Plannie vs Hearth Display: $958 or $297?
Hearth Display made the family command center beautiful, and expensive. Plannie covers the same jobs, routines included, on the tablets and phones your family already owns.
Feature by feature
| Plannie | Hearth Display | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware to buy | None. Kiosk mode on your tablet | $699 · 27″ touchscreen |
| Subscription | $99/yr whole household | from $86.40/yr, required at setup |
| Shared family calendar | ✓ | ✓ |
| Routines & visual schedules | Habits per member, time-of-day columns | ✓ |
| Rewards for kids | Tickets, rewards & family goals | Stars |
| Meal planning | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI import of school paperwork | Premium: photos, PDFs, email inbox | Hearth Helper (membership) |
| Per-member personal mode on phones | ✓ | Companion app |
| Open API & MCP for your own agents | ✓ | ✗ |
| Three-year cost (family of 4) | $297 | ≈ $958 |
Hearth prices from hearthdisplay.com, checked 5 August 2026: $699 display, membership $9/month or $7.20/month billed yearly ($86.40), required to set up the device.
Choose Hearth if…
You want the premium dedicated object, a large, elegant touchscreen made for the hallway wall, and the routines-first coaching around it, with budget not a constraint.
Choose Plannie if…
You want the same routines, rewards and shared calendar without a $699 purchase, using the tablet you own as the family display and keeping everyone's phones personal under one $99/year plan.
Frequently asked
What is the main difference between Plannie and Hearth Display?+
Price of entry. Hearth Display is a beautiful $699 27-inch touchscreen with a membership from $7.20/month (billed yearly) that’s required at setup. Plannie delivers the same core jobs (shared calendar, routines, tasks, meal planning) as software on the tablets and phones you already own, at $99/year for the whole household.
Does Plannie do routines like Hearth?+
Yes. Plannie’s habits and routines give every family member their own column with morning, afternoon and evening groupings; completions earn tickets toward rewards and shared family goals. It’s the same visual, repeatable structure Hearth is loved for, without a dedicated display to buy.
Can Plannie be a big screen in the kitchen like Hearth?+
Yes, with kiosk mode. Open Plannie on any tablet, switch the device to kiosk mode, and it becomes an always-on shared family display. A 10-inch tablet you already own does the job a dedicated display does, and the subscription covers every other device in the family too.
How do the costs compare over three years?+
Hearth is $699 for the display plus a required membership from $86.40/year, roughly $958 over three years. Plannie is $99/year with no hardware, $297 over three years. The difference is the display.