MyListBuddy vs Item Checklist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyListBuddy
This app helps you manage your tasks and shopping lists with intelligent features and a user-friendly interface. It uses machine learning to recognize text and objects, allowing for quick item addition. Seamless integration with Siri and Apple Watch enhances productivity.
- Smart Groups for item filtering
- Interactive Summary View with stats
- Smart Camera for object/text recognition
- Customizable sorting and filtering
- Siri and Apple Watch integration
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ListBuddy offers a rich and seamless experience, with intelligent features to help you get more done and be more productive. Innovative technologies combined with a stunning interface makes ListBuddy incredibly powerful. Features: 1. Smart Groups - easily find items that are relevant to you. Create your own smart groups which are filtered based on criteria you pick. For example, all items 'tagged work', or all items 'due today which are tagged important', or 'all items tagged personal and are flagged'. It's completely up to you. 2. Interactive Summary View - view important stats related to your items at a single glance. It's completely customizable. However, tapping on a Summary Item immediately filters your items, showing you what's relevant. And with one tap, create a Smart Group! 3. Smart Camera - Using Machine Learning and Vision, ListBuddy can recognize text, and identify objects. Just point your phone, and ListBuddy automatically adds the item! 4. Sort and Filter - arrange items the way that fits your need, and find what you're looking for with just a few taps! 5. Siri and Apple Watch integration - Use Siri to create lists, add items, and mark them completed. And then view all of lists right from your wrist! This app was created by Rahul O Narayanan.
Item Checklist
Create and manage multiple customizable checklists with colors, icons, and photos for each item. View your checklist status with widgets and on your lock screen, and sync with your Apple Watch.
- Multiple customizable checklists
- Colors and icons for checklists
- Photos for check items
- Widget for status checking
- Lock screen status checking
- Apple Watch management
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A simple checklist app - Create multiple checklists - Colors and icons can be set for the checklist - You can set a photo for the check item. - You can check the check status of the list with the widget - You can check the check status on the lock screen - You can manage the list with AppleWatch There is a slight time lag in the reflection to the AppleWatch complication
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyListBuddy at 100% against Item Checklist's 0%. MyListBuddy also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.0 vs 2.0). 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
MyListBuddy is free to download; Item Checklist costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MyListBuddy holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyListBuddy has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of MyListBuddy's written reviews are positive against 0% of Item Checklist's.
MyListBuddy ships an update every 18 months, Item Checklist every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyListBuddy | Item Checklist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (9 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rahul Ozhur Narayanan | Kouichi INAFUKU |
Customer experience
MyListBuddy
Item Checklist
In-app purchases
MyListBuddy
No in-app purchases
Item Checklist
No in-app purchases
