Mindlist vs Checklist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mindlist
This app helps you manage your daily schedule and tasks with a minimalist interface. It offers features like reminders, calendar visualization, and customizable task lists to boost productivity without distractions.
- No ads
- Customizable task lists
- Reminders for appointments
- Calendar visualization
- Simple and fast task entry
- Dark mode
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Mindlist is a simple, beautiful, and powerful to-do list app designed to help you stay focused, organized, and in control of your day. Plan your tasks, manage your schedule, create checklists, set reminders, and organize everything that matters — without unnecessary complexity. Whether you are managing work, study, errands, personal goals, chores, or daily routines, Mindlist gives you a calm and minimal space to keep everything clear. No complicated setup. No clutter. No ads. Just your tasks, your plans, and a simple way to get things done. Mindlist is built for everyday productivity. Add a task in seconds, set a date, create a reminder, organize your lists, and see what needs your attention. The app is fast, intuitive, and easy to use from the first launch. KEY FEATURES • Minimalist design A clean, distraction-free interface that helps you focus on what matters. • iCloud sync Keep your tasks, lists, reminders, and plans in sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • No ads Stay focused without distractions, pop-ups, or intrusive advertising. • Smart reminders Never miss important tasks, meetings, appointments, deadlines, or daily routines. • Calendar planning View your schedule clearly and plan your day, week, and upcoming tasks with ease. Recurring tasks are now shown directly in Calendar, so your routines are easier to see and manage. • Recurring tasks Create repeating tasks for habits, routines, chores, bills, workouts, study sessions, and more. Set an end date for recurring tasks when a routine or plan should not repeat forever. • Custom task lists Personalize your lists with colors, icons, and display options that match the way you work. • Simple and fast task creation Quickly add tasks, set dates, enable reminders, and organize your plan in just a few taps. • Organized lists Drag, reorder, and arrange your lists so everything stays exactly where you need it. Mindlist is perfect for: • Daily to-do lists • Work tasks • Study and homework planning • Personal goals • Shopping lists • Chores and home organization • Habit tracking • Appointments and deadlines • Simple project planning • Family and personal routines Mindlist is free to use, with optional Premium features available for users who want to unlock even more functionality. Premium is a one-time purchase, giving you lifetime access to all premium features. Download Mindlist today and turn your plans into progress — one task at a time.
Checklist
Create lists, mark items as complete, and achieve your goals. This application is designed to help you stay organized and boost your productivity across multiple devices.
- Create custom lists
- Check off completed items
- Cross-platform availability
- Boost productivity
- Stay organized
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Smarter lists you'll use again and again. Checklist is for the lists you come back to: packing, groceries, morning routines, cleaning, moving day. Make a list once, tick it off, and it's ready for next time. LISTS THAT WRITE THEMSELVES • Describe it: "a weekend camping trip with the kids", and Apple Intelligence writes the list right on your device (on devices that support it). • Paste it: a list from Notes, a message or an email. Bullets, numbers and checkboxes are tidied away. • Snap it: take a photo of a handwritten or printed list, and Checklist types it out for you. TICK, TICK, DONE • A little confetti for every tick. • Ticked items step aside, so you always see what's left. • Drag to reorder, swipe to delete, and tap Uncheck all to start again. LISTS THAT RESET THEMSELVES Morning routines, gym bags, weekly chores: set a list to repeat daily or weekly, and it unchecks itself, ready for next time. REMINDERS THAT KNOW YOU'RE DONE A nudge at the right time, and none once everything's checked. 40+ TEMPLATES Weekend trips, groceries, a hospital bag, moving house, weddings, back to school, the holidays and more. You can save your own lists as templates too. WITH YOU EVERYWHERE • Tick items off from a widget on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. • Tick items off on your Apple Watch, and dictate new ones. • Add items with Siri, and find any list in Spotlight. • Keep your lists in sync with iCloud on iPhone, iPad and Mac. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no ads. Your lists stay on your device, or in your private iCloud if you turn on sync. Describe and Scan run on your device too, so the developer never sees your lists. CHECKLIST PRO Checklist is free to download. Checklist Pro unlocks Focus mode, sharing your lists, workouts, unlimited smart lists, iCloud sync, widgets, the Apple Watch app and your own templates. Repeating lists and reminders are free for everyone. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://usechecklist.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mindlist at 4.7 against Checklist's 3.7. Mindlist also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 18). Checklist's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Mindlist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Checklist sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mindlist holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mindlist has 1.6K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Mindlist's written reviews are positive against 68% of Checklist's.
Mindlist ships an update fortnightly, Checklist every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.
| Parameter | Mindlist | Checklist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better | 3.7 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.4% of reviews — better | 68.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nova Ocean | Ifeanyi Onuoha |
Customer experience
Mindlist
Checklist
Bugs and requests
Mindlist
Reported bugs
5 issues- Tasks disappearing or not being saved
- Repeating tasks not functioning properly
- Calendar integration issues
- Syncing problems between devices
- Unexpected app behavior after updates
Requested features
10 requests- Add shortcuts for Mac version
- Implement subtasks and task filtering
- Improve calendar integration and timeline view
- Add ability to move tasks between lists
- Implement Apple Watch support
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- Provide more customization options
- Add Siri integration
- Improve syncing between devices
- Implement automatic task reminders
- Add ability to create recurring tasks with flexible schedules
Checklist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mindlist
- Buy Premium$5.99
Checklist
- Checklist Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Checklist Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Checklist Pro Annual$29.991 Year
- Founding Member Lifetime$24.99
- Checklist Pro Lifetime$59.99









