Comparison

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker vs Scratch

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

Scratch

A fast and simple note-taking app for capturing ideas, drafting messages, or saving temporary text. It automatically saves your work and offers advanced text correction using AI. Easily copy, paste, share, or clear your notes.

Highlights
  • Automatic saving of all notes
  • AI-powered spelling, grammar, and punctuation correction
  • One-tap text copying
  • Clipboard pasting
  • Sharing to other applications
  • Customizable appearance modes and colors
  • Adjustable text size and haptic feedback
Features
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Scratch es un espacio sencillo y rápido donde puedes escribir cualquier cosa justo cuando la necesitas. Úsala para apuntar una idea, preparar un mensaje, guardar un texto temporal o escribir algo que después quieras copiar y utilizar en otra aplicación. Todo lo que escribas se guarda automáticamente para que puedas volver más tarde sin perderlo. También puedes corregir la ortografía, la gramática y la puntuación de tus textos mediante Apple Intelligence. La corrección conserva el idioma, el significado y el tono original del contenido. Desde su barra de herramientas puedes: • Copiar el texto con un toque. • Pegar contenido desde el portapapeles. • Compartirlo con otras aplicaciones. • Borrar todo cuando quieras empezar de nuevo. Cuando aparece el teclado, la barra de herramientas se coloca automáticamente sobre él para que todas las acciones sigan estando siempre a mano. Además, Scratch permite personalizar el modo de apariencia, el color de la interfaz, el tamaño del texto y la respuesta háptica. Una aplicación directa, cuidada y sin distracciones para escribir, corregir y compartir.

Screenshots

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker4 screens
Scratch2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Listy · Watchlist & Tracker at Free against Scratch's $1.99. Listy · Watchlist & Tracker also leads on ratings volume (480 vs 1) and device support (5 vs 2). Scratch's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On 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; Scratch costs $1.99 up front. Listy · Watchlist & Tracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Scratch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scratch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Listy · Watchlist & Tracker has 480 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Scratch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, Scratch every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Listy · Watchlist & Tracker versus Scratch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListy · Watchlist & TrackerScratch
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (480 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings480 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIsmael Gonzalez-Nicolas y CanalFran Besora Malo

Customer experience

Listy · Watchlist & Tracker

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

Scratch

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

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

Scratch

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

Scratch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Listy · Watchlist & Tracker free?
Listy · Watchlist & Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scratch free?
Scratch costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Listy · Watchlist & Tracker or Scratch?
Scratch is rated higher. Listy · Watchlist & Tracker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 480 ratings, while Scratch averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Listy · Watchlist & Tracker or Scratch have ads?
Neither Listy · Watchlist & Tracker nor Scratch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Listy · Watchlist & Tracker or Scratch?
Listy · Watchlist & Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Scratch every 2 days. Most recently, Listy · Watchlist & Tracker was updated on October 18, 2026 and Scratch on October 12, 2026.

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