Simple List vs ToDev
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple List
Create and share shopping lists and checklists. Organize items with details like quantity and price, and track their status while shopping. Easily copy, move, and import/export lists via messages or XML files.
- Create custom lists
- Add item details (quantity, price, store)
- Mark items as pending or completed
- Sort lists with various options
- Copy/move items between lists
- Share lists via message or XML
- Import lists from XML
- Offline functionality
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This app helps in creating and sharing simple Shopping Lists and Checklists. You can define new lists as and when needed. A list can be used in Input mode which allows you to add items with details about quantity, price, store, etc. The list can also be used in Display mode which allows you to mark items as Pending or Completed or Not Available, to help you on the go while shopping. You can sort the list using various sort options. The app provides options to Copy an existing list into a new list or Copy/Move items from an existing list into a new list. You have got an option to share the list as a message which will be received in the messages app by the recipient. You have also got an option to share the list as a XML file attachment which the recipient can open in this app on their device. You can also import list from an XML file created by this app on some other device. A list can be printed if required. This app can work completely offline.
ToDev
This app helps you organize tasks, projects, and clients to boost productivity. It offers detailed progress tracking with notes and syncs across all your devices. Ideal for freelancers and professionals managing their business.
- Task and project planning
- Detailed progress tracking with notes
- Client and project linking
- Invoice management
- Cross-device syncing
- Weekly summary view
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ToDev is a planner for freelancers. Your tasks, client projects and invoices live in one place, so you can see what to do today and what you are still owed. TODAY Open the app and see what is due today, what slipped from earlier days, and which projects are active this week. Move late tasks to today in one tap. When the day is light, Today shows what is coming up next. WEEK See the whole week as one list, or tap a day to focus on it. Swipe a task right to complete it, or left to move it to another day. PROJECTS AND CLIENTS Group tasks by project, give each project a color, and link it to a client. A project shows its open and finished tasks, its invoices and its client on one page. MONEY Record income and expenses, mark invoices as paid, and attach the PDF. Money shows what clients owe you, what is overdue, and what you earned and spent this year. ON IPHONE AND IPAD On iPad, lists and details sit side by side and the Week becomes a seven-day board. Sign in with Apple, Google or email. Your data syncs with the web app at todev.app. PLANS Basic is free: 3 projects, 3 clients, 3 invoices and 120 tasks. Business: 50 projects, 50 clients, 50 invoices and 2,000 tasks. Premium: no limits. Business and Premium are monthly subscriptions that renew until you cancel them in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://www.todevlist.com/terms Privacy: https://www.todevlist.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ToDev at none against Simple List's shown. ToDev also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Simple List's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple List holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Simple List ships an update fortnightly, ToDev every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple List | ToDev |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MIIN Ltd | Dimitrios Kyriakakis |
Customer experience
Simple List
ToDev
In-app purchases
Simple List
No in-app purchases
ToDev
No in-app purchases
