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ToolGPAOctober 2026

Eisenhower

The Insider’s Guide

Eisenhower Matrix to-do app for the web and iPhone

Eisenhower, as pictured on eisenhower.me

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among to-do list apps, read from Eisenhower’s own pages.

Made by FTL3 GmbH · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.2GPA

Contents

  1. 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
  2. 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
  3. 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
  4. 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
  5. 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
  6. 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
  7. 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Eisenhower’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Eisenhower’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

2.2

GPA, above 6 of the 123 other to-do list apps we grade

Eisenhower is a to-do app built around the Eisenhower Matrix, which sorts tasks into four quadrants by urgency and importance: do first, schedule, delegate and don't do. The free web app includes the matrix, a Pomodoro-like Focus Mode timer and sync with the paid iPhone app. Two yearly premium plans, General and President, add task details, goals, a kanban board, a calendar and access for AI agents.

To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Eisenhower, taken from its own pages and our grades.

No store rating on record, but there's nothing to set up: open the web app and the four boxes are already there.
From our grade for ease of use
  1. 1

    Best for a free urgent-or-important matrix in a browser

    Eisenhower is the four-box urgent-or-important matrix as a web app, and the free Ike plan has the matrix, a focus timer and calendar scheduling.

  2. 2

    What it costs

    Paid plans start at $2.99 one-time for the iPhone app; Premium $4.90 / month, billed yearly.

  3. 3

    There is a free plan

    Ike plan: the matrix, Focus Mode timer, calendar scheduling, delegation by email, keyboard shortcuts, backup and sync, and up to 10 completed tasks of history per quadrant. It shows ads.

  4. 4

    It runs on 2 platforms

    Web and iOS.

  5. 5

    Four-quadrant matrix

    Tasks are filed under Do first, Schedule, Delegate or Don't do, and moved by drag and drop when priorities change. Counters and a warning discourage more than about eight tasks in a quadrant.

  6. 6

    Focus Mode timer

    A Pomodoro-like egg timer gives one task the whole screen for 25 minutes by default or a chosen duration, with optional halfway and time-up notifications.

  7. 7

    Scheduling and delegation

    A task can be scheduled in Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook, and the delegate action prepares an email or share dialog containing the task description.

  8. 8

    A 2.2 GPA, above 6 of 123

    That is against the other to-do list apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.

  9. 9

    Your call

    A to-do list at its plainest is tasks with dates, repeats and a box to tick.

Eisenhower at a glance

Pricing
Free plan, from $2.99 one-time for the iPhone app; Premium $4.90 / month, billed yearly
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
None stated
Runs on
Web, iOS
Made by
FTL3 GmbH, since 2011
Category
To-Do List Apps
Our grade
2.2 GPA, fair

The report card

Best for a free urgent-or-important matrix in a browser

Eisenhower is the four-box urgent-or-important matrix as a web app, and the free Ike plan has the matrix, a focus timer and calendar scheduling. Past that, the free plan shows ads and keeps only 10 completed tasks per quadrant. Due dates and task notes need $58.80 a year, the Board and Calendar views need $118.80 a year, the iPhone app is another $2.99, and there's no Android app.

ToolGPA report cardEisenhowerGraded Oct 10, 2026
SubjectGradeComment
Value for moneyDDue dates and task notes, which most of this category gives away, need General at $58.80 a year, above the $3.99 middle. The Board and Calendar views need President at $9.90 a month, which is the dearest tenth. The iPhone app is another $2.99.
Free plan and trialCThe free Ike plan has the matrix, Focus Mode, calendar scheduling and sync, which isn't nothing. But it shows ads, keeps only 10 completed tasks per quadrant, and has no due dates, descriptions or Inbox.
FeaturesCFour quadrants with drag and drop, a full-screen timer, scheduling into Google Calendar or Outlook, delegating by email: it covers the matrix. That's a narrower job than this category's, and the goals, board and calendar all sit on paid plans.
Ease of useBNo store rating on record, but there's nothing to set up: open the web app and the four boxes are already there. It counts the tasks in a quadrant and warns you past about eight.
Platforms and integrationsBA web app plus a paid iPhone app that syncs with it, hooked into Google Calendar and Outlook, with an API and MCP on the President plan. The help page says there's no Android app yet.
Grade point averageFair, out of 4.02.2

