Comparison

Raft vs PlanPop

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

Head to head
About

Raft

This app helps couples, families, and close friends stay organized and connected by sharing calendars and events. It allows users to plan together, add personal touches to appointments, and countdown to special occasions. Facilitate communication and coordination for a more synchronized life.

Highlights
  • Connect with partner, family, and friends
  • View shared plans and appointments
  • Like and comment on events
  • Personalize events with media
  • Share or keep plans private
  • Countdown to special occasions
  • In-event chat functionality
Features
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Featured by Apple - "New Apps We Love", "Level Up Your Love" & "Hot this week" Raft is beautiful calendar app designed for couples, families and close friends that wants to share calendars, spend more time together and have things to look forward to. Selected praise "Planning can actually be fun, if you do it on Raft" - startups.co “Raft simply makes creating and sharing events enjoyable.” - AppAdvice.com "Great app for keeping up with friends and family or for just keeping up with your own appointments. Best app I've found to help me stay on task." Features • Find and connect your partner, family and BFFs to you calendar. • See what your partner, family and friends got planned. • Like and comment on each others plans. • Personalize your plans and appointments with images, emojis and animated GIFs. • Share some plans. Keep others private. • Countdown the days to weddings, anniversaries, parties, child births and date nights. • Tap to invite people and they will instantly get a notification to join your event. • Chat directly in the calendar events. Join Raft and get your life in sync with your partner, family and friends - “one year from now you wish you started today”! Happy planning! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PlanPop

This app helps you turn social ideas into real plans with friends. Easily share suggestions, coordinate events, and manage RSVPs on a shared calendar. It's designed to simplify social planning and keep everyone updated.

Highlights
  • Share ideas with friends
  • Schedule and coordinate plans
  • Manage RSVPs
  • Create recurring events
  • Shared group calendars
  • Add photos and locations to ideas
Features
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One calendar. Everyone's plans. Nothing forgotten. PlanPop is a shared calendar for you and your people. Your partner, your family, your friends, your dog. Add your plans, see theirs, stop double-booking yourself. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Work shifts, appointments, pickups, lunch dates. If it's happening, it's on the calendar in a tap. SET IT ONCE Weekly Tuesday dinner? Rent due? Set it and (never) forget it. WE'LL REMIND YOU Reminders before plans, for everyone in your calendar. Less texting, more doing. IDEAS FOR LATER Date nights, trips, someday stuff. Jot them down and move them to the calendar when you're ready. CUTE AS A BUTTON Colorful, simple, and not a gray grid of office sadness. You might actually like opening it. Share your calendar in two taps. Get everyone on the same page.

Screenshots

Raft4 screens
PlanPop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PlanPop at 89% against Raft's 50%. PlanPop also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). Raft's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Raft sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. PlanPop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlanPop holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 823 and 996 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Raft's written reviews are positive against 89% of PlanPop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raft ships an update monthly, PlanPop every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Raft versus PlanPop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaftPlanPop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (823 ratings)4.8 (996 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews89.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings823996 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB280 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJoin Raft ABMoments Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

Raft

All ratings821 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.1%
Negative33.9%

PlanPop

All ratings996 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive89.2%
Neutral1.7%
Negative9.2%

User reviews

Raft

From 823 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Cute and visual design
  • 💡 Sharing plans with partner/friends
  • 🚀 Helpful for organizing schedules

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Sync issues between users
  • 🐛 Unreliable notifications
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with new devices

PlanPop

From 996 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 💡 Unique calendar concept
  • 🤩 Visually appealing design
  • 🤝 Helpful for coordinating with friends

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy updates
  • 🤔 Confusing new features
  • 🕰️ Time-consuming to use
  • 🤯 Overwhelming for some users
  • 🤷‍♀️ Lack of customization options

Bugs and requests

Raft

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to create account
  • Events not showing up for partner
  • Dates not syncing correctly
  • Invitations not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add location details for events
  • Recurring event option
  • Monthly calendar view
  • Favorite/reuse event icons
  • Android app support

PlanPop

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not working
  • Time/date auto-changing issues
  • Formatting problems in event chat

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sync with other calendar apps
  • Ability to remove users from shared calendars
  • Customizable notification settings
  • Widget support
  • Export events to phone calendar

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Raft

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Yearly Subscription1 Month trial$18.991 Year
None

PlanPop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Raft free?
Raft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlanPop free?
PlanPop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Raft or PlanPop?
PlanPop is rated higher. Raft averages 4.6 out of 5 from 823 ratings, while PlanPop averages 4.8 from 996 ratings.
Do Raft or PlanPop have ads?
Neither Raft nor PlanPop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Raft or PlanPop?
Raft ships an update monthly, and PlanPop every 2 days. Most recently, Raft was updated on October 24, 2026 and PlanPop on October 29, 2026.

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