Comparison

Be vs Purelist

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

Head to head
About

Be

Organize your life and tasks with a flexible system that aligns your actions with your priorities. This multidimensional tool functions as a planner, organizer, note-taker, and habit tracker with a clean, intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Multidimensional to-do list
  • Life organizer and planner
  • Goal and habit tracking
  • Self-management tool
  • Clean and intuitive UI
  • Data structuring and navigation
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«Be-Do App» is a unique, flexible and very effective system to organise your life and get things done while staying focused on your true priorities. It’s a great way to always keep your being and doing attuned – so that your actions lead to results that are true to yourself. Be-Do is a multidimensional to do list, a planner, an organiser, an outliner, a note book, a tool for your self management, work life balance and habit forming. The user interface is clean and carefully designed. A set of simple and powerful techniques like indenting-outdenting, expanding-collapsing sections, in-place editing and sliding rows allow you to enter, structure and navigate your data with ease and power. Privacy policy: https://www.app-artisan.com/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://www.app-artisan.com/terms-of-use

About

Purelist

This app helps organize thoughts and manage tasks with a minimalist approach. It focuses on core functionality for productivity, offering features like sorting, widgets, and indentation. An optional Pro version unlocks advanced features like reminders and iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Free item sorting
  • Home screen widget
  • Mark important items
  • Indentation for outlines
  • Search by item
  • Swipe to complete/delete
  • Add item descriptions
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Purelist is a thought organizer for those who are serious about their work or studies. Purelist prioritizes your focus on what's important, not adding extra features or decorations to get your attention. If you are looking for a motivational tool, Purelist may not be for you. However, if you need something simple to help you achieve your goals, it may be perfect for you. Purelist can be used for daily planning, task management, and note taking. It's helpful for habit checklists, lecture notes, and shopping lists. Its clean interface won't steal your time. There are no ads, and it doesn't collect your data. Purelist has no checkboxes in the list and is completed by swiping, so it can be used for both task management and idea capture. The star icon indicates the urgency of tasks or the importance of ideas. Purelist is designed to do more with less, so you don't get confused and lose the features you need. Use Purelist to increase your productivity! Key Features: • Sort tasks and items freely. • Show your list on your home screen at any time with the widget. • Mark important items to mark them more prominently. • Use indentation for easier writing and reading outlines. • No need to title your lists and tasks. • Easily search by item. • Smooth completion and deletion as you work with each item. • Add descriptions to items to manage items in detail. For Pro: • Sync lists between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud. • Set reminders for tasks and items. • View and manage reminders by date. • Quickly set reminders using date presets. • Send system notifications at set times. • Can repeat reminders on a daily, weekly, monthly, or annually schedule. • The list can be divided into groups to organize the list in more detail. • Subgroups can be added to a group.

Screenshots

Be3 screens
Purelist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Purelist at Free against Be's $2.99. Purelist also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (41 vs 1). Be's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Purelist is free to download; Be costs $2.99 up front. Be sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Purelist sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Be holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Purelist has 41 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Be ships an update every 2 months, Purelist fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Be versus Purelist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBePurelist
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings141 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlessandro LuethiShintaro Miyake

Customer experience

Be

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Purelist

All ratings41 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative10.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Be

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$0.491 Month
  • Yearly subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Year
6 purchases

Purelist

Subscriptions4
  • Purelist Pro for Students14 Days trial$0.491 Month
  • Purelist Pro14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Purelist Pro for Students14 Days trial$4.991 Year
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  • Purelist Pro14 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Purelist Pro for Students$24.99
  • Purelist Pro$49.99

Questions

Is Be free?
Be costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Purelist free?
Purelist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Be or Purelist?
Be is rated higher. Be averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Purelist averages 4.6 from 41 ratings.
Do Be or Purelist have ads?
Neither Be nor Purelist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Be or Purelist?
Be ships an update every 2 months, and Purelist fortnightly. Most recently, Be was updated on June 24, 2026 and Purelist on June 10, 2026.

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