Comparison

Desktop List vs Remember Basic

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

Head to head
About

Desktop List

Transform your mobile device by placing plans and lists directly onto your home screen or lock screen as dynamic wallpapers. Organize notes, photos, shortcuts, and track important dates and fitness goals with customizable widgets and live photo wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Dynamic lock screen wallpapers
  • Customizable desktop widgets
  • Note and to-do list creation
  • Photo frame widget
  • Quick start shortcuts
  • Countdown timer for important dates
  • Step tracking and cumulative days
Features
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Do you rely on your mobile phone and always want to pick up your mobile phone? Put your plan on the table! Using "desktop list", you can make plans and lists into dynamic lock screen wallpaper, or group pieces on the desktop (couple plan, fitness plan, memo, etc.). There are two modes of "Widgets" and “Live Photo": ** desktop widgets ** Small components with rich functions and the most complete variety provide you with the most powerful small component functions (the system needs to be no less than ios14, and HealthKit needs to be used to show your daily steps): ● desktop notes Put important reminders and to-do items on the desktop and remind them at any time; ● Desktop Photo Frame Be able to place your favorite photos on the desktop and select photo frames; ● quick start Call, text, email, scan, payment code, car code, bookkeeping book and other shortcuts, support user-defined quick start, and click one button on the desktop directly; ● countdown Help you record important days in your life, and time reminders, such as birthday, appointment, party, Christmas, new year, shopping festival, Spring Festival, competition, business trip, travel, vacation, examination, meeting, etc; ● step target You can set the daily step target and always pay attention to the exercise health index; ● cumulative days Check the anniversary, such as love, marriage, quitting smoking, drinking, achievement, graduation, beginning, etc; ● weekly mood Set the daily mood to view the historical mood; ** lock screen Live Photo ** Generate dynamic wallpaper and set it in the lock screen interface. Press it to display the plan content. If you don't press it, it is an ordinary wallpaper, which does not affect the appearance and is very convenient Note: If the device needs to support 3D touch, please turn on [live photos] and then turn off [View zoom]. Due to system limitations, after setting the lock screen wallpaper, it will compress about 30% of the pixels Production function: you can customize the background picture, font color, size and so on Conclusion: If you have any comments or suggestions, you can email me: kevindcw@163.com If the effect is not ideal and you want a refund: click App Store - > click the avatar in the upper right corner -- > then click the avatar to enter the account setting -- > click the purchase record, find the app, click the total bill, click the app icon - > click the report problem and select refund

About

Remember Basic

Personalize your iPhone and iPad home screens with customizable sticky notes. Choose colors, fonts, and frames, and display them as widgets. Send notes to your Apple Watch for quick access and dictation.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable colors and fonts
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Markdown support
  • Optional page titles
  • Standalone Apple Watch use
Features
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Show stickies on iPhone/iPad Home Screen! Customise stickies with colors, fonts and beautiful frames! 【 iPhone / iPad 】 • select text and page color. • change font and text alignment. • add widgets to show on home screen or lock screen! • send text to Apple Watch. (standard version) 【 Apple Watch - only on standard version 】 • enter text directly or transfer from iPhone app. • setup as widgets on watch faces or smart stack. • select text/page color (used in color watch faces*). • dictate on watch and sent the text back to iPhone! • use emojis to design your own watch faces. 【 NOTES 】 • you need to open the app first before adding widgets to home screen. • you can use some Markdown syntax. • every page can have different notes and customisation. • you can add optional title to the page. • Apple Watch version can be used standalone without iPhone. Upgrade to standard version for more pages, iCloud and Apple Watch sync!

Screenshots

Desktop List4 screens
Remember Basic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Remember Basic at 4.4 against Desktop List's 3.0. Remember Basic also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). Desktop List's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Desktop List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Remember Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Remember Basic holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Remember Basic has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Desktop List ships an update weekly, Remember Basic every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Desktop List versus Remember Basic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesktop ListRemember Basic
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB29 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer晓庆 张Virtual GS

Customer experience

Desktop List

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Remember Basic

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Desktop List

One-time1
  • Buy member$0.99
None

Remember Basic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Desktop List free?
Desktop List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Remember Basic free?
Remember Basic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Desktop List or Remember Basic?
Remember Basic is rated higher. Desktop List averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Remember Basic averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Desktop List or Remember Basic have ads?
Neither Desktop List nor Remember Basic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Desktop List or Remember Basic?
Desktop List ships an update weekly, and Remember Basic every 10 days. Most recently, Desktop List was updated on October 3, 2026 and Remember Basic on October 9, 2026.

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