Comparison

Deadlines vs slowDigest

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

Head to head
About

Deadlines

Easily monitor your tasks with a visual progress bar. Input deadlines using natural language and manage them with intuitive gesture swipes. Future updates aim to include notifications and smartwatch integration.

Highlights
  • Visual progress bar for tasks
  • Natural language date recognition
  • Gesture swipe controls
  • Task deadline tracking
Features
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Keep track of all your deadlines by glancing at how much work you've done on them. -Gesture swipe -Natural language recognition for dates -Progress bar I'm working on adding notifications, a widget, and an Apple Watch app down the line!

About

slowDigest

This app converts web articles into clean, typeset PDFs for e-readers. It removes ads and clutter, delivering content directly to devices like Kindle and Kobo. Enjoy a distraction-free reading experience optimized for e-ink screens.

Highlights
  • Article to PDF conversion
  • E-reader optimization
  • Ad and clutter removal
  • Supports Kindle, Kobo, reMarkable, Supernote, Boox
  • Customizable typography
  • Automatic digest delivery (Pro)
Features
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Slow Digest turns the articles you save into a clean, typeset PDF and sends it to your e-reader. You bought a device made for reading, and there's no simple way to get the web's long articles onto it. Slow Digest is that bridge. Save an article, and it arrives on your reader as a quiet, well-set page with no ads and no cookie banners. It works with Kindle, Kobo, reMarkable, Supernote, and Boox. HOW IT WORKS 1. Save an article from Safari or your reading app with the share sheet. 2. Slow Digest reads it, clears the clutter, and typesets it. 3. Your digest lands on your e-reader, ready to read. SUBSCRIBER ARTICLES Share an article from Safari while signed in to the publication, and Slow Digest keeps the full text you can read there. Nothing is unlocked that your own subscription doesn't already show you. BUILT FOR E-INK Justified text with real hyphenation, wide margins, and a cover that lists your reading time. Choose a serif or sans face and the size that suits your screen. Pick your device profile so the page fits, from Kindle and Kobo to reMarkable, Supernote, and Boox. READING, NOT SCROLLING A backlog of saved links tends to sit unread. A digest on the device you already read on gets opened. Slow Digest exists to move your attention off the phone and onto the page. FREE AND PRO The free tier gives you three digests a month, delivered to your reader. Pro removes the limit and adds automatic digests on the days and time you choose, sent to your device on its own. Slow Digest is made by one developer who wanted his own saved articles to get read. Questions and requests are welcome at hello@slowdigest.app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://slowdigest.app/privacy

Screenshots

Deadlines4 screens
slowDigest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Deadlines at 75% against slowDigest's 0%. Deadlines also leads on rating (2.5 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. slowDigest sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Deadlines asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deadlines holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Deadlines's written reviews are positive against 0% of slowDigest's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Deadlines versus slowDigest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeadlinesslowDigest
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarwan ElwarakiLucas Guillemot

Customer experience

Deadlines

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

slowDigest

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Deadlines

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

slowDigest

Subscriptions2
  • Pro — Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro — Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro — Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Deadlines free?
Deadlines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is slowDigest free?
slowDigest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deadlines or slowDigest?
Deadlines is rated higher. Deadlines averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while slowDigest averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Deadlines or slowDigest have ads?
Neither Deadlines nor slowDigest shows ads.

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