# Paperless: Lists + Checklists — user reviews > 502 indexed App Store user reviews of Paperless by James Rhoades, rated 4.40/5 from 487 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paperless-lists-plus-checklists/id359564368/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paperless-lists-plus-checklists/id359564368.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 344 · 4★ 75 · 3★ 27 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 30 ## What do users think of Paperless? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💻 Excellent organization and productivity tool - 📋 Customizable lists and checklists - 🔄 Reusable and recyclable lists - 🔒 Secure with Dropbox backup - 🌟 Simple and intuitive interface - 🗓️ Helpful for daily tasks and routines - 🎨 Visually appealing with icons and themes - 🤝 Useful for collaboration and sharing **Cons** - 🔍 Lack of search functionality - 🖼️ Inability to add photos or images - 🔀 Difficulty rearranging list items - 🔒 Limited backup/sync options beyond Dropbox - 🔔 Absence of reminder or alarm features - 📁 No folder or category organization for lists **Commonly reported bugs** - Occasional app crashes or freezes - Syncing issues between devices - List data loss or disappearance - Compatibility problems with iOS updates **Most requested features** - Add search and filtering capabilities - Integrate photo/image attachment support - Implement advanced list management features - Expand backup and sync options (e.g., iCloud) - Introduce reminder and alarm functionalities - Implement folder or category organization for lists ## Newest reviews (19 of 502) ### 4/5 — Almost perfect app *2026-03-21, version 2.5.1* Would be great if there was a desktop version that syncs with mobile; otherwise I love it so so much ### 5/5 — Love this App *2026-01-29, version 2.5.1* Been using this App for many years. This is definitely one of my favorite! Simple and very useful. ❤️😊 ### 4/5 — Keep Updating Please *2026-01-23, version 2.5.1* I bought this app many years ago and still use it to this day. Would love some new updates and minor changes like being able to order and move the lists up and down ### 5/5 — Brilliant list app *2026-01-22, version 2.5.1* Jan2026: I've been using Paperless since someone recommended it back in 2012. I think I would be armless without it. I use it for lists of everything conceivable, and a daily diary. ### 5/5 — Awesome list app, but… *2025-12-31, version 2.5.1* This is my absolute favorite list and Checklist app! I use it all the time, especially for recipes. I would change the title of my review, as well as the review if you would consider adding an option to upload photos into the body of the note. I would love to upload pictures of recipes as opposed to having to type them in or transfer them by text. Please consider this! Thank you so much. ### 5/5 — My Favorite List App *2025-11-16, version 2.5.1* I love this app and have been using it daily for years. My only issue with it is, that after using it for a while the add and edit icons stop working and the only fix is to shut down and reopen my phone. It’s been two years since the last update, so that might be why. Regardless, it is still my favorite app and hope to continue using it for a long time to come. ### 4/5 — What I needed *2025-09-16, version 2.5.1* I love this app 99.9999% the only issue I have found so far is that I can't edit my lists title. So far I've only found an option to delete it. I can't even add a new icon. Other than that it keeps me organized and allows me to keep track of progress I've been making on my projects. ### 4/5 — Great app! *2025-08-08, version 2.5.1* I’d give this a 5 if we had the option to take pictures inside the notes. Sometimes you’re looking for a specific item and have a picture of it to compare! ### 5/5 — Very useful *2025-06-24, version 2.5.1* This is a great app, useful for so many things. I make a list to keep track of my stocks, recipes, checklist for my suitcase when I travel, rating of my wines, etc. etc. Try it out! ### 4/5 — Need sync to computer *2025-06-12, version 2.5.1* I have been using this app for many many years and I stick with it because I love the simplicity, and the reusable checkbox function. I use it for a grocery lists, packing lists, to -do lists for each day of the week and it’s great to be able to recycle tasks (check something off the list and it goes to the bottom, grayed out, and then I can uncheck it to have a go back onto the list.) Two things that I really