Comparison

Sensus Process Modeller vs inShort²

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

Head to head
About

Sensus Process Modeller

Easily define and draw business process flow charts on your iPad. This app helps managers describe, design, and share processes to improve efficiency and collaboration. Export your diagrams in various formats for presentations or integration with other tools.

Highlights
  • Describe process elements, purpose, clients, suppliers
  • Identify risks, measures, and define KPIs
  • Draw process flow charts
  • View processes from multiple perspectives
  • Export to JPG, XML, PDF, and Visio
  • Save process versions
Features
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For better processes. The Process Modeller app for the iPad puts process management expertise at your fingertips, and makes it easy to define and draw process flow charts quickly. The app is aimed at process managers, project leaders and managers whose job involves describing and optimising business processes. It enables the user to describe process charts quickly and conveniently and thereby increase the efficiency of projects and organisations. Processes created with the Process Modeller app can easily be printed or shared. The Process Modeller app lets you take BPM (Business Process Management) to a higher level, with the central focus on sharing, designing and new ways of collaborating. The Process Modeller app enables you to: Describe processes • Add relevant elements to a process. • Describe the process purpose, clients and suppliers. • Identify risks and measures. • Define KPIs. Design processes • Draw process flow charts. • Look at processes from different points of view automatically (process flow, horizontal swim lanes, vertical swim lanes, horizontal flow). • Adjust processes to suit your preferences. • Link functions to activities. • Describe activities. Share and publish processes • Export to JPG to include in your presentations. • Export to XML to add the processes to your own BPM tool. • Print multiple process reports to PDF. • Export processes to Sensus BPM Designer. • Export to Visio (only available in the Full version). • Save process versions (only available in the Full version). Language The app is available in English, Dutch, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Russian, Italian, Japanese, and Korean..

About

inShort²

Visually plan projects and manage workflows with network diagrams, flowcharts, and Gantt charts. Break down tasks, analyze dependencies, and document business processes. Offers a free trial for exploring features before committing to a subscription or permanent license.

Highlights
  • Network diagram project planning
  • Nested diagrams for task breakdown (WBS)
  • Automatic Gantt chart generation
  • Workflow and business process management
  • Dependency and resource analysis
  • Visual project views
Features
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Plan projects visually using powerful network diagrams, flowcharts and Gantt charts. inShort² combines project planning, workflow mapping and business-process modeling in a single visual tool. inShort² helps you: • build a network diagram of your project, • break tasks down with nested diagrams (WBS), • generate a Gantt chart automatically, • manage workflows and business processes, • analyze dependencies, timing and resources. Why choose inShort² • Visual project management: network diagram, Gantt chart and reports work together. • Perfect for personal projects, individual managers and small teams. • Flexible structure: describe any process — from simple workflows to complex multi-level projects. • Ideal for documenting business processes (BPM). • Powerful task decomposition with nested diagrams. Project views • Project flow diagram • Gantt chart • Customizable reports • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) • Process mapping and workflow visualization Free trial & licensing You can view and execute prepared projects without limitations. To create new projects, a subscription is required. The first two weeks are free — enough to explore all features and plan a real small project. A permanent license is also available if you prefer a one-time purchase instead of a subscription. Subscription Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation. Subscription renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage subscriptions and disable auto-renew in your Account Settings. Terms and Conditions: http://www.shortki.com/inShort2/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.shortki.com/privacy.html More info: https://www.shortki.com/inShort2.html

Screenshots

inShort²4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: inShort² at 5.0 against Sensus Process Modeller's 4.5. inShort² also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Sensus Process Modeller's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (76% vs 68%). On price, ads and monetization model 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. inShort² sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Sensus Process Modeller asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

inShort² holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Sensus Process Modeller's written reviews are positive against 68% of inShort²'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sensus Process Modeller ships an update every 3 months, inShort² monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sensus Process Modeller versus inShort²: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSensus Process ModellerinShort²
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews — better67.6% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB30 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSensus ProcessmanagementJury Shortki

Customer experience

Sensus Process Modeller

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral7.9%
Negative15.9%

inShort²

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral14.7%
Negative17.6%

Bugs and requests

Sensus Process Modeller

Reported bugs

27 issues
  • App crashes after working for a while then clicking export
  • Unable to type anything into the cards or process labels on iPad
  • App crashes when trying to view in swim lane view
  • Small bug linking lite version to purchase full version
  • Connectors often don't connect where you want them to
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  • Optimize function makes bizarre connections
  • Exporting as MS Visio has issues with connection points and lost lines
  • PDF export produced a jumbled diagram
  • Swim lanes are jumbled when you reopen a project
  • Exported PDF alters the created map
  • Auto draw works horribly
  • Naming process step causes app to kick out
  • Software didn't save the new file, losing work
  • The app isn't capable enough for complex business process modeling
  • Inability to illustrate multiple decision points
  • Performance issues when mapping large processes
  • Link lines routed automatically don't always route in the best way
  • Auto swim lanes don't work very well
  • Printing/exporting large processes is not effective due to scaling
  • Export functionality would benefit from Camera Roll addition
  • One of the 4 views available doesn't work well and mixes up functions in swim lanes
  • Auto layout is quirky for anything other than the simplest diagrams
  • Objects are often missing their connection points in MS Visio export
  • Diamond object will not allow you to add connection points in MS Visio
  • PDF export trims off objects on the left hand side
  • MS Visio export loses connecting lines
  • Objects are there in Visio but connecting lines are lost

Requested features

29 requests
  • Undo button
  • iPad Pro resolution support
  • Apple Pencil support
  • More shapes and color choices
  • Ability to connect more than three incoming processes
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  • Ability to nest or layer activities
  • Manual control of line routes
  • Process start and terminating symbol
  • More readable charts with auto-optimization
  • BPMN2.0 support
  • Mac version availability
  • Copy and paste flowchart symbol
  • Show break in crossing lines
  • More symbols and color controls
  • Flowchart report feature (track flow, symbol notes, email/print)
  • Customizable colors and shapes
  • Improve export functionality for other programs like Visio
  • Improve print function for large process flows
  • Ability to add more process attributes (cycle time, cost, etc.)
  • Manual swim lanes
  • Select/copy/paste functionality for icon groups
  • Create duplicate of existing process for future state modification
  • Add save feature
  • Ability to draw multiple decision points, joins, and mergers
  • Link more than 3 prior items to an element
  • Add text feature or title feature
  • Expand report options
  • Camera Roll export option
  • Preview feature with all export reports

inShort²

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sensus Process Modeller

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

inShort²

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$77.99

Questions

Is Sensus Process Modeller free?
Sensus Process Modeller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is inShort² free?
inShort² is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sensus Process Modeller or inShort²?
inShort² is rated higher. Sensus Process Modeller averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while inShort² averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Sensus Process Modeller or inShort² have ads?
Neither Sensus Process Modeller nor inShort² shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sensus Process Modeller or inShort²?
Sensus Process Modeller ships an update every 3 months, and inShort² monthly. Most recently, Sensus Process Modeller was updated on October 15, 2026 and inShort² on September 29, 2026.

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