Comparison

Joplin vs Superlist

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

Head to head
About

Joplin

A privacy-focused note-taking and to-do application that allows you to capture multimedia notes, organize them with notebooks and tags, and sync across devices. It offers end-to-end encryption and an offline-first approach for secure and accessible information management.

Highlights
  • Capture multimedia notes (speech, photos, videos, PDFs)
  • Organize notes with notebooks and tags
  • Create to-dos and set reminders
  • End-to-end encryption for privacy
  • Cross-device synchronization (Joplin Cloud, Dropbox, OneDrive)
  • Offline-first access
  • OCR search for text within images and PDFs
Features
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Privacy-first app Capture your thoughts freely and without distractions, tracking, or ads. With Joplin’s end-to-end encryption and open-source code, you can concentrate on your ideas and tasks without worrying about your privacy. Capture multimedia notes Capture multimedia notes effortlessly. In Joplin you can : • create manuscript notes, • transcribe speech to note, • add multimedia: photos, videos, PDFs, and images, • insert documents as attachments, • create math expressions, add tables, write code and insert diagrams, • create to-dos and add reminders. Organise your ideas Organise your notes into notebooks. Connect your notes with tags by subject or priority. Use colours and rich text editor to format your notes with ease. Make task lists, create to-dos and add reminders. Effortlessly find your notes, even within PDFs and images, thanks to the powerful search feature enhanced by Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. Use Joplin to store your bills, lecture notes, photos or receipts. Reliable synchronisation Access your notes from computer, phone or tablet by synchronising with various services including Joplin Cloud, Dropbox and OneDrive. Seamlessly move from one device to another. Offline-first You can access your notes anytime and anywhere, even without Internet. If you’re using Joplin on multiple devices, they will synchronise and update once you regained the connection. Enhance your productivity across devices Extend your note-taking experience by using Joplin on additional devices such as a desktop computer or tablet. Make the most of each device by using its specific features. On the desktop app, use a web clipper extension, wide-range of community plugins and a Markdown editor. Experience flawless handwriting and drawing on your tablet. Join active community Connect with Joplin’s vibrant community on Joplin Forum. It’s a place where users can share ideas, ask questions, exchange information and give feedback. Joplin’s dynamic community also develops powerful plugins, so you can customise your app to suit your needs.

About

Superlist

Organize your work and personal life with a modern to-do list and notes app. Create tasks using AI voice input, collaborate with teams in real-time, and manage everything in one simple, customizable place. It's designed for efficient task management and seamless organization.

Highlights
  • AI voice task creation
  • Real-time team collaboration
  • Customizable lists
  • Note-taking and brainstorming
  • Email and Slack to-do conversion
  • Offline mode
Features
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From the team that created Wunderlist: Superlist is the to-do list, notes, and AI meeting app that keeps your work and life organized — and turns every meeting into action items automatically, so nothing slips through the cracks. Capture AI meeting notes, create tasks by voice, collaborate in real-time, and manage it all in one beautiful place. AI that turns meetings into action: - Auto-generate structured meeting notes — summaries, action items, and due dates — the moment your call ends. - Ask AI Chat follow-up questions about any meeting, or generate replies and next steps from your notes. - Speak your thoughts with the Voice Assistant — Superlist turns them into tasks, reminders, and notes instantly. - Convert Slack messages, emails, and Linear tickets into tasks with one tap. The fastest way from idea to done: - Create tasks in plain language — type "call Sarah tomorrow at 3pm" and Superlist handles the rest. - Start projects instantly with AI-assisted list generation. - Add due dates just by typing them — no menus. - Capture notes, brainstorm, and turn thoughts into todos. Everything in one place: - Organized, customizable lists with infinite subtask nesting. - Work projects, personal goals, and everything between — in one view. - Reminders and notifications across all your devices. - Repeatable tasks to build your routine. Work better together: - Real-time collaboration on shared lists and projects. - Chat inside tasks to keep conversations on-point. - Share lists, assign tasks, and manage work — without switching apps. - Integrates with Slack, Linear, GitHub, Gmail, Google Calendar, and more. Built for real people: - A beautiful interface that's a joy to use. - Customize lists with cover images and emojis. - Works on every device, online and offline. Why people switch from other to-do apps: Most productivity apps are either too basic or too complicated. The team behind Wunderlist built Superlist to give you the power of a task manager and project planner with the simplicity of a to-do list. - No complicated setup - Start free, upgrade when you need more - Privacy-first and secure. Made in Germany. Perfect for: - Daily to-do lists and personal task management - Team tasks and collaboration - Meeting notes and AI note-taking - Project planning and project management - Shopping lists, family lists, and checklists - Habit tracking, routines, and daily planning - GTD (Getting Things Done) workflow - Students, freelancers, and busy professionals Get started today for free. Superlist can be used for free, but you can upgrade and unlock more features with a subscription. A monthly or yearly purchase will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Cancel anytime in your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited if you purchase a subscription. See our Terms of Use (www.superlist.com/terms) and Privacy Policy (www.superlist.com/privacy-policy).

