Comparison

Mindlist vs MudBook

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

MudBook

Features
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MudBook is the ideal companion for potters and ceramic artists. Whether you're throwing on the wheel, hand-building, or experimenting with new glazes, MudBook keeps your creative process organised from that first, middle of the night, inspirational idea to finished piece. LOG IDEAS Quickly and easily add ideas, make notes, upload sketches and take photos of the things that inspire your creativity. Easily convert those ideas into projects, all your thoughts and pictures will automatically transfer. TRACK YOUR PROJECTS Follow every piece through its journey, from planning and wedging through to firing and completion. Log stage notes, pick from a long list of clay bodies, techniques and attach photos at each step. Always know where each piece is in the process. Easily log material costs against each project and add the sale price to the end product. GLAZE LIBRARY Build your personal glaze library. Record commercial glazes and custom recipes, track ingredients and percentages, log test tiles with photos, and quickly find the right glaze for any project. If you create your glaze you can print your own unique QR code to track it in your work. FIRINGS LOG Record every firing with cone, temperature, kiln, and firing program. Associate firings with specific projects so you always know exactly what a piece went through. STUDIO INVENTORY Keep track of your materials: clay bodies, glaze ingredients, tools, and equipment, so you're never caught short mid-project. WORKS OFFLINE MudBook works fully offline. Everything is saved to your device first and syncs automatically when you have a connection. Your studio data is always available, even without signal. BUILT FOR POTTERS, BY POTTERS Technique-aware stage tracking supports throwing, hand-building, slab, coil, pinch, and casting workflows. The app speaks your language. --- MudBook is developed by Taylin.Studio. Questions or feedback: devsupport@taylin.studio MudBook Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: £4.99/month or £49.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mindlist4 screens
MudBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MudBook at 15.1 against Mindlist's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mindlist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MudBook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindlist ships an update fortnightly, MudBook every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Mindlist versus MudBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindlistMudBook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNova OceanTaylin Digital Ltd

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
Show 5 more
  • Provide more customization options
  • Add Siri integration
  • Improve syncing between devices
  • Implement automatic task reminders
  • Add ability to create recurring tasks with flexible schedules

MudBook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mindlist

One-time1
  • Buy Premium$5.99
2 purchases

MudBook

Subscriptions2
  • MudBook Pro$6.991 Month
  • MudBook Pro Yearly$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Mindlist free?
Mindlist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MudBook free?
MudBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mindlist or MudBook have ads?
Neither Mindlist nor MudBook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindlist or MudBook?
Mindlist ships an update fortnightly, and MudBook every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mindlist was updated on October 27, 2026 and MudBook on October 24, 2026.

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