Comparison

Kauli vs Mi

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

Head to head
About

Kauli

Create and manage an unlimited number of shopping lists with a simple, intuitive interface. Features fast item entry with suggestions, editing capabilities, and automatic syncing across devices via iCloud. Share lists with other iCloud users on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.

Highlights
  • Unlimited shopping lists
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Fast item entry with suggestions
  • Automatic iCloud sync
  • List sharing with iCloud users
  • Cross-device availability
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Kauli is a simple shopping list with some quite useful features: β€’ Unlimited number of lists β€’ Simple an intuitive user interface β€’ Fast entering of new shopping items with proposals β€’ Editing of shopping items β€’ Automatic sync across several devices via iCloud β€’ Sharing of lists with other iCloud users β€’ Available on iOS, iPadOS and macOS β€’ Free, no advertisements, no tracking

About

Mi

Features
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Your smart and always available shopping list. With Mi-Papelito you create your smart, always available shopping list. You always need a shopping list! With Mi-Papelito you have your shopping list on your cell phone and your Apple Watch. What does Mi-Papelito do for you? Mi-Papelito organizes and optimizes your shopping intelligently. You plan what you need and where to get it. Mi-Papelito is intelligent and learns the items you buy regularly. With each new planning you feed Mi-Papelito with your needed items and the stores where you can buy them. In this way, you create a shopping list for you and your family that you won't want to miss, that you won't have to throw away and, above all, that you won't have to rewrite over and over again. Mi-Papelito learns at what intervals you buy certain items, and highlights items that are needed again for your future purchase decisions. If you allow it, Mi-Papelito will remind you that you still wanted to buy something as soon as you are near the store in question.
For each item, feel free to save several stores where you can buy that item. Assign a category to each item, for example "Fruit & Vegetables", "Cheese counter" or "Sanitary". The next time you shop, Mi-Papelito will sort your items by category. For example, if you're in the vegetable section, you'll see everything you wanted to buy in the fruit & vegetable section. You can save your own pictures to the articles. So you know which are the "right noodlesβ€œ. Mi-Papelito offers you the possibility to create several independent lists. With Mi-Papelito you can also do the shopping of your flatmates, parents, grandparents and friends. Create a person in Mi-Papelito, which you can link with your contacts. You can then add items to this person's shopping list. Do you use multiple iOS devices? Then you can install Mi-Papelito on all your devices and synchronize the data of your shopping list via iCloud. Want to share your list with boyfriend/girlfriend, wife/husband, daughter/son to work with the list together? With Mi-Papelito you can invite people to collaborate with your list that you are used to with Apple. Mi-Papelito doesn't share any data, you don't have to register anywhere to use Mi-Papelito. Mi-Papelito also does not collect data for advertising purposes and does not display ads. Versionen Mi-Papelito This is the free basic version. All functions up to a maximum number of entries are possible. You can manage 2 shopping lists and a total of 50 articles. On a list for a purchase can be at most 5 articles. You can synchronize the Mi-Papelito data on your devices via iCloud, you can also share your lists with your family or friends. Mi-Papelito Pro With Mi-Papelito Pro you can create as many lists, items and shopping lists as you want. We offer you Mi.Papelito Pro in subscription. The subscription is renewed automatically, you can cancel it at any time in the App Store. The subscription costs: 2,99 € for 6 month, 4,99 € for 12 month. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Kauli4 screens
Mi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kauli at none against Mi's 2. Kauli also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Mi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 6 months. Kauli asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kauli ships an update every 2 months, Mi every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Kauli versus Mi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKauliMi
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 months β€” betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better17.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrank-Peter PoschmannAndreas Herzig

In-app purchases

None

Kauli

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Mi

Subscriptions2
  • Mi-Papelito Pro 6M$2.996 Months
  • Mi-Papelito Pro 1$3.991 Year

Questions

Is Kauli free?
Kauli is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mi free?
Mi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kauli or Mi have ads?
Neither Kauli nor Mi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kauli or Mi?
Kauli ships an update every 2 months, and Mi every 12 months. Most recently, Kauli was updated on November 3, 2026 and Mi on October 30, 2026.

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