Comparison

Ikiru vs TabChecklists

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ikiru

Organize your life with this versatile app for creating lists, taking notes, and setting reminders. It helps you focus on what's important with a beautiful, user-friendly design and powerful features like nested lists and due dates.

Highlights
  • Create nested lists
  • Set due dates and reminders
  • Add photos to list items
  • Sort list items dynamically
  • Sync data via iCloud
  • Protect data with Touch ID/passcode
  • View items on Apple Watch
Features
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Ikiru is a simple but powerful app for making lists, keeping notes and setting reminders. It aims to help you live a productive and meaningful life, by enabling you to focus on the things that are most important to you. IKIRU IS VERSATILE Use it to create to do lists, shopping lists, take notes, store contact information, keep track of books to read, or movies to watch... or anything else you'd want to make a list for. IKIRU IS BEAUTIFUL With a clean and easy to use design, choose from over 2000 icons to assign to your lists. IKIRU IS POWERFUL - create lists within lists - assign a due date and reminder to list items - view all items with a due date in one convenient timeline - add a photo to list items - drag and drop to sort list items, or automatically keep a list sorted alphabetically, by modification date, completion date, and more - easily copy or move items from one list to another - mark items incomplete to return them to their original position in the list (this makes lists easy to reuse) - send a list via email, and the receiver can import your list into their copy of Ikiru - view items with due dates on your Apple Watch IKIRU KEEPS YOUR DATA SAFE - automatically back up and sync lists between iOS devices using iCloud - use Touch ID or a custom passcode to protect your information IKIRU HAS PURPOSE The word "ikiru" (ee-kee-roo) means "to live" in Japanese. It's also the title of an Akira Kurosawa film about a man who decides to do something meaningful with his life. Ikiru (the app) is my attempt at doing something meaningful with my life, and hopefully help others live meaningful and productive lives. IKIRU HAS HISTORY In 2010 I released a list-making app called "Paperless". From busy moms to airplane pilots to people who needed a little help remembering things after suffering a brain injury, Paperless has been used by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Ikiru is built upon that legacy - incorporating the best ideas from Paperless, greatly improving upon them, and adding big features that people have requested. IKIRU NEEDS LOVE If you find Ikiru useful, please rate and review it in the App Store. Thank you!

About

TabChecklists

Organize your tasks and lists efficiently with a tabbed interface. Manage shopping lists, to-do items, and belongings with color-coded categories and intuitive controls. Supports dark themes for a visually pleasing experience.

Highlights
  • Tab-based list management
  • Save frequently used items
  • Select/Deselect all items
  • Reorder lists via long-press
  • Easy tab swiping
  • Color-coded categories
  • Dark theme support
Features
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A simple and easy-to-use checklist application that can be managed by tabs is now available! By managing tasks in tabs by category, such as shopping lists, to-do lists, and belongings lists, you can organize tasks efficiently in an easy-to-read manner. Main Features - Tab-based management: Manage lists with multiple tabs, such as shopping lists, to-do lists, and things-to-do lists - Frequently used lists: Save frequently used items and add them immediately - Select All / Deselect All: New feature to operate checklists all at once - Long-press to reorder: Allows you to freely rearrange the order of your lists - Easy swiping: Switching between tabs is a breeze - Visually pleasing design: Color-coded categories are easy to see and intuitive - Supports dark themes Recommended for - Users who want to manage their shopping lists efficiently - Users who want to organize their daily tasks and never forget to do them - Users who want to manage their belongings in a checklist Simple, intuitive operation and easy-to-read design make daily task management a breeze. Download now and start efficient task management! Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Screenshots

Ikiru4 screens
TabChecklists4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ikiru at 54% against TabChecklists's 0%. Ikiru also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). TabChecklists's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks).

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TabChecklists is free to download; Ikiru costs $4.99 up front. TabChecklists sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Ikiru asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ikiru holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ikiru has 101 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Ikiru's written reviews are positive against 0% of TabChecklists's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ikiru ships an update every 3 weeks, TabChecklists every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 0 level
Ikiru versus TabChecklists: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIkiruTabChecklists
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (101 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings101 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.1 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames RhoadesShota Higa

Customer experience

Ikiru

All ratings101 ratings
Positive68.3%
Neutral13.9%
Negative17.8%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral18.3%
Negative27.5%

TabChecklists

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Ikiru

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Reminders not working properly
  • Syncing issues causing data loss
  • Crashes after iOS updates
  • Inability to disable Face ID lock

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more formatting options (bold, italic, etc.)
  • Improve search to allow searching within sublists
  • Provide more customization options for themes and icons
  • Add location-based reminders
  • Implement better backup and restore functionality

TabChecklists

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ikiru

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TabChecklists

Subscriptions1
  • TabLists Pro$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Ikiru free?
Ikiru costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TabChecklists free?
TabChecklists is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ikiru or TabChecklists?
Ikiru is rated higher. Ikiru averages 3.9 out of 5 from 101 ratings, while TabChecklists averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ikiru or TabChecklists have ads?
TabChecklists shows ads; Ikiru does not.
Which is updated more often, Ikiru or TabChecklists?
Ikiru ships an update every 3 weeks, and TabChecklists every 4 days. Most recently, Ikiru was updated on October 8, 2026 and TabChecklists on October 1, 2026.

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