Comparison

Shopping and Task List vs TextKit

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

Head to head
About

Shopping and Task List

Create and share collaborative shopping or task lists directly within iMessage. Everyone in the conversation can update the list in real-time, marking items as done, adding new ones, or removing them.

Highlights
  • Create shopping lists
  • Create task lists
  • Share lists via iMessage
  • Collaborative editing
  • Mark items as done
  • Add/remove items
Features
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Shopping and Task List is an iMessage app that allows you to create a shopping list or a task list. You and all recipients of your messages can then mark any item as done, remove it or add new items to the list.

About

TextKit

Features
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TextKit is a simple and efficient text toolkit that brings text processing, encoding, extraction, developer tools, and language conversion into one app. From everyday text editing to JSON, Base64, regex, timestamps, text comparison, and data extraction, TextKit helps you get things done quickly. 【Text Processing】 • Text Statistics Count characters, words, and lines. • Remove Duplicate Lines Remove duplicate lines instantly. • Case Conversion Convert between different letter cases. • Capitalize Words Capitalize the first letter of each word. • Remove Empty Lines Clean up blank lines. • Trim Spaces Remove spaces from line beginnings and endings. • Merge Spaces Merge consecutive spaces. • Sort Lines Sort lines ascending or descending. • Shuffle Lines Randomize line order. • Reverse Text Reverse text instantly. • Find & Replace Find and replace text quickly. 【Encoding & Formatting】 • JSON Formatter Format and beautify JSON. • JSON Minifier Minify JSON by removing extra spaces and lines. • URL Encode / Decode Encode or decode URL content. • Base64 Encode / Decode Convert between text and Base64. • HTML Encode / Decode Encode or decode HTML entities. • Markdown Preview Preview Markdown content. • XML Formatter Format XML for easier reading. 【Content Extraction】 Quickly extract: • URLs • Email addresses • Phone numbers • Numbers • IPv4 / IPv6 addresses • Dates and times • Domain names • Hashtags 【Developer Tools】 • Timestamp Converter Convert timestamps and date/time values. • Regex Tester Test regular expressions and matches. • Text Compare Find differences between two texts. • Unicode Converter Convert text and Unicode representations. • Escape / Unescape Escape or restore strings. • UUID Generator Generate standard UUIDs. • MD5 / SHA Generate common text hashes. • Base Converter Convert between common numeral systems. 【Language Tools】 • Simplified → Traditional Chinese • Traditional → Simplified Chinese 【Simple & Efficient】 Tools are clearly organized for quick access. Choose a tool, enter your text, and get results without complicated steps. 【Privacy & Security】 For features that support local processing, your text is processed directly on your device without being uploaded to a server. TextKit does not use content entered or processed in its text tools to build advertising profiles. 【TextKit Pro】 TextKit includes free tools and additional features available with TextKit Pro. Upgrade to Pro to unlock more text processing, encoding, extraction, and developer tools. TextKit Pro may offer auto-renewable subscriptions and a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew according to the billing period shown on the App Store unless canceled. Lifetime Pro is a one-time purchase with continued access to the corresponding Pro features. Prices, billing periods, and purchase terms are shown on the App Store purchase page. Whether you’re organizing text and data or working with JSON, Base64, regex, hashes, and timestamps, TextKit puts useful text tools right at your fingertips. 使用条款 (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shopping and Task List4 screens
TextKit3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TextKit at fortnightly against Shopping and Task List's every 4 months. Shopping and Task List's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shopping and Task List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TextKit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shopping and Task List ships an update every 4 months, TextKit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shopping and Task List versus TextKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShopping and Task ListTextKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEFRAC敏 韩

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shopping and Task List

One-time1
  • Upgrade$2.99
2 purchases

TextKit

Subscriptions1
  • 7 天 Pro$0.997 Days
One-time1
  • 永久 Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Shopping and Task List free?
Shopping and Task List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TextKit free?
TextKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shopping and Task List or TextKit have ads?
Neither Shopping and Task List nor TextKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shopping and Task List or TextKit?
Shopping and Task List ships an update every 4 months, and TextKit fortnightly. Most recently, Shopping and Task List was updated on November 2, 2026 and TextKit on October 31, 2026.

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