Screenshots

Joplin4 screens
Superlist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Joplin at none against Superlist's 15. Joplin also leads on review sentiment (66% vs 48%). Superlist's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Superlist sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $6.00 per month. Joplin asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Superlist holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 476 and 454 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Joplin's written reviews are positive against 48% of Superlist's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Joplin ships an update monthly, Superlist every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Joplin versus Superlist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoplinSuperlist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (476 ratings)4.5 (454 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.5% of reviews — better47.6% of reviews
Number of ratings476 — better454
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaurent CozicSuperlist Software GmbH

Customer experience

Joplin

All ratings476 ratings
Positive76.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative17.0%
Written reviews495 reviews
Positive66.5%
Neutral9.3%
Negative24.2%

Superlist

All ratings454 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral7.9%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews168 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral22.6%
Negative29.8%

User reviews

Joplin

From 476 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app
  • 🔒 End-to-end encryption
  • 👍 Excellent cross-platform support
  • 👍 Intuitive Markdown support
  • 👍 Flexible sync options (Dropbox, OneDrive, WebDAV)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sync issues, especially on iOS
  • 🐛 Buggy UI, especially on iOS
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Slow performance at times
  • 🐛 Confusing interface, not very intuitive

Superlist

From 454 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing, my new tasks app
  • 👍 The best to do list app
  • 👍 Flexible and doesn't lock you into a specific TODO list ideology
  • 👍 Awesome and a joy to use
  • 👍 Beautiful and intuitive app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Riddled with bugs
  • 🐛 Buggy app with sync issues
  • 🐛 Unreliable sync, keep losing entries
  • 🐛 Sync is very unreliable, losing data
  • 🐛 Laggy performance

Bugs and requests

Joplin

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Sync issues with WebDAV and Dropbox
  • Crashes when creating new notes
  • Keyboard issues, text getting obscured
  • Rendering problems in dark mode
  • Compatibility issues with older iOS versions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add web clipper functionality on iOS
  • Implement nested notebooks on iOS
  • Allow password/biometric protection for notes
  • Improve text editing experience on mobile
  • Add more font and formatting options
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  • Implement a trash/recycle bin for deleted notes

Superlist

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Tasks don't sync properly between devices
  • Shared lists don't sync correctly, completed/deleted tasks still shown
  • Login with Apple doesn't work
  • Microsoft To-Do integration doesn't work
  • Notifications not working
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  • Text fields not activating, tasks not editable

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add handwriting to text and printing lists
  • Ability to set a 'start date' separate from due date
  • Show list name in large font in notifications
  • Display list name above tasks in Today view
  • Add calendar view
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  • Show time until due date on list widget
  • Add shortcuts and Siri integration
  • Improve natural language processing for due dates
  • Add ability to delete/manage tags
  • Implement toggle headings feature
  • Add widgets for quick task access

In-app purchases

None

Joplin

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Superlist

Subscriptions15
  • Basic Monthly$6.001 Month
  • Basic Monthly7 Days trial$6.001 Month
  • Pro Personal$10.001 Month
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  • Pro Monthly$15.001 Month
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$15.001 Month
  • Super Monthly$25.001 Month
  • Super Monthly7 Days trial$25.001 Month
  • Basic Yearly$59.001 Year
  • Basic Yearly7 Days trial$59.001 Year
  • Pro Personal7 Days trial$96.001 Year
  • Pro Personal$96.001 Year
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$149.001 Year
  • Pro Yearly$179.001 Year
  • Super Yearly7 Days trial$249.001 Year
  • Super Yearly$249.001 Year

Questions

Is Joplin free?
Joplin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Superlist free?
Superlist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Joplin or Superlist?
Superlist is rated higher. Joplin averages 4.1 out of 5 from 476 ratings, while Superlist averages 4.5 from 454 ratings.
Do Joplin or Superlist have ads?
Neither Joplin nor Superlist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Joplin or Superlist?
Joplin ships an update monthly, and Superlist every 9 days. Most recently, Joplin was updated on September 26, 2026 and Superlist on September 25, 2026.

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