Planoly review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Planoly report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for mobile Instagram planning with link in bio
Planoly previews your Instagram grid and combines planning, link in bio and automated DM replies. The free plan is a mobile-only 10 uploads a month, and some networks only get posting reminders. Teams will outgrow Starter's 1 set and 1 user quickly.
Who Planoly is for
- Fits if you plan an Instagram feed from your phone
- Makes sense if you want planning, link in bio and DM replies in one place
Who Planoly is not for
- Tight if you stay free: 10 uploads a month, on the mobile app
- Not for you if you need teams on Starter, which allows 1 set and 1 user
- Watch out: where a platform bars auto-posting, you get a reminder to post it yourself
- Watch out: the page shows annual billing by default, with savings up to 15%
Why Planoly gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$14 a month on the default annual billing, inside the category's $17.99 cheaper quarter; the monthly price wasn't read. Growth is $24.
- CFree plan and trialFree plan: mobile app only, 10 uploads a month. 14-day trial of paid plans.
- CFeaturesGrid preview, auto-posting, AI captions, link in bio and automated replies. Some platforms can't auto-post, so you get reminders.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Social sets and the grid layout to set up.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iOS and Android, with Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Threads, Pinterest and X.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Planoly's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Planoly's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 33 of the 49 other social media schedulers we grade, and level with 10.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 41 of 49) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $14 a month, against a middle price of $29 for the category: 9 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 50 social media schedulers we grade, cut by the letter each got. Planoly’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 41 of 49, level with 7
- CFree plan and trialAbove 12 of 49, level with 35
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 49, level with 34
- CEase of useAbove 2 of 49, level with 42
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 10 of 49, level with 38
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 45 social media schedulers. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Planoly, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Planoly you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 33 of the 49 other social media schedulers we grade. It costs $168 a year.
What you could make
- Calendar and templates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Planoly’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Planoly?
Planoly is a visual planner and scheduler for Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Threads and Pinterest, with a grid preview and a media library. It adds AI idea and caption suggestions, a link-in-bio page that can sell digital products, and automated replies to Instagram DMs and comments. Plans are sized by social sets and users.
Worth knowing
- The free plan is limited to 10 uploads a month and lives on the mobile app.
- Starter allows 1 social set and 1 user; extra sets and users start on Growth.
- Some platforms do not allow auto-posting, so those posts arrive as reminders instead.
- The pricing page shows annual billing by default and gives a saving of up to 15%, not the monthly prices.
Key features
- Visual planning and grid preview
- Plan the whole calendar in one view and preview how an Instagram feed will look, rearranging posts before they go out.
- Auto-posting and reminders
- Posts publish automatically where the platform allows it. Otherwise a push notification reminds you to post natively.
- AI ideas and captions
- Suggests post ideas, keywords and captions tailored to a brand, plus a calendar of holidays and trending formats.
- Link in bio and store
- A link-in-bio page can sell digital products, services, bookings and merch. The vendor says it charges no transaction fees.
- Automated replies and DMs
- Set auto-responses for Instagram comments and direct messages. The feature is listed on every paid plan.
- Media library
- A built-in library stores photos, videos and graphics, with unlimited uploads on the paid plans.
Planoly pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Planoly has a free plan, and paid plans start at $14 per month (page defaults to annual billing; monthly-billing price not read).
- Starts at
- $14 per month (page defaults to annual billing; monthly-billing price not read)
- Free plan
- Free plan on the mobile app with 10 uploads per month.
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial on paid plans
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Available on the Planoly mobile app, limited to 10 uploads per month. |
| Starter | $14per month; page defaults to annual billing | 1 social set, 1 user and unlimited uploads. Adding sets or users needs Growth. |
| Growth | $24per month; page defaults to annual billing | 2 social sets and 2 users. Extra sets $10 a month, extra users $5 a month. |
| Pro | $47per month; page defaults to annual billing | 6 social sets and 6 users. Extra sets $8 a month, extra users $3 a month. |
Read from planoly.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Planoly before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave up to 15% on annual plans
The pricing page says annual plans are billed upfront at a discount of up to 15%.
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Works with
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Common questions
Does Planoly have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Planoly is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Planoly have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Planoly is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Planoly open source?
Planoly is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.