Cloud Outliner vs Airlist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cloud Outliner
This app helps you structure your thoughts and tasks into clear, organized lists. It offers visual organization, synchronization across devices, and rich editing features for easy management of your ideas and plans. Share your organized content easily with others.
- Multi-level document management
- Drag & drop reordering
- Swipe to indent
- Rich text formatting
- iCloud synchronization
- Export to PDF and OPML
- Password protection
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Cloud Outliner helps you turn ideas and tasks into clear, structured lists. Capture thoughts instantly, organize them visually, and keep everything synchronized across your Mac, iPhone, and iPad with iCloud. With rich editing, intuitive gestures, and easy sharing, staying organized has never been easier. Install Cloud Outliner and bring clarity to your work and life. Key Features Organize and Protect • Multi-level document manager • Color tags for quick highlights • Password protection • Custom templates • Duplicate documents Powerful Outline Editor • Drag & drop to reorder • Swipe to change indentation • Multi-select for bulk actions • Checkboxes and auto-numbering • Notes for list items • Rich text formatting and highlighting • Collapse or expand any level • Filters, undo/redo, copy/paste • Link and phone number detection • Read-only mode • Wireless keyboard support with shortcuts Sync and Share • Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud* • Mac version available • Export to PDF, OPML, plain text • Import OPML files • Print via AirPrint • Share by email or messenger Extra • Light and Dark mode • Clean, intuitive design • Portrait and landscape support * Sync with Mac requires Cloud Outliner Pro for macOS, sold separately.
Airlist
Organize your thoughts, ideas, and tasks with an intuitive outliner. Create nested lists for groceries, projects, or anything else, and sync them across all your Apple devices. Features include widgets, dark mode, and advanced search.
- Infinitely nested lists
- Cross-device syncing
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Dark Mode support
- Advanced saved searches
- Easy export and import
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A delightful outliner for your dreams, ideas, lists, and projects. == Native iOS app - Built natively for iPhone, iPad and Mac == Delightful, beautiful lists - Easily create beautiful infinitely nested lists of groceries to buy, movies to watch, books to read, projects to complete, or anything you can dream of. - Zoom in on any note, showing only what you need to focus on. == Sync everywhere and stay organized on all your devices - Airlist syncs across all your iOS devices. == Dates Done Right - Start and Due Dates? Yes. - Start and Due TIMES? You bet. - Repeat after complete or custom schedule? Of course. == Loaded with features not distractions - Get in, get out. Beautiful design. Intuitive UI. - Airlist is simple at its core and advanced where you need. == Plus so much more - Widgets (Home and Lock Screen) - Unlimited Items. Infinite Zoom. - Dark Mode - Automatic Sync - Drag and Drop - Backlinks and References - Keyboard Shortcuts - Tags - Easy export and import - Beautiful formatting - Advanced Saved Searches Privacy Policy: https://airlist.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://airlist.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Airlist at monthly against Cloud Outliner's every 6 months. Airlist also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Cloud Outliner's advantage is ratings volume (751 vs 15) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Cloud Outliner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Airlist sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Airlist holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cloud Outliner has 751 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Cloud Outliner's written reviews are positive against 85% of Airlist's.
Cloud Outliner ships an update every 6 months, Airlist monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cloud Outliner | Airlist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (751 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 751 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denys Ievenko | Logerhaus, LLC |
Customer experience
Cloud Outliner
Airlist
Bugs and requests
Cloud Outliner
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
- Issues with restoring Pro purchases on new devices
- Inconsistent syncing behavior between iOS and macOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for attaching files and images
- Improve export options beyond OPML
- Introduce a true dark mode with black text on dark background
- Add keyboard shortcuts for common actions
- Enhance the ability to move and reorganize outline items
Airlist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cloud Outliner
- Unlock Pro Features$4.99
Airlist
- Airlist Premium Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Airlist Premium Yearly1 Month trial$24.991 Year
