Shopping and Task List vs TextKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create shopping lists
- Create task lists
- Share lists via iMessage
- Collaborative editing
- Mark items as done
- Add/remove items
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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.
TextKit
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Shopping and Task List | TextKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EFRAC | 敏 韩 |
In-app purchases
Shopping and Task List
- Upgrade$2.99
TextKit
- 7 天 Pro$0.997 Days
- 永久 Pro$3.99
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