Comparison

Grid Life · Make It Count vs Project Pan Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Grid Life · Make It Count

Features
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Your progress deserves more than a number on a screen. Grid Life makes time visual. Countdowns fill in dot by dot. Habits track with daily, weekly, or monthly goals. Streaks grow as long as you keep showing up. Challenge your friends and hold each other accountable. Every day you can see exactly where you stand — and how far you've come. MULTIPLE GRIDS, ONE APP Create separate grids for everything you're tracking — your year, a trip countdown, a 30-day challenge, a daily workout habit. Swipe between them like pages. Each one gets its own look, dates, and milestones. HABITS THAT STICK Set daily, weekly, or monthly goals. Add sub-habits to break big goals into smaller pieces. Check in with a tap, track your completion rate, and see your streak build over time. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS Create groups, invite friends, and compete on shared goals. A live leaderboard keeps everyone honest. Whether it's a fitness challenge or a no-sugar streak — accountability makes the difference. MAKE IT YOURS Five color themes from clean and bright to dark and moody. Four dot shapes. Adjustable scale and opacity. Every detail is intentional. SHARE YOUR PROGRESS Export crisp 1:1 or 9:16 images with one tap. Caption it, theme it, drop it in your story or your group chat. The progress speaks for itself. ALWAYS VISIBLE Home screen widgets in three sizes. Automated lock screen wallpapers via Shortcuts. Your goals stay front and center without opening the app. — Tracking a daily habit. Building a streak you refuse to break. Counting down to something you can't wait for. Challenging your friends to keep up. Grid Life turns your time into something you can see, share, and hold each other to. Every day counts. Make them visible. Terms of Use: https://lsdigital.ee/app/grid-life/terms Privacy Policy: https://lsdigital.ee/app/grid-life/privacy

About

Project Pan Tracker

Organize your makeup collection with this app. Scan products, track usage, and get expiry reminders to avoid using old items. Discover your most-used and neglected products with smart statistics.

Highlights
  • Scan product barcodes or photos
  • AI for automatic product details
  • Manual entry and offline support
  • Track product usage and streaks
  • Expiry date reminders
  • Collection value and spending stats
  • Wishlist and declutter tracking
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Your makeup, finally getting used — not just collected. Vannie is a project pan tracker and makeup inventory for people ready to use up what they own before buying more. A Vannie Pro subscription is required to add and track products. Eligible new subscribers can try the yearly plan free for 7 days. Doing a full no-buy, a low-buy year, or just picking a few products to finish? Vannie is built around how project pan actually works. YOUR PROJECT PAN • Pick the products you want to finish and focus on them • Track how full each one is — Full, ¾, Half, ¼, Almost gone • Add progress photos and keep the whole story, from first swipe to empty • Tap "I hit pan" and celebrate the moment it happens • Can't decide what to reach for? Spin the Lucky Pick wheel • Share your progress as a photo collage LOG EVERY USE • Log each use with a double-tap — that's the whole gesture • Build a streak you can see and keep the momentum • Surface your most-neglected products — your next pan targets • Watch cost-per-use drop every time you reach for something CELEBRATE YOUR EMPTIES • Finish a product and Vannie throws a full-screen celebration • Mark anything finished, gifted, expired, didn't suit you, or caused a skin reaction • Note whether you'd repurchase — build an honest empties history • Browse your Archived collection by reason, brand, or category EARN YOUR BADGES Earn badges as you finish products and log your uses — from First Empties to Empties Queen. KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU OWN • Add any product four ways: scan a barcode, snap a photo (AI helps identify the brand, product, and shade), search 70,000+ products, or add manually • Own backups? Group identical ones and track how many you own • Already track in a spreadsheet? Import Excel or CSV directly • Tap any brand, category, finish, or tag to drill in • Save filters as one-tap views — Holy Grails, Daily, Cruelty-Free, your way KEEP TRACK OF MAKEUP EXPIRY DATES • Set the opened date + period after opening (PAO) • Vannie calculates the expiry automatically and nudges you before it turns • Plan ahead and waste less BUY WITH INTENTION • Wishlist with target prices and preferred stores • Total collection value, monthly spending trends, repurchase list • Stop buying the same nude lipstick three times WHY VANNIE Built by a solo founder and shaped by the Project Pan community, Vannie helps you enjoy what you own and make every finish count. Vannie Pro is an auto-renewing subscription; manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://vannie.app/terms Privacy: https://vannie.app/privacy — Tara Vannie

Screenshots

Grid Life · Make It Count4 screens
Project Pan Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Project Pan Tracker at every 2 weeks against Grid Life · Make It Count's every 2 months. Project Pan Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Grid Life · Make It Count sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Project Pan Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grid Life · Make It Count ships an update every 2 months, Project Pan Tracker every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Grid Life · Make It Count versus Project Pan Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrid Life · Make It CountProject Pan Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLongShot Digital OÜJF Digital Solutions

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Grid Life · Make It Count

Subscriptions2
  • Grid Life Pro Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Grid Life Pro Yearly14 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Grid Life Pro Lifetime$24.99
2 purchases

Project Pan Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Vannie Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Vannie Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Grid Life · Make It Count free?
Grid Life · Make It Count is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Project Pan Tracker free?
Project Pan Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grid Life · Make It Count or Project Pan Tracker have ads?
Neither Grid Life · Make It Count nor Project Pan Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grid Life · Make It Count or Project Pan Tracker?
Grid Life · Make It Count ships an update every 2 months, and Project Pan Tracker every 2 weeks. Most recently, Grid Life · Make It Count was updated on November 9, 2026 and Project Pan Tracker on November 9, 2026.

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