# Planning Center Headcounts

> Church attendance tracking

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ministrycentered.headcounts](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ministrycentered.headcounts)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.ministrycentered.headcounts`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Planning Center
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 34,473
- **Rating:** 4.24 / 5 (38 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-26
- **First published:** 2017-05-23
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 36 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ministrycentered.headcounts)
- **Website:** [https://help.planningcenter.com/](https://help.planningcenter.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://planning.center/privacy/](https://planning.center/privacy/)

## Description

Planning Center Headcounts is a mobile application designed to simplify church attendance tracking. It integrates seamlessly with Planning Center Check-Ins, allowing users to tally attendance without tracking individual identities. By selecting an existing event and the type of headcount needed, users can convert their mobile device into a digital handheld tally counter.

This system eliminates the need for manual note-taking, automatically saving totals to your Planning Center Check-Ins account. It enhances accessibility, streamlines attendance processes, and ensures accurate data is readily available for reporting within your organization.

## Rankings

- #350,211 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.ministrycentered.headcounts.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users find Planning Center Headcounts valuable for church attendance tracking and ministry use, praising its features like the touch-to-count function and teamwork support. However, many report persistent technical problems including freezing mid-use and white blank screens after login, which hinder functionality despite attempts to fix through settings changes or reinstalling. Overall, it is a useful app with significant stability issues that affect user experience.

### Pros

- Useful for church headcounts and fire safety
- Great tool for ministry headcounts and tracking attendance
- Easy to work with others using the app
- Provides a free and convenient way to track attendance week to week
- Touch-to-count feature is appreciated

### Cons

- App frequently freezes during use, especially around 83 people counted
- App often shows a white blank screen after logging in
- Technical issues causing the app to stop accepting input or freeze phone
- Reinstalling the app does not resolve white screen issues
- Glitchy performance on various devices

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ministrycentered.headcounts)