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

Who Eisenhower is for

  • Fits if you want to try the Eisenhower method in a browser without paying
  • Works for short lists you work through one task at a time with a timer

Who it is not for

  • Pricey if all you want is due dates and notes, since they need the $58.80 a year General plan
  • Skip it if you're on Android, as there's no app for it yet, and the iPhone app is a separate $2.99
  • Not for you if you'd rather pay monthly, as both paid plans are billed yearly, at $58.80 and $118.80
  • Tight if you stay free: ads, no Inbox or Dark Mode, and only 10 completed tasks kept per quadrant
  • Watch out: the Board and Calendar views and AI agent access are President only, at $118.80 a year

Good to know

Good for

  • People who sort tasks by urgency and importance
  • A free matrix in the browser with no installation
  • Short daily lists worked one task at a time with a timer
  • Connecting an AI assistant to a task list through MCP

Worth knowing

  • The free Ike plan shows ads and keeps only 10 completed tasks per quadrant; task details, due dates, the Inbox and Dark Mode need General.
  • General and President are billed yearly at $58.80 and $118.80. The terms say the monthly prices shown are yearly equivalents.
  • The iPhone app is a separate $2.99 purchase, and the help page says there is no Android app yet.
  • Board and Calendar views and AI agent access are limited to the President plan.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

$2.99 one-time

To start. There is a free plan too

Eisenhower has a free plan. Paid plans start at $2.99 one-time for the iPhone app; Premium $4.90 / month, billed yearly.

The free Ike plan has the matrix, Focus Mode, calendar scheduling and sync, which isn't nothing.
From our grade for free plan and trial

  • Ike

    $0

    The classic matrix in the web app with Focus Mode, calendar scheduling, delegation, sync and up to 10 completed tasks of history per quadrant.

  • Eisenhower for iPhone

    $2.99

    one-time purchase on the App Store

    The iPhone app with the matrix, Focus Mode and tasks synced with the web app.

  • General

    $4.90

    per month, billed yearly ($58.80)

    No ads, Dark Mode, Task Inbox, task descriptions, notes and due dates, unlimited completed history, quarterly goals and the Productivity Cockpit.

  • President

    $9.90

    per month, billed yearly ($118.80)

    Everything in General plus the Goals, Board and Calendar views, shared labels across views, and AI agent access through MCP and an API.

The free plan

Ike plan: the matrix, Focus Mode timer, calendar scheduling, delegation by email, keyboard shortcuts, backup and sync, and up to 10 completed tasks of history per quadrant. It shows ads.

Read from eisenhower.me on Oct 9, 2026.

What the app costs elsewhere

Each country’s App Store price for the app, against $2.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.

CountryPrice thereIn dollarsAgainst the US
Canada$3.99$2.806% less
Turkey₺149,99$3.05about the same
India₹ 299$3.09about the same
Philippines₱ 199.00$3.176% more
South AfricaR59.99$3.6321% more
Mexico$69.00$3.7927% more
United Kingdom£2.99$3.9532% more
BrazilR$ 19,90$3.9833% more

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

2

Places it runs: Web and iOS

Eisenhower Matrix to-do app for the web and iPhone. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, tasks, calendar, kanban boards, Pomodoro timer, goals.

That's a narrower job than this category's, and the goals, board and calendar all sit on paid plans.
From our grade for features
Four-quadrant matrix
Tasks are filed under Do first, Schedule, Delegate or Don't do, and moved by drag and drop when priorities change. Counters and a warning discourage more than about eight tasks in a quadrant.
Focus Mode timer
A Pomodoro-like egg timer gives one task the whole screen for 25 minutes by default or a chosen duration, with optional halfway and time-up notifications.
Scheduling and delegation
A task can be scheduled in Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook, and the delegate action prepares an email or share dialog containing the task description.
Sync between web and iPhone
Signing in with the same account keeps the web app and the iPhone app in sync automatically. Sign-in works with Apple, Google or an email and password.
Goals, Board and Calendar views
General shows quarterly goals next to the matrix. President adds a full Goals view, a kanban Board and a Calendar with month, week and queue layouts for due dates.
AI agent access
On the President plan an outside AI assistant can read or change tasks, goals, labels and comments through MCP or an API, using personal access tokens that can be revoked.

Where it runs

  • Web
  • iOS

What it works with

  • Google Calendar
  • Microsoft Outlook

Eisenhower is made by FTL3 GmbH, and has been around since 2011.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

6/123

Other to-do list apps it is graded above

Eisenhower's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 6 of the 123 other to-do list apps we grade, and level with 20.

