Simple List App vs Just lists, simple & usable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple List App
Organize your items with a clean, single-screen list. Assign colors to your entries for quick visual identification. This app is designed for speed and simplicity, perfect for managing any type of list without complex navigation.
- Single screen design
- Color-coded items
- Quick and easy use
- Item organization
- No folders
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Clear and simple list design. Organize your items on your simple list with colors. The Simple List App is a single screen list, no folders, designed for quick and easy use! Simple List App can be used for any of your simple list needs! Get Simple List App and start making your list now and get stuff done. Privacy Policy https://sites.google.com/view/simplelistapp/privacy Terms of Use https://sites.google.com/view/simplelistapp/terms-of-service
Just lists, simple & usable
Create and manage simple lists and checklists with advanced features like protected lists and auto-sorting of completed items. Add extra details to list items and share your lists with others. Enjoy a clutter-free experience without frequent rating prompts.
- Simple lists and checklists
- Protected lists
- Auto-move completed items
- Add item details
- Share lists
- No rating prompts
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- just lists and checklists; - protected lists; - auto-move completed items to the bottom of the list; - hiding and deleting all completed items in the list; - additional information to the items (shopping list - quantity to buy, books to read - author, films to watch - year and director, etc.); - sharing of lists; - the lack of constant requests to rate the application in the App Store; - and a little more ...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Just lists, simple & usable at none against Simple List App's shown. Just lists, simple & usable also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Simple List App's advantage is ratings volume (396 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Simple List App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Just lists, simple & usable sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Just lists, simple & usable holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple List App has 396 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Simple List App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Just lists, simple & usable's.
Simple List App ships an update every 2 months, Just lists, simple & usable every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple List App | Just lists, simple & usable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (396 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 396 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Rule | Vladimir Tezin |
Customer experience
Simple List App
Just lists, simple & usable
Bugs and requests
Simple List App
Reported bugs
2 issues- Checked off items no longer go to the top
- Items become unchecked and stay in place after being selected
Requested features
10 requests- Ability to save or move lists
- Way to see/restore checked off items
- Bolder colors
- Rearrange items by pressing and holding
- Better help function
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- Store items for reuse
- Organize by date or name
- Copy/drag items to form a 'Today List'
- Version for Apple Watch
- Ability to order items by 'most recent entry'
Just lists, simple & usable
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simple List App
- Advert Free Usage.$0.491 Month
- Advert Free Usage.$5.991 Year
- Advert Free Usage$16.99
Just lists, simple & usable
- Thanks to the author$0.99
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