Brushfire vs Planning Center Headcounts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brushfire
Transform any device into an event management tool for attendee check-in and sales. Quickly scan QR codes or search for manual check-ins to streamline entry. Offer self-service kiosks for attendees and support flexible printing options for tickets and receipts.
- Attendee check-in
- Point-of-Sale (POS) for ticket sales
- QR code scanning
- Manual attendee search
- Self-service kiosk mode
- Ticket, name badge, and receipt printing
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Turn any device into a powerful Attendee Check-in and Point-of-Sale tool for your event. The Brushfire mobile app allows Event Organizers to quickly check in attendees and sell tickets or registrations. Eliminate time spent waiting in line by scanning an attendee, order, or group QR code. Alternatively, perform detailed searches for manual check-in. Need to provide attendees with a self-service option? Configure any iPad to operate as a self-service check-in or sales kiosk. The Brushfire mobile app also supports flexible options for ticket, name badge, or receipt printing.
Planning Center Headcounts
This app simplifies attendance tracking for organizations using Planning Center Check-Ins. It allows users to quickly record total numbers for events, either by entering a final count or using a live counting tool. Data is instantly synced to your account for reporting.
- Track attendance without individual identification
- Enter final headcount or use live counting
- Instant data sync with Planning Center
- Supports multiple users on different devices simultaneously
- Simplified and accessible attendance taking
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You must already have a Planning Center account with Counter permissions and Planning Center Check-Ins enabled to use this app. ===== Planning Center Headcounts: ====== Planning Center Headcounts is an online mobile application that works with Planning Center Check-Ins to help keep track of any type of attendance, without needing to track specific individuals. Choose an existing event and a headcount type and start keeping track of your people. You can track them by entering the final number, or use the live counting tool. You won't need to write down your totals manually when you're done, since saving will instantly update your headcount total in Planning Center Check-Ins. Multiple people can even track headcounts on two different devices at the same time. Taking attendance is made simpler, more accessible, and your data is instantly saved to your account & can be included in your attendance reports.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Planning Center Headcounts at 4.7 against Brushfire's 3.5. Planning Center Headcounts also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 7%). Brushfire's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (62 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Planning Center Headcounts holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brushfire has 62 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Brushfire's written reviews are positive against 40% of Planning Center Headcounts's.
Brushfire ships an update monthly, Planning Center Headcounts every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brushfire | Planning Center Headcounts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (62 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.7% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 189 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brushfire Technology | Ministry Centered Technologies |
Customer experience
Brushfire
Planning Center Headcounts
In-app purchases
Brushfire
No in-app purchases
Planning Center Headcounts
No in-app purchases
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