It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 73 of 123) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 124 to-do list apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Eisenhower’s own letter is outlined.

  • DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 123
  • CFree plan and trialAbove 6 of 123
  • CFeaturesAbove 8 of 123
  • BEase of useAbove 56 of 123
  • BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 73 of 123

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

Your call

A to-do list at its plainest is tasks with dates, repeats and a box to tick.

You could make the core of Eisenhower for yourself: tasks, Pomodoro timer, goals, kanban boards and calendar. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. At $2.99, paid once, it costs less than the weekend it would take to replace, which is the argument for keeping it.

What you could make

  • Tasks, Pomodoro timer, goals, kanban boards and calendar: an app builder makes these well.

What you could not

  • A real app for iOS. Something home-made would be a web page.
  • It plugs into other products, Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook among them, and has an API.

What this rests on. Eisenhower’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

Focus Matrix, 4.Do, Priority Matrix, TickTick and Todoist

The 5 tools Eisenhower is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

  • 2.6GPA

    Focus Matrix

    Free plan · from $2.99/mo

    Eisenhower matrix task manager for iPhone, iPad and Mac.

    • Only Eisenhower lists a web app.
    • Only Focus Matrix lists a macOS app.
    • Focus Matrix can be bought with a one-time purchase.
    Eisenhower and Focus Matrix compared in full
  • 2.4GPA

    4.Do

    Free plan · from $4.99/mo

    Eisenhower Matrix task manager for Android, iPhone, iPad and Mac.

    • Only Eisenhower lists a web app.
    • Only 4.Do lists Android and macOS apps.
    • Eisenhower also covers kanban boards, Pomodoro timer and goals.
    Eisenhower and 4.Do compared in full
  • 2.6GPA

    Priority Matrix

    Free plan · from $12/mo

    Eisenhower-matrix task and project manager for teams.

    • Only Priority Matrix lists macOS, Windows and Android apps.
    • Only Priority Matrix lists a browser extension.
    • Eisenhower also covers calendar, kanban boards, Pomodoro timer and goals.
    Eisenhower and Priority Matrix compared in full
  • 3.4GPA

    TickTick

    Free plan · from $49.99/yr

    To-do list with a calendar, habit tracker and Pomodoro timer built in.

    • Only TickTick lists macOS, Windows, Linux and Android apps.
    • Only TickTick lists a browser extension.
    • Eisenhower also covers goals.
    Eisenhower and TickTick compared in full
  • 2.8GPA

    Todoist

    Free plan · from $5/mo

    Cross-platform to-do list with natural-language task entry.

    • Only Todoist lists macOS, Windows, Linux and Android apps.
    • Only Todoist lists a browser extension.
    • Eisenhower also covers Pomodoro timer and goals.
    Eisenhower and Todoist compared in full

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

12

Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is Eisenhower free?

Eisenhower has a free plan. Ike plan: the matrix, Focus Mode timer, calendar scheduling, delegation by email, keyboard shortcuts, backup and sync, and up to 10 completed tasks of history per quadrant.

How much does Eisenhower cost?

Eisenhower lists 4 plans. Ike: $0.

What platforms does Eisenhower work on?

Eisenhower is available on Web and iOS.

Does Eisenhower have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Eisenhower is listed for Web and iOS.

Does Eisenhower have a Windows app?

No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Eisenhower is listed for Web and iOS.

Is Eisenhower open source?

Eisenhower is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.

Does Eisenhower have an API?

Yes. Eisenhower offers a public API, according to its own site.

What does Eisenhower integrate with?

Eisenhower's listing names Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.

Who makes Eisenhower?

Eisenhower is made by FTL3 GmbH. It dates from 2011.

What are the alternatives to Eisenhower?

The closest alternatives to Eisenhower in our directory are Focus Matrix, 4.Do, Priority Matrix, TickTick and Todoist.

How does Eisenhower compare with other to-do list apps?

Eisenhower's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 6 of the 123 other to-do list apps we grade, and level with 20.

Could I make my own version of Eisenhower?

A to-do list at its plainest is tasks with dates, repeats and a box to tick.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Eisenhower’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Eisenhower's own pages on 9 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-10-03.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by FTL3 GmbH. Prices change, so check eisenhower.me before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

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