Comparison

TimeStory vs Simple Gantt chart

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

Head to head
About

TimeStory

Create visual timelines for projects, journals, and histories with intuitive touch gestures. Easily add images, customize appearance, and export your work in various formats. Optimized for iPad with Apple Pencil and multitasking support.

Highlights
  • Create graphical timelines
  • Add photos and image files
  • Divide timeline into sections
  • Import custom icons
  • Customize appearance (colors, fonts, shapes)
  • Export in PDF or PNG format
  • Apple Pencil and keyboard support
Features
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TimeStory for iPad/iPhone is a paid app (one-time purchase or annual subscription) for creating graphical timelines--project plans, roadmaps, personal journals, histories, and more, on scales from days to centuries--quickly and easily, while avoiding the complexity of project management tools. The free download lets you open, view, and share timelines created on TimeStory for Mac. If you want to create and edit timelines on your iPad/iPhone, you can activate the built-in free trial, and then, if you choose, pay once or subscribe annually. The free trial does not auto-renew into a subscription, so there’s no risk. Use natural touchscreen gestures to navigate and scale the timeline. Create an event just by tapping one of the New Event buttons then tapping or dragging on the timeline where you want it. Attach photos or image files. Divide your timeline into sections. Import your own SVG or PNG icons to mark points in time. Apply background colors, fonts, event shapes, text alignment, and more. Share your work in PDF or PNG format, exporting an entire timeline or just a section of it. On iPad, TimeStory has great support for Apple Pencil and external keyboards and pointers, works great in Split View and other multitasking modes, and supports multiple windows so you can open multiple documents at once or keep it open next to your research. Versions: This version of TimeStory was built to natively support iPad and iPhone. **Note: TimeStory for Mac is a separate purchase.** More info at https://timestory.app/get/ Web: Learn more on our website (https://timestory.app/), with example timelines, release history, and documentation. (Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

About

Simple Gantt chart

Features
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The tile delivery slips by a week. Now the electrician can't start, your painter has taken another job, and a project you built around one long weekend has quietly moved into next month. A checklist never warns you about that. A timeline does. gantt puts the whole project on one chart and connects the tasks that actually depend on each other. Move one bar and everything downstream moves with it, including the steps you had forgotten were downstream. WHAT PEOPLE PLAN HERE A kitchen renovation with three trades, each waiting on the last one to finish. A thesis with a defense date nobody is moving. A wedding, a relocation, a trip stacked on non-refundable bookings. Client work you have run before and will run again next quarter. HOW IT WORKS Zoom the timeline from minutes to months, whatever the project needs. Link the dependent tasks and set the gap between them: two days for paint to cure, a week for a delivery. Switch on the working calendar and the plan stops counting weekends, your days off, and public holidays in your country. Split the big items into subtasks, tag them, add reminders, and fill in progress as you go. Then something changes, because something always changes. You drag one date and read the new finish date straight off the chart. FREE The timeline, tasks, subtasks, progress, tags, filters and reminders. No ads, no trial countdown. WITH PRO Task dependencies and automatic rescheduling, a workweek you define, public holidays by country, and export to PDF, spreadsheet or image. NO ACCOUNT There is no sign-up screen because there is nothing to sign into. Projects stay on this device. When someone else needs the plan, you send a PDF, not an invitation. Monthly Pro includes a free first month for eligible new subscribers and renews until you cancel. Lifetime Pro is a single payment. Terms of Use: https://pamobilegames.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://pamobilegames.com/terms

Screenshots

TimeStory4 screens
Simple Gantt chart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Gantt chart at every 2 weeks against TimeStory's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. TimeStory sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year and Simple Gantt chart sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeStory ships an update every 6 weeks, Simple Gantt chart every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TimeStory versus Simple Gantt chart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeStorySimple Gantt chart
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCasual Programmer, LLCArtem Tischenko

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TimeStory

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Two-Week TrialFree
  • One-Time Purchase$39.99
2 purchases

Simple Gantt chart

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is TimeStory free?
TimeStory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Gantt chart free?
Simple Gantt chart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimeStory or Simple Gantt chart have ads?
Neither TimeStory nor Simple Gantt chart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeStory or Simple Gantt chart?
TimeStory ships an update every 6 weeks, and Simple Gantt chart every 2 weeks. Most recently, TimeStory was updated on September 25, 2026 and Simple Gantt chart on October 12, 2026.

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