Comparison

Ideate vs SimpleLists

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

Head to head
About

Ideate

Capture, organize, and refine your thoughts with a sleek and intuitive platform. Create custom categories, prioritize ideas with drag-and-drop, and add detailed descriptions. Syncs across devices and offers a distraction-free experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable idea categories
  • Drag-and-drop prioritization
  • Detailed idea descriptions
  • Minimalist, distraction-free design
  • iCloud sync across iOS devices
  • Privacy and security measures
Features
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Ideate is the ultimate companion for capturing, organizing, and refining your ideas effortlessly. Whether you're a creative professional, an entrepreneur, or someone who simply loves brainstorming, Ideate provides a sleek and intuitive platform to keep your thoughts in order. Key Features: 1. Seamless Organization: Create custom categories to group your ideas based on projects, themes, or any criteria you choose. With a simple and intuitive interface, organizing your thoughts has never been easier. 2. Prioritize with Ease: Easily reorder your ideas within each category to reflect their priority. Drag and drop functionality allows you to instantly adjust the order according to your evolving needs. 3. Detailed Descriptions: Dive deeper into your ideas by adding detailed descriptions. Whether it's jotting down key points, outlining action steps, or fleshing out concepts, you can add as much or as little detail as you like to each idea. 4. Minimalistic Design: Stay focused on your ideas without distractions. Ideate's minimalist design ensures a clean and clutter-free user experience, allowing you to concentrate on what matters most – your creativity. 5. Sync Across Devices: Access your ideas anytime, anywhere. Ideate uses iCloud and seamlessly syncs across all your iOS and iPadOS devices, ensuring that your inspiration is always at your fingertips. 6. Privacy and Security: Your ideas are precious, and we understand the importance of keeping them safe. Ideate employs robust privacy and security measures to safeguard your creativity. Why Ideate? Streamline Your Workflow: Say goodbye to scattered notes and endless brainstorming sessions. With Ideate, everything you need to nurture your ideas is conveniently organized in one place. Boost Productivity: By prioritizing and refining your ideas within Ideate, you can focus your energy on bringing your best concepts to life. Unleash Your Creativity: With the ability to capture and explore ideas effortlessly, Ideate empowers you to unleash your full creative potential. Download Ideate now and revolutionize the way you capture, organize, and nurture your ideas!

About

SimpleLists

Create and manage reusable checklists with an intuitive interface. This app offers cloud syncing for access across devices, helping you stay organized effortlessly for various personal and professional tasks.

Highlights
  • Reusable checklists
  • User-friendly interface
  • Cloud syncing
  • Customizable lists
  • Task management
Features
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Introducing Simple Lists, an app designed for creating reusable checklists that help you stay organized effortlessly. With its intuitive interface, Simple Lists transforms the way you manage checklists, making everyday planning a breeze. Key features include: - Reusable Checklists: Create, save, and edit lists that you can reuse for different tasks, allowing you to streamline your planning process. - User-Friendly Interface: Navigate through your checklists easily with a clean and minimalistic design that enhances your productivity. - Cloud Syncing: Access your lists from any device with real-time syncing, ensuring you have your tasks available whenever you need them. Simple Lists is perfect for anyone who loves to use checklists, whether you are a busy professional, a student juggling multiple responsibilities, or a parent managing family tasks. Our app caters to your organizational needs, providing the tools to help you stay on top of your priorities. The user interface of Simple Lists is designed with simplicity in mind. With just a few taps, you can create a checklist, add items, or mark them as done. The overall user experience is seamless, allowing you to focus on your tasks without distraction. Enjoy a smooth and engaging interaction that makes checklist management an enjoyable part of your routine. Download Simple Lists today and take the first step toward effortless organization! Embrace the power of checklists that work for you, not the other way around. Stay organized and simplify your life with Simple Lists—because your tasks deserve a smart solution! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ideate4 screens
SimpleLists4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SimpleLists at Free against Ideate's $0.99. Ideate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

SimpleLists is free to download; Ideate costs $0.99 up front. SimpleLists sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. Ideate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ideate against 5.0 for SimpleLists. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ideate versus SimpleLists: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdeateSimpleLists
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirewhaleJoe Edwards

Customer experience

Ideate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SimpleLists

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ideate

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

SimpleLists

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.001 Month
  • Yearly$14.001 Year
One-time5
  • Mini tip$1.00
  • Plus tip$3.00
  • Pro tip$5.00
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  • Max tip$10.00
  • Ultra tip$15.00

Questions

Is Ideate free?
Ideate costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimpleLists free?
SimpleLists is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ideate or SimpleLists?
Ideate and SimpleLists are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Ideate or SimpleLists have ads?
SimpleLists shows ads; Ideate does not.

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