Project Express vs OpenFile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Project Express
Manage projects and tasks efficiently from any location. Visualize progress with list or timeline views and easily share project updates via PDF export. Organize work and home projects with detailed notes and color-coding.
- Task scheduling and progress updates
- List and timeline (Gantt Chart) views
- Project sharing via PDF export
- Organize projects into groups
- Add detailed notes and resources
- Color-coded projects
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It’s quick to schedule and manage your tasks. Update the progress of your tasks at anytime away from your desk such as when you're in a meeting or in transit. View projects either as a list or timeline (Gantt Chart) and keep track of progress, making sure you complete all tasks on-schedule. - Easily manage projects at work or at home - Work with multiple projects and tasks - View tasks as a list or as a timeline (Gantt Chart) - Quickly update the progress status of tasks - Add detailed notes and resources to tasks - Organise your projects into groups Subscribe for more features such as organisations, risk management, decisions, obligations and exporting to PDF format Terms of Use: https://internetstack.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://internetstack.com/privacy
OpenFile
Instantly preview over 100 file formats on your iPhone or iPad without uploads or accounts. Explore 3D models, code, documents, databases, and more with built-in developer tools for advanced file analysis. Prioritizes privacy with on-device processing.
- Preview 100+ file formats
- On-device processing, no uploads
- Interactive 3D model viewer
- Syntax highlighting for code
- Browse and query SQLite databases
- Built-in developer tools (Hex Inspector, Compare Files)
- Integrates with Files app and Share Sheet
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Open, preview, and explore over 100 file formats — right on your iPhone or iPad. No uploads, no account, no setup. Just tap a file and see it instantly. RICH FORMAT PREVIEWS Every format gets a purpose-built viewer: • 3D Models — Rotate and zoom glTF, OBJ, STL, PLY, and more in an interactive viewer • Code — Syntax highlighting for Swift, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Rust, Go, and 20+ languages • Databases — Browse SQLite tables, run SQL queries, and explore schema • Documents — Read PDFs, EPUB books, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files • Archives — Explore ZIP, RAR, 7-Zip, TAR, and ISO contents without extracting • Audio & Video — Play MP3, WAV, FLAC, MP4, MOV, MKV, and more • Data Formats — View JSON, YAML, XML, CSV, Parquet, and Jupyter notebooks • Geospatial — Visualize GeoJSON, GPX, and KML on interactive maps • Fonts — Preview OpenType and TrueType font files • Images — View JPEG, PNG, GIF, HEIC, WebP, PSD, and SVG BUILT-IN DEVELOPER TOOLS Go beyond viewing with 10 built-in tools: • Hex Inspector — View raw file bytes • Compare Files — Side-by-side diff • Checksum — Calculate MD5, SHA-1, and SHA-256 hashes • Extract Text — Pull text from any document • Export as PDF — Convert any preview to PDF • Base64 — Encode and decode • Pretty Print — Format JSON, XML, HTML, and CSS • Text Statistics — Word count, line count, reading time • File Identification — Detect the true file type from magic bytes PRIVACY FIRST All processing happens on your device. Files are never uploaded. No account is needed. No tracking. WORKS WITH YOUR WORKFLOW • Open files directly from the Files app or Share Sheet • Browse iCloud Drive • Track recently opened files and pin your favorites • Search your file history Works on iPhone and iPad. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: OpenFile at free with in-app purchases against Project Express's paid. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Project Express sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and OpenFile sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Project Express against 5.0 for OpenFile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Project Express | OpenFile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Internet Stack | Life Utility Apps, LLC |
Customer experience
Project Express
OpenFile
In-app purchases
Project Express
- Pro - Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Team - Monthly$12.991 Month
- Pro - Yearly1 Month trial$99.991 Year
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- Team - Yearly$129.991 Year
OpenFile
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Lifetime Access$19.99









