Total Party Planner vs Caterease Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Total Party Planner
Manage event details, including menus, staffing, and financials. Search for events, contacts, and staff with advanced filtering options. This app extends a cloud-based catering software solution.
- Event calendar view
- Advanced event search
- Contact management
- Staff management
- Financial details review
- Menu and beverage details
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The Total Party Planner App is a value add extension to our full cloud based catering software solution. Check the event calendar by selecting a specific day. Easily switch between days, months, and years. Search for events based on a date range or more advanced parameters such as title, invoice number, salesperson, contact name, etc. Review pertinent event information including menu, beverage, rental, miscellaneous, staffing, and financial details. Search for contacts and view address, phone, and email details. Search for staff members and view address, phone, and email details.
Caterease Mobile
Access and edit critical business data remotely. Review event revenue, client details, and manage inquiries on the go. Stay informed with live data dashboards and a visual event calendar.
- Live data dashboards
- Event revenue tracking
- Client and contact management
- Event calendar view
- Web inquiry processing
- Contact customers via phone/email
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Caterease Mobile is a powerful tool for users of Caterease Software to access and edit important information on the go. Also through the app, an unlimited number of users can review live Caterease data in a variety of ways: DASHBOARD Three separate dashboards allow users with proper security clearance to review event revenue, number of events or accounts receivable for various date ranges – optionally grouped by a variety of details. Users can drill down to see specific details about individual parties including menu items ordered, scheduled staff and more. CALENDAR A graphic calendar display allows users to see which dates have events, and drill down into each event for more information – including venue details, specific menu items and scheduled staff. CLIENT/CONTACTS A detailed client list allows users to search for any client or contact person in their database, and even tap to contact those customers via phone or email. Users with permission can edit customer details from right within the app – including adding new clients or contact people. WEB INQUIRY For customers using the Caterease Web Inquiry tool, inquiries submitted from their custom web forms can be reviewed within the app and even processed as new leads immediately. User lists for the mobile app can be managed within the Caterease program – including password creation, security settings and more. COMING SOON: - Security Settings - Event Allergy Information - Event Comments - Editing Event Details - Editing Menu Items - Editing Staff Times - Posting Payments - Searchable Event List - Multiple Enterprise Location Access
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Caterease Mobile at 2.1 against Total Party Planner's 1.6. Total Party Planner's advantage is review sentiment (9% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Caterease Mobile holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 9% of Total Party Planner's written reviews are positive against 0% of Caterease Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Total Party Planner ships an update every 4 weeks, Caterease Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Total Party Planner | Caterease Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (17 ratings) | 2.1 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Total Party Planner Software LLC | Horizon Business Services, Inc. |
Customer experience
Total Party Planner
Caterease Mobile
In-app purchases
Total Party Planner
No in-app purchases
Caterease Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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