I just launched Planela, a planning poker app
I've just launched Planela, a planning poker web app I've been building in my spare time over the last two years.
The idea come from running remote estimation sessions where most tools focused only on reaching a final number. I wanted something that keeps the issue being estimated clearly visible during the session and provides summaries afterward, so teams can reflect on how estimates were formed and improve their future decisions.
Planela is browser-based, runs in real time and doesn't require any setup. Right now, I'm mostly looking for feedback - especially from people who run or participate in planning poker sessions.
Happy to answer any questions or share more about how it was built.
Really like the approach — keeping the issue front and center and capturing post-session reflections tackles a subtle but important gap in remote estimation tools. I’ve noticed that with planning poker, the challenge isn’t just reaching a number, it’s helping teams learn why estimates vary and improving future alignment.
Curious — how are you thinking about surfacing patterns in estimates or behaviors over time? Early insights there can guide which features or analytics make the biggest impact for teams.
Hey!,
First of all - thank you for taking your time, I really appreciate it!
There are plans to expand the session summaries further. For example, exploring ways to view voting patterns for individual participants in relation to final estimates, or identifying participants who tend to have the strongest influence on consensus during a session.
However, statistical analysis is not the highest priority at the moment. The current focus is on features, that should increase the user base. Like adding mobile support, or new integrations with tools teams already use, such as Azure DevOps, Linear, Notion, GitHub and GitLab. Once those foundations are in place, it will be easier to revisit more advanced summary and pattern-oriented features with real usage data to guide them.
If you do have something that you would like to see - you can drop a suggestion here and I will seriously consider it.