Comparison

Eisenhower To vs OpenRead

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

Head to head
About

Eisenhower To

Organize your work using the Eisenhower Matrix to prioritize tasks by importance and urgency. Manage your to-do list with daily views, reminders, and detailed subtask management. Track your progress with statistics and sync with Apple Reminders.

Highlights
  • Eisenhower Matrix organization
  • Today view for immediate tasks
  • Detailed task management with subtasks
  • Progress statistics and trends
  • Home screen widgets
  • iCloud Sync and Apple Reminders integration
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MellowTask is a task manager built around the Eisenhower Matrix, helping you organize work by importance and urgency. Sort tasks into Do, Plan, Delegate, and Exclude, then focus on what needs your attention first. See today’s tasks, upcoming deadlines, reminders, and completed items in one place. [KEY FEATURES] ■ Eisenhower Matrix Organize tasks into Do, Plan, Delegate, and Exclude based on importance and urgency. ■ Today View See tasks due today, reminders, completed items, and upcoming work in one focused view. ■ Calendar Review tasks by date and quickly organize tasks that do not have a scheduled date. ■ Detailed Task Management Break complex work into checklists, parent tasks, subtasks, and repeating schedules. ■ Focused Task List Open a dedicated list of incomplete Do tasks from the selected group. ■ Statistics Review your completion rate, streaks, weekly trends, weekday patterns, and task distribution across quadrants. ■ Home Screen Widgets Check dates, task status, and Eisenhower Matrix tasks without opening the app. ■ Sync and Integration Keep your tasks available with iCloud Sync and connect them with Apple Reminders. ■ Display Options Adjust the font style, display size, and task title appearance to suit your preferences. No account or sign-in is required to get started. Some features, including Apple Reminders Sync, are available with Pro.

About

OpenRead

Features
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Find your documents and focus on reading. OpenRead brings PDFs, documents, presentations, and spreadsheets into one on-device library. CONNECT A FOLDER ONCE Choose a folder in the Files picker. OpenRead finds supported documents in that folder and its subfolders. Add or disconnect folders whenever you need to. On iOS, access is limited to locations you select and allow. FIND THE RIGHT FILE Filter by file type, search file names, and sort by recent files or name. Open a document directly from the list. READ IN A VIEW THAT FITS Zoom and navigate PDF pages. Read HWP, HWPX, DOC, and DOCX content in a mobile reading layout. Move through PPTX slides and explore XLS, XLSX, and CSV sheets. Saved reading positions help you pick up where you left off. MAKE TEXT COMFORTABLE Adjust body text in the text reader. A separate slider in the More menu changes interface text size in the library, menu, and information pages. KEEP DOCUMENTS ON YOUR DEVICE No account or sign-in is required. OpenRead does not upload your documents or use remote conversion. Downloaded documents can be read offline. Original copies, parsed data, and reading positions stay on your device. Cloud-only files must be downloaded first. SUPPORTED FORMATS PDF, HWP, HWPX, DOC, DOCX, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, TXT, Markdown, EPUB, ODT, and RTF. Legacy PPT files are unsupported; convert them to PPTX or PDF. Password-protected documents, complex formatting, macros, and embedded objects may have limited support. Rendering depends on document structure and device capabilities. Reading features have no ads, in-app purchases, subscriptions, or app-imposed document-count limit. Terms, privacy information, and help are available in the More menu. Support: david.hwang@kakao.com

Screenshots

Eisenhower To4 screens
OpenRead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OpenRead at none against Eisenhower To's 1. OpenRead also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price and device support 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. Eisenhower To sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OpenRead asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eisenhower To ships an update every 8 days, OpenRead every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Eisenhower To versus OpenRead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEisenhower ToOpenRead
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChanGyu KangKyoungChan Hwang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Eisenhower To

One-time1
  • MellowTask Pro$3.99
None

OpenRead

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eisenhower To free?
Eisenhower To is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenRead free?
OpenRead is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Eisenhower To or OpenRead have ads?
Eisenhower To shows ads; OpenRead does not.
Which is updated more often, Eisenhower To or OpenRead?
Eisenhower To ships an update every 8 days, and OpenRead every 2 days. Most recently, Eisenhower To was updated on October 24, 2026 and OpenRead on October 19, 2026.

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