The « best » app for an intermittent depends on your job and what you need. This honest comparison puts Intermittor side by side with the production platforms (itsi, sPAIEctacle) and the other apps for intermittents du spectacle, to help you choose.
Short answer. There are two families of tools. The B2B platforms (itsi, sPAIEctacle) are sold to productions for payroll and admin work: your access depends on your employer. The technician-side applications, like Intermittor, belong to you and work whichever production you are on. To track your 507-hour counter yourself, import your AEM (Attestation Employeur Mensuelle, monthly employer attestation) forms, calculate your gross salary and anticipate your France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi) reassessment, an independent app is generally the best choice. Intermittor brings these features together in a single iPhone, Android and web app, with a free 1-month trial and no card required.
Two families of tools, not one
Before comparing, you need to tell apart who each tool is aimed at. That is what changes everything for an intermittent.
- Production platforms (itsi, sPAIEctacle…): B2B software built first and foremost for production companies, to manage payroll, contracts, DPAE (pre-employment declaration) forms and team admin. Useful for the employer. itsi is built primarily on the production side, but an intermittent can also subscribe on their own; that said, the simplest option on the technician side remains an app dedicated to your own file, whichever production you are on.
- Intermittent-side applications (Intermittor, « Intermittent », etc.): apps that you install and that track your own file (507-hour counter, hours, gross salary, France Travail), independently of your employers.
Comparison: Intermittor vs itsi / sPAIEctacle vs other apps
| Criterion | Intermittor | Production platforms (itsi, sPAIEctacle) | Other intermittent apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who for | The intermittent themselves (technician / artist) | The production company (employer) | The intermittent |
| Access | Independent: works whichever production you are on | Ideal if your production uses itsi; a standalone intermittent subscription also exists | Independent |
| 507-hour counter | Yes, automated | Handled on the employer payroll side | Depends on the app |
| AEM import (PDF → hours & gross) | Yes, automatic | n/a (employer side) | Depends on the app |
| Gross salary (collective agreement) | Yes | Yes (employer payroll) | Depends on the app |
| France Travail / ARE (return-to-work allowance) monitoring & simulator | Yes | No (management tool) | Depends on the app |
| Platforms | iPhone, Android and web | Web (management) | Varies, some apps are no longer updated |
| Trial | 1 month free, no card required | Sold to productions (credits) | Card often required |
| Your data | Belongs to you, exportable, never sold on | Held by the production / the platform | Depends on the app |
| Price | €25 per year, after a 1-month trial with no card required | Billed to productions | From €12 to €48 per year depending on the tool and plan |
Intermittor at a glance
Intermittor is an iPhone, Android and web application built on the technician side. It brings together in a single app what many intermittents used to manage across several tools or a spreadsheet: a 507-hour counter, timesheets, gross salary, automatic AEM import (the PDF of the monthly employer attestation is read and added to the counter without any typing), France Travail monitoring and an ARE simulator, plus storage of your documents per project. It is built by a working gaffer and refined on real sets. Free 1-month trial, no card required. See the full Intermittor presentation.
When a production platform makes sense
If you are a production manager, production administrator or employer and you need to draw up contracts, DPAE forms and payslips for a crew, a platform like itsi or spectacle payroll software like sPAIEctacle is built for that. They are excellent employer-side management tools, but they are not apps for tracking your own intermittent file day to day.
How to choose
- Are you an intermittent who wants to track your counter, your hours and France Travail yourself? → a technician-side app like Intermittor.
- Do you manage the payroll and admin of a production? → a B2B platform (itsi, sPAIEctacle).
- Do you want to try things out with no commitment and no card? → Intermittor offers a free 1-month trial.
Verdict
There is no single « best app » in absolute terms: it all depends on your role. For an intermittent who wants to manage their own file (507-hour counter, AEM forms, gross salary, France Travail reassessment), Intermittor is currently the most complete choice on the technician side: independent of productions, web + iOS, a free 1-month trial with no card required, data that belongs to you. The simplest thing is to try it.
What Intermittor and Cinecyclop look like
Glimpses of the two technician-side applications: iPhone, Android and web interfaces, built to be used in prep and on set.
Frequently asked questions
Which is the best app for intermittents du spectacle?
To manage your 507-hour counter, your AEM forms, your gross salary and your France Travail monitoring yourself, an application independent of productions is the best choice. Intermittor brings these features together in a single iPhone, Android and web app, with a free 1-month trial and no card required.
Is Intermittor an alternative to itsi?
Not exactly: itsi is a B2B platform sold to productions for payroll and admin (employer side), whereas Intermittor is a technician-side app that tracks your own file, independently of your employers. Intermittor does not replace the production’s payroll; it makes you self-sufficient on your counter and your France Travail file.
Does my production need to use a tool for me to use Intermittor?
No. Intermittor works standalone, regardless of what your production does. That is the difference with platforms built primarily for the production side: itsi is built primarily on the production side, but an intermittent can also subscribe on their own, whereas a technician-side app tracks your file no matter what.