Comparison

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker vs Quick Launch

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
Read full description

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

Quick Launch

Launch apps, open websites, and run shortcuts directly from your Lock Screen using customizable widgets. Personalize icons with app logos, symbols, emoji, or custom images. Add unlimited widgets for different Lock Screen setups.

Highlights
  • Launch apps from Lock Screen
  • Open websites from Lock Screen
  • Run shortcuts from Lock Screen
  • Unlimited customizable widgets
  • Customizable widget icons
  • Spacer widget for alignment
Read full description

Open websites, launch apps, and run shortcuts directly from your Lock Screen. For example, open google.com, launch TikTok, or run a shortcut to play a random music playlist. You can add unlimited widgets, with different widgets for each Lock Screen configuration. There are many icon options; either a website's icon, an existing app icon, 6000+ symbols, emoji, acronym, or a custom image. The app also includes a spacer widget that gives you more control over widget alignment. ■ Support You can contact me through the feedback button in the app.

Screenshots

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker4 screens
Quick Launch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Listy · Watchlist & Tracker at Free against Quick Launch's $3.00. Listy · Watchlist & Tracker also leads on ratings volume (480 vs 48) and device support (5 vs 2). Quick Launch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (92% vs 60%). On update cadence, ads 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

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker is free to download; Quick Launch costs $3.00 up front. Listy · Watchlist & Tracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Quick Launch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quick Launch holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Listy · Watchlist & Tracker has 480 ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Listy · Watchlist & Tracker's written reviews are positive against 92% of Quick Launch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, Quick Launch every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Listy · Watchlist & Tracker versus Quick Launch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListy · Watchlist & TrackerQuick Launch
PriceFree — better$3.00
Rating4.6 (480 ratings)4.9 (48 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.1% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings480 — better48
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIsmael Gonzalez-Nicolas y CanalSindre Sorhus

Customer experience

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker

All ratings480 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive60.1%
Neutral14.6%
Negative25.3%

Quick Launch

All ratings48 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

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

Quick Launch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Quick Launch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Listy · Watchlist & Tracker free?
Listy · Watchlist & Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quick Launch free?
Quick Launch costs $3.00, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Listy · Watchlist & Tracker or Quick Launch?
Quick Launch is rated higher. Listy · Watchlist & Tracker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 480 ratings, while Quick Launch averages 4.9 from 48 ratings.
Do Listy · Watchlist & Tracker or Quick Launch have ads?
Neither Listy · Watchlist & Tracker nor Quick Launch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Listy · Watchlist & Tracker or Quick Launch?
Listy · Watchlist & Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Quick Launch every 4 weeks. Most recently, Listy · Watchlist & Tracker was updated on October 15, 2026 and Quick Launch on October 15, 2026.

Other comparisons