Planning Center vs ProdConnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planning Center
Manage ministry activities from check-ins to follow-ups with a unified dashboard. Receive notifications, create tasks, and collaborate with your team seamlessly. Access all ministry products from one central hub.
- Ministry-wide notifications
- Access all ministry products
- Home dashboard with action items
- Task creation and assignment
- Team collaboration
- Mobile gestures for quick actions
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Ministry work doesn’t just happen at your desk. With the Planning Center app, church admins get mobile access to every product they use, their task lists, and notifications all in one place. The Planning Center you know and love, now easily accessible from the church lobby, the youth building, or wherever your ministry work takes you. Key Features Access any product — Use People, Giving, Services, Check-Ins, or any other product, all from within the app All admin notifications — Facilities requests, workflow updates, form submissions, and more Your Home dashboard — A clear overview of stats, information, and items that need your attention Tasks — Keep collaborating with your team whether you're in a coffee shop or hustling on a Sunday morning Requirements Login requires an existing Planning Center account. Any action you take on web or mobile will be synced. Support Questions, issues, or want to request new features? Go to your profile page by tapping your avatar and use the "Contact Support" link to let us know. Typical reply time is ~1 business hour.
ProdConnect
This app streamlines production workflows for entertainment and creative teams. It offers tools for planning, live coordination, asset management, and team communication, all within a single platform. Ideal for managing complex projects and keeping crews synchronized.
- Run of Show planning and live tracking
- Stage plot design and sharing
- System documentation (patch sheets)
- Asset and equipment management
- Integrated team chat
- Workflow checklists
- Ticket management
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ProdConnect is your all-in-one team management solution for production crews, entertainment teams, and creative companies. FEATURES: Run of Show + Setlists Plan and organize your entire production flow with flexible run of show timelines and setlists. Keep every department aligned from pre-production through execution. Run of Show Live Take your production live with real-time tracking. Follow along as events happen so your entire team stays perfectly in sync during the show. Stage Plots Design and share clear stage layouts so everyone—from audio to lighting to backline—knows exactly where everything goes. NDI Outputs Send views out over NDI so your entire team can see the same information in real time across displays, control rooms, or backstage areas. (macOS only) System Documentation Create detailed Audio, Video, and Lighting patch sheets so your team always knows how systems are connected and configured. Asset Management Track equipment, devices, and technical gear in a structured system so nothing gets lost or forgotten. Team Communication Built-in team chat keeps conversations, updates, and coordination inside the same platform your team already uses for production management. Custom Team Training Upload training videos directly from your device or link to YouTube to create training content specific to your systems, workflows, and environment. Workflow Checklists Standardize setup, teardown, maintenance, and recurring tasks with repeatable checklists. Idea Tracking Capture improvement ideas, production concepts, and system upgrades so they don’t get lost. Ticket Management Track technical issues, equipment problems, and service requests with an organized ticketing system. Multi-Site Management Manage multiple venues, campuses, or locations from a single dashboard. Stay connected with your crew. Coordinate complex productions. Execute with confidence. All in one app. Free plan available for individuals. Basic plan for growing teams. Premium plans unlock advanced features for multi-site and large-scale productions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Planning Center at none against ProdConnect's 8. Planning Center also leads on ratings volume (37 vs 3). ProdConnect's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. ProdConnect sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Planning Center asks for nothing beyond the download.
ProdConnect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planning Center has 37 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Planning Center ships an update every 11 days, ProdConnect weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planning Center | ProdConnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (37 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ministry Centered Technologies | Benjamin Satorius |
Customer experience
Planning Center
ProdConnect
In-app purchases
Planning Center
No in-app purchases
ProdConnect
- Basic Monthy$9.991 Month
- Basic W/Ticketing Monthly$19.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$24.991 Month
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- Premium W/Ticketing Monthly$49.991 Month
- Basic7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Basic W/Ticketing7 Days trial$199.991 Year
- Premium7 Days trial$249.991 Year
- Premium W/Ticketing7 Days trial$499.991 Year
Questions
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