Comparison

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker vs Collections Database

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

Head to head
About

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker

Organize and track all your favorite items, from movies and books to wines and links. Create custom lists, mark items as consumed, and use powerful filtering and ordering to manage your personal collection. Your data is saved privately on your device and can sync across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable categories
  • Track watched, read, or played items
  • Filtering and ordering options
  • Private, device-based storage
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Share Extension for tracking
  • Unlimited lists and folders
Features
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Track and organize everything you love in the same app: Build your personal watchlist and bookmark your favorite things using categories such as: Movies, Books, Video games, TV Shows, Board games, Wines, Beers or any Link. • Every category has a custom design. • Track what you've watched, read or played. • Use the filters and ordering options to see what's next. • Organize items across different lists with tags and flexible collections. • No sign-up needed, just download the app and start using it. • All your lists is saved privately on your device. • Use iCloud to sync your lists across all your devices. • Track quickly from any app using the Share Extension. • Publish compatible public lists to the web and share them as standalone pages. • Available for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch. Desktop app coming soon. More organized than a notes app Keeping lists in a notes app can become an incoherent mess. Listy's organization brings clarity and flexibility to your watchlist, bookmarks or read it later lists. Unlimited lists and folders Track unlimited lists and groups for categorizing all your stuff. Privately saved on your device • No user account needed, start using the app right away. • Your content belongs to you, export it with 1-tap. • Safely backup your content automatically on iCloud Drive. • Works fully offline—no internet connection required. Custom design for every category • Show what matters most for your content. • Special To-Do category to organize and track your tasks. • Links category helps you save interesting articles to read later. Track what you've achieved • Mark as watched, read, played, completed or even tasted. • Share an image of your list with your friends and family. Powerful ordering & filtering • See what's next at a glance. • Different ordering options for every category. • Order by Title, Completed, Rating, Recently added, Release date, or use manual ordering. • Use tags to build collections that bring together items from different lists. Track content from anywhere • Track content from any app using our sharing extension. Get all the details instantly • Get additional information each time you track new content. • Release dates, Ratings, Descriptions and additional metadata for every category. • Use notes to save additional relevant information about your content. Track content by title or name • Search by title or name to quickly track what you need. Synced across all your devices • Your content syncs automatically across all your devices. • Available for iPhone, iPad, macOS and Apple Watch. • Designed with care for every platform. Widgets, Spotlight & Dark Mode • Widgets for To-Do lists • Search on your iPhone, get results from Listy • Full Dark Mode support COMING SOON • New categories every month. • More ways to share and discover lists. • Apple TV version. --- OUR ACTIONS SPEAK FOR US (MANIFESTO) • Sustainable Business We believe in creating a tool that can be used for free by many, without exploiting personal information, by creating Pro features that a few will pay for. • Humble Cloud We store all your lists on your device, this means you own your content and we know nothing about you. This makes our infrastructure super-lightweight and private by default. • Honest Tracking We do use tools for analytics purposes, but we only store the critical information to help us improve Listy. We never send to third parties anything related to your content. • Responsible Third Libraries We are very careful about what we add to Listy. Other people's tools help us focus on improving the product but we do rely on those tools carefully and make sure they do not invade your privacy. Terms of Use: https://listy.is/terms-and-conditions/

About

Collections Database

Organize anything with a personal database app. It offers over 20 field types, customizable layouts, and pre-built templates for common uses like books or expenses. Advanced features and iCloud sync are available.

