Lovely Charts iPad Edition now available on the App Store!
If you've looked at our different product pages, you've probably noticed the two editions of Lovely Charts are rather different...
The bottom line being: if you need a super cheap, simple, on-the-go, online solution, go for the Web app. If you're looking for something more comfortable, extensible and powerful, pick the Desktop app.
Now if you still aren't clear on which version to pick, the following table should help you out figuring out what's in and what's not for each version.
| Desktop | Online | iPad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ease of use | |||
| Super über easy "Drag & Drop" diagram creation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Drawing guides | Yes | N/A | Yes |
| "Snappable" drawing grid | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Alignment tools | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Zooming & panning support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Connection styles (color, width, arrows, style (continuous, dashed, dotted, ...)) | Yes | Yes | Arrows and style |
| Keyboard shortcuts | Yes, native | Available on Firefox PC, limited on Internet Explorer PC | N/A |
| Libraries | |||
| Built-in libraries: flowcharts, sitemaps, people, network, wireframes, BPMN | Yes | Yes | Rectangle, Oval, Rounded rectangle, Diamond, Input/output, Document |
| Import your own images (JPG, PNG, GIF) | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Import vector symbols (SWF) | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| In-app access to Iconfinder.com | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Create your own libraries | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Share libraries | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Import third-party libraries | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Automation | |||
| Automatic layouts | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Automatically generate diagrams from text files | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Sexyness | |||
| Filter effects: dropshadows, emboss, text-engraving... | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Enhanced text formatting options | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Change diagram fonts | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Pixel-perfect connections | Yes | N/A | Yes |
| Advanced link control | Yes | N/A | Yes |
| Efficiency | |||
| Work offline | Yes | N/A | Yes |
| Save files locally, on Dropbox, or on your own server | Yes | N/A | Locally + share via Email |
| Drag & Drop files from filesystem (diagrams, images, SWF files, text files, libraries) | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Export diagrams to images (JPG, PNG) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export diagrams to PDF | N/A | Yes | N/A |
| Versioning support: access entire diagram history | Yes | Yes (Premium only) | N/A |
| Unlimited exports | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Share your diagrams | Yes (as files) | Yes (built-in) | Yes (as .lcml files or images) |
| Attach comments to any diagram | N/A | Yes | N/A |
| Price | € 59 | €29/Year | € 3.99 |