Checky vs Checklist Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Checky
Create and manage multiple lists with ease. Mark items as complete and set future reminders for tasks. This app offers a streamlined approach to staying organized.
- Create multiple checklists
- Edit checklist items
- Mark items as complete
- Set task reminders
- Sleek and simple interface
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Checky is a sleek, simple way to assist you in creating and editing checklists! Manage multiple checklists, place checkmarks next to items as you complete them, and even set reminders for yourself to complete tasks in the future.
Checklist Widget
Organize your tasks with a clean and minimalist interface. This app offers interactive home screen widgets for quick access and management of your to-do lists. Enjoy seamless syncing across devices and powerful tools to keep your checklists in order.
- Minimalist UI
- Interactive Home Screen Widgets
- Infinite Checklists
- iCloud Sync
- Checklist Management Tools
- Color & Icon Customization
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Features: - Cool, simple, and minimalist UI - Widgets for your Home Screen - With iOS 17 it's possible to check and uncheck items directly from the widget - Infinite checklists: as many checklists as you need - iCloud sync: all your checklists will be automatically synced between all your devices - Intuitive inputs: you will find everything you need without losing your mind - Tools to handle a checklist better: - Show/hide checked elements - Clear the checklist - Move to bottom the checked elements - Uncheck all elements - Remove the checked elements - Add an item to the checklist directly from your clipboard: just make a long tap on the "+" button - Sort items alphabetically - Reset Every. To uncheck all items every day, week or month - Fancy indicator for the status of the checklist - Automatic URL recognizer: automatically find URLs inside your checklist and make it tappable - Color customization: You will be able to choose the main color of the app, from a set of choices - App icon customization: You will be able to change the app icon from a set of choices Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Checklist Widget at 93% against Checky's 50%. Checklist Widget also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (344 vs 4). Checky's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Checklist Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Checky asks for nothing beyond the download.
Checklist Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checklist Widget has 344 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Checky's written reviews are positive against 93% of Checklist Widget's.
Checky ships an update every 25 months, Checklist Widget every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Checky | Checklist Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (344 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 92.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 344 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Trevor Steele | Giacomo Pignoni |
Customer experience
Checky
Checklist Widget
Bugs and requests
Checky
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Checklist Widget
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cannot rearrange list order without glitching
- Widget does not refresh after edits
- Widget stopped working
- Confusion on how to use widgets
Requested features
13 requests- Ability to drag and organize list items
- Add urgent task flag or due by date feature
- Add reminders/notifications
- Add sub categories
- iCloud sync
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- Larger font or style change options
- Lock Screen widget compatibility
- Group lists into categories
- Option to clear when completed as a setting
- Repeating tasks
- View task stats
- Duplicate checklist
- Add confirmation screen to delete checked items
In-app purchases
Checky
No in-app purchases
Checklist Widget
- Check Me Plus3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Check Me Plus$9.99
- Check Me Plus Lifetime$14.99
