Comparison

Project Runner vs ByWhen

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

Head to head
About

Project Runner

Manage projects and tasks with a user-friendly interface. This app simplifies project tracking, offering a streamlined alternative to overly complex management tools. Get started quickly with minimal instruction.

Highlights
  • Project tracking
  • Task management
  • Easy to use interface
  • Minimal tutorials
  • Streamlined workflow
Features
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Easily track your project and tasks. Maybe you are using 'TODO' apps since other project management apps are too complicate to use. But do you think it is enough to manage your project? We made Project Runner to solve this kind of problem. 'Easy to use' Any instruction is needed. Just few tutorials we offer are enough to master Project Runner. Keep it simple and make it more. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/project-runner-pp/ Terms and Conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/project-runner-terms/

About

ByWhen

Features
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A deadline is not just a date. It is a promise your future self needs help keeping. ByWhen helps you turn important tasks into practical reminder plans. Instead of relying on one alert, ByWhen looks at what needs to be done, when it is due, how long it may take, what kind of attention it needs, and when your day has realistic space for it. Add a task, set the due date, estimate the effort, choose the task type, and ByWhen helps you stay aware of the work before it turns into last-minute pressure. ByWhen is built for: - Work projects with real due dates - Assignments, exams, and study sessions - Calls, forms, paperwork, and admin tasks - Errands that need time away from home or work - Personal tasks that are easy to postpone - Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and selected-day routines DEADLINE PLANS ByWhen helps you think beyond a simple due date. It considers time remaining, estimated effort, task priority, task type, and available windows in your day. A short call can fit differently than a focused work session. An errand that requires leaving home can be treated differently from a quick task you can do during a break. REMINDERS WITH CONTEXT ByWhen keeps the deadline visible as time passes. It highlights whether a task is on track, needs attention, is at risk, or has become critical. If you do not act on a reminder right away, the task remains part of your plan so you can return to it later. OPEN-TIME PLANNING With your permission, ByWhen can use calendar busy blocks to avoid suggesting times that are already occupied. You can choose what to include, ignore imported blocks, and keep control of your schedule. ROUTINE SETTINGS Set your wake time, sleep time, work hours, and workdays so reminder timing fits your real life. ByWhen can avoid unhelpful times and protect parts of the day when reminders would not make sense. TASK TYPES Different tasks need different kinds of time. ByWhen supports task types such as focused work, admin, calls, study, errands, and away-from-home tasks. This helps ByWhen suggest more realistic moments instead of treating every reminder the same way. REPEATING TASKS Create repeating tasks for daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or selected days of the week. When you complete a repeating task, ByWhen moves the next cycle forward so you are not reminded again for the period you already finished. QUICK ACTIONS Act from a reminder when possible. Start work, be reminded later, log time, or mark the task done so your plan can stay up to date. PRIVATE BY DESIGN ByWhen is built with privacy in mind. Your tasks, schedule blocks, routine settings, and reminder plans stay on your device. No account is required to start. If you choose to export a backup, it goes to your own selected destination. BYWHEN PREMIUM Your first 7 days are ByWhen Premium. During this time, all smart planning features are available. ByWhen Premium keeps every reminder active and unlocks the full planning experience, including unlimited active reminders, deadline plans, open-time planning, task-specific reminder styles, repeating tasks, quick actions, and routine personalization. After the first 7 days, your reminders stay safe, but Premium is required to keep all smart reminders active. Download ByWhen and give your deadlines a plan you can trust. Privacy Policy: https://nionlite.com/bywhen-privacy.html Terms of Use: https://nionlite.com/bywhen-terms.html

Screenshots

Project Runner4 screens
ByWhen4 screens

Verdict

The call

Project Runner and ByWhen are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Project Runner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and ByWhen sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Project Runner ships an update every 3 days, ByWhen every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Project Runner versus ByWhen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProject RunnerByWhen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWonyoung JangNiONlite LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Project Runner

Subscriptions1
  • Project Runner Annual7 Days trial$4.991 Year
3 purchases

ByWhen

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$79.99

Questions

Is Project Runner free?
Project Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ByWhen free?
ByWhen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Project Runner or ByWhen have ads?
Neither Project Runner nor ByWhen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Project Runner or ByWhen?
Project Runner ships an update every 3 days, and ByWhen every 5 days. Most recently, Project Runner was updated on October 16, 2026 and ByWhen on October 22, 2026.

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