Privacy Policy: https://ministrymargin.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PolyPlan4 screens
Ministry Margin Directory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ministry Margin Directory at every 4 days against PolyPlan's every 2 weeks. PolyPlan's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PolyPlan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Ministry Margin Directory sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PolyPlan ships an update every 2 weeks, Ministry Margin Directory every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PolyPlan versus Ministry Margin Directory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyPlanMinistry Margin Directory
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (104 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings104 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnstatic Ltd CoJONATHAN DAVID KIEDROWSKI

Bugs and requests

PolyPlan

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Subscription reactivation issues after reinstalling
  • App crashes when selecting time for events
  • Day templates are buggy (cannot delete, duplicate, or save)
  • Android phone input and conversion issues
  • Tasks not syncing correctly from Google Calendar
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  • Web version bug: pressing a day shows the previous day
  • Recurring task setup issues
  • Template crashes and duplicates
  • Duplicate tasks appearing daily
  • iPhone calendar appearing/disappearing
  • Microsoft To Do endless syncing
  • Google calendar and data pulling incorrectly
  • Check-off feature causes duplicate completions
  • App crashes upon syncing Apple Calendar and Reminders
  • Issues with creating and editing template day plans

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to group tasks into folders
  • Dark mode option
  • PC version for month view
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Improved guidance for new users
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  • Better integration with Apple Watch and other Apple products
  • Ability to sync with Habitify
  • More flexible customization options

Ministry Margin Directory

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PolyPlan

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year
2 purchases

Ministry Margin Directory

Subscriptions2
  • Ministry Margin Directory Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Ministry Margin Directory Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is PolyPlan free?
PolyPlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ministry Margin Directory free?
Ministry Margin Directory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PolyPlan or Ministry Margin Directory have ads?
Neither PolyPlan nor Ministry Margin Directory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PolyPlan or Ministry Margin Directory?
PolyPlan ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ministry Margin Directory every 4 days. Most recently, PolyPlan was updated on October 25, 2026 and Ministry Margin Directory on October 24, 2026.

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