# Easy Recurring Tasks Reminder vs Checklists

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Checklists at 89% against Easy Recurring Tasks Reminder's 37%. Checklists also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). Easy Recurring Tasks Reminder's advantage is ratings volume (286 vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Easy Recurring Tasks Reminder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Checklists sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Checklists holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Easy Recurring Tasks Reminder has 286 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Easy Recurring Tasks Reminder's written reviews are positive against 89% of Checklists's.

Easy Recurring Tasks Reminder ships an update every 8 months, Checklists every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Easy Recurring Tasks Reminder | Checklists |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.2 (286 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/easy-recurring-tasks-reminder/id1125898238/reviews) | **[4.5 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/checklists-repeating-to-dos/id1665736806/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **286** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 37.0% of reviews | **88.9% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | **Every 3 months** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 29 MB | 7 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 16.1 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [齐 陈](https://appshunter.io/developer/455625305) | [Felix-Florian Flesch](https://appshunter.io/developer/1555591158) |

## What reviewers say

### Easy Recurring Tasks Reminder

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/easy-recurring-tasks-reminder/id1125898238)

Organize your repeating chores and responsibilities with a customizable checklist. Receive timely alerts and benefit from automatic task resets to streamline your daily, weekly, or monthly routines and save valuable time.

**Highlights:** Recurring task management, Automatic task reset, Manual task reset, Hide completed tasks, Customizable reset date/time, Repeat intervals (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly), Alert notifications

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Fits recurring checklists
- 👍 Good for time blocking
- 👍 Good reminder functionality
- 👍 Completed tasks hidden until reset

**What reviewers complain about**

- 😠 Unusable due to aggressive ads
- 😠 Full-screen ads before use
- 😠 Ads make the app impossible to use
- 😠 Ads are overwhelming
- 😠 Ads are too much

**Reported bugs**

- Unable to create new tasks
- Cannot add items to lists
- App constantly freezing
- Lost all lists after reinstall
- Ads returned after purchasing no-ads version

**Requested features**

- Add 'quarterly' to recurrence options
- Add notes to each task
- Manually change task order
- Remove ads (premium upgrade)
- Allow repeating tasks every 2 months, quarterly etc.


### Checklists

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/checklists-repeating-to-dos/id1665736806)

Create and manage recurring task lists that reset after completion. Ideal for repetitive processes like packing for trips or complex work procedures. Tasks remain available for reuse, unlike standard to-do apps.

**Highlights:** Create repeating task lists, Lists reset after completion, Tasks remain available for reuse, Ideal for repetitive processes, Suitable for packing lists, Useful for work procedures

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Coffee subscription - Yearly | $0.99 | per year |
| Coffee subscription - Monthly | $0.99 | per month |
| Unlimited | $3.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Easy Recurring Tasks Reminder free?

Easy Recurring Tasks Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Checklists free?

Checklists is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Easy Recurring Tasks Reminder or Checklists?

Checklists is rated higher. Easy Recurring Tasks Reminder averages 4.2 out of 5 from 286 ratings, while Checklists averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.

### Do Easy Recurring Tasks Reminder or Checklists have ads?

Neither Easy Recurring Tasks Reminder nor Checklists shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Easy Recurring Tasks Reminder or Checklists?

Easy Recurring Tasks Reminder ships an update every 8 months, and Checklists every 3 months. Most recently, Easy Recurring Tasks Reminder was updated on October 24, 2026 and Checklists on October 23, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*