Comparison

My Message vs monolist

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

Head to head
About

My Message

This app sends messages to yourself as reminders for memos, to-dos, or future notes. Enable notifications to receive these self-messages directly on your device.

Highlights
  • Self-messaging reminders
  • Memos and to-do lists
  • Future messages
  • Notification delivery
Features
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A new reminder app that sends a message to yourself. You will receive a message from yourself. You can use it in various ways, such as memos, TODO, and messages to yourself in the future. If you turn on the notification permission, you can get messages by notification.

About

monolist

Features
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monolist is an ultimately simple checklist app with only one list. App Features: Ultimately simple design - No ruled lines, monotone, and an interface that looks as if it were handwritten on a blank sheet of paper. Easy Operation - - Tap to add an item - Tap a checkbox to check/uncheck it - Tap text to edit - Swipe left to delete - Long tap and drag to move text Repeatable - The ability to uncheck all checks at once allows for repeatable use as a regularly used checklist. Widget Function - Unchecked items can be displayed on the home screen and checked. iCloud Sync - Checklist is automatically synced to iCloud without conscious effort, allowing you to manage the same list on different devices. Change font size - Font size can be changed between 10 and 30. Selectable colors - You can select a character color (background color in dark mode) from among 5 colors.

Screenshots

My Message2 screens
monolist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My Message at none against monolist's 1. My Message also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.2). On price, 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. monolist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My Message asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Message ships an update daily, monolist monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
My Message versus monolist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Messagemonolist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkazuhiro aonumaKazuhiro Sawamura

In-app purchases

None

My Message

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

monolist

One-time1
  • Hide Ads$3.99

Questions

Is My Message free?
My Message is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is monolist free?
monolist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Message or monolist have ads?
Both My Message and monolist show ads.
Which is updated more often, My Message or monolist?
My Message ships an update daily, and monolist monthly. Most recently, My Message was updated on November 3, 2026 and monolist on November 3, 2026.

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