Comparison

GamePlan vs Inset

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

Head to head
About

GamePlan

Effortlessly sync sports and school schedules from various team apps directly into your shared iCloud calendar. Automates updates so your whole family always has the latest event information without manual entry.

Highlights
  • Automated calendar updates
  • Syncs from any ICS feed
  • Works with shared iCloud calendars
  • One-time setup for family
  • Live updates for changes
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Never miss a school event, practice, or game again — no more manual calendar updates for each family member! If your family juggles multiple sports schedules from apps like TeamSnap, SportsEngine, or LeagueApps, you know the frustration: • Every season, every team, every family member has to manually add ICS links to their calendar. • It’s slow, clunky, manual, and… it usually never gets done. GamePlan solves that. How it works: 1. Grab the ICS link for your team’s schedule from their website or sports app. 2. Paste it into GamePlan and choose the shared iCloud calendar you want to keep in sync. 3. Done! GamePlan automatically keeps that calendar up-to-date every day — so your entire family always sees the latest schedule. Why you’ll love it: • Hands-off syncing — updates appear without you reopening the app. • Works with any ICS feed — sports, school, work, community, or personal. • Organized by calendar — keep events sorted into the right shared iCloud calendar. • One setup for everyone — no more duplicate work for each family member. • Live updates — changes and cancellations show up automatically for the entire family. Perfect for: • Families with kids in multiple sports. • Busy parents tired of chasing team schedules. • Anyone who wants their sports events to appear in their existing iCloud calendar. Stop copy-pasting ICS links. Start letting GamePlan handle it for you. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Inset

View your Mac's screen in real-time on your iPhone or iPad. Monitor specific windows or entire displays remotely over your local network. Ideal for tracking progress, live streams, or dashboards without constant desk returns.

Highlights
  • Live Mac screen preview on iOS
  • Monitor specific windows or displays
  • Picture-in-Picture functionality
  • Teleprompter mirroring
  • Apple Shortcuts integration
  • Direct local network connection
  • No accounts or cloud servers
Features
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View your Mac in real time on your iPhone or iPad. Inset for iPhone and iPad connects to Inset on your Mac (all platforms for one purchase) and displays a live preview of the exact screen area or window you choose, so you can keep an eye on what matters even when you're away from your computer. MONITOR YOUR MAC REMOTELY Inset for Mac lets you select a specific window or display region like a video game, dashboard, video, or progress window. Inset for iPhone and iPad streams that live preview to your iPhone or iPad over your local Wi-Fi network. REAL-TIME SCREEN STREAMING • Live preview from your Mac • Switch between active previews • Automatic device discovery • Fast, direct connection over your local network • View your Mac in Picture in Picture on your iPhone or iPad • Mirror your Mac previews to use Inset as a teleprompter • Works with iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro (via the iPad app.) APPLE SHORTCUTS Use Apple Shortcuts to launch saved presets on your paired Mac, show your current preview in Picture in Picture, and more. GREAT FOR • Monitoring a download or build in progress • Keeping an eye on chat while live streaming • Watching a dashboard from another room • Tracking activity without constantly returning to your desk SIMPLE & PRIVATE Inset connects directly to your Mac using your local network. • No accounts • No cloud servers • No remote access outside your network • No data collection Viewer streaming stays on your local network. If you separately enable assistant access in Inset for Mac, requested content may be shared with that assistant and its provider. Requires Inset for Mac (all platform apps included under a single purchase.)
 Mac and iPhone/iPad must be on the same local network. Stage Manager compatibility: Screen and Screen Area previews are supported. Window and Window Area previews are not currently supported due to macOS window-capture limitations.

Screenshots

GamePlan4 screens
Inset2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GamePlan at Free against Inset's $3.99. GamePlan also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Inset's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On rating, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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

GamePlan is free to download; Inset costs $3.99 up front. GamePlan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Inset asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GamePlan against 5.0 for Inset. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of GamePlan's written reviews are positive against 86% of Inset's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GamePlan ships an update monthly, Inset every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
GamePlan versus Inset: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGamePlanInset
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB14 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperLAND MK 1Julian Gomez

Customer experience

GamePlan

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Inset

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GamePlan

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited$15.991 Year
None

Inset

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GamePlan free?
GamePlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Inset free?
Inset costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GamePlan or Inset?
GamePlan and Inset are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do GamePlan or Inset have ads?
Neither GamePlan nor Inset shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GamePlan or Inset?
GamePlan ships an update monthly, and Inset every 3 weeks. Most recently, GamePlan was updated on November 5, 2026 and Inset on November 9, 2026.

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