ioplanner vs Eisenhower Matrix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
ioplanner
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Inspired by the timebox planning method, ioplanner is a powerful digital planning app designed specifically for iPad with Apple Pencil support. Plan your day, track your habits, and achieve your goals with an intuitive handwriting experience. KEY FEATURES Daily Planner: - Top Priority: Focus on what matters most each day (3-5 items with Pro) - Brain Dump: Capture all your thoughts and ideas freely - Schedule: Plan your day hour by hour with a visual timebox timeline Monthly Planner: - Habits to Foster: Track and build positive habits (3-5 items with Pro) - Goals: Set and visualize your monthly objectives (3-5 items with Pro) Apple Pencil Experience - iPad: Full drawing capability with Apple Pencil only mode - iPhone & Mac: View your plans seamlessly across all devices Smart Features - iCloud Sync: Your plans stay in sync across all your devices - Auto-Save: Never lose your work with automatic saving - Gesture Navigation: Swipe left/right to navigate between days and months - Two-Finger Tap: Quick undo for Apple Pencil strokes - Yearly Calendar: Navigate easily to any date - Bilingual Support: Available in English and Korean Pro Features Upgrade to ioplanner Pro to unlock: - Customize Top Priorities (3-5 items) - Customize Habits to Foster (3-5 items) - Customize Goals (3-5 items) Perfect for students, professionals, and anyone who loves the feeling of handwritten planning with the convenience of digital organization.
Eisenhower Matrix
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Your to-do list tells you what exists. It does not tell you what matters. EisenMatrix sorts every task onto the classic Eisenhower 2x2 โ urgent vs important โ so the moment you open the app you see what to do first, what to schedule, what to delegate, and what to drop. Most matrix apps are a task manager with a grid bolted on. EisenMatrix is the grid: four colour-coded quadrants on one screen, drag-and-drop re-classification, and a guided weekly review โ the half of the method everyone skips โ that walks each open task and asks whether it is still urgent, still important, or ready to be eliminated. WHAT YOU GET โข One screen answers "what now?" โ red Do First for real deadlines, calm Schedule for deep work, Delegate for the loud-but-low-value pile, Eliminate for the rest โข Re-decide by dragging: pull a task from Do First to Schedule and the move is saved instantly, surviving relaunch โข A guided weekly review that walks every open task through the urgent-important question and remembers when you last finished one โข One daily reminder at the hour you choose, asking the only question that matters: "what is actually in Do First today?" โข Honest stats counted from your own tasks โ open vs done per quadrant, plus how much you managed to eliminate (that number going up is the win) โข Notes on every task, a flat everything-list grouped by priority for fast triage, swipe to complete, restore when plans change PERFECT FOR โข Professionals whose flat list has 60 items and no answer to "which one first?" โข Managers deciding what to hand off instead of doing everything themselves โข Anyone with ADHD-style overwhelm who needs the next action visible, not buried โข Covey readers who want quadrant-two time actually protected, week after week WHY NOT JUST A TO-DO APP? A flat list treats "reply to the group chat" and "finish the report due today" as equals โ so the loud task wins and the important one slips. Flags and priority levels do not fix it; you just end up flagging everything. A 2x2 board makes the trade-off physical: a task can only sit in one quadrant, so every task gets an honest decision. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your tasks stay on your iPhone in Apple's SwiftData. No account, no ads, no analytics, no upload. The only notification is the one daily reminder you schedule yourself. FULL ACCESS EisenMatrix Pro unlocks the complete experience, including four accent themes and a shareable plain-text backup of every task. Choose the weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase โ prices are shown in the App Store before you confirm. Download EisenMatrix, drop today's tasks onto the grid, and know in one glance what deserves you first. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Eisenhower Matrix at none against ioplanner's 1. Eisenhower Matrix also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). ioplanner's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. ioplanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Eisenhower Matrix asks for nothing beyond the download.
ioplanner ships an update every 6 days, Eisenhower Matrix every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 17, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ioplanner | Eisenhower Matrix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days โ better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joonhee Cho | LEAN ASIA CO., LTD |
In-app purchases
ioplanner
- ioplanner Pro$9.99
Eisenhower Matrix
No in-app purchases





