Simple List App vs Wholistic
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
Wholistic
Create and manage checklists for recurring events using reusable templates. Collaborate with others in real-time and receive smart alerts to ensure nothing is missed. Visualize your tasks with a calendar view and keep your workspace organized by archiving completed lists.
- Reusable templates
- Event-specific lists
- Real-time collaboration
- Smart alerts and reminders
- Calendar view for planning
- Archive completed lists
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Wholistic — Checklist for Recurring Events Wholistic helps you manage checklists for recurring events with reusable templates. Create a template once, then transform it into personalized lists for each occasion. Collaborate with your family and friends in realtime. — whether you're packing for a trip, preparing for a party, or running through your weekly grocery run. Features: • Reusable Templates — Design once, use forever. Build comprehensive templates with categories and items for any recurring event. • Event-Specific Lists — Turn any template into a working list for a specific occasion. Customize freely without touching the original template. • Collaboration & Sharing — Share lists and templates with others. Collaborate in real-time, or send a copy for anyone to use. • Smart Alerts — Set reminders at any level — entire lists, individual categories, or specific items — so nothing slips through the cracks. • Calendar View — See all your lists and upcoming alerts at a glance. Plan ahead with a clear picture of what's coming. • Archive Completed Lists — Keep your active workspace clean. Completed lists are archived and always accessible when you need them. privacy policy: https://intro.popsiclesoftware.com/pages/privacy.html terms of use: https://intro.popsiclesoftware.com/terms-of-use.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Wholistic at none against Simple List App's shown. Wholistic also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Simple List App's advantage is ratings volume (396 vs 2). 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 Wholistic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wholistic 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 2, 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 Wholistic's.
Simple List App ships an update every 2 months, Wholistic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple List App | Wholistic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (396 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 396 — better | 2 |
| 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 — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Rule | Aidi Pi |
Customer experience
Simple List App
Wholistic
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'
Wholistic
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
Wholistic
- Support us$1.99