want to see in this app are 1) a web based app. I mostly use my lists on my iPhone, but I would really like to be able to do it on my Mac as well. And 2) More efficient Navigation. I have a lot of lists, including shopping lists at different stores and I would like to be able to move from list to list by swiping left or right rather than having to back out and then scroll through my whole list of lists and choose the next one. ### 5/5 — Jacob *2025-06-11, version 2.5.1* I’ve been using g this app for over 10 years. I’ve tried many other apps but always come back to this one. I like the simplicity and efficient it ### 4/5 — More Icons *2025-05-24, version 2.5.1* Why not add more icons that correspond to things around the house? Like things for kitchen and various rooms, more nature icons, more things to do with travel, etc? ### 5/5 — JJH *2025-05-15, version 2.5.1* Best all time app, do not change it ever, can’t be made better, STILL THE BEST, DON’T EVER CHANGE IT PLEASE ### 5/5 — Não vivo sem *2025-05-02, version 2.5.1* Aplicativo fácil, intuitivo e fundamental para organizar e não esquecer de nada. ### 3/5 — Organization *2025-04-23, version 2.5.1* It is a good app. It would be more helpful if you made it easier to move items up or down within each list separately ### 5/5 — Best List App *2025-04-12, version 2.5.1* Been using this app for years and love the ability to check & uncheck items and manual sort, and to choose icons for lists. I literally have a grocery list sorted by aisle. I have so. Many. Lists. Suggestions: Ability to bold text Bullet points Apple Watch app ### 4/5 — Search Capability *2025-03-28, version 2.5.1* Like your app but it would be nice to do a keyword search both on title and body of each entry. ### 5/5 — Fabulous organizer *2025-02-25, version 2.5.1* I’ve been using this app since I got my first iPad. It is my go-to for making lists and keeping track of everything from bills I owe to things that I need to do today to client lists. It has not let me down. And I love that I can check things off as I go. I also love that it keeps the list of checked items so that I can reuse them. This is my favorite app!!! ### 5/5 — Search Missing *2025-01-11, version 2.5.1* The search function has disappeared. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — CRASHING on iPhone iOS 26 *2026-01-15, version 2.5.1* I’ve used this app for years and loved it. It no longer works on my iPhone at all. It crashes about one second after opening the app. Please fix it! ### 1/5 — Randomly erases with no undo option *2024-11-26, version 2.5.1* Worked on a work email in this application and found that the tiniest movement of my finger up totally erased my entire email. This happened THREE TIMES!! So irritated!!! I’m not going to continue using this. ### 1/5 — Poor Support *2024-07-24, version 2.5.1* No replies to support requests on the full (paid) version. ### 1/5 — Backing up lists *2024-06-07, version 2.5.1* Been using this for years and love it, but there was a glitch last night and years of hard work which was supposed to be backed up, is gone. I had to start over. This is just terrible. I have tried many things to retrieve it, sign in etc. but they seem to be gone. I don’t pay for the upgraded back up, but I did sign up for the free back up and the upgraded Paperless app. ### 1/5 — Can’t put in password *2023-08-20, version 2.5.1* I have loved this app but lately, it will not take my password??? First number and last number of password is a 0, will take this first one but does not recognize the last 0. Am now afraid all my info will be lost. HELP!!!?! ### 1/5 — Problems updating lists *2023-07-31, version 2.5.1* I used to love this app but lately some of f my lists won’t update. I juts see a spinning wheel but can’t see my list. If this is not fixed will have to find another app ### 1/5 — Sort *2023-04-13, version 2.5.1* Can sort the lists themselves but not the document?