LifeOn vs Readonly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LifeOn
This app provides a clear overview of your daily schedule and tasks. It offers multiple calendar views, customizable themes, and synchronization with iOS calendars and reminders. Easily manage events and set reminders with intuitive gesture controls.
- Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly views
- To-do list functionality
- iOS calendar and reminder synchronization
- Customizable themes
- Lunar calendar support
- Gesture controls for navigation
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Calendar & Reminder at a glance. Widget Support. We have what you should be much promise in a day. LifeOn is easy to see at a glance the daily schedule. FEATURES - Menu - day view - week view - month view - year view - to do view - setup - Represented in the circle which it is easy to see at a glance the schedule of the day. - Support 5 themes - synchronization of calendar iOS calendar. - synchronization of reminder iOS calendar. - Week numbers to provide information. - Support for calendar format by country. - Support Lunar Calendar. HOW TO USE - Provide Gesture function 1) Left swipe : Go to next day & reminder action 2) Right swipe : Go to previous day & reminder action 3) Tap : Show detail information & move date & move menu - Create Events & Reminders * email mailto://nkh.lifeon@gmail.com * facebook : https://www.facebook.com/nkh.lifeon * twitter : https://www.twitter.com/nkh_lifeon * blog : http://nkhlifeon.wix.com/index
Readonly
Save articles from other apps to read later in a comfortable, distraction-free environment. Organize your saved content with tags, highlight key passages, and add notes for deeper comprehension. Customize the reading experience with various themes and layout adjustments.
- Quickly save articles from other apps
- Highlight text and add notes
- Organize articles with tags
- Customize reading themes and layout
- Synchronize data via iCloud
- Export articles in Markdown format
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"Readonly" is a simple and easy to use read later app. There are not too many complicated features, just to give you a comfortable place to read your saved articles. Featured Functions - Highlight & Notes While reading, use different colors to highlight text, mark key points for easy review later. You can also add notes to the highlights, recording your thoughts and insights, making each reading session more rewarding. - Theme Switching We have carefully prepared some themes suitable for reading, choose your favorite from it, relax your eyes and focus on reading. - iCloud Synchronization Data synchronization to the cloud, no longer worry about data loss. - Tag Management Tag articles, categorize and manage them, keep everything in order. - Layout Adjustment Select fonts, adjust spacing, you can finely control the layout of the article to make reading more comfortable. - Quick Save Quickly save articles in other apps through sharing operations. - Export Articles Export your saved articles in Markdown format. —————————— Contact Us: brkchen@icloud.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Readonly at 4.4 against LifeOn's 3.9. Readonly also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%). LifeOn's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Readonly sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. LifeOn asks for nothing beyond the download.
Readonly holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of LifeOn's written reviews are positive against 100% of Readonly's.
LifeOn ships an update every 2 weeks, Readonly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LifeOn | Readonly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (22 ratings) | 4.4 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KyuHo Nam | 龙 陈 |
Customer experience
LifeOn
Readonly
In-app purchases
LifeOn
No in-app purchases
Readonly
- Permanent Purchase(iOS)$2.99
- 永久购买(macOS)$2.99








