Project Plan 365 vs XPSView
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
XPSView
Easily open, read, and convert XPS and OXPS documents on your iOS device. Features include text search, document outlines, and page thumbnails for a smooth reading experience. Convert files to PDF format while preserving all original content and links.
- Read XPS and OXPS documents
- Selectable and searchable text
- Zoom in and out
- Navigate via document outlines
- Convert to PDF
- Preserve links and metadata
- Document management and organization
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XPSView allows you to open and read XPS (XML Paper Specification, *.xps) and OpenXPS (*.oxps) documents on iOS device. It offers you fantastic reading experience using document outlines, page thumbnails and text search features. In addition, XPSView allows you to convert XPS and OXPS documents into PDF and make it available for any PDF viewing application. Are you having plenty of XPS/OXPS files that no decent viewer available to open on your iPhone and iPad? Do you receive XPS/OXPS documents as email attachments on your iPhone and iPad? The easiest way to circumvent these problems is this XPSView app. * * * XPSView is also available for macOS on the Mac App Store * * * READING FEATURES: - Fully selectable and searchable text contents. Select and copy text to clipboard for further use. - Pinch out and Pinch in to ZoomIn and ZoomOut view. - Navigate through topics by document outlines, if exist. - Search text feature to find a character, word or sentence any where in a document. - Scroll through your document by Page Thumbnails or Go to page feature. XPS/OXPS to PDF CONVERSION FEATURES: - Converts XPS/OXPS to fully vector-PDF documents. Preserves text, vector graphics and raster images as editable PDF contents. - Preserves Bookmarks (Outline). - Preserves XPS internal and external topic hyperlinks into PDF. It automatically maintains XPS topic and page navigation links into PDF compatible annotations. - Preserves metadata properties. DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT - The inbuilt document browse view automatically gives you the option to share documents using the Share button or a drag-and-drop action. It also provides a standard interface for browsing and managing documents. - Automatically handles access to iCloud for you within the app. It also provides access to documents managed by third-party storage service extensions installed on your device. - Browse, find and sort documents to help you locate the document you want. Tap the file that you want to open. - You can move, delete, duplicate and rename a document with document manager in browser view. - In the document manager, you can group related documents into folders so they’re easy to find. Note: XPSView is standalone application running natively to convert XPS and OXPS to PDF securely on your device. You can refer User Manual for any assistance Or Contact Support. Privacy Policy: http://rootrisetech.com/xpsview-privacy-policy Terms of Use(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XPSView at 4.5 against Project Plan 365's 3.3. XPSView also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and review sentiment (52% vs 21%). Project Plan 365's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, 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 XPSView sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
XPSView holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 54 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Project Plan 365's written reviews are positive against 52% of XPSView's.
Project Plan 365 ships an update every 2 months, XPSView every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Project Plan 365 | XPSView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (41 ratings) | 4.5 (54 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.8% of reviews | 52.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 54 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Housatonic.com | RootRise Technologies Pvt. Ltd. |
Customer experience
Project Plan 365
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In-app purchases
Project Plan 365
- Complete Editor1 Month trial$129.991 Year
XPSView
- Premium : Monthly Access$0.991 Month
- Premium : Yearly Access$3.991 Year
- Premium : Lifetime Access$5.99
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