Reviews of Planbook Mobile

By: Planbook Inc. App

List of user reviews and ratings for Planbook Mobile

Total ratings

4.49 (Rating count: 204)

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Review summary

Planbook Mobile is a highly appreciated lesson planning tool praised for its ease of use, affordability, and practical features tailored to teachers' needs. Many users rely on it long-term for accessible, flexible planning. However, some find its interface unintuitive with challenges like inability to add custom standards, lack of update notifications, risk of losing deleted lessons, and occasional technical issues. Overall, it is recognized as a strong, teacher-focused app that saves time and supports lesson management efficiently.

Pros

Easy and efficient lesson planning accessible from phone and web.
Long-term reliable use by many teachers, indicating strong functionality.
Affordable service compared to competitors with rich features.
Allows multiple views and easy editing of lesson plans.
Useful features for special education like repeating or bumping lessons forward.

Cons

Lack of ability to add or customize standards beyond reading, writing, and math.
Difficult and unintuitive user interface in some areas, including unclear confirmation steps and editing problems causing extra space.
No notification or alerts for important updates like app changes or plan modifications.
No way to recover deleted lessons, risking loss of data.
Some users experienced crashes, invalid information errors, or bugs needing reinstallation to fix.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.50

All time rating average: 4.49

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Date	Author	Comment
2024-09-02	Jo*****	I just wish you could copy and paste him your cell phone so I didn't have to write the same things over and over
I just wish you could copy and paste him your cell phone so I didn't have to write the same things over and over
2024-04-28	Ja*****	I've been using it for almost 10 years. I love it! I've tried a few other digital planners but I like this one the best..
I've been using it for almost 10 years. I love it! I've tried a few other digital planners but I like this one the best..
2024-02-15	Ti*****	Been using planbook 11 years. This version of the app is way better than the last. It's a lifesaver for me. It is perfect for my needs in terms of functions. My only complaint (and why it lost a star) is that I was using the old app which I was struggling with links not working right for a really long time and finally got curious why it hadn't been fixed in so so long and discovered they made a whole new app. Never got any kind of notification so I suffered for nothing. Love it's companion site
Been using planbook 11 years. This version of the app is way better than the last. It's a lifesaver for me. It is perfect for my needs in terms of functions. My only complaint (and why it lost a star) is that I was using the old app which I was struggling with links not working right for a really long time and finally got curious why it hadn't been fixed in so so long and discovered they made a whole new app. Never got any kind of notification so I suffered for nothing. Love it's companion site
2023-07-31	Sa*****	Couldn't even get it set up, app kept saying invalid information and crashing. I tried Uninstalling and downloading again, restarting my phone. Kept having the same error codes over and over
Couldn't even get it set up, app kept saying invalid information and crashing. I tried Uninstalling and downloading again, restarting my phone. Kept having the same error codes over and over
2023-02-07	Ja*****	In the app, it is incredibly difficult to add to a lesson plan. For some reason it adds a TON of extra space when I go to edit every time, like paragraphs of blank space.
In the app, it is incredibly difficult to add to a lesson plan. For some reason it adds a TON of extra space when I go to edit every time, like paragraphs of blank space.
2023-01-03	Br*****	Overall this app is great. The reason I gave it 3 stars is because it only included standards for reading, writing, and math. It also doesn't have an option to add your own. As a phys ed teacher, I was really looking forward to having an easily accessible planbook in my phone; especially since I don't really have an office. If this is changed/updated, I would be happy to up my rating.
Overall this app is great. The reason I gave it 3 stars is because it only included standards for reading, writing, and math. It also doesn't have an option to add your own. As a phys ed teacher, I was really looking forward to having an easily accessible planbook in my phone; especially since I don't really have an office. If this is changed/updated, I would be happy to up my rating.
2022-11-15	Ke*****	Not very user friendly. Tried to make a schedule, but couldn't "confirm" because there's no "confirm" button. There aren't any instructions or suggestions or anything to help set it up. Uninstalling.
Not very user friendly. Tried to make a schedule, but couldn't "confirm" because there's no "confirm" button. There aren't any instructions or suggestions or anything to help set it up. Uninstalling.
2022-10-13	Me*****	The app itself is pretty decent. But the service as a whole is outstanding! So many more features than Chalk has, it runs faster and is easier to input a large batch of lessons at once. And if you buy their service it is only $15 a year. Which is extremely cheap compared to Chalk's $99.
The app itself is pretty decent. But the service as a whole is outstanding! So many more features than Chalk has, it runs faster and is easier to input a large batch of lessons at once. And if you buy their service it is only $15 a year. Which is extremely cheap compared to Chalk's $99.
2022-09-19	Gr*****	It makes planning easy and it makes my lessons very accessible. It is a joy to use
It makes planning easy and it makes my lessons very accessible. It is a joy to use
2022-07-11	Ra*****	I love how you can repeat or bump a lesson forward. For special education, where we alter our plans often, this is a fabulous feature!
I love how you can repeat or bump a lesson forward. For special education, where we alter our plans often, this is a fabulous feature!