Comparison

Project Manager vs My Project Maker

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

Head to head
About

Project Manager

Features
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You've always got ideas. Idea Pal is the simplest โ€” and best-looking โ€” way to actually finish them. Every project is a clean checklist you can check off, reorder, and watch fill toward 100%. Add notes, group things your way, and keep it all calm and clutter-free. - Projects as satisfying checklists - A live progress ring on every one - Notes on every idea - Simple grouping to stay organized -Share and collaborate with others - A genuinely beautiful, distraction-free design Upgrade to Big Idea to unlock every theme, unlimited projects, custom app icons, and sync across all your devices. Turn your ideas into done. Become the Idea Guy (or Girl)! Idea Pal Big Idea While Idea Pal is free to use, you can upgrade to Big Idea to unlock the full suite of project management tools. Subscribe to monthly, annual, or purchase a lifetime license. Subscriptions will auto-renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least a day before each renewal date. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in Apple account settings. Terms of Use: https://blackforestcompany.com/tc-idea-pal/ Privacy Policy: https://blackforestcompany.com/privacy-policy-idea-pal/

About

My Project Maker

Features
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My Project Maker is the simplest way to plan, track, and ship any project โ€” from app builds to home renovations to side hustles. Organize work into Projects, Folders, and Items. See exactly what's done, what's blocked, and what's due next. PROJECTS AT A GLANCE Create projects with a custom icon and color. Each project card shows completion percentage, open items, and done count โ€” all at a glance. Sort manually, by name, by date, or by progress. FOLDERS INSIDE EACH PROJECT Break every project into named folders โ€” like Build, Enhancement, and Bug, or Planning, In Progress, and Review. Give each folder its own icon. Expand and collapse sections to focus on what matters. ITEMS WITH FULL DETAIL Each task tracks: โ€ข Status โ€” Todo, In Progress, Done, Blocked, Cancelled โ€ข Priority โ€” Low, Medium, High, Critical โ€ข Due date โ€” with overdue and due-this-week alerts โ€ข Notes โ€” free-form text for extra context Tap to edit. Long-press for quick actions: Edit, Duplicate, Move to Folder, Set Status, Set Priority, or Delete. Swipe left with a confirmation step before anything is removed. ALL ITEMS TAB See every task across all your projects in one flat list. Filter by project, status, or priority. Search by name, project, or folder. Sort by newest, name, status, priority, or due date. KPI DASHBOARD Your project command center: โ€ข Total projects, total items, completed count, completion rate โ€ข Status breakdown โ€” see how many items are Todo, In Progress, Done, Blocked, or Cancelled โ€ข Priority breakdown โ€” spot your Critical and High items across open work โ€ข Per-project progress bars โ€ข Deadlines section โ€” overdue items flagged in red, due-this-week items highlighted My Project Maker is built for people who want a clean, fast, private way to track real work. Start your first project today.

Screenshots

Project Manager4 screens
My Project Maker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My Project Maker at none against Project Manager's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Project Manager sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. My Project Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Project Manager versus My Project Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProject ManagerMy Project Maker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBlackforest LLCWilliam Sun

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Project Manager

Subscriptions2
  • Big Idea - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Big Idea - Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Big Idea - Lifetime$24.99
None

My Project Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Project Manager free?
Project Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Project Maker free?
My Project Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Project Manager or My Project Maker have ads?
Neither Project Manager nor My Project Maker shows ads.

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