Project Plan 365 vs Brace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Project Plan 365
This app offers robust project planning and collaboration features for individuals and teams. It allows users to view, edit, and create Microsoft Project files on iOS devices, supporting various standard views and reports. Seamlessly integrate with cloud storage for easy access and sharing.
- MS Project file compatibility (MPP)
- Project planning and collaboration
- Supports standard MS Project views
- Cloud storage integration
- Create and edit project plans
- Critical path analysis and reports
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Now Microsoft Project Plans (MPP) look better than ever on your IOS device! Project Plan 365 is an intuitive solution for project planning and project collaboration perfect for individual Project Managers and/or small teams working in fast-paced collaborative environments which may be across disparate geographic locations. Project Plan 365 looks and feels exactly like MS Project- you may think about PP365 as Microsoft Project for iPad/iPhone or MS Project for the Cloud! Project Plan 365 provides support for all MS Project standard views like Gantt Chart, Task Sheet, Network Diagram, Project Calendar, Task Usage, Resource Usage, Team Planner, etc. Project Plan 365 provides critical path info and all standard project reports, filters, time scale and other like MS Project sophisticated features. You can open and view MPP files from any cloud storage location like DropBox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Box, and SharePoint Online or from your local device Project Plan 365 is compatible with Microsoft Project (MPP file format) 2024, 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003 and earlier versions. The interface is intuitive making Project Plan simple for the end users. In-App Option: Create New/Edit and Save in MPP File Format Create new Gantt Charts in MS Project MPP compatible formats or modify existing project schedules in the same intuitive way as Microsoft Project. Save and Share your plans (MPP files) from any storage or cloud location on any IOS device. Works with, or as an alternative to Microsoft Project. Try Project Plan 365 with full functionalities free for 1 month! Project Plan 365 subscription is offered on a yearly (1 year) basis for a price of $129.99 USD per year and works on any supported platform and devices. Purchase Project Plan 365 subscription once, use on all supported devices and platforms. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period Terms and Conditions: https://www.projectplan365.com/about/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.projectplan365.com/about/privacy.html
Brace
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Brace is a construction calculator that works the way the trade works: in feet, inches and fractions, with the work shown. There is no subscription, no account and no sign-in. Brace has no networking code at all, so it works in a basement, a crawlspace, or anywhere else with no signal. EVERYTHING IN FRACTIONS In the solvers, type a measurement the way you write it, like 6' 3 5/16" or 6-3-5/16, and lengths come back in feet, inches and fractions. Calculator arithmetic is exact fraction math, not decimals rounded at the last second. When an answer does not land exactly on your chosen precision, the calculator marks it with ≈ instead of quietly handing you a number that is slightly off. Set your precision anywhere from 1/2 to 1/64. EVERY ANSWER SHOWS ITS WORK Tap Show Work on any result to see the formula, your numbers substituted in, and each step, with any rounded step labeled. You should never have to take a calculator's word for it, and on a jobsite you should be able to check it in ten seconds. Tap the ruler beside an answer to see it marked on a tape measure. FOR ELECTRICIANS Offsets, 90 degree stub-ups, and three-point and four-point saddles. For offsets, pick field multipliers, the rounded numbers you already use in your head, or exact trigonometry, and the result is labeled with the one used. Offset angles: 10, 22.5, 30, 45 and 60 degrees. Stub-up marks use the take-ups Klein, Ideal and Greenlee publish for their hand benders: EMT from 1/2 inch to 1-1/4 inch, rigid from 1/2 inch to 1 inch, and IMC from 1/2 inch to 1 inch (Klein IMC to 3/4 inch). You can change any take-up or add your own custom bender and sizes; your values are saved on your device and labeled as yours in Show Work. If no take-up is on file for a bender and size, Brace asks you for one instead of guessing a mark. FOR PIPEFITTERS Rolling offsets: true offset, travel and run for 11.25, 22.5, 30, 45 and 60 degree fittings. FOR CARPENTERS AND GENERAL CONSTRUCTION Stairs solved both ways: from total rise and your tread depth, or from a total run you have to hit, with IRC riser and tread checks. Common and hip or valley rafters with half the ridge thickness actually subtracted, plus the plumb cut angle. Squaring, diagonals, and how far out of square you are. On-center stud and joist layout with the count, the remainder and a preview of the marks. Grade, fall per foot and slope length, with ADA ramp and drain-line checks. Sheet goods and roofing squares with a waste factor. Crown molding miter and bevel settings. Arcs: radius, arc length and more from chord and rise. MATERIALS Concrete in cubic yards, board feet, and area with coverage and waste. WHAT IT WILL NOT DO It does not size beams or headers. That is structural engineering, and a calculator should not pretend otherwise. PRICE Brace is free to download, and the calculator and conduit bending are free to use. Brace Pro unlocks the layout, construction and materials solvers. It is a single one-time purchase: nothing renews and there is no subscription. No tracking, no telemetry, no ads, and your calculations never leave your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Brace at weekly against Project Plan 365's every 2 months. Project Plan 365's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Project Plan 365 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $129.99 per year and Brace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Project Plan 365 ships an update every 2 months, Brace weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Project Plan 365 | Brace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (41 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Housatonic.com | Cody Churchwell |
In-app purchases
Project Plan 365
- Complete Editor1 Month trial$129.991 Year
Brace
- Brace Pro$14.99









