Comparison

Ganttly vs ChatMPP

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

Head to head
About

Ganttly

This app offers a minimalist approach to project and task management, transforming to-do lists into visual timelines. It's designed for personal projects, providing clarity and motivation without complexity or sign-up requirements.

Highlights
  • Visual timeline creation
  • Effortless task management
  • Curated color themes
  • Progress tracking
  • Timely reminders
  • No sign-up required
Features
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Simple, personal project management. A minimalist project planner for your personal plans, projects, and goals. Ganttly turns projects and to-do lists into clear, beautiful task-duration timelines. See what’s happening now, what comes next, and how everything fits together across days, weeks, months, or years. No Sign-Up Required No Ads No Tracking or Analytics Private by Design Traditional project management software is often complicated, cluttered, and built for corporate teams. Planning your own projects (from a weekend DIY to your dream wedding) should feel inspiring, not intimidating. Ganttly trades complexity for clarity, giving you powerful visual planning tools without the corporate-software feel. TASK DURATIONS VISUALIZED Turn ordinary tasks into horizontal duration bars to stay on track when plans and schedules inevitably become too complex. See when each task starts, how long it lasts, where tasks overlap, and what’s coming next. EDIT DIRECTLY ON THE TIMELINE Plans change. Ganttly makes adjusting them easy. Select a task bar, drag it to a new date or time, or resize its duration directly on the timeline. Your plan stays flexible without forcing you through complicated menus. PLAN ACROSS DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS & YEARS Zoom in for detailed daily planning or step back to see the bigger picture. Day, Week, Month, Year, and All Tasks views help you understand both short-term details and long-term progress. SUBTASKS & PROGRESS Break larger tasks into manageable subtasks and track completion as you go. Progress percentages and clear completion indicators make it easy to see what’s finished and what still needs attention. RECURRING PROJECTS Some plans happen more than once. Restart completed recurring projects while preserving the structure and spacing of your original timeline. COLLABORATE TOGETHER Share projects with other people and choose whether they can view or edit. Changes stay synced through Apple iCloud so everyone can keep working from the same project timeline. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Keep your projects visible without opening the app. See what’s next, track progress, view mini Gantt timelines, and complete tasks directly from interactive Home Screen widgets. CURATED COLOR THEMES Not a designer? No problem. Choose from thoughtfully curated color palettes to give your projects a beautiful, cohesive look. Use color to group related tasks and make complex plans easier to understand in an instant. NEVER MISS A START DATE Optional notifications can remind you when it’s time to begin a task, helping you stay on schedule and keep your projects moving forward. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your local project data is stored on your device. Ganttly does not use advertising, third-party analytics, or cross-app tracking. When you choose to collaborate, the information required to share and sync that project is handled through Apple iCloud and CloudKit. PERFECT FOR PLANNING PERSONAL PROJECTS: • DIY home renovations and garden projects • Weddings, parties, and big events • Theses, dissertations, and academic research • Side hustles and small-business launches • Fitness goals and training schedules • Travel itineraries • Creative projects • Any goal that benefits from seeing tasks across time PLANNING SHOULD BE A PLEASURE, NOT A CHORE. Skip the spreadsheets and clunky business software. Ganttly gives visual planners a calmer way to organize projects, understand task durations, adjust plans quickly, and see the big picture. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ChatMPP

This AI-powered tool helps teams and stakeholders instantly understand, summarize, and query Microsoft Project (.mpp) files using natural language. It provides plain-language summaries, answers ad-hoc questions about project details, and generates status updates without requiring Microsoft Project installed.

Highlights
  • AI-powered analysis of .mpp files
  • Natural language querying
  • Instant summaries and status updates
  • Identify bottlenecks and overallocations
  • Stakeholder-friendly project insights
  • Supports various MS Project versions
Features
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AI Copilot for MPP Projects ChatMPP is an AI-powered copilot designed to help teams and stakeholders instantly understand, summarize and query MS Project (.mpp) files using natural language. ChatMPP works with native Microsoft Project files and supports .mpp files created with Microsoft Project 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2024. Unlike general-purpose AI tools, ChatMPP is specifically optimized for the structure and data inside Microsoft Project plans, enabling more accurate and context-aware analysis of tasks, milestones, critical path, dependencies, resource workloads, baselines, delays, costs and remaining effort. With ChatMPP you can quickly get plain-language summaries of complex project plans, ask ad-hoc questions about dates, resources, risks or workload, generate status updates and executive summaries ready to copy-paste into emails or reports, identify overallocations and upcoming bottlenecks, and help non-project-management stakeholders understand the plan without needing Microsoft Project installed. We pioneered the development of Project Viewer for MPP files back in 2001 and since then we have helped millions of users instantly save money on Microsoft Project licenses. ChatMPP builds on this long-standing expertise with Microsoft Project files, adding a modern AI copilot layer that makes your project data easier to understand, explain and act on. You can start using ChatMPP for free with core viewing and Q&A capabilities on your .mpp files. By upgrading to ChatMPP Plus, you can unlock extended usage limits and advanced features such as deeper analysis, richer summaries and enhanced collaboration scenarios. ChatMPP transforms the way you read, understand and communicate your Microsoft Project plans. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period Terms and Conditions: https://chatmpp.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://chatmpp.com/privacy-policy For more info please visit our website: https://chatmpp.com

Screenshots

Ganttly4 screens
ChatMPP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Ganttly at free against ChatMPP's freemium. Ganttly also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). ChatMPP's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.5). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Ganttly sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and ChatMPP sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ganttly against 5.0 for ChatMPP. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ganttly has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ganttly versus ChatMPP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGanttlyChatMPP
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.511.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDao NguyenHousatonic.com

Customer experience

Ganttly

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ChatMPP

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Ganttly

Subscriptions2
  • Ganttly Unlimited Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Ganttly Unlimited Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time5
  • +40 Premium Color Themes$1.99
  • Tip for Cat Snacks$2.00
  • Tip for Cat Toys$5.00
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  • Tip for Catio Fund$10.00
  • Ganttly Unlimited Lifetime$34.99
1 purchases

ChatMPP

Subscriptions1
  • Plus$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Ganttly free?
Ganttly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChatMPP free?
ChatMPP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ganttly or ChatMPP?
Ganttly and ChatMPP are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Ganttly or ChatMPP have ads?
Neither Ganttly nor ChatMPP shows ads.

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