Comparison

Life Lists vs Make

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

Head to head
About

Life Lists

This super organizer helps manage all aspects of your life, from notes and habits to groceries and budgets. An AI assistant can add, answer questions, and keep your lists tidy. It offers extensive customization and cross-device syncing.

Highlights
  • AI-powered list creation and management
  • Customizable checklists, notes, and journals
  • Automated grocery list sorting by aisle
  • Habit tracking with reminders and streaks
  • Budgeting and financial tracking tools
  • Cross-device syncing with iCloud
  • Focus mode and meeting notes
Features
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Life Lists is the super organizer with a place for everything: checklists, notes, habits, groceries, budgets and more — with an assistant right under your lists that adds, answers and keeps it all tidy. EVERY KIND OF LIST • Checklists, prioritized and numbered lists, lists with sections • Groceries that sort themselves by aisle: add "apples" and it lands in Produce • Habits with streaks and gentle reminders • Reminders with due dates, repeats and subtasks • Notes, notebooks, a journal and stickies • Budgets that add themselves up, weighted pro/con lists, side-by-side comparisons • Packing lists with to-buy / have / packed statuses • People lists for birthdays and the details worth remembering • Photo albums, counters and a breathing timer • Tools beside your lists: timer, stopwatch, alarms, focus mode, voice memos and meeting notes AN AMAZING ORGANIZER • Folders for every part of your life — Home, Health, Family, Work — and folders within folders • Your day at a glance above your lists: what's due, what's late, your habits and the weather • Star an item to see it in Important; everything with a date shows in Upcoming • Search, sort, reset a checklist to do it again, archive a list to keep a record • Pin a list to open the app on it • 500+ icons and colors, unlimited lists, no ads AN ASSISTANT ON YOUR LISTS • Ask or add anything from the bar under your lists: "add milk and eggs", "what's left to pack?", "remind me Friday at 9" • Tap the mic and just say it • Ask a question and the answer becomes something you keep — a checklist, a budget, a pro/con list, habits — filed in the right folder • Snap a photo of a listing or a receipt and get the answer it implies: is it a good deal? how do we split it? • Organize automatically tidies as you go; every change is one tap to undo THE BEST GROCERY APP • Auto-section: every item lands in the right aisle • Build your own catalog to make long lists in seconds • One list per store, and reset it to shop again EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, plus home screen widgets • Sync with iCloud and share a list with family and friends — or keep everything on your device YOUR DATA IS SAFE • Your lists live on your device and, if you choose, in your iCloud, secured by Apple • AI features send what you ask to our AI providers only after you allow it. Turn AI off anytime and Life Lists works as a classic list app.

About

Make

Create and manage an unlimited number of lists, notes, and reminders. Share lists with others, sort items, and utilize voice-to-text functionality. Enjoy offline access and customizable themes for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Unlimited lists and notes
  • Voice to text input
  • List sharing
  • Reminders
  • Offline mode
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Widget (in-app purchase)
Features
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Key Features: • Add an infinite amount of lists, list items, or notes • Supports voice to text Key Features: • Add an infinite amount of lists, list items, or notes • Supports voice to text • Share your lists or notes • Set reminders for your lists or notes • Sort alphabetically, by completed, or drag and drop your lists or notes • Edit, update, copy, complete, or delete your lists or notes • No internet available? No problem! Offline mode is supported • A widget is available after an in-app purchase. • Emoji s are supported • Print your lists or notes • Change the notebook's font size and color • Built to be an easy to use list maker • Is great for quick notes or notetaking. • Real-time, secure, shared groups of lists, that communicates to your friends and family. • Set a reminder for your loved one's lists, so they don't forget important items. • Add grocery list items to your family's lists without the need to text or talk to them. • A dark theme, and multiple color options are available for your list-making needs Privacy Policy: https://www.garbek.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.garbek.com/home/terms-and-conditions-for-make-a-list/

Screenshots

Life Lists4 screens
Make4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Life Lists at none against Make's 4. Life Lists also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and iOS requirement 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. Make sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Life Lists asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Life Lists against 4.6 for Make. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Life Lists has 1.8K ratings behind it against 208, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Life Lists's written reviews are positive against 71% of Make's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Life Lists ships an update weekly, Make every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Life Lists versus Make: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLife ListsMake
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings)4.6 (208 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better208
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB26 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDG Apps, Inc.Garbek Inc.

Customer experience

Life Lists

All ratings1,839 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.9%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral11.4%
Negative14.4%

Make

All ratings198 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Life Lists

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lists disappearing or getting corrupted
  • Inability to paste text into list items
  • Unexpected list item reordering
  • Crash when trying to create new lists

Requested features

5 requests
  • Recurring reminders or to-do items
  • Ability to sort lists manually
  • Cross-device syncing and sharing
  • Password protection for sensitive lists
  • iPad and landscape mode support

Make

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Life Lists

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Make

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Remove ads$4.99
  • Shared groups$19.99
  • Unlock all for life$49.99

Questions

Is Life Lists free?
Life Lists is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Make free?
Make is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Life Lists or Make?
Make is rated higher. Life Lists averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Make averages 4.6 from 208 ratings.
Do Life Lists or Make have ads?
Make shows ads; Life Lists does not.
Which is updated more often, Life Lists or Make?
Life Lists ships an update weekly, and Make every 4 months. Most recently, Life Lists was updated on November 11, 2026 and Make on November 7, 2026.

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