Ikiru vs PureList
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
PureList
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PureList is a clean and lightweight task list app designed for people who want to stay organized without clutter. Add tasks quickly, mark them complete, clear finished items, and keep your daily list focused. PureList keeps the experience simple so your attention stays on what needs to get done. Features: - Quick task entry - Simple complete and incomplete toggles - Clear completed tasks or reset the whole list - Share and import PureList task files - Minimal, distraction-free interface - Local storage for your tasks No complicated setup. No unnecessary noise. Just a focused list for everyday tasks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PureList at Free against Ikiru's $4.99. Ikiru's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (4 vs 1). On 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
PureList is free to download; Ikiru costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ikiru ships an update every 3 weeks, PureList every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ikiru | PureList |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (101 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.1 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Rhoades | KAYZER ELEKTRONIK TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI |
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
PureList
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ikiru
No in-app purchases
PureList
No in-app purchases









