Comparison

Project Planner vs Tasks Wizard

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

Head to head
About

Project Planner

Manage multiple projects and tasks with a visual Gantt chart. Organize tasks into phases, set milestones, and track progress. Supports task dependencies, resource allocation, and various export/import options.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple projects
  • View tasks as list or Gantt chart
  • Create task dependencies
  • Add resources and costs
  • Export/import projects (.ppf, .gan)
  • Export reports (PDF, PNG)
  • Print reports and charts
Features
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Project Planner 2 is a project and task planning application that makes it easy to keep track of multiple projects and tasks. Project Planner 2 allows you manage multiple projects. In every project you can add many tasks grouped in phases and finished by milestone. You can view your project on Gantt chart in portrait and landscape view in days, weeks or months scale. Major features: - managing multiple projects - viewing your tasks as a list or Gantt Chart - viewing multiple projects on Gantt Chart - editing task directly from Gantt Chart - creating dependencies between tasks - updating progress of task to keep track - adding resources and costs to tasks - exporting and importing projects in .ppf format (supported by Project Planner 2, Project Planner 2 HD and Project Planner for OSX - available in Mac App Store) - exporting and importing project in .gan format (supported by Gantt Project available on OSX, Windows and Linux) (importing with some limitations: Project Planner imports all dependencies as 'hard' and 'end-to-start') - exporting reports in PDF format (readable in Adobe Reader, OSX Preview and all full pdf compatible readers) - exporting chart as image in PNG format - exporting are available by mail, to iTunes and to Dropbox - importing are available from iTunes), from mail and from Dropbox - printing reports ans charts directly from app using AirPrint User manual is available on the product webpage.

About

Tasks Wizard

Manage personal and small business projects with this task management tool. Visualize progress with Gantt charts and calendars, assign tasks visually, and attach photos. Track time, dates, costs, and materials with detailed project controls.

Highlights
  • Multi-project task management
  • Gantt chart and calendar views
  • Visual task assignment
  • Attach photos to tasks
  • Time, date, and cost tracking
  • Project export and cloning
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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Simple, effective multi-project Task Management solution for personal and small business projects. Easy control progress with gantt chart, calendar views. Perform task assignments to team members visually. Attach photos to illustrate task better. Control time, dates, cost and materials. Add predecessors to constraint task execution. Multiple views, including list/search, tree browsing, gantt chart, calendar view. Be notified on task start and finish dates/times. Ability to share tasks with other iCloud users. On Gantt chart tasks can be visually edited (moved and/or stretched). Relationship between tasks will be show with arrow. Gantt chart shows one of three planned vs. actual metrics: time, cost or completion. Tasks can be re-sequenced (single or groups) when switch on edit mode on a Gantt view. Projects can be exported via standard sharing means of iOS. Exported project will include all information, including involved team members. Export file will also include project photos if their total size is small enough to make attachment "mailable". User may select the compression ratio to make photos small in size. Existing or template projects can be cloned (copied) Quick glance to overdue or late tasks can be done via use of iOS Today Extension. Data can be shared via iCloud on multiple devices to be automatically synchronized. iCloud can also be used for data backups. App is available in following native languages: English, Russian, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Japanese and Korean Terms of Use TasksWizard is a subscription-based application. This means that it only can be used with a valid and active subscription. There are two types of auto-renewable subscriptions: monthly (length is 1 month) and annual (length is 12 months). Price for each subscription type is shown in the In-App store page as well as on Apple App Store. Payment for a subscription will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy can be obtained from our website at https://oxigenator.com/products/tasks-wizard-detailed/privacy-policy/ NOTE: In case of purchasing a subscription first time you will be charged only on 8th day (it includes a 7-day free trial). https://oxigenator.com/products/tasks-wizard-detailed/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

Project Planner4 screens
Tasks Wizard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tasks Wizard at Free against Project Planner's $2.99. Tasks Wizard also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 37%) and device support (4 vs 2). Project Planner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Tasks Wizard is free to download; Project Planner costs $2.99 up front. Tasks Wizard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Project Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Project Planner against 3.8 for Tasks Wizard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 38 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of Project Planner's written reviews are positive against 71% of Tasks Wizard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Project Planner ships an update every 2 months, Tasks Wizard monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Project Planner versus Tasks Wizard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProject PlannerTasks Wizard
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (18 ratings)3.8 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews36.6% of reviews70.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1838 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.4 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeritum.NetOXiGENATOR LLC

Customer experience

Project Planner

All ratings18 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews254 reviews
Positive36.6%
Neutral18.1%
Negative45.3%

Tasks Wizard

All ratings38 ratings
Positive68.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.6%

Bugs and requests

Project Planner

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when editing tasks or dependencies
  • Gantt chart not updating correctly after changes
  • PDF export not rendering properly
  • Inability to reorder tasks in the list view

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to import/export project files
  • Implement dark mode support
  • Enhance Gantt chart with more customization options
  • Add support for tasks less than 1 day
  • Improve stability and reduce crashes

Tasks Wizard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Project Planner

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Tasks Wizard

Subscriptions2
  • Standard Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Standard Subscription$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Project Planner free?
Project Planner costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tasks Wizard free?
Tasks Wizard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Project Planner or Tasks Wizard?
Project Planner and Tasks Wizard are both rated 3.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 18 and 38 ratings respectively.
Do Project Planner or Tasks Wizard have ads?
Tasks Wizard shows ads; Project Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, Project Planner or Tasks Wizard?
Project Planner ships an update every 2 months, and Tasks Wizard monthly. Most recently, Project Planner was updated on October 14, 2026 and Tasks Wizard on October 7, 2026.

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