Comparison

LeanMilestones vs inShort²

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

LeanMilestones

Create presentation-ready milestone charts for projects, historical events, workout plans, or any schedule. Offers flexible date input, visual timeline elements, and export options.

Highlights
  • Presentation-ready milestone charts
  • Cloud synchronization (Beta)
  • Flexible date input
  • Bar & arrow phases
  • Automatic timeline scaling
  • Vectorized PDF export
Features
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LeanMilestones helps project managers to create presentation ready milestone charts. It can also be used for - historic event overviews, - workout planning & - schedules of any kind. FEATURES: - NEW: cloud synchronization of multiple devices via Dropbox (Beta test phase available in full version) - milestone dates direct, by calendar week or relative to other milestones - bar & arrow phases between milestones - optional today line - optional calendar week numbers inside the milestones - automatic timeline scaling from months to millennia - mail, print or other export as vectorized PDF allowing infinite upscale (full version) - backup and cross device plan exchange via Mac Finder FileSharing - UI dark mode support

About

inShort²

Visually plan projects and manage workflows with network diagrams, flowcharts, and Gantt charts. Break down tasks, analyze dependencies, and document business processes. Offers a free trial for exploring features before committing to a subscription or permanent license.

Highlights
  • Network diagram project planning
  • Nested diagrams for task breakdown (WBS)
  • Automatic Gantt chart generation
  • Workflow and business process management
  • Dependency and resource analysis
  • Visual project views
Features
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Plan projects visually using powerful network diagrams, flowcharts and Gantt charts. inShort² combines project planning, workflow mapping and business-process modeling in a single visual tool. inShort² helps you: • build a network diagram of your project, • break tasks down with nested diagrams (WBS), • generate a Gantt chart automatically, • manage workflows and business processes, • analyze dependencies, timing and resources. Why choose inShort² • Visual project management: network diagram, Gantt chart and reports work together. • Perfect for personal projects, individual managers and small teams. • Flexible structure: describe any process — from simple workflows to complex multi-level projects. • Ideal for documenting business processes (BPM). • Powerful task decomposition with nested diagrams. Project views • Project flow diagram • Gantt chart • Customizable reports • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) • Process mapping and workflow visualization Free trial & licensing You can view and execute prepared projects without limitations. To create new projects, a subscription is required. The first two weeks are free — enough to explore all features and plan a real small project. A permanent license is also available if you prefer a one-time purchase instead of a subscription. Subscription Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation. Subscription renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage subscriptions and disable auto-renew in your Account Settings. Terms and Conditions: http://www.shortki.com/inShort2/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.shortki.com/privacy.html More info: https://www.shortki.com/inShort2.html

Screenshots

LeanMilestones4 screens
inShort²4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: inShort² at 5.0 against LeanMilestones's 4.2. inShort² also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 46%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). LeanMilestones's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LeanMilestones sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and inShort² sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

inShort² holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of LeanMilestones's written reviews are positive against 68% of inShort²'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LeanMilestones ships an update every 2 months, inShort² monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 27, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LeanMilestones versus inShort²: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeanMilestonesinShort²
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews67.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB30 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMPG Maschinenprogramm UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)Jury Shortki

Customer experience

LeanMilestones

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative46.2%

inShort²

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral14.7%
Negative17.6%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LeanMilestones

One-time2
  • Test Purchase 1$0.99
  • Full Version$8.99
3 purchases

inShort²

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$77.99

Questions

Is LeanMilestones free?
LeanMilestones is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is inShort² free?
inShort² is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LeanMilestones or inShort²?
inShort² is rated higher. LeanMilestones averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while inShort² averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do LeanMilestones or inShort² have ads?
Neither LeanMilestones nor inShort² shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LeanMilestones or inShort²?
LeanMilestones ships an update every 2 months, and inShort² monthly. Most recently, LeanMilestones was updated on June 27, 2026 and inShort² on September 5, 2026.

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