Comparison

Workflowy vs PDF Studio Manager Pro

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

Head to head
About

Workflowy

This app offers a distraction-free environment for capturing notes, managing tasks, and organizing complex thoughts through infinitely nestable lists. It features AI summarization, kanban boards, and real-time collaboration, syncing seamlessly across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Infinitely nested lists
  • AI summarization and brainstorming
  • Kanban boards for task management
  • Real-time collaboration and sharing
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Offline access
Features
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Workflowy is a simple, distraction-free app for capturing notes, managing tasks, and organizing your thinking. Infinitely nestable, surprisingly powerful - it helps you manage all the information in your life. With Workflowy you can: • Capture notes and ideas in an instant • Organize complex thinking with infinite nesting • Ask AI to summarize, rewrite, or brainstorm with your notes • Plan and manage tasks with kanban boards • #Tag and @assign items to stay on top of things • Link items across lists - edit once, update everywhere • Share and collaborate in real-time • Upload photos, files, and embed videos • Search and filter your entire Workflowy in seconds Workflowy syncs across all your devices and auto-saves everything. No more missing notes or lost files. Trusted by teams and thinkers at: Atlassian, Slack, The New York Times, and thousands of entrepreneurs, writers, engineers, scientists, and students worldwide. Feature highlights: • Infinitely nested lists • Workflowy AI (chat with notes, AI nodes, quick actions) • Calendar • Kanban boards • Mirrors (live synced copies) • #Tags and @mentions • Date organization with /date shortcuts • Global text search and filtering • Simple sharing and permissions • Works offline • Syncs with desktop and web • One-swipe task completion • File uploads and image attachments • Highlight text and color tags • Item starring • YouTube and X embeds • MFA (Multi-factor authentication) • Expand and collapse lists • Mobile keyboard shortcuts Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/

About

PDF Studio Manager Pro

Features
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PDF Studio Pro is a focused, offline PDF toolbox. * Images → PDF: import from Photos/Files, set order, margins, size. * Text ↔ PDF: convert plain text to paged PDF or export PDF text. * Merge: combine multiple PDFs. * Split: extract pages or ranges. * Reorder/Rotate/Delete pages with live preview. * Share/Export to Files, Mail, AirDrop, or open in other apps. * Works fully offline. No uploads. No account. Why it’s different * All processing occurs on device. * Zero data collection. * Fast, deterministic, and reliable for travel, school, and work.

Screenshots

Workflowy4 screens
PDF Studio Manager Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Workflowy at Free against PDF Studio Manager Pro's $0.99. PDF Studio Manager Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Workflowy is free to download; PDF Studio Manager Pro costs $0.99 up front. Workflowy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. PDF Studio Manager Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Workflowy versus PDF Studio Manager Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkflowyPDF Studio Manager Pro
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (8.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.3K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFunRoutine INCEyeOS Store Inc.

Bugs and requests

Workflowy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cursor sometimes gets stuck
  • Syncing issues between web and mobile versions
  • Inability to delete items consistently

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to attach files and documents
  • Improve mobile app experience
  • Implement better notification and reminder system
  • Add more formatting options (e.g., font styles, colors)

PDF Studio Manager Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Workflowy

Subscriptions2
  • Workflowy Pro - Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Workflowy Pro - Yearly$79.991 Year
None

PDF Studio Manager Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Workflowy free?
Workflowy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Studio Manager Pro free?
PDF Studio Manager Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Workflowy or PDF Studio Manager Pro have ads?
Neither Workflowy nor PDF Studio Manager Pro shows ads.

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