Comparison

iomatrix vs Fold

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

Head to head
About

iomatrix

Prioritize your tasks using the Eisenhower Matrix. Sort tasks into Do, Schedule, Delegate, or Delete quadrants to focus on what truly matters. Integrates with Apple Calendar and offers on-device Apple Intelligence for voice input.

Highlights
  • Eisenhower Matrix task sorting
  • Quick task add with details
  • Drag-and-drop task management
  • Calendar integration with Apple Calendar
  • On-device Apple Intelligence for voice input
  • Workspaces for project separation
  • Completion heatmap and widgets
Features
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iomatrix is an Eisenhower Matrix task manager that helps you stop reacting and start prioritizing. Sort every task into four quadrants — Do, Schedule, Delegate, Delete — and focus on what matters. Native on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, with widgets and on-device Apple Intelligence. THE EISENHOWER MATRIX - Do — Urgent & Important: handle these first - Schedule — Important, Not Urgent: plan ahead - Delegate — Urgent, Not Important: hand off - Delete — Neither: let it go TASK MANAGEMENT - Quick add with quadrant, workspace, due date, notes, and links with auto-fetched titles - Drag between quadrants, or into Notes, Mail, and Messages as text - Backlog for undecided tasks, Archive for finished ones - Calendar in four views, with your Apple Calendar events beside your tasks - Day timeline: schedule a task into a free hour and it lands in Apple Calendar - Daily reminder for today's due and overdue tasks SIRI & APPLE INTELLIGENCE - "Add a task to iomatrix" — Apple Intelligence turns a sentence into structured tasks, on device - Say several tasks at once; quadrant, due date, and workspace are inferred - Find and complete tasks by voice; every action works in Shortcuts - Without Apple Intelligence, your phrase is still saved as a task WORKSPACES - Separate work, personal, and projects, and filter the whole matrix by one - 10-color palette; archive a workspace when the project wraps - Three workspaces free; more with Pro HEATMAP & WIDGETS - GitHub-style completion heatmap that fits any screen and scrolls back two years - Widgets: matrix summary, quadrant lists, 2×2 grid, and heatmaps, including an extra large size that fills a Home Screen page - Lock Screen widgets and Apple Watch complications IOMATRIX PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE Everything above is free. Pay once, with no subscription, to unlock on iPhone, iPad, and Mac: - Routines — repeating tasks that come back on schedule (your first routine is free) - Workflow — link tasks as before / after / related and see them as a flow diagram - Pairwise Prioritization — compare two tasks at a time, then apply the ranking to your matrix - Voice Capture — speak freely and on-device transcription turns it into a task - Unlimited workspaces and custom workspace colors - Quadrant customization — rename and recolor quadrants, and choose from nine color themes (two are free) Used iomatrix before version 1.14? Every Pro feature stays free for you. EVERYWHERE YOU WORK - iPhone & iPad: drag-and-drop matrix with gesture shortcuts - Mac: menu bar widget, a separate Workflow window, and keyboard shortcuts - Apple Watch: matrix, backlog, quick add, and edit on your wrist - CLI: add, list, complete, move, edit, and delete from the terminal SYNC & PRIVACY - iCloud sync across your devices through your personal iCloud account - No data collected by the developer, no third-party servers, no ads - Works offline; purchases are handled by Apple Available in English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish. A short walkthrough on first launch shows you around. Build better focus habits — one quadrant at a time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.cr8rcho.com/projects/iomatrix/privacy

About

Fold

Features
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Give repeated notes a useful shape. Fold is a structured notes app built just for iPhone. Give each folder a flexible structure with reusable fields, such as author, price, date, rating, or links, all while every note keeps space for free writing. • Create folders around the way you think • Start with templates or make your own fields • Write freely alongside the details you need to repeat • Search titles, folders, fields, tags, checklists, and writing • Keep checklists, reminders, and rich-text notes together • Keep your notes local, with backup and export tools when you need them Fold helps you capture ideas quickly, then find the important details later.

Screenshots

iomatrix4 screens
Fold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fold at none against iomatrix's 1. Fold also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). iomatrix's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and device support (5 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iomatrix sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fold asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for iomatrix against 5.0 for Fold. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iomatrix ships an update every 5 days, Fold every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iomatrix versus Fold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriomatrixFold
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoonhee ChoMofura Labs LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iomatrix

One-time1
  • iomatrix Pro$14.99
None

Fold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iomatrix free?
iomatrix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fold free?
Fold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iomatrix or Fold?
iomatrix and Fold are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do iomatrix or Fold have ads?
Neither iomatrix nor Fold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iomatrix or Fold?
iomatrix ships an update every 5 days, and Fold every 2 months. Most recently, iomatrix was updated on November 11, 2026 and Fold on November 13, 2026.

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