Comparison

LifeOS vs Ivy6

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

Head to head
About

LifeOS

Features
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Most people have no idea where their time actually goes. They have vague feelings — "I was busy all day" — but no data to back it up. LifeOS fixes that. Log every task in seconds, assign a category, and rate how it made you feel. In 7 days you'll see patterns you never noticed — when you do your best work, which tasks drain you, and how much time is silently disappearing to low-value busywork. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Log any task in under 5 seconds - Get AI-powered category suggestions as you type - Rate each task's energy: energized, neutral, or drained - Quick-switch to recent tasks with a single tap - See your net energy score update throughout the day - Discover which categories light you up vs. burn you out FOUR INSIGHTS THAT CHANGE HOW YOU WORK Overall Energy — see your net energy score across all rated tasks so you know at a glance whether your week built you up or wore you down. Time by Category — a visual breakdown of exactly where your hours went. Most people are shocked by what they find. Energy by Category — find out which types of work give you energy and which ones cost it. Protect the ones that matter. Energy by Day — spot the days that drain you and the days you thrive. Patterns emerge faster than you'd expect. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO TAKE THEIR TIME SERIOUSLY LifeOS is for founders, knowledge workers, and anyone who suspects they're not spending their time the way they think they are. No scheduling. No planning. No overhead. Just honest data about how you actually spent your day. Log it. Learn from it. Own it.

About

Ivy6

This app helps you focus on your most important tasks by limiting your daily priorities to six. It offers distraction-free focus sessions with customizable timers and provides insights into your work habits. Unlock advanced features with a one-time purchase for seamless cross-device syncing and detailed analytics.

Highlights
  • Limit to six daily priorities
  • Distraction-free focus sessions
  • Customizable timers (stopwatch, countdown, Pomodoro)
  • Inbox for capturing ideas
  • Daily reset for unfinished tasks
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
  • Weekly insights and analytics
Features
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SIX PRIORITIES. ONE CLEAR DAY. Long to-do lists create noise. Ivy6 helps you decide what truly matters, work on one task at a time, and end the day knowing you did the important things. Built on the Ivy Lee Method, a 100-year-old productivity ritual, Ivy6 gives you a calm daily planner for iPhone, iPad and Mac: 1. Capture everything in your Inbox. 2. Choose your six most important tasks. 3. Put them in order. 4. Work through them one at a time. 5. Plan tomorrow tonight, and start fresh in the morning. YOUR DAILY 6 Commit to no more than six priorities. The limit makes you choose deliberately instead of carrying an endless list from day to day. CAPTURE NOW, DECIDE LATER Ideas, errands and future tasks wait in your Inbox until they earn a place in your plan. Add estimates, subtasks, tags, snooze and recurring routines when you need them. FOCUS ON ONE TASK Start a distraction-free session for your current priority. Use a stopwatch, a 5-minute sprint, Pomodoro or a countdown, and see how much time you really give to meaningful work. PLAN TOMORROW TONIGHT In the evening, Ivy6 invites you to choose tomorrow's priorities in order. Unfinished tasks return to your Inbox for a conscious decision, so every morning starts clean. MADE FOR APPLE DEVICES • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Live Activities and Dynamic Island during Focus • Siri and Shortcuts for quick capture and your next priority • Read-only calendar context beside your plan • Native layouts for iPhone and iPad • A Mac app with menu bar access and keyboard shortcuts • Morning, evening and weekly review reminders • Break large tasks into smaller steps UNDERSTAND HOW YOU WORK Review completed tasks, focus time, streaks, rollover patterns and stale tasks, so you can plan a realistic day, not just a longer list. IVY6 PRO: ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Unlock everything forever with a single purchase: • Private iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Advanced weekly insights and task-level focus analytics • Full task history and a guided Weekly Review • Seasonal themes • Data export • Apple Intelligence task breakdown on supported devices PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads. No tracking. No account to create. Your tasks stay on your device and, if you choose Pro sync, in your own private iCloud. Choose six. Focus on one. Finish what matters.

Screenshots

LifeOS4 screens
Ivy64 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LifeOS at none against Ivy6's 1. LifeOS also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Ivy6 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LifeOS asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
LifeOS versus Ivy6: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLifeOSIvy6
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJamison GrudemGiuseppe Pignataro

In-app purchases

None

LifeOS

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ivy6

One-time1
  • Ivy6 Pro (Lifetime)$3.99

Questions

Is LifeOS free?
LifeOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ivy6 free?
Ivy6 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LifeOS or Ivy6 have ads?
Neither LifeOS nor Ivy6 shows ads.

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