Comparison

Listi vs Binder

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

Head to head
About

Listi

Create lists and have them automatically totaled as you add items. Set a budget and track remaining funds for trips, gifts, or shopping.

Highlights
  • Automatic list totaling
  • Budget setting and tracking
  • Trip cost planning
  • Gift list management
  • Shopping list creation
  • User feedback option
Features
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Listi is a free, handy, little app that allows you to create a List and have it added up as you go. You can also give you list a maximum budget, and as your list is totalled up, we'll tell you how much us left. Your list could be a List of costs for a Special Trip, someones birthday simply your shopping list. There is an option to contact us and let us know what you like or could improve about our app - be part of the team!

About

Binder

Features
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Binder is your personal journal, diary, and life organiser — now on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Everything syncs seamlessly via iCloud. Capture every kind of moment in one place: notes, to-do lists, voice memos, links, events, recommendations, locations, photos, files, and daily mood entries. No other journal app gives you this much flexibility. YOUR PRIVATE DIARY Write freely in a beautiful, distraction-free editor. Binder is your space - private, personal, and always available. Use it as a daily diary, a gratitude journal, or a place to think out loud. TO-DO LISTS & DAILY PLANNER Create to-do lists with color-coded labels to prioritise at a glance. Set reminders on any entry so nothing slips through the cracks. Plan your day, track your habits, and organise your life — all in one app. FIND ANYTHING INSTANTLY Search across all your entries — notes, voice memo transcriptions, lists, links, and more. On iPhone, pull down to search. On Mac, use the dedicated Search tab with smart type suggestions. Even items inside Collections are searchable. ORGANISE WITH COLLECTIONS Group related entries into Collections — trip plans, project notes, reading lists, recipes, whatever you need. A beautiful card grid view keeps everything visual and easy to browse. CAPTURE MORE THAN TEXT - Voice memos - Photo galleries with cover images - Links that unfurl with rich previews - Locations with map thumbnails - Events with dates and details - Recommendations with star ratings - Daily mood tracking - File attachments ON EVERY DEVICE Your journal lives on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. iCloud sync was rebuilt from the ground up — changes propagate instantly and conflicts resolve gracefully. Browse from the Mac menu bar or save links straight from Safari with the Share Extension. SET REMINDERS, STAY ON TRACK Attach reminders to any entry. Reminder notifications sync across all your devices so you never miss what matters. Binder is free. No subscriptions, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays on your devices and in your private iCloud account — we never see it. Just your life, beautifully organised.

Screenshots

Listi4 screens
Binder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Binder at every 2 months against Listi's every 19 months. Listi's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 26.2). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Listi ships an update every 19 months, Binder every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Listi versus Binder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListiBinder
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.2 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASJ IT Solutions LtdTomi Tiihonen

In-app purchases

None

Listi

No in-app purchases

None

Binder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Listi free?
Listi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Binder free?
Binder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Listi or Binder have ads?
Neither Listi nor Binder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Listi or Binder?
Listi ships an update every 19 months, and Binder every 2 months. Most recently, Listi was updated on October 29, 2026 and Binder on October 25, 2026.

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