# Buffer: Plan & Schedule Posts

> Social Media Content Planner

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id490474324](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id490474324)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id490474324`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Buffer, Inc.
- **Category:** Social Networking
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (34,262 ratings)
- **Version:** 15.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-30
- **First published:** 2011-12-22
- **Size:** 224 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/buffer-plan-schedule-posts/id490474324)
- **Website:** [https://buffer.com/](https://buffer.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://buffer.com/privacy](http://buffer.com/privacy)

## Description

Buffer is a social media content planner that lets you post to every major platform from a single app. Plan, schedule, and publish automatically, engage with your audience, and track what’s working—all from your phone or Chrome extension.

Buffer v15.0 introduces a fresh design, an Apple Watch app with queues and goals, and new iOS shortcuts for capturing ideas. It also adds a calendar day view and a centralized content library to keep ideas organized and campaigns on track.

## Rankings

- #8,137 — Overall
- #16 — The Best Apps for Creators
- #18 — post
- #51 — preview
- #93 — bulk

## Review summary

Users praise Buffer for ease of use and cross-platform scheduling, which saves time. However, recurring issues include unstable connections and login problems, unreliable posting with delays, account linking glitches, a hidden paywall after a small free quota, and bugs in multi-channel scheduling. When it works, it’s handy and affordable, but reliability and onboarding friction are common complaints.

### Pros

- Scheduling posts across multiple social platforms in one tool
- Very easy to use and user-friendly interface
- Saves time by scheduling posts in advance
- Free version is adequate and the app is affordable

### Cons

- Frequent connection drops and headaches refreshing connections
- Post reliability issues like delays or some posts not publishing
- Login/account linking problems and password/verification glitches
- Advertised as free but requires payment after a short post limit
- Bugs with multi-channel scheduling (second channel disappearing)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id490474324)