Comparison

Smart Arrow Project Manager vs OmniPlan 4

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

Head to head
About

Smart Arrow Project Manager

Features
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The Project & Resource Management features implement the following project planning & tracking workflow: a) Project Planning - Create project providing its planning data: start date, duration, finish date, effort and cost. b) Task Planning - Using CPM (Critical Path Method) b.1) Tasks Without Predecessors - Add tasks providing their planning data: start date, duration, finish date, effort and cost. b.2) Tasks With Predecessors - Add tasks providing their planning data: duration, predecessors, effort and cost. CPM calculates task planned start & finish dates. b.3) All Tasks - CPM calculates task planning data: earliest start & finish dates, latest start & finish dates, and total & free floats. c) Resource Planning Screen & Chart - Add project resources providing resource identification, category, availability, and cost details. d) Resource Allocation - Allocate project resources to tasks providing allocated quantity, and allocated daily hours. e) Resource Projections Screen & Chart - Evaluate resource and task level allocation values projected for weekly & monthly periods. f) Project Cost Projections Screen & Chart - Evaluate project, resource category, and resource level costs projected for weekly & monthly periods. g) Task Tracking - Track task execution providing actual start & end dates, actual effort & effort to complete, and actual cost & cost to complete. h) Project Tracking - Analyze project execution data: actual start & end dates, actual effort & effort to complete, and actual cost & cost to complete. h.1) The "Project Planning & Tracking" screen provides project & task effort & cost based progress indicators. h.2) The "Project Gantt Chart" screen highlights project & task planning & tracking dates, progress, and delay risks. The Time Tracking feature allows you to track the time spent on your project tasks a) The Time Tracking Dashboard screen allows you to automatically track the time spent on your project tasks. b) The Time Sheet Details screen allows you to manually track the time spent on your project tasks. c) The Time Tracking Report & Chart provide the daily, weekly, and monthly total times spent on your projects & tasks. d) The Task Timer screen allows you to automatically track the time spent on one particular project task. e) The Task Time Split screen allows you to split one particular task time record into two records. f) The Task Time Transfer screen allows you to transfer one particular task time record from one task to another. The Project Billing Feature allows you to configure project & task billing settings, and create & export project billing reports. a) The Project Billing Settings screen allows you to configure several project billing parameters such as regular time rate and daily & weekly overtime rates & limits. b) The Project Planning & Tracking screen includes the "Billable" switch, which allows you to identify which project tasks should be billed. c) The Billing Report Details screen provides a multi-level billing report encompassing the Report Summary, Weekly Summary, Daily Summary, and Daily Details sections. d) The Billing Report Export button allows you to export billing reports with different levels of granularity. The To Do Lists feature allows you to create and track Project & Task Level To Dos. Smart Arrow Project Manager® supports iCloud connectivity ensuring that local database changes are uploaded to the iCloud database, and synchronized with your iPhone & iPad devices. The Standard App provides the following features: Project Management using Critical Path Method, Time Tracking, and To Do Lists. The "Premium" Subscription Plans provide the following features: Resource Management, Manual Time Sheets, and Project Billing. The "Premium Plus" Subscription Plans provide the following features: Resource Management, Manual Time Sheets, Project Billing, Amazing Charts, and Family Sharing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

OmniPlan 4

This app offers robust project management capabilities, allowing users to view, edit, and organize complex projects. It provides tools for tracking progress, managing teams, and improving workflows with features like automatic scheduling and critical path highlighting.

Highlights
  • Automatic project scheduling
  • Resource leveling
  • Team collaboration
  • Critical path highlighting
  • Interactive Gantt timeline
  • Network diagram view
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OmniPlan gives you the power to manage complexity by helping you view, edit, and organize projects. Easily track your progress, manage your team, and continuously improve your processes with powerful project management features including automatic project scheduling, resource leveling, collaboration, milestones, and critical path highlighting. View your project as an interactive Gantt timeline, a customizable project outline, or as a beautiful Network diagram. Manage simple or complex projects—all at a glance. Purchase OmniPlan once for full access to OmniPlan 4 on your Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Vision Pro.

Screenshots

Smart Arrow Project Manager4 screens
OmniPlan 44 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Smart Arrow Project Manager at monthly against OmniPlan 4's every 2 months. OmniPlan 4's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Smart Arrow Project Manager sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and OmniPlan 4 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Arrow Project Manager ships an update monthly, OmniPlan 4 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Smart Arrow Project Manager versus OmniPlan 4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Arrow Project ManagerOmniPlan 4
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.9 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—23.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—20 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNelson RiosThe Omni Group

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Smart Arrow Project Manager

Subscriptions8
  • Premium - Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium Plus - Monthly2 Months trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium - Every 3 Months1 Month trial$1.993 Months
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  • Premium - Every 6 Months1 Month trial$2.996 Months
  • Premium Plus - Every 3 Months2 Months trial$3.993 Months
  • Premium - Every Year1 Month trial$4.991 Year
  • Premium Plus - Every 6 Months2 Months trial$5.996 Months
  • Premium Plus - Every Year2 Months trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Smart Arrow PM Premium$4.99
10 purchases

OmniPlan 4

Subscriptions2
  • Legacy Subscription$19.991 Month
  • Legacy Subscription$199.991 Year
One-time8
  • Free Upgrade to v4 ProFree
  • Free Upgrade to v4 StandardFree
  • Upgrade to v4 Standard$99.99
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  • Upgrade from Standard to Pro$99.99
  • Unlock Standard$199.99
  • Upgrade to v4 Pro$199.99
  • Upgrade from Standard to Pro$199.99
  • Unlock Pro$399.99

Questions

Is Smart Arrow Project Manager free?
Smart Arrow Project Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OmniPlan 4 free?
OmniPlan 4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smart Arrow Project Manager or OmniPlan 4 have ads?
Neither Smart Arrow Project Manager nor OmniPlan 4 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Arrow Project Manager or OmniPlan 4?
Smart Arrow Project Manager ships an update monthly, and OmniPlan 4 every 2 months. Most recently, Smart Arrow Project Manager was updated on October 25, 2026 and OmniPlan 4 on October 24, 2026.

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