Clearstream vs Virtual In/Out Board
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clearstream
This application provides church leaders with powerful SMS communication tools. Easily send mass texts to your congregation, respond to individual messages, and access valuable statistics to enhance engagement. Seamlessly integrates with Planning Center for streamlined operations.
- Send mass texts
- Reply to individual messages
- View statistics
- Syncs with Planning Center
- iPhone integration
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Powerful texting software for your church. Connect with your members via SMS from your iPhone. Send mass texts, reply to individual numbers, view useful statistics and more! Syncs with Planning Center. Requires a Clearstream account.
Virtual In/Out Board
This application provides a digital in/out board for businesses, allowing employees to easily update their status and location. It offers customizable privacy settings and syncs across multiple devices for seamless team communication.
- One-touch status updates
- Unlimited teams and users
- Customizable privacy settings
- Visitor sign-in
- Kiosk accounts
- Late return alerts
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An online in/out board flexible enough for any company. Instantly updates across all connected mobiles, tablets & desktops. One touch updates, unlimited teams/users, easy to administer. This unique In/Out Board offers a big, clutter-free display giving you instant view of who's in and who's out. Ideal for on the wall across the office, or in the palm of your hand. Simply touch your button to toggle between in and out, or click the menu to add more details about your location and return time. FREE 30 DAY TRIAL! Create your In/Out board and your entire company can use it completely free for 30 days. This app is free to use, but your company will eventually require a monthly subscription depending on how many users you have. ONE TOUCH UPDATES The user interface is designed to be efficient, so setting your status is as easy as one touch. Quickly select one of your last 20 locations, or enter a new one. By not relying on wifi beacons, calendar syncing or GPS tracking you control the information others see, and the information is more useful. PAY ONLY FOR WHAT YOU NEED The pricing system for Virtual In/Out is designed so that you only pay for the users you need, not forcing you to pay more just because you employed one more person and jumped up to the next price bracket. The more registered users you have, the lower the per user rate is. CUSTOMIZEABLE PRIVACY SETTINGS Virtual In/Out is totally customizeable to suit each individual business situation. Admins can delegate permissions to managers. Team leaders can decide who sees what information and whether users can set each others' status. You can set your company structure the best way for your needs. OTHER FEATURES: * Visitors - allow visitors to sign themselves in and out of your office. * Instantly syncs with users of the web-based app https://www.virtualinout.com/ * Kiosk accounts - have separate (free) accounts for logging in from a kiosk device in your office reception, separate from your users' own accounts. * Late alerts - if your staff work out in the community, receive emails or text messages if they are late returning so you can check that they are safe. * Customizable colors - use your company brand colour, or give each team their own color. * Import - easily import your entire list of users and team structure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Clearstream at free with in-app purchases against Virtual In/Out Board's subscription. Clearstream also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Virtual In/Out Board's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clearstream holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clearstream has 1.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Clearstream's written reviews are positive against 67% of Virtual In/Out Board's.
Clearstream ships an update every 2 weeks, Virtual In/Out Board every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clearstream | Virtual In/Out Board |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.4K ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Clearstream | Spotty Dog Software Ltd |
Customer experience
Clearstream
Virtual In/Out Board
Bugs and requests
Clearstream
Reported bugs
1 issue- Subscriber activity not recorded properly
Requested features
1 request- Ability to edit or delete scheduled messages directly from the app
Virtual In/Out Board
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clearstream
No in-app purchases
Virtual In/Out Board
No in-app purchases
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