GMTU vs Karavan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GMTU
This application allows users to receive real-time code progress updates directly on their phones. It integrates with a Python package to send notifications, useful for monitoring loops or single execution events.
- Real-time code progress updates
- Integration with gmtu Python package
- Send updates from for loops
- One-time update notifications
- Mobile monitoring
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The GMTU app works with the gmtu python package to send updates to your phone. This can be used in for loops or just one time update.
Karavan
Visually organize projects with customizable Kanban boards, Eisenhower Matrix prioritization, and subtask management. Seamlessly syncs across devices and offers a built-in Pomodoro timer for focused work sessions.
- Customizable Kanban boards
- Eisenhower Matrix prioritization
- Subtask management
- Automatic sync across devices
- Built-in Pomodoro timer
- Task attachments and links
- Undo/Redo functionality
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Organize projects visually with Karavan – a native Kanban board app with automatic sync. Key Features • Flexible Kanban boards with customizable columns, swimlanes and lane notes – switch to compact cards when you need to see more at once • Board Backgrounds – give each board its own look with a gradient, a symbol or your own photo, in the board's color • Task IDs & Links – every task has a short ID; copy it, or share a link that opens the task straight away • Eisenhower Matrix – not sure what to tackle first? Switch any board to a 2×2 priority grid, drag tasks by effort and impact, and preview every change before it's applied – priorities you've set by hand are never silently overwritten • Subtasks – break any task into a checklist, track progress right on the card, and let Karavan suggest moving a task to Finished once everything's checked off • Attachments – attach photos and files to any task, and preview them with Quick Look • Up Next – see your most urgent and high-priority tasks across every project in one place, and jump straight to the board • Undo & Redo, plus a full Change Log of every change with one-tap revert • Powerful search – find any task instantly; it scrolls into view and highlights itself so you never lose track • Custom notification time per task, independent of its due date • Task priorities, due dates, auto-archive, and overdue/due-soon warnings • Configurable Finished Columns – decide exactly which columns count as done, not just the last one • Board templates – use the built-ins, customize them to fit your workflow, or build your own from scratch • Custom Project Icons – drag your own photo onto a project, or pick one from Photos or Files, and it replaces the icon everywhere the project shows up • Pin your favorite projects and give each one its own color for quick recognition • Customizable task types – 19 built-in types or create your own with custom colors and icons from the full SF Symbols library (6,900+ icons) • Built-in Pomodoro timer – start a Focus Session with a tap; the timer appears on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Markdown support in task descriptions with live preview • Per-board filters and sorting that persist across sessions • Drag and drop, swipe between columns, and reorder with a tap – navigate your board however feels natural • Automatic sync across all your devices – works offline, syncs when you're back online Perfect For: Software developers, event planners, homeowners, students, and anyone who wants visual project management without the complexity. Questions, feedback, or suggestions? Feel free to email us at Karavan@heckel.tech – we'd love to hear from you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Karavan at 3 against GMTU's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GMTU against 5.0 for Karavan. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | GMTU | Karavan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xuan Tang | Tobias Heckel |
Customer experience
GMTU
Karavan
In-app purchases
GMTU
No in-app purchases
Karavan
No in-app purchases









