Comparison

Task and Project Center vs Lyria

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

Head to head
About

Task and Project Center

This app helps manage tasks, projects, time, and expenses with customizable features. Log time and expenses, track task progress, and generate professional reports. Supports offline mode and receipt snapping.

Highlights
  • Task progress tracking
  • Time and expense logging
  • Receipt photo capture
  • Customizable reports
  • Offline mode
  • Data synchronization
Features
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Task and Project Center is a task, project, time, expense, and progress tracking app for professionals, freelancers, contractors, and personal work management. Create projects, assign and track tasks, monitor progress, log time and mileage, record expenses, and keep project activity organized from iPhone, iPad, and Mac. TASK & PROJECT MANAGEMENT • Create projects for customers or internal work. • Create tasks and track assignment, status, and percentage progress. • Organize time, expenses, mileage, and task activity by project. TIMESHEETS • Log business, personal, and project time. • Track billable and non-billable tasks. • Submit and approve time when required. EXPENSES • Record expenses and mileage. • Capture and attach receipt photos. • Support multiple currencies and foreign exchange workflows. • Customize expense types, payment types, merchants, currencies, and locations. PRO FEATURES • Sign in with Apple. • Work offline without requiring Wi-Fi or a data connection. • Sync data between your devices with an eligible subscription. REPORTS & CUSTOMIZATION • Create, print, email, and share professional PDF reports. • Import and export CSV files. • Add custom attributes and personalize reports for your workflow. STARKODE PRO Part of the Starkode Pro series for professionals working across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Need help? Contact support@starkode.com. SUBSCRIPTION Starkode membership is month-to-month with no long-term contracts or cancellation fees. Cancel anytime from your device. Privacy Policy: https://starkode.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://starkode.com/terms/

About

Lyria

Streamline teamwork with a simple, secure platform for task distribution, progress tracking, and team communication. Keep all projects, tasks, and deadlines organized in one place for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Task distribution and responsibility assignment
  • Real-time team progress tracking
  • Integrated team chat
  • Calendar and daily planner
  • Secure cloud synchronization
  • GDPR-compliant
Features
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Lyria brings tasks, projects, calendar, team chat and time tracking together in one app – for teams, agencies and freelancers. Always in sync on iPhone, iPad and desktop. WHO DOES WHAT BY WHEN? • Create, assign and prioritize tasks with due dates • See overdue and urgent tasks at a glance • Projects with progress, activity, files and comments YOUR DAY. CLEARLY PLANNED. • "My day" shows your next step, today's tasks and what's overdue • Calendar with your team's events and deadlines TEAM CHAT RIGHT INSIDE THE PROJECT • Align where the work happens – not in scattered group chats and emails • Decisions stay attached to the task TIME TRACKING WITHOUT AN EXTRA TOOL • Track hours per project and person • Team hours and billable time at a glance, export for invoicing MADE IN GERMANY, GDPR-COMPLIANT Built in Germany, securely synced – without bloated enterprise software. READY IN 2 MINUTES Create a workspace, invite your team, add your first task. Lyria is free to start; some features require a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.lyria-app.com/en/privacy/ Terms: https://www.lyria-app.com/cms/terms.html

Screenshots

Task and Project Center4 screens
Lyria4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lyria at 5.0 against Task and Project Center's 3.0. Task and Project Center's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (67% vs 43%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Task and Project Center sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Lyria sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lyria holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Task and Project Center's written reviews are positive against 43% of Lyria's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Task and Project Center ships an update every 5 weeks, Lyria monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Task and Project Center versus Lyria: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTask and Project CenterLyria
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStarkode Limited Companysiteface UG

Customer experience

Task and Project Center

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Lyria

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Task and Project Center

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Projects7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Suite3 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Premium Suite Annual$99.991 Year
10 purchases

Lyria

Subscriptions10
  • Premium$4.491 Month
  • Lyria PRO$5.001 Month
  • Lyria BUSINESS$10.001 Month
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  • Lyria PRO$15.001 Month
  • Lyria PRO$20.001 Month
  • Lyria BUSINESS$90.001 Month
  • Lyria BUSINESS$100.001 Month
  • Lyria BUSINESS$179.991 Month
  • Lyria BUSINESS$190.001 Month
  • Lyria BUSINESS$200.001 Month

Questions

Is Task and Project Center free?
Task and Project Center is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lyria free?
Lyria is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Task and Project Center or Lyria?
Lyria is rated higher. Task and Project Center averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Lyria averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Task and Project Center or Lyria have ads?
Lyria shows ads; Task and Project Center does not.
Which is updated more often, Task and Project Center or Lyria?
Task and Project Center ships an update every 5 weeks, and Lyria monthly. Most recently, Task and Project Center was updated on November 11, 2026 and Lyria on November 2, 2026.

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