Edit vs My Common Lists
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Edit
This app provides a minimalist scratchpad for quick notes and drafts, functioning like a single sheet of paper. It ensures your text remains accessible and offers simple export options. Designed for speed and ease of use, it's ideal for capturing fleeting thoughts.
- Single page scratchpad
- Instant return to writing
- One-touch select all
- Export via Share Sheet
- Word and character count
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Edit is a super fast scratchpad for your thoughts, drafts, and notes. Think of it as a single sheet of paper, not a notebook. There's no document storage, because whatever you leave in Edit will be there when you get back. Once you're done writing, you can send or save your text to anywhere in iOS via the Share Sheet. What's in the box? * One page Return instantly to what you were writing. * One-touch select all Effortlessly clear the page to start fresh. * Export Send your text to anywhere in iOS. * Word and character count Know how much you've written. I've intentionally kept Edit simple so it stays fast and easy to maintain. The other benefit of this simplicity is that Edit should continue to run without issue on iOS devices for years to come. Because of that, I'm slapping a 10-year good faith guarantee on Edit's general availability. Should there come a time over the next decade where I'm unable to update Edit to run on the latest version of iOS, I'll open source the code for anyone to download and run themselves. Happy writing, K.Q. @Dreger
My Common Lists
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The application allows you to create items (things you need to do or goods you want to buy) and lists with different combinations of these items. Mark some items as finished/bought. Manage lists as you wish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: My Common Lists at Free against Edit's $1.99. My Common Lists also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). Edit's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 months). On 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
My Common Lists is free to download; Edit costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Edit ships an update every 4 days, My Common Lists every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Edit | My Common Lists |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (52 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | K.Q. Dreger | Yevhen Lepekha |
In-app purchases
Edit
No in-app purchases
My Common Lists
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Edit or My Common Lists have ads?
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