Ellie vs almost ready
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ellie
Organize your day with a beautiful task management app. View tasks by day, dump ideas to clear your mind, and schedule them directly into your calendar. Integrates with Google and Apple calendars for a unified view.
- Daily planner view
- Brain dump for task offloading
- Time block/time box mode
- Google Calendar integration
- Apple Calendar integration
- Labels, recurring tasks, subtasks (Pro)
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Clear your head. Plan what fits. Get it done. Ellie turns an open-ended brain dump into a realistic plan for your day: • Capture tasks quickly in Brain Dump • Drag tasks into a time-blocked calendar • See Apple Calendar and Google Calendar events alongside your tasks • Stay focused with Stopwatch and Pomodoro timers • Organize projects with labels, subtasks, recurring tasks, priorities, and more • Plan on the go, then pick up where you left off on the web The free version of Ellie includes unlimited tasks. Upgrade to Ellie Pro for $9.99/month, $99.99/year, or a one-time $299.99 purchase to unlock additional Pro features including labels, recurring tasks, subtasks, and more. If you previously purchased Ellie Pro, use Restore Purchases in the app to restore access. Prices shown are for customers in the United States and may vary with your App Store account settings. In-app purchases and subscriptions cannot be shared using Family Sharing. Ellie Terms of Service - https://ellieplanner.com/legal/terms-of-service Ellie Privacy Policy - https://ellieplanner.com/legal/privacy
almost ready
This app creates backward schedules from your deadlines, offering real-time pace tracking that adapts to changes. It features lock screen countdowns, smart timing that learns task durations, and a focus mode to keep you on track. It also includes insights into your pacing and a habit tracker for accountability.
- Backward schedule building from deadlines
- Real-time, adaptive pace tracking
- Live Activity countdowns and Dynamic Island integration
- Smart timing that learns task durations
- Focus mode for task concentration
- Habit tracking for accountability
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Tell it when you need to be ready. almost ready builds your schedule backward and keeps you on pace, in real time. WHAT YOU GET • A schedule built backward from your deadline • Real-time pace tracking that adjusts as plans change • Live Activity countdown on your lock screen + Dynamic Island • Smart timing that learns how long your tasks really take • A live ETA link to send instead of "omw" • Saved templates so a repeat day is one tap away • Focus mode that keeps you on the task in front of you • Insights into how you actually pace yourself • A habit tracker to keep yourself accountable MADE FOR mornings, nights out, flights, hosting, deadlines, bedtimes... every "I'm almost ready" you've ever said and meant. Fall behind, it tells you what to cut. Get ahead, it shows you the breathing room you earned. almost ready, always on time. almost ready requires an auto-renewing subscription to access all features after the free trial. Choose a plan: • Monthly — $4.99/month after a 7-day free trial • Annual — $39.99/year after a 7-day free trial Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Privacy Policy: https://almost-ready.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://almost-ready.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Ellie at freemium against almost ready's subscription. Ellie also leads on ratings volume (61 vs 1). almost ready's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Ellie sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and almost ready sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
almost ready holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ellie has 61 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Ellie's written reviews are positive against 100% of almost ready's.
Ellie ships an update every 2 weeks, almost ready daily. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ellie | almost ready |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (61 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AloaLabs, LLC | Claudia Ondecker |
Customer experience
Ellie
almost ready
Bugs and requests
Ellie
Reported bugs
7 issues- Tasks disappear when scheduling from Brain Dump
- Editing and moving recurring tasks have bugs
- Rearranging tasks causes them to bounce back
- Add task button not working
- Recurring tasks show multiple times on Google Calendar
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- Calendar syncing not requesting access
- iPad split screen, portrait orientation, window resizing missing
Requested features
9 requests- General note-taking area outside of Brain Dump
- Easier way to add new time slots (e.g., holding on day time box)
- Unfinished tasks/Brain Dump to go back to Brain Dump or a priority folder
- Habit tracker
- Custom repeat periods
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- Ability to increase font size
- Split screen on iPad
- Portrait orientation on iPad
- Ability to resize window on iPad
almost ready
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ellie
- Ellie Pro (Monthly)$9.991 Month
- Ellie Pro (Annual Plan)$99.991 Year
- Ellie Pro - Lifetime$299.99
almost ready
- Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
