16 Best Project Management Apps for Business in 2022

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ProofHub Blog
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6 min readFeb 6, 2019

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Every year new tools are launched in the market. Some live up to the expectations while others are forgotten as soon as they were launched. Project management tools are always in the limelight either for introducing new features or integrating several useful tools in one app.

Let’s talk about some project management tools that performed incredibly well in 2020 and will continue to do so in 2022 as well.

The 16 top Project Management Apps to try in 2022

Here are some of the most-used project management apps used by some of the world’s top brands:

  • ProofHub
  • Nifty
  • Filestage
  • nTask
  • Proprofs
  • Troop Messenger
  • Chanty
  • Task World
  • Hubstaff Tasks
  • Monday.com
  • Asana
  • Genius project
  • Scoro
  • Basecamp
  • Trello
  • Quire

1. ProofHub

ProofHub is an all-in-one project management app. It comes packed with powerful features to eliminate the need of having too many different tools to run your business. It acts as a centralized place for all your projects, teams, and communications. It makes it easy to create plans, collaborate with teams and clients, keep things organized and deliver projects on time. Available on ios and android also.

“ProofHub enables us to coordinate tasks, lead discussions within smaller groups and ensures that everybody sticks to individual and general deadlines. We like how easy ProofHub is to use. We can change and edit things, without having to start all again.”

Features:

  • One-to-one/group chat
  • Discussion boards
  • Announcements
  • Task management
  • Task comments and @mention
  • Timeline view and Gantt charts
  • Task dependencies
  • Calendar view
  • Custom workflow and kanban boards
  • Online proofing tool
  • Time management
  • Multiple timers
  • Timesheets
  • Advanced reporting
  • Centralized files and notes
  • API and integrations
  • White-labeling and customization
  • Tablet and mobile compatibility

Pros:

  • No learning curve
  • ProofHub offers all planning, collaboration. Monitoring, proofing, and reporting tools under one roof at an affordable price (no per-user fees)

Cons:

It has powerful third-party integrations, but it does not integrate with apps like Zapier.

Pricing:

ProofHub Essential is available for $45 per month (billed annually) with unlimited users and ProofHub Ultimate Control Available for $89 per month (billed annually) with unlimited projects and unlimited users.

2. Nifty

Nifty is one collaborative hub that manages all your client and teamwork with an interface designed for easy adoption. You can say goodbye to status meetings! With Nifty, it’s easy to create a clear plan of action for your projects and to automate your progress tracking.

“Nifty is the glue my business was missing. Its one tool that my product team, development team, and clients all use, and now everyone knows exactly where to look for updates.”

Features:

  • Time Tracking
  • Tasks
  • Project Home
  • Discussions
  • Milestones (Gantt Chart)
  • Docs & Files
  • Reporting
  • Project Portfolios
  • Team Members
  • Team Chat
  • Portfolios
  • Recurring Tasks
  • Workflow Automations
  • Custom Roles & Permissions
  • Custom Fields
  • Budget Tracking
  • Cross-Project Overviews
  • Team Workloads

Pros:

  • Manage campaign tracking
  • Consolidate campaign assets
  • Google Docs integration
  • One-click Zoom meetings

Cons:

None so far

Pricing:

Nifty Starter is available for $39 per month (billed annually) with unlimited guests & clients. Nifty Pro will cost you $79 per month, Nifty Business comes in at $124 per month and Nifty Enterprise at $399 per month. A free plan is also available — with unlimited team members and 100 MB storage space.”

3. Filestage

Filestage is a content review platform that empowers project managers to master the all-too-often chaotic and confusing review and approval process. The tool makes it easy for project managers to securely share their content and create logical review workflows that add structure to the review and approval process.

“We became deeply involved in long email threads. It became very non-productive: the wrong versions were edited, and everybody lost overall. That’s why we started using Filestage.”

Features:

  • Quickly establish logical review workflows
  • Collaborate with team members in real time
  • Create annotations for intuitive feedback
  • Features an integrated to-do list
  • Archive and export comments
  • Exercise clear version control
  • Track the review status of files at a glance
  • Get timestamped and documented approval from all stakeholders

Pros:

Simple for internal and external stakeholders to use

Cons:

Mobile app is still in development

Pricing:

The Filestage Starter package is available for 89 €/month and features 15 active projects, while the Pro package starts at 219 €/month and includes 35 active projects. An Enterprise package is also available.

4. nTask

nTask is a task and project management tool that can help teams to collaborate to get more done. It offer robust features for efficient project delivery and keeps track of team tasks. The app can help in project planning, execution and tracking the results. The Gantt charts can make your workflow management more smooth with drag and drop functionality.

“I really enjoy using nTask. It helps me keep my team on task and it makes it easy for me to share documents.”

Key Features:

  • Task management and recurring tasks
  • Multiple task assignee to define workload
  • Project management and budget management
  • Interactive Gantt charts
  • Elaborate meeting management including agenda and follow-up actions
  • Issue tracking and risk management
  • Alerts, notifications and reminders to keep team well informed

Pros:

Simple user interface Affordable pricing Team collaboration

Cons:

No advanced reporting Pricing: 14-Days free tral, Premium starting at $2.99 per user/month, Business plan starting at $7.99 per user/month.

5. Proprofs Project

ProProfs Project, a simple yet effective project management tool, offers a plethora of features to enable you to keep projects on track. It helps businesses to bring teams across different divisions together so crucial project activities can be done appropriately and at the right time.

“I feel 100% organized since using ProProfs Project! It reduced my invoicing time from 1.5 hours to just about 25 minutes. Real money and time saver!”

Features:

  • Task management
  • Task comments
  • Time tracking
  • Gantt charts
  • Task dependencies
  • Calendar view
  • Time management
  • Timesheets
  • Advanced reporting
  • File sharing
  • Email notifications
  • Automated invoicing

Pros:

  • Budget-friendly pricing options
  • No additional software installation required
  • Easier project tracking
  • Mobile apps for both Android and iOS users

Cons:

  • No assigned comments functionality

Pricing:

ProProfs Project comes in 4 different plans: Forever Free ($0/month), Solopreneur ($19/month), Team ($49/month), and Unlimited ($199/month).

6.Hubstaff Tasks

Hubstaff Tasks is Agile project management software with Kanban boards and focused sprints.It helps teams assign and manage tasks, streamline project workflows, and it keeps everyone in the team connected in one system. Hubstaff Tasks makes tracking work progress easy, and ensures that projects are moving forward as planned.

Hubstaff has not only helped us scale our online publishing business, but hold each of our virtual employees accountable.”

Features:

  • Kanban-style project management with sprints
  • Visual workflows so you can see where a project is at any time
  • Checklists within tasks for detailed progress tracking
  • Assign/mention team members in the comments
  • Organize tasks with labels
  • Integration with Hubstaff for streamlined project tracking and time management

Pros:

  • Lightweight, easy, and effective
  • Great for monitoring productivity

Cons:
It marks you as idle after a certain time period even if you’re working on something.

Pricing:
Free for teams under five, premium or larger teams start at $4/month per user.

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