Lead Time Lite vs 3D Issue Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lead Time Lite
A straightforward tool for planning dates and events. It offers an intuitive interface that mimics a physical date wheel for easy input. The app automatically adapts to your system's language and calendar settings for accuracy.
- Intuitive date planning
- Physical date wheel interface
- Automatic language and calendar sync
- Accurate day of week calculation
- Accurate week of year calculation
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Simple and intuitive date planning tool. Its input works like a physical date wheel, but better. Language and calendar style automatically set to match the system settings, giving accurate day of week and week of year.
3D Issue Guide
Access comprehensive guides, video tutorials, and an eBook library for a digital publishing suite. Stay informed with the latest news and support resources.
- Latest news and updates
- Video tutorials
- In-depth tutorials
- eBook library access
- FAQs and support
- Knowledge base access
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The 3D Issue Hub is a great way to view everything you need to know to get started using the 3D Issue publishing suite. - Stay up to date with the latest 3D Issue and digital publishing news - Watch video tutorials on how to use our software applications - Read in-depth tutorials - Access our eBook library - View FAQs and support queries from our knowledge base - Access the latest news, pics and tweets shared by the 3D Issue team
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lead Time Lite at 67% against 3D Issue Guide's 0%. Lead Time Lite also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (25 vs 1). 3D Issue Guide's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 87 months). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lead Time Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lead Time Lite has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Lead Time Lite's written reviews are positive against 0% of 3D Issue Guide's.
Lead Time Lite ships an update every 87 months, 3D Issue Guide every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lead Time Lite | 3D Issue Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (25 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 87 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 5.1.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glen McAllister | 3D Issue |
Customer experience
Lead Time Lite
3D Issue Guide
In-app purchases
Lead Time Lite
No in-app purchases
3D Issue Guide
No in-app purchases
