Comparison

Perfumers Vault vs Fast Lists Sync

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

Head to head
About

Perfumers Vault

This app helps perfumers formulate scents by validating IFRA limits and organizing ingredients. It offers features for managing formulas, categories, and suppliers, with AI integration available through a separate subscription.

Highlights
  • IFRA limits validation
  • Ingredient organization
  • Formula management
  • Category and supplier management
  • AI integration
  • Import/export functionality
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Perfumers Vault is an invaluable tool for perfumery formulation. It offers features like IFRA limits validation, ensuring you stay within the recommended guidelines. The platform also allows you to organize your ingredients, categories and suppliers. Subscription model provides: - Unlimited formulas - Unlimited scheduled formulas - Unlimited ingredients - IFRA library import - Import/export functionality for formulas and ingredients - Gemini AI integration (separate paid Google Gemini API subscription is required) --- *AI features require a separate paid Google Gemini API subscription --- Subscription auto-renews unless canceled and will be charged via Apple iTunes account. Prices vary by location. --- Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Fast Lists Sync

Create and manage reusable checklists for shopping, packing, and more. Syncs across devices with iCloud and offers advanced organizational features like nested sublists and drag-and-drop reordering. Ideal for keeping track of recurring tasks without forgetting anything.

Highlights
  • Reusable checklists
  • iCloud sync
  • Nested sublists
  • Drag and drop reordering
  • Manual and alphabetical sorting
  • Hide ticked items
  • Multi-window support
Features
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A lists app built for reusable checklists for things like shopping, packing etc. This app is currently free for upto 100 items spread between as many lists as you want. + Syncs between your devices with iCloud + Sort list contents manually or alphabetically + Nested sublists + Hide ticked items + View lists flattened (great to see the last items combined with hiding ticked items) + Untick all items in list to prepare for reuse + Quick inline item creation and editing - just set name press return + Sublists indicate the number of completed and the total number of items within them. + Drag and drop reordering and moving between lists/sublists. + Multi-window support on iPad (including drag and drop between them) Create and edit checklists and most importantly tick off completed items. It is great for reusable and easily editable checklists to make sure you don't forget anything. Lists that you want again and again are the real focus. Ideal for shopping, packing or keeping track of just about anything. No advertising, sign in or registration required. Your privacy is respected at all times, no data is sent to the developer (except as needed to validate purchases). Crash reports collected via Apple if you have opted in to share these with developers and data about purchases made is also collected but we can't link it to your identity. Apple has access to your synced lists in iCloud. *Fast Lists or Fast List Sync* Fast Lists is a stable reliable app with great reviews (4.7 stars global average), Fast Lists Sync is not a replacement but an alternative choice. Fast Lists will continue to exist and will over time adopt some of the features and updated design from this new app. The original also has absolute privacy benefits by keeping all data on the phone and not synced to the Apple's computers. Fast Lists + Privacy of local data + Reliability of local data and no risk of sync conflicts + Advanced iPad column display + Thousands of users, 4.8* rating, 9 year history + Supports back to iOS 8 - No sync - Manual sorting only (current feature set, may be added) Fast Lists Sync + Sync + Alphabetical sorting of list content option + Share by any mechanism not just email + Brand new code supporting latest features, dark mode, multi-window support + Additional features and first access to further developments - iOS 14 only - New product without years of testing by thousands of happy users yet. Privacy policy is available at https://www.human-friendly.com/privacy and the terms of service for subscriptions are here https://www.human-friendly.com/fast-lists-sync-tos

Screenshots

Perfumers Vault4 screens
Fast Lists Sync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fast Lists Sync at 50% against Perfumers Vault's 0%. Fast Lists Sync also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Perfumers Vault sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Fast Lists Sync sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fast Lists Sync holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Perfumers Vault's written reviews are positive against 50% of Fast Lists Sync's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Perfumers Vault ships an update every 3 weeks, Fast Lists Sync every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Perfumers Vault versus Fast Lists Sync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerfumers VaultFast Lists Sync
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)4.6 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings411 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperM24 Media LtdHuman Friendly Ltd.

Customer experience

Perfumers Vault

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Fast Lists Sync

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Perfumers Vault

Subscriptions7
  • Perfumers Vault PRO$1.997 Days
  • Unlimited access$3.991 Month
  • Perfumers Vault PRO$4.991 Month
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  • Unlimited access$19.996 Months
  • Perfumers Vault PRO$24.996 Months
  • Unlimited access$34.991 Year
  • Perfumers Vault PRO$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$49.99
2 purchases

Fast Lists Sync

Subscriptions2
  • Full Unlock - Unlimited items1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Full Unlock - Unlimited items3 Months trial$2.991 Year

Questions

Is Perfumers Vault free?
Perfumers Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fast Lists Sync free?
Fast Lists Sync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Perfumers Vault or Fast Lists Sync?
Fast Lists Sync is rated higher. Perfumers Vault averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Fast Lists Sync averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do Perfumers Vault or Fast Lists Sync have ads?
Neither Perfumers Vault nor Fast Lists Sync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Perfumers Vault or Fast Lists Sync?
Perfumers Vault ships an update every 3 weeks, and Fast Lists Sync every 2 weeks. Most recently, Perfumers Vault was updated on October 4, 2026 and Fast Lists Sync on September 28, 2026.

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