ToDo List vs Make List
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ToDo List
Manage your daily tasks and errands on a single, intuitive screen. This simple application offers quick task addition, easy completion marking, and convenient deletion or color-coding options. It also supports lock screen and home screen widgets for immediate access.
- Single-screen task management
- Lock screen widgets
- Home screen widgets
- One-tap task addition
- Swipe to delete tasks
- Swipe to color-code tasks
- Dark mode support
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ToDo List is a simple to-do list app that leaves out multiple lists, due dates, and sharing, letting you focus on one list on one screen, with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Check your tasks at a glance on your Home Screen or Lock Screen, and manage everything in one clear list. The app works offline, needs no account or sign-up, and is useful for capturing errands, shopping items, work tasks, study notes, chores, and anything you do not want to forget. The app is built around one simple list and a clean single-screen design. No complex projects, folders, or setup. Just add a task, check it off, and keep your list organized. [Main Features] * Home Screen widget that updates in real time * Lock Screen widget to see your tasks without unlocking * Add tasks with just one tap * Enter tasks with the keyboard or iOS Dictation (voice input) * Color-code tasks with 6 colors by swiping right * Reorder tasks by dragging and dropping them (long-press) * Swipe left on a task to delete it * Clear all completed tasks by tapping the trash button * Works offline, no account required * Supports Dark Mode and VoiceOver [One List, One Screen] ToDo List is made for people who find most to-do apps too complicated, and for anyone who prefers a minimalist approach to task management. There is no support for multiple lists, projects, folders, due dates, reminders, syncing, or sharing. Everything stays in one clear list on one screen, so you can focus on what needs to be done today. If you have tried feature-heavy task managers and given up, this app takes the opposite approach: open it, write down a task, and you’re done. [Home Screen & Lock Screen Widgets] Place the widget on your Home Screen to see your list at a glance — like a sticky note that is always in view. The widget updates in real time, reflecting changes as they happen. With the Lock Screen widget, your tasks are visible whenever you pick up your iPhone—without unlocking it or opening the app. [Color-Coded Tasks] Swipe right on a task to give it one of 6 colors. Use colors to mark urgent items, separate work and personal tasks, group shopping items, or highlight what you want to do first. Colors help keep the single list easy to scan, even when it gets long. [For Everyday Life] ToDo List can be used for work tasks, school assignments, homework, shopping lists, chores, errands, personal goals, and daily routines. It also works as a simple checklist — for packing before a trip, for moving or spring cleaning, for daily habits you want to keep up, or for anything you tick off one item at a time. Because past tasks do not pile up in folders or archives, you can use it as a daily reset list: write down today’s tasks in the morning, check them off during the day, and clear the list for tomorrow. You can also use it to write down everything on your mind and clear your head, to break a big task into smaller steps, or as a second, short-term list alongside your main task manager. [Accessibility & More] The app opens straight to your list. It supports Dark Mode and VoiceOver, allowing tasks to be read aloud and managed with the screen reader. [Free to Use] ToDo List is free to download and use. It shows ads, which you can remove with a one-time purchase — there is no subscription. Download ToDo List and keep today’s tasks on one simple screen.
Make List
Organize daily tasks, shopping lists, or any to-do with this fast checklist app. Create nested folders for deep organization and easily back up or share lists via text. A green line indicator confirms when all items are checked.
- Nested folder organization
- Uncheck All function
- Delete Selected items
- Offline backup via copy/paste
- Move items between folders
- Green line completion indicator
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Make List App is a great tool ranging from organizing every day 'take to work' list, using the 'Uncheck All' to clear the list for another use, to food shopping or todo list, and finally using the 'Delete Selected' to delete checked items. Since every item in every list in Make List App can be a folder, Make List let's you organize your lists without limiting the number of folders and subfolders you can use. The 'Options' menu can be customize to hide/show some of the options in the Settings screen. Other power features include: • Simple offline backup via copy paste. - Using the 'Copy Selected to Pasteboard' from the Options menu, you can copy all selected items of a list to the device's pasteboard. You can paste it anywhere from an email to any other text App on the device. The Paste List from pasteboard completes the cycle by letting you import from the device's pasteboard. This means you can either backup or share by any text app (such as Messages or Mail). • Move items between folders - Similar to 'Copy/Paste from pasteboard' but done internally without the device's pasteboard. Simple function to move items between folders. • Green line indicator when all items are checked. - Very handy on longer lists. You can make sure all items are selected without inspecting them all visually. When the last selectable items is selected, a green line will light up, indicating that all items are selected.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ToDo List at 4.7 against Make List's 3.0. ToDo List also leads on ratings volume (5.2K vs 1). Make List's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. ToDo List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Make List asks for nothing beyond the download.
ToDo List holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ToDo List has 5.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ToDo List ships an update every 3 months, Make List every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ToDo List | Make List |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.2K ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Komorebi Inc. | Rod Bauer |
Customer experience
ToDo List
Make List
Bugs and requests
ToDo List
Reported bugs
2 issues- Randomly deleting or duplicating tasks
- Inability to recover deleted tasks
Requested features
4 requests- Add due dates and reminders for tasks
- Ability to rearrange task order
- Option to sync across multiple devices
- Add categories or tags for organization
Make List
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ToDo List
- Remove Ads$7.99
Make List
No in-app purchases