Highlights
  • 20+ field types (text, number, picture, barcode, etc.)
  • Customizable fields and display styles
  • Pre-built templates (books, contacts, expenses, etc.)
  • Organize with collections and subcollections
  • Password, Face ID, and Touch ID protection
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Advanced fields and calculations (Pro version)
Features
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Collections is a personal database app to organize anything. 1. A field for every use Collections supports over 20+ field types: • Text, Number • Boolean • Picture • Select • Email, URL, Phone • Password • Date, Time • Color • Barcode And with the Pro version you can use even more advanced fields. • Document reference - Link documents together • Group - Add multiple values for a field • Formula - Create a formula for calculated values. Powerful formula editor with full support to math functions like SUM, AVG • Sources - Import documents from external APIs with Javascript 2. Customizable • Add and reorder fields • Add a separator between fields to better visualize them • Fields have different display styles like primary, secondary, thumbnail • Filter and sort data 3. Templates Collections includes basic templates to get started: • Books • Contacts • Expenses • Subscriptions • Credentials • Inventory • School 5. Advanced management Collections has different tools to help you creating the data model. SUBCOLLECTIONS Organize data into collections and subcollections. Simply said, they are like folders. LISTS A list contains items used in documents and it's very flexible. It could represent a Genre for a book or a Status like 'Available', 'Out of stock' for an object in the inventory. 6. Security • Protect collections using a password, Face ID or Touch ID • Sensitive data such as passwords are encrypted by default 7. iCloud Sync Data is synced automatically between devices through iCloud. 8. Apple's Shortcuts support Expand the app capabilities with Apple's Shortcuts support. 9. Pro version features • Add unlimited documents (free version is limited to 100 documents) • Add files to documents • Add advanced fields • Views • Grid • Use Summary to perform calculations across documents

Screenshots

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker4 screens
Collections Database4 screens

Verdict

The call

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker and Collections Database both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Collections Database's written reviews are positive against 61% of Listy · Watchlist & Tracker's. Collections Database also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Listy · Watchlist & Tracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Collections Database sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Listy · Watchlist & Tracker against 4.6 for Collections Database. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 460 and 187 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Listy · Watchlist & Tracker's written reviews are positive against 87% of Collections Database's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, Collections Database fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Listy · Watchlist & Tracker versus Collections Database: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListy · Watchlist & TrackerCollections Database
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (460 ratings)4.6 (187 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.4% of reviews87.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings460 — better187
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIsmael Gonzalez-Nicolas y CanalMatteo D'Ignazio

Customer experience

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker

All ratings460 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive61.4%
Neutral14.0%
Negative24.6%

Collections Database

All ratings187 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews315 reviews
Positive87.3%
Neutral5.1%
Negative7.6%

User reviews

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker

From 460 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Effective list management
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive UI
  • 💡 Useful media integration
  • 🚀 Automatic metadata retrieval
  • 👍 Visually appealing design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Syncing and data loss issues
  • 🐛 Buggy behavior and crashes
  • 🔒 Lack of privacy/security options
  • 🔒 Paywalled features
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance

Collections Database

From 187 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Flexible and customizable
  • 🚀 Powerful and feature-rich
  • 💡 Excellent integration with Apple ecosystem
  • 🔒 Secure and private data storage
  • 💰 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and sync issues
  • 📚 Lacking comprehensive documentation
  • 🔍 Limited search and filtering capabilities
  • 🔀 Difficulty moving/copying data between collections

Bugs and requests

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to add items to lists
  • Disappearing list data after updates
  • Unresponsive UI elements
  • Incorrect metadata display
  • Sync issues between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to create custom lists
  • Improved sorting and filtering options
  • Collaborative list sharing
  • Reminders and notifications
  • More customization options

Collections Database

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Keyboard issues when using search
  • Inconsistent behavior between iOS and macOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Collaborative features for sharing databases
  • More advanced reporting and visualization options
  • Improved import/export functionality
  • Ability to customize the appearance and layout

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker

Subscriptions7
  • Pay monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pay weekly$1.997 Days
  • Pay monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Listy+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pay yearly1 Month trial$9.991 Year
  • Pay yearly$10.991 Year
  • Listy+ Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime 50%$14.99
  • Lifetime$39.99
  • Listy+ Lifetime$79.99
3 purchases

Collections Database

One-time3
  • Collections Ultra (Upgrade)$1.99
  • Collections Pro$7.99
  • Collections Ultra$9.99

Questions

Is Listy · Watchlist & Tracker free?
Listy · Watchlist & Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Collections Database free?
Collections Database is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Listy · Watchlist & Tracker or Collections Database?
Collections Database is rated higher. Listy · Watchlist & Tracker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 460 ratings, while Collections Database averages 4.6 from 187 ratings.
Do Listy · Watchlist & Tracker or Collections Database have ads?
Neither Listy · Watchlist & Tracker nor Collections Database shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Listy · Watchlist & Tracker or Collections Database?
Listy · Watchlist & Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Collections Database fortnightly. Most recently, Listy · Watchlist & Tracker was updated on September 12, 2026 and Collections Database on September 22, 2026.

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