………..I’m sure that’s of niche use to someone but why not the document itself? Not that every text app on mobile is lacking this feature for god knows what reason, something that’s trivial on pc, but when you are listing it as a feature of your app it should be in more then just organizing the lists that you have made. Will definitely be asking for a refund. Also switching back to text on each new line (I.e. inputing nothing but numbers and have to switch back to letters with every new line) is extremely tedious. Physical paper would do a better job. ### 1/5 — Loses lists on iphone8 *2020-07-28, version 2.4.7* Having had a lot of problems transferring lists from iPhone 5 to new phone and having spent £2.99 to buy an app I had already bought, I now find that the app has ‘lost’ all my carefully created lists. They were there and suddenly vanished. This was such good app on iPhones 5 and 6, what is going on?Very disappointing. ### 1/5 — My files just disappeared *2019-04-17* I thought this was a great app. I put a lot of data into my story outline and have been collecting it for months. Tonight I opened up the app, clicked on the story outline and just it suddenly disappeared. I was shocked. I had the same thing stored in another iPad. I went to it, opened up the app, saw the story outline and it just disappeared too. To put it lightly, I am not at all happy. Fortunately, I regularly made a pdf and stored it in another app, but it still means that I have to re-key in all the data all over again. Be aware. Don’t you have a reconfirm if somehow delete is selected in the app? And why would delete be selected if I haven’t even been in the app? I sat and re-entered all my data into this crap app and for the SECOND TIME, the whole thing disappeared. What is going on? BEWARE of this app. ### 1/5 — Stopped Working Properly *2017-12-05, version 2.4* As from iOS 11.1.2 (and still with iOS 11.2) the “Star” feature and the ability to edit the order of lists has disappeared from the iPad version of Paperless, thought it still remains on the iPhone version. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-08-07, version 2.5.1* I have been using this app for years and use it almost daily. Its simplicity and straightforward appearance make it the best listmaking app in my opinion. It’s probably the best money I ever spent in the Apple Store. ### 5/5 — Fantastic app *2026-07-26, version 2.5.1* I’ve been using this app for years to keep track of the books I’ve read. It has been extremely reliable and is set up in a very user friendly way. Love it. ### 5/5 — Use Daily *2026-07-14, version 2.5.1* Like many reviewers, I am an avid list maker. I have used Paperless for many years and have come to depend on it in increasing ways. Now retired, it’s become my personal organizer to help me focus and re-prioritize my short and long-term goals. Such a reliable app. ### 5/5 — My most used app! *2026-06-17, version 2.5.1* I have been using the paperless app for years! I use it absolutely every day! I keep my running grocery list., I even have a list for the things I can NEVER remember!! 😂 Seriously I swear by this app!! ❤️❤️❤️ ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-06-04, version 2.5.1* I use this app all the time. It’s simple, it works, and it’s free without ads. THANK YOU so much for offering it to us! ### 5/5 — Lost without it! *2026-05-15, version 2.5.1* I’ve been using this app for many years now, it’s simple to use and I rely on it so much from my to-do list, keeping records of Christmas presents, which paints were used in various rooms to holiday packing checklist! Massive thank you to the developer and his team for creating such a wonderful App! ### 5/5 — Simplicity ftw! *2026-05-01, version 2.5.1* Ive been using this app for over 10 years almost daily. Don’t need all the fancy extras like other apps, just simple checklists. Thank you dev for this app! ### 5/5 — Shopping list *2026-04-27, version 2.5.1* This is an old app and hasn’t been updated for a while, but it still works well. I have had so many grocery list apps, but I keep returning to Paperless. I’ve made two grocery lists on it. One as a Mater list and another for current needs. I find it very easy to copy what I want from the master list to the current one. I have space with each item to make notes on where I shop for it and other details. This possibility for other types of lists is endless. It’s a good solid app that doesn’t over complicate things that would make it more difficult to use. I’ve had plenty of those but keep returning to Paperless. ### 5/5 — The Best App *2026-04-20, version 2.5.1* I use many apps, this is the one I use daily and have for many years! ### 5/5 — BEST LIST APP *2026-02-16, version 2.5.1* I am a rather fanatic list maker. I have tried a LOT of list apps and there is no comparison. This the BEST list app, period. It syncs with Dropbox so you can continue your lists on any device and it syncs. I have everything from groceries to my bucket list on here. HIGHLY RECOMMEND. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-25.*