smartQ vs Project Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
smartQ
This visual task management app centralizes work assignment, progress tracking, and team communication. It's adaptable to any workflow and accessible from any internet-connected device, including iPhone and iPad.
- Visual task management
- Work assignment
- Progress tracking
- Team communication
- Centralized storage
- Workflow customization
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smartQ is a visual task management app - assign work, track progress and store team communication in one central place. Adjustable to fit any workflow. You can access smartQ from any location, through internet, and now on your iPhone or iPad too! This app requires a smartQ account.
Project Runner
Manage projects and tasks with a user-friendly interface. This app simplifies project tracking, offering a streamlined alternative to overly complex management tools. Get started quickly with minimal instruction.
- Project tracking
- Task management
- Easy to use interface
- Minimal tutorials
- Streamlined workflow
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Easily track your project and tasks. Maybe you are using 'TODO' apps since other project management apps are too complicate to use. But do you think it is enough to manage your project? We made Project Runner to solve this kind of problem. 'Easy to use' Any instruction is needed. Just few tutorials we offer are enough to master Project Runner. Keep it simple and make it more. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/project-runner-pp/ Terms and Conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/project-runner-terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: smartQ at none against Project Runner's 1. smartQ also leads on ratings volume (65 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Project Runner's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads and device support 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 Runner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. smartQ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Project Runner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: smartQ has 65 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
smartQ ships an update every 2 months, Project Runner every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | smartQ | Project Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (65 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 5pm | Wonyoung Jang |
Customer experience
smartQ
Project Runner
In-app purchases
smartQ
No in-app purchases
Project Runner
- Project Runner Annual7 Days trial$4.991 Year
