Listium vs DIO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Listium
Create, store, share, and publish any type of list with a highly customizable tool. This app provides the flexibility to design lists for various needs, from simple todos to complex comparisons, eliminating the need for multiple applications.
- Customizable list building
- Create any list type
- Store and share lists
- Publish lists online
- Organize collections and reminders
- Supports multiple list columns
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“I love lists, but still haven’t found the perfect list app". We hear this a lot, and we felt the same way. The reason? All our lists are different, and nobody knows how to build the perfect list for your job except you. Instead of telling you what your list should look like, we give you the tools to let you build the perfect list for any job. Whether it has one column or ten, is random or sorted, simple or grouped, only you know what the perfect list looks like for your job. Stop hunting for the perfect list and start creating it. Listium is the easiest way to create, store, share and publish all of your lists in one place. Favourites, todos, collections, reminders, tasks, shopping, planning, wish lists, comparisons, group organisation. You used to need multiple apps for all these jobs. Now you need just one. You can also view your lists listium.com. Notes: - There is no offline mode, and an internet connection is required at all times; - This is the first public release of our mobile app. Please let us know if you have any issues or feature suggestions. About Listium Unlimited: You may upgrade to Listium Unlimited within the app via iTunes billing. Purchasing Listium Unlimited unlocks additional features, for the duration of your subscription, though it is not required to use the app. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at the same monthly cost as shown at the time of purchasing. Your subscription may be managed, and auto-renewal may be turned off, buy going to your iTunes account settings after purchase. No free trial periods are offered. Terms of Use: https://listium.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://listium.com/privacy
DIO
This app helps quiet a busy mind by providing a space to quickly capture thoughts without immediate categorization. It offers tools for later sorting, task management, and focused work sessions, all designed to reduce overwhelm and create mental space.
- Quick thought dumping
- Categorized sorting bins
- Task management with due dates
- Focus timer and sprints
- Habit tracking
- Calendar integration
- Customizable interface
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It's 3:46 am and your brain won't stop. DIO is the trash can for that. Write the loud thought down. Crumple it. Throw it. Watch it land in the pile with the others: the email you are pretending not to see, the tab you have kept open for 9 days, the door you may or may not have locked. The throw is not decoration. Watching a thought leave your hands and land somewhere else is the part that makes the quiet come back. A thought in the pile is out of your head and not yet a commitment. Nothing asks you to categorize it, date it, or explain it. Remembering and deciding at the same time is what makes a busy head seize up, so DIO splits them apart. When you finish dumping, DIO says so plainly: "9 thoughts. That was a lot, and you put it down." SORT IT LATER, WHEN YOU HAVE THE ROOM Eight bins take the pile: Quick Wins, Today, Later, Projects, Appointments, Ideas, On Hold, My Bin. Tap a ball and a ring opens: To-Do, Sort, or Dump. Keep it. Sort it. Or let it go. Nothing is ever just gone. Every discard sits in the Trash for 30 days, so you never have to be certain. When the whole pile needs to go, Dump All clears it in one burst, Undo included. Every morning DIO quietly resets. Finished things clear. Anything unfinished steps back from Today to Later on its own. Nothing turns red, goes overdue, or follows you around. No shame for disappearing for a week. DIO just waits. YOUR DAY HAS ROOM IN IT A to-do can take a due date, a reminder, and a spot on your calendar. Habits repeat on the days you pick, and a habit can start on a day in the future and wait, visibly, until it does. The week strip on Home slides a whole year in either direction, so next Tuesday is as easy to reach as today. The calendar shows your Apple Calendar events next to everything in DIO, in day, week, and month views, with eleven color-coded categories. DIO reads your calendar and never writes to it. There is also a free-time view, because your day has room in it: DIO shows you the free space, not just the busy blocks. FOR WHEN STARTING IS THE HARD PART The five minute start asks for five minutes. That's the deal. When the timer ends, keep rolling or stop, and both count. Focus Sprints split work into short rounds with real breaks built in. Toss Up picks at random, for the moments when any option would be fine and choosing is the wall. Dopamine Dive is a list you fill on a good day with small things you like, so a flat day does not have to think of one. Box breathing is there when you need a minute. And four soundscapes are generated live on your device, with controls on the Lock Screen. SHAPED LIKE YOU Reorder or hide the home cards and bins until DIO fits the way you work. Eight themes, each in light and dark. Reduce motion, haptics, and confetti have their own switches inside the app, and quiet hours keep reminders out of your evening. WHAT DIO WILL NEVER DO No account. No sign-up. No password. No DIO server anywhere. Your thoughts live on your device and in your own iCloud, and Elitec keeps no copy. We could not read them if we wanted to. DIO works completely offline. Airplane mode, no signal, a basement. No streaks, no scores, no red badges, no guilt, and no ads. You can export everything as one readable text file whenever you like, and Delete All My Data means exactly that. TELL US WHAT IS MISSING DIO was built by an ADHDer, for brains that run loud. Everyone else is welcome too. If something is broken or something is missing, the feedback button is inside the app, and a person reads every message. DIO requires a subscription, and everything is included: 7 days free where eligible, then one monthly or yearly price, shown in your own currency before you agree to anything. Cancel anytime through Apple. DIO is a self-organization tool. It is not a medical device, does not offer medical advice, and does not diagnose, treat, or cure any condition. If things feel heavy, please talk to someone qualified. DIO will hold your thoughts in the meantime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DIO at 100% against Listium's 56%. DIO also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7). Listium's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Listium sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.49 per month and DIO sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DIO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Listium's written reviews are positive against 100% of DIO's.
| Parameter | Listium | DIO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Listium Pty Ltd | Elitec LLC |
Customer experience
Listium
DIO
In-app purchases
Listium
- Monthly Subscription$3.491 Month
DIO
- DIO Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- DIO Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year









