Comparison

Project Planner vs Bluebeam

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

Bluebeam

Access and collaborate on PDF documents directly from your mobile device. Communicate project updates with markups and work offline by syncing files. Seamlessly join live collaboration sessions and manage document revisions from the field.

Highlights
  • Real-time PDF collaboration
  • Markup and annotation tools
  • Offline file access
  • Document syncing
  • Studio Project management
  • Live session joining
Features
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Bluebeam for iOS keeps you connected to your teams and documents, so you can quickly access the information you need in the field and capture what matters for the office. - Communicate with markups using tools like callouts, text, clouds, and status indicators - Import your team's custom Tool Sets from Revu, so your standardized markups are ready to go in the field, even offline - Attach photos captured in the field directly to a markup, so supporting documentation stays organized without cluttering your drawings - Open your files stored on your device, Studio Projects, or Studio Sessions - Join Studio Sessions for live collaboration. If your connection drops, your changes sync when you're back online - Check out files in Studio Projects to make edits, then check them back in when you're ready - Work offline by syncing Project files ahead of time or opening PDFs stored on your device Whether you’re reviewing submittals, placing markups in the field, or tracking revisions with your team, Bluebeam gives you the flexibility to get the job done from anywhere.

Screenshots

Project Planner4 screens
Bluebeam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bluebeam at Free against Project Planner's $2.99. Bluebeam also leads on ratings volume (409 vs 18). Project Planner's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 1.5) and review sentiment (37% vs 3%). On update cadence, 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

Bluebeam is free to download; Project Planner costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Project Planner holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bluebeam has 409 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Project Planner's written reviews are positive against 3% of Bluebeam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Project Planner ships an update every 2 months, Bluebeam monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Project Planner versus Bluebeam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProject PlannerBluebeam
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (18 ratings) — better1.5 (409 ratings)
Positive reviews36.6% of reviews — better2.9% of reviews
Number of ratings18409 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB295 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeritum.NetBluebeam, Inc.

Customer experience

Project Planner

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

Bluebeam

All ratings406 ratings
Positive9.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative88.2%
Written reviews240 reviews
Positive2.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative94.2%

User reviews

Project Planner

From 18 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Good project planning tool
  • 💡 Useful Gantt chart feature
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🔍 Limited functionality
  • 🔍 Lack of advanced features
  • 🔍 Inability to import/export files
  • 🔍 Lack of dark mode support

Bluebeam

From 409 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✅ Automatic saving functionality works well
  • 📱 Useful for viewing PDFs on the go
  • 🔄 Good for accessing Studio sessions
  • 📊 Desktop version is powerful and feature-rich
  • 🎯 Cleaner, more modern interface design

Room to improve

  • ❌ Massive feature loss compared to Revu for iPad
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
  • 📉 Severely limited markup tools and capabilities
  • 🖊️ Apple Pencil input is unresponsive and laggy
  • 💾 Data loss and corruption issues

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

Bluebeam

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • Markups fail to load or display correctly
  • App deletes markups instead of saving them
  • Documents wipe clean when reopened
  • Files uploaded disappear from app
  • Corrupted file errors when opening PDFs
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  • Keyboard disappears during login
  • Selection boundaries too large, preventing precise markup selection
  • Apple Pencil input stops working intermittently
  • Pen tool produces no line output despite input
  • App crashes when opening large file sets
  • Session documents fail to load
  • Blank PDF pages displayed
  • Scaling doesn't work properly
  • Blue screen errors
  • Markups missing after checkout and checkin
  • Incomplete markups syncing between devices
  • App freezes during document checkin
  • Unable to add users to sessions
  • Projects not showing up in app
  • App crashes when opening Studio sessions
  • Drawings won't load or open
  • Markup placement doesn't correspond to tap location
  • PDF goes blank when inserting callouts
  • Constant logout requiring re-authentication
  • Links to details don't work
  • App crashes on older iOS versions
  • Audio communication issues
  • File synchronization failures

Requested features

25 requests
  • Restore measurement and scaling tools
  • Add custom toolsets and tool libraries
  • Implement bookmarks for document navigation
  • Enable image embedding in callouts
  • Add undo/redo functionality
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  • Support multiple PDF tabs simultaneously
  • Create stamp library with standardized markups
  • Add dimension markup capabilities
  • Allow local PDF file access and import
  • Full Studio session integration
  • Improve Apple Pencil responsiveness and precision
  • Add eraser tool for pen markups
  • Enable photo capture and attachment to markups
  • Support Dropbox and cloud storage integration
  • Add form field editing capabilities
  • Implement punch list and defect tracking
  • Add RFI creation functionality
  • Support for custom columns and data fields
  • Reset viewpoints feature
  • Pen width and cloud shape customization
  • Settings menu for preferences
  • Better pen and drawing mechanics like Notability
  • Ability to download session documents to device
  • Support for opening PDF attachments from desktop
  • Batch file upload capability

In-app purchases

None

Project Planner

No in-app purchases

None

Bluebeam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Project Planner free?
Project Planner costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bluebeam free?
Bluebeam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Project Planner or Bluebeam?
Project Planner is rated higher. Project Planner averages 3.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Bluebeam averages 1.5 from 409 ratings.
Do Project Planner or Bluebeam have ads?
Neither Project Planner nor Bluebeam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Project Planner or Bluebeam?
Project Planner ships an update every 2 months, and Bluebeam monthly. Most recently, Project Planner was updated on October 29, 2026 and Bluebeam on October 29, 2026.

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