backtoset.com

What It Is

Back to Set is an on-set health and safety screening app designed specifically for film and television production teams. Positioned as an industry-specific tool built by production professionals, it runs as a Progressive Web App and can be used on Apple, Android, desktop, and tablet devices. Its key premise is that crew members can be covered without needing to install a traditional mobile app.

Core Features and Collaboration

Its core workflow includes: producers signing up and creating a producer profile, inviting cast and crew members, members completing a daily health screening questionnaire, and producers, CCOs, or designated staff confirming check-in via the “Cleared to Work” page or by manually selecting names. Beyond health screening, the site also mentions production-support features such as lunch ordering, distribution of call sheets and sides, day-out-of-days management, shot lists, and scheduling. This suggests that its ambition goes beyond COVID-style screening and toward a broader on-set collaboration tool.

Pricing and Deployment

Pricing is relatively simple: the free plan provides access to the shared app, supports inviting all cast and crew, and includes daily health screening. The Custom plan is aimed at larger projects or productions that need custom questions, reporting, or a branded project app, but pricing is not publicly disclosed. In terms of deployment, the product is only clearly described as a PWA with cross-device access; there is no indication of whether private deployment or self-hosting is supported.

Security, Privacy, and Integrations

Back to Set emphasizes that data is stored securely, backed up whenever it is entered, and fully backed up up to three times per day. It also does not request access to device permissions such as contacts, location, photos, or browsing history, which keeps privacy intrusion relatively low. However, the site does not disclose security compliance certifications such as SOC, ISO, or HIPAA, nor does it provide information about third-party integrations, APIs, or developer support. As a result, larger enterprise procurement teams would still need to conduct further due diligence.

Pros, Cons, and Best Fit

Its strengths are its highly focused film and TV production use case, low barrier to entry with the free plan, clear operating workflow, and PWA-based cross-platform compatibility. Its drawbacks include limited public documentation, opaque custom pricing, and some features—such as test result tracking—still marked as “Soon.” It is best suited to small and mid-sized production crews, commercial shoots, documentaries, or television projects that need basic health screening and on-site check-in. Larger production companies with strict compliance, system integration, or data residency requirements should contact the vendor for confirmation.

Access from China

The site does not provide information about access from China, a Chinese-language interface, RMB payments, or local compliance, so actual usability in China is unclear. Domestic teams that only need questionnaires, check-in, approvals, and notifications may consider alternatives such as Feishu, DingTalk, or WeCom. Teams that require film-production-specific workflows should compare local production management tools or consider custom development.