Comparison

PHD Helper vs Be Your Own Best Boss

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

Head to head
About

PHD Helper

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PhD life is a lot: deadlines, reading lists, writing targets, supervisor meetings, and endless admin. PhD Helper is a completely free app designed to help you manage your research journey in one calm, organised place. Built by a PhD student for PhD students, PhD Helper helps you plan your timeline, capture what you’re reading, track your writing, and keep all the little tasks and notes from slipping through the cracks. Key features PhD Roadmap: Enter your start and target finish dates and get an auto-generated timeline. Customise it with tasks, track progress, see if you’re ahead/behind, and use a countdown to stay motivated. Share with your supervisor: Export your roadmap or share it through the app so your supervisor can view it. Reading Library: Add papers and documents, tag what’s useful, take notes, and keep your sources organised. Automatic Harvard referencing: Generate Harvard references automatically and export a reference list. Writing Tracker: Time your writing sessions, add time manually if you forgot, and view stats like your top writing days and streaks. To-Dos (PhD admin included): Capture university tasks and classify them so you always know what they relate to. Brain Dump: Save ideas, paper titles, supervisor notes and more. Add images/screenshots, and capture voice notes with transcription. Profile & data control: Stay in control of your data and delete your account when you’re done. Pricing Free. No subscription required. If you want a clearer plan, a cleaner reading workflow, and a simple way to track your writing β€” PhD Helper is here to help.

About

Be Your Own Best Boss

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Inside the Be Your Own Best Boss app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Be Your Own Best Boss4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Be Your Own Best Boss at none against PHD Helper's 1. On price and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. PHD Helper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Be Your Own Best Boss asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 3 level
PHD Helper versus Be Your Own Best Boss: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPHD HelperBe Your Own Best Boss
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 weeks
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better16.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size41 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLauren GilmanWembury Coaching Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PHD Helper

One-time1
  • Buy Me A Coffee$4.99
None

Be Your Own Best Boss

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PHD Helper free?
PHD Helper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Be Your Own Best Boss free?
Be Your Own Best Boss is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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