Do It vs Read First
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Do It
Organize your life with a powerful yet simple task management app. Create projects, add detailed tasks with notes and attachments, set reminders, and prioritize your to-dos. Sync your data across devices and share projects with others.
- Multiple project creation
- Detailed task notes
- Task prioritization
- Subtask management
- Attachments and reminders
- iCloud data sync
- Project sharing
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Do you have a project? Do you have things that you want to get done? Are you looking for a simple way to keep track of all the things you need to do? Maybe we can help you Do It. Features: • Create multiple projects (with the ability to rename them) • Add tasks to your projects • Prioritise tasks • Leave detailed notes on your tasks • Categorise tasks into different types • Add subtasks to your work • Add attachments to your work • Add reminders to your work • Drag to reorder your projects and tasks • Sort tasks alphabetically • Sync your data to iCloud • Share projects with other iCloud users
Read First
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Your scrolling apps stay shut until you've read today's pages. Read First uses Apple's Screen Time to lock the apps that eat your evenings. Read your pages, snap a photo of the page you're on, and they open back up. That's the whole deal. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps that take your time 2. Add your book and the date you want to finish it 3. Read First works out today's page count 4. Read, snap the page, type where you got to. Your apps open. FOCUS TIMER Spin the dial, lock your apps for 5 minutes or 2 hours, and just read. A gentle tune plays when you're done, and the countdown shows on your Lock Screen. MAKE IT YOURS • All day: locked until you've read • Reading hours: locked only during the hours you choose • Relock rounds: read, get a few hours free, then a new page count • Normal or Hard: decide whether the lock screen can be dismissed • Reading reminders and a Home Screen widget for today's pages A LIBRARY THAT GROWS Covers pulled in automatically, an up-next shelf, your finished books and a daily streak. And Folio, a small book who is very happy when you read. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. Your books, pages and photos stay on your iPhone. Screen Time gives Read First anonymous tokens only, so it can't see which apps you picked or anything you do in them. We use anonymous analytics to improve the app, never your name, your books or which apps you lock. SUBSCRIPTION Read First requires a subscription. The plans, prices and any free trial are shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at the end of a free trial, or when you subscribe if there is no trial. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://read-first.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://read-first.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Do It at none against Read First's 5. Do It also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 16.4). Read First's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). On price 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
Both are free to download. Read First sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Do It asks for nothing beyond the download.
Do It ships an update every 5 weeks, Read First every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Do It | Read First |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (115 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 115 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastian Connan | Matt Lamborne |
Bugs and requests
Do It
Reported bugs
10 issues- Tasks disappear or not marked as finished
- Notes not saved after quitting app
- Reminders not sent
- App crashes when checking off items
- Syncing issues across devices
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- Swiping up throws everything into oblivion
- Cannot paste content
- Tasks not showing as finished
- App crashes when undoing star
- Reminders feature is blank
Requested features
9 requests- Dark mode option
- Widget feature
- Google Play Store availability
- Pasting functionality
- Merge lists feature
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- Move items between lists
- Print functionality
- Apple Watch compatibility
- Watch capability
Read First
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Do It
No in-app purchases
Read First
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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- Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year









