Comparison

QuickPlan vs LeanMilestones

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

Head to head
About

QuickPlan

Manage projects on your iPhone with intuitive gestures and a clean interface. Visualize tasks in Gantt charts, structure them in tree views, and sync across devices. Supports integration with Microsoft Project.

Highlights
  • Intuitive gesture-based controls
  • Gantt chart visualization
  • Tree structure for tasks
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Microsoft Project integration
  • Export to various formats (PDF, Excel, image)
  • Task linking and organization
Currently charting
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Project management with natural gestures on the Gantt chart designed for small touchscreens. Sync projects across multiple devices, and share projects in teams AND supports Microsoft Project Plan integration. ## PRIVACY FOCUSED: User-created projects are stored on the user's device or in iCloud Drive, whichever the user chooses. *** This app is ONLY for iPhone *** QuickPlan has separate apps for iPhone and iPad. You can save money by buying the app for one device only, or pay the same price for both devices. * Feature Video https://youtu.be/Ean-OpZkhEQ * No In-App Purchases. * QuickPlan is now available for macOS (Free 15-day trial is at https://quickplan.app/trial). QuickPlan makes project planning more convenient than ever. NATURAL GESTUREs and keyboard shortcuts are used in a clean and elegant interface that makes project management more accessible, faster and more efficient than ever before. Visualize, manage and simplify projects in Gantt charts, structure tasks in a tree structure, organize your project calendar and resources, track task status. It's easier than you think, all at your fingertips with a minimum of effort and learning. QuickPlan supports exporting projects to image, Excel, PDF, Microsoft Project and WBS files and importing projects from Microsoft Project (in XML format), WBS, Mindmap, and Excel files. Plans can be synchronized with multiple devices via iCloud Drive. They can be shared with other users and devices via AirDrop, email, and the iOS Files app. QuickPlan optimizes the best features of Microsoft Project Plan and makes them work for iPhone - without the complexity. We bring INTUITIVE and discoverable project management to users of all experience levels. ## EFFICIENT MAINTENANCE - Gestures for tasks: create, remove, move, indent and outdent, change order. - Gestures to zoom in and out, collapse and expand. - Dynamic context menu system makes scheduling a reality on a small touch screen - Batch input - The most fluid Gantt chart app on a clean interface. - Context-based editing of outline, Gantt chart and inspectors. ## STRONG PLANNING - Multiple projects in groups, with support for duplication. - Organize tasks into REAL task groups and sub-projects. - Task color, icon, contact, URLs, and other necessary task fields. - Five outline levels (plus sub-project, for a total of ten outline levels). . Gesture-based management of task links. . Project currency, charge rate, project resource, calendar, task date policy. ## TREE and LIST - Rendering as a tree with support for key path display. - Rendering as a list with support for sorting and filtering. ## UI CUSTOMIZATION - Customization of the task column title and visibility. - Style of the task bar. ## REPORTING - Export as image, PDF, and Microsoft Excel (including three sheets). - With options to customize the output. ## SYNC - Sync projects between iOS and Mac devices via iCloud Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox. ## INTEGRATION - Export and import Microsoft Project XML files. - Import and export SwiftApp WBS files. - Import from Microsoft Excel files. - Import from iThought Map files. ## SHARE - Supports Airdrop, OneDrive, Dropbox. ## TEAM - Supports creating a sub-plan for specific project members. - The sub-plan contains only the tasks for the specific members. ## NOTIFICATION - Widget to track ongoing tasks (iOS 14 or later). - Today widget and Local Notification. QuickPlan simplifies the complexity of project planning that sets ease as the ultimate goal in organizing your professional projects, plans, efforts, goals and life. The best project planning app for iPhone - Initialize, discuss, present and share your plan, and export it to Microsoft Project Plan for future work. - Strategic Planning - Import MS Project file (in XML format) and reports, tracking. - Plan new ideas - Agree and confirm actions in meetings - Discuss, plan and assign tasks - Track project progress

About

LeanMilestones

Create presentation-ready milestone charts for projects, historical events, workout plans, or any schedule. Offers flexible date input, visual timeline elements, and export options.

Highlights
  • Presentation-ready milestone charts
  • Cloud synchronization (Beta)
  • Flexible date input
  • Bar & arrow phases
  • Automatic timeline scaling
  • Vectorized PDF export
Features
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LeanMilestones helps project managers to create presentation ready milestone charts. It can also be used for - historic event overviews, - workout planning & - schedules of any kind. FEATURES: - NEW: cloud synchronization of multiple devices via Dropbox (Beta test phase available in full version) - milestone dates direct, by calendar week or relative to other milestones - bar & arrow phases between milestones - optional today line - optional calendar week numbers inside the milestones - automatic timeline scaling from months to millennia - mail, print or other export as vectorized PDF allowing infinite upscale (full version) - backup and cross device plan exchange via Mac Finder FileSharing - UI dark mode support

Screenshots

QuickPlan4 screens
LeanMilestones4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LeanMilestones at Free against QuickPlan's $8.99. LeanMilestones also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). QuickPlan's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence and ads 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

LeanMilestones is free to download; QuickPlan costs $8.99 up front. LeanMilestones sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. QuickPlan asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QuickPlan holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QuickPlan has 400 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of QuickPlan's written reviews are positive against 46% of LeanMilestones's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickPlan ships an update every 3 months, LeanMilestones every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
QuickPlan versus LeanMilestones: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickPlanLeanMilestones
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (400 ratings) — better4.2 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews75.5% of reviews — better46.2% of reviews
Number of ratings400 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#22 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer皓 李MPG Maschinenprogramm UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)

Customer experience

QuickPlan

All ratings400 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral4.0%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral8.2%
Negative16.3%

LeanMilestones

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative46.2%

Bugs and requests

QuickPlan

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when adding multiple resources
  • Text disappearing when moving tasks

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved iCloud/cloud integration
  • Add ability to schedule tasks by hours
  • Implement weekend/holiday scheduling
  • Allow inserting new tasks between existing ones
  • Provide a desktop companion app

LeanMilestones

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

QuickPlan

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

LeanMilestones

One-time2
  • Test Purchase 1$0.99
  • Full Version$8.99

Questions

Is QuickPlan free?
QuickPlan costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LeanMilestones free?
LeanMilestones is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, QuickPlan or LeanMilestones?
QuickPlan is rated higher. QuickPlan averages 4.7 out of 5 from 400 ratings, while LeanMilestones averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do QuickPlan or LeanMilestones have ads?
Neither QuickPlan nor LeanMilestones shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuickPlan or LeanMilestones?
QuickPlan ships an update every 3 months, and LeanMilestones every 2 months. Most recently, QuickPlan was updated on September 21, 2026 and LeanMilestones on June 27, 2026.

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