Comparison

Priyo vs Rectoly for Mendeley

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

Head to head
About

Priyo

Organize your tasks using the Eisenhower Matrix to focus on what truly matters. Syncs seamlessly across devices and offers an intuitive interface for easy task management. Includes widgets for quick access and supports accessibility features.

Highlights
  • Eisenhower Matrix organization
  • Multi-device sync
  • Intuitive task creation
  • Widgets for quick overview
  • Accessibility support
  • iPad quadrant view
Features
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Take control of your to-do list with the power of the Eisenhower Matrix, simplified! - Focus on what matters: Organize tasks into the Do First, Schedule, Delegate, Eliminate quadrants based on urgency and importance. - Seamless across devices:    Sync your task list effortlessly between your iPhone and iPad, keeping you productive on the go. (Highlights multi-device sync) - Simplicity at its best:  Create tasks with ease, mark them complete, and stay focused with a clean, intuitive interface. - See it all (iPad):  On iPad, view all four quadrants at once for a comprehensive overview of your priorities. - Stay on top with widgets:  Get a quick glance at unfinished tasks in each quadrant with our handy widgets.(Highlights widget functionality) - Accessible for everyone:  Our app supports accessibility features like Voice Over, and Voice Control to help everyone prioritize their tasks effectively. Start achieving more with a clear and focused approach to your to-do list. Download today!

About

Rectoly for Mendeley

This app enhances the PDF reading and annotation experience for researchers, particularly those using Mendeley. It offers features like a reflowable reading mode, in-line annotation with Apple Pencil, text-to-speech, and tools for organizing research themes and figures.

Highlights
  • Reflowable Reading Mode
  • In-line PDF Annotation
  • Read Aloud (Text-to-Speech)
  • Research Themes organization
  • Cross-paper annotation search
  • Manuscript side-by-side view
  • Mendeley Library Sync
Features
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Rectoly is the research-focused PDF reader built for Mendeley users. Your library stays in Mendeley — Rectoly makes reading and annotating on iPhone, iPad and Mac a genuine pleasure. READING MODE Academic papers are usually typeset in two columns, which makes them hard to read on a phone or in a narrow split view. Reading Mode reflows the paper into a single, clean text column — without losing the original PDF. ANNOTATE IN READING MODE Unlike other readers, Rectoly lets you highlight, underline, add sticky notes, and write with Apple Pencil — all while staying in Reading Mode. Your handwriting even scales with the text size. Filter annotations by colour and by kind. ON-DEVICE TRANSLATION Read an English paper in your own language, in Reading Mode and on the PDF page. Translation runs on this device; the paper is never sent to a translation service. Translations are saved to your Mendeley library for your other devices (you can turn this off in Settings). The app's translation model (about 2.5 GB) needs 8 GB of memory or more. Translates English papers into the app's 19 other display languages: Hindi by the system's translator (iOS 26 or later), all the rest by the app's own model. READ ALOUD Hear the text in Reading Mode, in the system voice or the VoiceOver one. SOFT DARK A paper-friendly dark mode that dims the page itself, not just the interface. WORKBENCH (iPad and Mac) Pin Figure 1 beside the text and keep reading — no more scrolling back and forth between a figure and the paragraph that cites it. RESEARCH THEMES Send a passage to a theme, with its source. Keep the theme beside the paper, or open it as a sheet. Export as Markdown or Word (.docx). ACROSS PAPERS The library column has a new Across papers tab: search the annotations, the text and your handwriting in your whole library at once. FIGURES, TABLES AND A COMPARISON TABLE Figures to PNG, tables to CSV — and one table comparing many papers' abstracts, methods and results. YOUR MANUSCRIPT BESIDE THE PAPER Open the document you are writing (.docx, .doc, .odt, .rtf, Markdown, plain text — password-protected ones too) in a column next to the paper. It re-reads the file every time you save. CITATIONS AND NOTES, OUT OF THE APP Copy with page, copy BibTeX or citation keys, and a Notes folder for Obsidian and others — with keyboard shortcuts you can change. MENDELEY SYNC Sign in with your Mendeley account and read your library directly on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Highlights and text notes are saved into the PDF and written back to Mendeley. OPEN FROM WEBDAV Open PDFs kept on a WebDAV server such as Nextcloud or your university's storage — and add them to Mendeley from there. A LIBRARY THAT STAYS OUT OF YOUR WAY - PDFs download only when you open them, saving storage - Downloaded papers work fully offline — flights, commutes, conferences, field work APPLE PENCIL, PRESERVED Handwritten notes are backed up with iCloud, kept with a version history you can restore, and exportable as JSON for long-term preservation. Your research is never locked inside Rectoly. 14-DAY FREE TRIAL → ONE-TIME PURCHASE Try every Pro feature free for 14 days. Unlock with a single one-time payment — no subscription, no recurring charges, no lock-in. Rectoly is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Mendeley Ltd. or Elsevier. A Mendeley account is required to use this app.

Screenshots

Priyo4 screens
Rectoly for Mendeley4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Rectoly for Mendeley at daily against Priyo's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Priyo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rectoly for Mendeley sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Priyo ships an update every 2 months, Rectoly for Mendeley daily. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Priyo versus Rectoly for Mendeley: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPriyoRectoly for Mendeley
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViennarz CurtizTakaki Takemura

Customer experience

Priyo

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Rectoly for Mendeley

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Priyo

One-time1
  • Lifetime$7.99
2 purchases

Rectoly for Mendeley

One-time2
  • 14-day TrialFree
  • Rectoly Pro (one-time)$49.99

Questions

Is Priyo free?
Priyo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rectoly for Mendeley free?
Rectoly for Mendeley is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Priyo or Rectoly for Mendeley have ads?
Neither Priyo nor Rectoly for Mendeley shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Priyo or Rectoly for Mendeley?
Priyo ships an update every 2 months, and Rectoly for Mendeley daily. Most recently, Priyo was updated on October 8, 2026 and Rectoly for Mendeley on October 10, 2026.

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