Check List vs Counting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Check List
Organize and track your to-do lists, shopping items, or project preparations with ease. This app offers a simple interface to manage tasks, check progress at a glance, and even display completed items as a home screen widget.
- Organize projects and shopping lists
- Track progress at a glance
- Home screen widget for completed items
- Swipe to edit or delete items
- Reorder list items
- Share lists with others
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The simplest and most intuitive checklist without complicated settings. Checklist is a minimal to-do app designed to manage everything from quick daily notes to important projects with clean efficiency. We removed unnecessary complexity to focus entirely on the essentials: capturing and completing tasks. Great for: - Grocery & Shopping Lists: Quickly check off items at the store or market - Packing Lists: Keep track of essentials and checkpoints for travel or business trips - Work & Personal Projects: Complete multi-step tasks step by step - Routines & Habits: Stay on top of daily exercise, supplements, and study goals - Recipes & Meal Prep: Review step-by-step cooking instructions and ingredients Key Features: - Progress at a Glance: Each list includes a progress bar so you can see completion status instantly - Home Screen Widgets: Check items and complete tasks directly from your home screen without opening the app - Reorder Freely: Simply drag and drop to rearrange lists and tasks - Intuitive Gestures: Swipe to quickly edit or delete items - Easy Sharing: Share your lists seamlessly with family, friends, or colleagues via text or messaging apps - Color Coding: Categorize and organize your lists with clean, modern theme colors
Counting
Build consistent daily habits with a clean, minimal tracker. Easily check off activities, view your progress on a calendar, and stay motivated with streaks and reminders. Organize habits with tags and visualize your year with a heatmap.
- One-tap habit check-in
- Calendar view for history
- Streak and goal tracking
- Customizable reminders
- Habit organization with tags
- Detailed stats dashboard
- Yearly heatmap visualization
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Small daily habits lead to big changes. Counting is a clean, minimal habit tracker that helps you build consistency — one tap at a time. KEY FEATURES ■ One-Tap Check-in Check off today's habits right from the home screen. ■ Calendar View See your entire history at a glance with an intuitive calendar. ■ Streaks & Weekly Goals Auto-tracks current streaks and weekly goal progress in real time. ■ Reminders Set custom reminders by day and time. Weekdays, weekends, or every day. ■ Tags Organize habits with tags like Health, Study, Lifestyle. Create custom tags too. ■ Stats Dashboard Total check-ins, completion rates, best streaks, consistency rankings, and monthly trends. ■ Yearly Heatmap A GitHub-style heatmap visualizing your past year of activity. ■ 40+ Icons Customize each habit with icons for exercise, reading, yoga, and more. ■ Dark Mode & Multilingual English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese. Auto dark/light theme switching. ■ Fully Offline Works without internet. All data stored securely on your device. Start your streak today with Counting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Check List at 78% against Counting's 47%. Check List also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Check List costs $0.49 and Counting $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Check List ships an update every 10 days, Counting every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Check List | Counting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.49 — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 47.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shin Dongkwon | Hoh Rim Choi |
Customer experience
Check List
Counting
In-app purchases
Check List
No in-app purchases
Counting
No in-app purchases
