Simple List App vs My Lists
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
My Lists
Read full descriptionHide full description
Groceries, to-dos, packing and everything else, beautifully organized in one app. My Lists keeps every list in one colorful place. Groceries sort themselves by aisle, your family can shop from the same list in real time, and everything stays private in your own iCloud. SMART GROCERY LISTS • Items sort into store aisles automatically: Produce, Dairy, Bakery and more • Prices and a running total, so you know what you'll spend • "Often bought" re-adds your favorites in one tap EVERY KIND OF LIST • Grocery, To-do, Packing and General lists, each with its own icon and color • To-dos with due dates and priority • Packing lists you reset for the next trip in one tap • Ready-made templates, or save your own RECIPES AND COOKING • Save recipes with a photo, ingredients, steps and notes • Import from any recipe website, or straight from Safari • Add ingredients to your grocery list in one tap. Things you already have stay off • Scale servings up or down and every amount updates • Cooking mode: step-by-step in big text, screen stays on, built-in timers MEAL PLANNER • Plan breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for the whole week • Turn the week's meals into one grocery list, with amounts added up • Repeat last week's plan in one tap YOUR STORES AND PANTRY • Put a store's aisles in the order you walk them, and your list follows • Keep a pantry list: put groceries away, and add them back when you run out TOGETHER AND EVERYWHERE • Share a list with family and edit it together, live • See who added what • Syncs across iPhone, iPad and Mac with iCloud. No account to create STAY ON TOP OF IT • Reminders for any list, and due-date reminders for tasks • Home Screen widgets with tap-to-check items, plus Lock Screen widgets • "Hey Siri, add an item in My Lists" MAKE IT YOURS • 7 themes, from Ocean to Midnight, plus card styles and app colors • Light and Dark mode PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads. No tracking. No account. Your lists stay on your devices and in your own iCloud. We never see them. FREE AND PRO Unlimited lists and items, aisle sorting, templates, up to 3 recipes, cooking mode, item notes, sharing as text, widgets and Siri are free. My Lists Pro adds unlimited recipes, recipe import, the meal planner, stores, the pantry, iCloud sync, family sharing, unlimited reminders, prices and totals, photos on items, "Often bought", due dates, all templates and all themes. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS My Lists Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. New subscribers can try it free for 1 week. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when the free trial ends, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your iPhone Settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.bhatallc.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: My Lists at none against Simple List App's shown. My Lists also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Simple List App's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Simple List App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and My Lists sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple List App ships an update every 2 months, My Lists weekly. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Simple List App | My Lists |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (396 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 396 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Rule | Nazirhusain Bhata |
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
Show 5 moreShow fewer
- 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'
My Lists
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
My Lists
- Remove Ads$6.99
Questions
Is Simple List App free?
Is My Lists free?
Do Simple List App or My Lists have ads?
Which is updated more often, Simple List App or My Lists?
Other comparisons















