Comparison

PlanThat vs Cria Planner

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

Head to head
About

PlanThat

Organize your events and to-dos on a single, simple timeline. Easily share plans with others, get real RSVPs, and integrate with existing calendars. Focus on what's next with a streamlined view and helpful reminders.

Highlights
  • Single timeline view
  • Focus Mode for clarity
  • Family and group sharing
  • Calendar integration
  • RSVP functionality
  • To-do deadlines and reminders
  • Live weather and drive time
Features
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One tap. Plans actually happen. Plan your events and to-dos on one simple timeline. No more group chat mess. No more "what time again?" No more plans that fall apart. FOCUS ON WHAT'S NEXT A busy mind loses track fast. PlanThat shows you one simple timeline, not a long list. Focus Mode cuts through the noise and shows only what matters next. Less stress. More done. ON EVERY SCREEN YOU USE iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Your timeline follows you, so the plan is always a glance away. The Mac app is built natively for the desktop, with room to see your whole week at once. GREAT FOR GROUPS You shouldn't be the only one who remembers. Share a plan and everyone sees the same thing at the same time. The people you invite don't even need the app. WORKS WITH YOUR CALENDARS The events you already keep in Apple Calendar and Google Calendar show up right on your PlanThat timeline, so everything lives in one place. They stay read-only until you choose to turn one into a full PlanThat plan you can edit and share. MEET AVA Ava is your planning assistant. Ask for what you need in plain words and she suggests plans you can accept or skip. Nothing lands on your timeline until you say so. GET A REAL RSVP Tired of "maybe" and no reply? Send a link and let people RSVP in seconds. No account needed. Now you know who's coming. NEVER MISS A DUE DATE Give any to-do a deadline and PlanThat reminds you before time runs out. A quick "Due soon" or "Overdue" tag keeps the important things in view. KNOW WHEN TO LEAVE See the weather and drive time on a plan, and get a reminder when it's time to go. ALWAYS WITH YOU Keep your next plan on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. The details stay with you. SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE Fully translated into English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German. Type a plan in your own words and PlanThat understands it. PERFECT FOR • Families • Couples • Friend groups • Busy professionals • School and sports schedules • Travel and events WHY PEOPLE LOVE PLANTHAT • Everyone stays in sync, so you're not the only one who remembers • Just type it. "Dinner Friday 7pm" becomes a plan instantly • Focus Mode shows only what's next, not an endless list. Great for ADHD and busy minds • One shared timeline instead of scattered group chats • The same plans on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch PLANTHAT+ • Group plan sharing • Share plans with a link • RSVP with guest management • Ava, your planning assistant • Live weather and drive time • Live Activities, including "time to leave" reminders Privacy Policy and Terms of Service: https://planthat.app/legal-privacy https://planthat.app/legal-terms

About

Cria Planner

Features
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One planner for your whole crew. Cria Planner is a shared family calendar, to-do list, meal planner, notebook and budget in one app, so the school run, the food shop and the summer trip stop living in five different apps. Free for two. PLAN TOGETHER Create a shared space for anything, from the household to the summer trip, and invite your people. Everyone sees the same events, the same lists and the same notes, updated the moment anyone changes anything. And everyone you invite gets the full app free — one subscription covers the whole family. MEALS AND THE FOOD SHOP Plan the week's meals, drag them between days when things change, and every ingredient lands on one shared shopping list — your grocery list, grouped by shop, with the sizes and prices it remembers from last time. Plan ahead from meals you have already cooked, or load a ready-made week. Keep proper recipes, link them to the meals that use them, and send one to another Cria Planner user in a tap. STOP CHASING EVERYONE Assign a task to someone and set a reminder that reaches their phone, not just yours. When they forget anyway, nudge them: one tap pings their phone right now, and they answer "On it" straight from the notification without opening the app. Built for busy households, forgetful teenagers, and keeping a gentle eye on parents and grandparents. SPLIT THE COSTS Give any space a budget. Log what everyone spends, split it between members — or with guests who don't need the app at all — then settle up in one round where each person ticks off what they've paid. Who owes who, solved. YOUR WHOLE DAY, ONE SCREEN My Day gathers today's events, due tasks and pinned notes from every space into a single feed. Open the app, see what matters, get on with your day. LET CRIA BUILD IT Describe the trip or the week ahead and the Cria assistant sets up the whole space for you, events and tasks and all. Included with Family. EVERYTHING ELSE - Organize: every space, meal plan and budget on one screen, with your favourites on top - Month, week and day calendar views, colour-coded by space - Quick add that reads plain English: type "dentist tomorrow 3pm" and the date sets itself - Import the events already sitting in your device calendar - Subtasks, five priority levels, drag to reorder, and a satisfying tick - Formatted notes with headings, lists, checklists, pictures and file attachments, lockable behind Face ID when they are private - Voice dictation into any note - Recurring events, snooze buttons on reminders, and a morning digest at 8am - Accent colours, dark mode, and an animal avatar for everyone in the space WORKS OFFLINE The full planner runs on your device with no account and no connection needed. Sign in, and everything syncs across your devices and criaplanner.com in any browser. PLANS Free - the whole planner, synced across your devices. Share any space with one other person, plan this week's meals and keep 5 recipes. Ads after your first week. Duo - the full app for two, ad-free: the meal planner a month ahead with its history and your meal library, unlimited recipes and week templates. Family - everything in Duo for your whole household, plus the Cria assistant and photos on your notes. Subscriptions are monthly or yearly, auto-renewing until cancelled, and yearly saves up to 30%. Prices are shown in your own currency in the app before you buy. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://criaplanner.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Made by Alpaca Media. A cria is a baby alpaca, which is where the name and the whole herd of avatars come from.

Screenshots

PlanThat4 screens
Cria Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PlanThat at none against Cria Planner's shown. PlanThat also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and device support (4 vs 1). Cria Planner's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price 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. PlanThat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Cria Planner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlanThat ships an update every 3 days, Cria Planner every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PlanThat versus Cria Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanThatCria Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZackery GriffinAlpaca Media Limited

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PlanThat

Subscriptions2
  • PlanThat+ Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • PlanThat+ Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • PlanThat+ LifeTime$119.99
4 purchases

Cria Planner

Subscriptions4
  • Duo Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Family Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Duo Yearly1 Year trial$24.991 Year
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  • Family Yearly1 Year trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is PlanThat free?
PlanThat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cria Planner free?
Cria Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PlanThat or Cria Planner have ads?
Cria Planner shows ads; PlanThat does not.
Which is updated more often, PlanThat or Cria Planner?
PlanThat ships an update every 3 days, and Cria Planner every 9 days. Most recently, PlanThat was updated on October 7, 2026 and Cria Planner on October 15, 2026.

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