Comparison

Project Planner 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

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
Read full description

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

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
Read full description

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

Project Planner4 screens
OmniPlan 44 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: OmniPlan 4 at Free against Project Planner's $2.99. OmniPlan 4 also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Project Planner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (37% vs 24%). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

OmniPlan 4 is free to download; Project Planner costs $2.99 up front. OmniPlan 4 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 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 3.9 for OmniPlan 4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 20 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of Project Planner's written reviews are positive against 24% of OmniPlan 4's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Project Planner versus OmniPlan 4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProject PlannerOmniPlan 4
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (18 ratings)3.9 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.6% of reviews — better23.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1820 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS11.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeritum.NetThe Omni Group

Customer experience

Project Planner

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

OmniPlan 4

All ratings20 ratings
Positive65.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive23.5%
Neutral10.3%
Negative66.2%

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

OmniPlan 4

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Project Planner

No in-app purchases

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 Project Planner free?
Project Planner costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is OmniPlan 4 free?
OmniPlan 4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Project Planner or OmniPlan 4?
OmniPlan 4 is rated higher. Project Planner averages 3.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while OmniPlan 4 averages 3.9 from 20 ratings.
Do Project Planner or OmniPlan 4 have ads?
Neither Project Planner nor OmniPlan 4 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Project Planner or OmniPlan 4?
Project Planner ships an update every 2 months, and OmniPlan 4 every 2 months. Most recently, Project Planner was updated on November 6, 2026 and OmniPlan 4 on November 3, 2026.

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