Comparison

Root vs Gantt Chart

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

Head to head
About

Root

Features
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Root is a personal space where ideas and everyday life take root. KEEP WHAT INSPIRES YOU Collect photos, text, and stickers on boards. Capture a moment or turn your own photos into stickers to make each board yours. GIVE YOUR IDEAS ROOM TO GROW Organize boards in folders and build a hierarchy for your projects. Keep everyday memories, creative inspiration, and work plans together without mixing them up. TURN A BOARD INTO A GOAL Manage a board as a goal, organize subgoals, set priorities and dates, and use reminders to stay connected to what matters. Keep ongoing, completed, and archived goals separate. MAKE SPACE FOR TODAY Quickly capture tasks, add times and reminders when needed, and view your day in the calendar. Connect a task to a board or goal to keep the bigger picture close. YOUR OWN PERSONAL SPACE Start without creating a Root account. Export and restore your workspace using backup files. ROOT PRO Root is free to download, with an optional auto-renewable Root Pro subscription for additional features. Available plans and local prices are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://root-website-tawny.vercel.app/terms/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Gantt Chart

Features
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A simple, easy-to-read Gantt chart app for iPhone and iPad. See your project schedule as bars and adjust dates directly with your finger. ■ Pro Schedules for Real Work (Pro, NEW) • Turn your schedule into a PDF to share with clients, managers, or partners, or print it • Start from templates: home renovation, website project, event, moving, and exam prep • Task dependencies: when a task runs long, the tasks after it shift automatically (shown with arrows) • Pro includes everything in Premium. Premium owners can upgrade to Pro at a reduced price ■ Send as a File or Link (Premium) • Send a project as a file or a link by AirDrop, Mail or Messages • Open or paste the link and the project is added in the other person’s app (no server needed) • Save to File exports the project as JSON wherever you like ■ Attach Images (Premium) • Attach images to tasks (up to 10 per project) • See every task’s images together in the Images view • In projects shared via Google Drive, images reach the other person too ■ Now on Mac too • The same app runs on your Mac. If you already own Premium, everything is unlocked there as well ■ Clear Gantt chart • Switch between day, week and month views • Today is marked with a red line; weekends are shaded • Task names and dates stay pinned while you scroll in any direction • Milestones (◆) supported ■ Adjust schedules by touch • Touch and hold a bar and drag to move it by days • Drag either end of a bar to lengthen or shorten it • Tap to edit details ■ Progress and checklists (checklists: Premium) • Completion checkmarks and progress for every task • Add a checklist to a task and let its completion drive progress automatically • Overall project progress is calculated for you ■ Reminders (Premium) • Get notified on the start date, the day before, the end date, the day before the end, or at a custom time • Move the schedule and reminders follow along ■ Share with your team (Premium) • Share and sync projects with others using Google Drive • Edits to different tasks made at the same time are both kept • Each person who shares needs Premium ■ Delay tracking & working days (Premium) • Tasks behind schedule turn red, and overdue tasks stand out • Skip weekends and public holidays (about 250 countries and regions) and count durations in working days • Bars snap to working days when you move them ■ Designed for iPad too • Project list and Gantt chart side by side • Dark Mode supported The free version includes 1 project with up to 5 tasks. Premium (one-time in-app purchase) unlocks unlimited projects and tasks, plus checklists, reminders and sharing. No account needed. Your data stays on your device.

Screenshots

Root4 screens
Gantt Chart3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Root at 16.4 against Gantt Chart's 18.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Root sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Gantt Chart sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Root ships an update every 3 days, Gantt Chart every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Root versus Gantt Chart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRootGantt Chart
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJin HyundeokYOSHIYUKI UEMATSU

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Root

Subscriptions2
  • Root Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Root Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Gantt Chart

One-time3
  • Upgrade to Pro$2.99
  • Premium$2.99
  • Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Root free?
Root is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gantt Chart free?
Gantt Chart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Root or Gantt Chart have ads?
Neither Root nor Gantt Chart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Root or Gantt Chart?
Root ships an update every 3 days, and Gantt Chart every 2 days. Most recently, Root was updated on October 24, 2026 and Gantt Chart on October 24, 2026.

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