Project Pan vs Chip Away
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Project Pan
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Stop buying. Start finishing. Project Pan helps you finish the makeup and skincare you already own. Add your products, choose what to use up next, log every use and celebrate every empty. Buy less, waste less, and finally know what's in that drawer. YOUR MAKEUP BAG IN YOUR POCKET Add lipsticks, serums, foundations and creams with a photo, brand, category, shade, price, opening date and expiry. See how full each product is at a glance. Search, filter, and group products into your own collections, like "Travel bag" or "Wedding makeup". SET A GOAL AND ACTUALLY FINISH IT Add the products you want to use up to your plan. Set a goal by target date or by number of uses and watch the progress bar fill. You always know how many days or uses are left. EMPTIES AND SAVINGS When a product is done, move it to Empties. Project Pan counts what you finished, how long each one took, and the value you used up, so every empty feels like a small win. PAN IT WITH FRIENDS Add friends by username or email and see each other's collections, plans and empties. Share your profile link and choose exactly what is visible. Invite a friend: when they join with your code, you both get a month of Premium. TAKE A NO-BUY BREAK Start a 7, 14 or 30-day no-buy, or pick your own end date. Track every day, share your progress and celebrate when you make it. SPIN AND DECIDE Can't decide what to use today? Spin the wheel and let it pick from your collection. Use filters to narrow it down to a category. LOG EVERY USE One tap logs a use. Update fullness as the product goes down, and your usage history shows how often you really reach for it. MONTHLY AND YEARLY RECAPS Every month you get a short recap of what you finished and saved. At the end of the year, swipe through your year on Project Pan and share it as a story. GENTLE REMINDERS Optional reminders for expiry dates, plan deadlines, and products you haven't used this week. DETAILS โข Categories for lips, face, eyes, nails, skincare, hair, body, fragrance and more โข Opening date and expiry tracking โข Photos from your camera or gallery โข Prices in your own currency โข Light and dark mode โข Available in 30+ languages PAN PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Project Pan is free to start: up to 10 products, one product in your plan at a time, and one spin a week. Pan Premium unlocks unlimited products and stash, as many plan items as you like, goals by number of uses, unlimited spins, full usage history, and up to 10 photos per product. Subscriptions renew automatically; cancel anytime in your store settings. Use what you have. Buy less. Enjoy every empty.
Chip Away
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Chip Away turns big goals into something you can do today: show up once, fill a dot, build a streak. Set a goal with a target or make it open-ended, then check in once a day. Each check-in fills a dot on your progress grid, so you see your consistency at a glance and your streak grow day by day. It is built to stay out of your way: a couple of taps to check in. Notifications are optional.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chip Away at none against Project Pan's 3. Chip Away also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Project Pan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Chip Away asks for nothing beyond the download.
Project Pan ships an update every 2 months, Chip Away every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Project Pan | Chip Away |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days โ better |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hamla Teknoloji | Simo Duric |
In-app purchases
Project Pan
- Pan Premium Weekly7 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Pan Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pan Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
Chip Away
No in-app purchases









