Comparison

Bucket List Maker vs Alunvi

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

Head to head
About

Bucket List Maker

Discover ready-made challenges and checklists for fun activities, personal growth, and life experiences. Organize your goals, from movies to travel, and track your progress. This app provides inspiration to live a more fulfilling life.

Highlights
  • Ready-made challenges and bucket lists
  • Checklists for tracking progress
  • Categorized ideas (Food, Travel, Movies, etc.)
  • Sorted by emotional mood
  • 5000+ things to do before you die
  • Inspiration for personal growth
Features
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Discover 10,000+ ideas for your bucket list, from everyday adventures to lifelong dreams. Check Marks helps you find something worth doing and enjoy the satisfaction of checking it off. Explore ready-made challenges, create your own lists, and turn more of your "someday" plans into experiences. READY-MADE IDEAS, NOT A BLANK PAGE Get inspired by 156 challenges across 12 categories. Find books to read, movies to watch, dishes to try, places to explore, creative hobbies, date ideas, outdoor adventures, and small ways to make everyday life more interesting. Plan a screen-free evening, try a new cooking technique, explore somewhere close to home, or start a family tradition. Your bucket list doesn't have to begin with a trip around the world. Browse by category or mood, or search for a challenge or an individual idea. Pick something that speaks to you and take the first step. LET SURPRISE ME PICK YOUR NEXT IDEA Not sure where to start? Tap Surprise Me to discover a Check Mark you might not have thought of. A new hobby, a small adventure, or something just for fun: inspiration can start with one tap. MAKE YOUR LISTS YOUR OWN Create Custom Lists for your personal goals, travel plans, reading list, or everyday projects. Add your own Check Marks and keep the things you want to do together in one place. Use a ready-made challenge when you need inspiration, or build a list around what matters to you. FIND YOUR 1,000 Take on a personal goal: complete 1,000 Check Marks. Start with one, then build your collection of things you've tried, learned, discovered, and experienced. See your progress, revisit completed Check Marks in My Achievements, and pick up where you left off in My Lists. Share a Check Mark as an image to celebrate a win or inspire someone else. BUILD HABITS ALONG THE WAY Some goals are things you do once. Others are things you want to keep doing. Create habit Trackers, choose a daily schedule or specific days of the week, and set reminders to help you keep going. Read a little more, make time for creativity, or build a routine that supports your bigger goals. GO FURTHER WITH CHECK MARKS PRO Start with free access and upgrade to PRO for the full library of 10,000+ ideas, unlimited Custom Lists and Check Marks within them, unlimited habit Trackers, and unlimited Surprise Me picks. Choose a monthly or annual subscription, or get Lifetime Access with a one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Lifetime Access does not renew. Your next great memory can start with one small idea. Find it. Do it. Check it off.

About

Alunvi

Features
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Una frase puede abrir otra manera de mirar lo que te pasa. Alunvi reúne lecturas breves y frases originales para acompañar momentos difíciles: una ruptura, un duelo, la pérdida de un trabajo, una amistad que se rompe, o esos días en los que no aparece el motor. EN TU PANTALLA Agregá widgets a la pantalla de inicio o de bloqueo, y elegí cada cuánto cambia la frase: desde cada cinco minutos hasta una por día. Funcionan sin conexión. UNA BIBLIOTECA PARA VOLVER Frases de Séneca, Marco Aurelio, Epicteto, Montaigne, La Rochefoucauld, Publilio Siro y Machado. De cada una sabés quién la escribió, en qué obra y por qué. Guardá las que te importen y compartilas. TU DIARIO Escribí lo que estés pensando, citando una frase si querés. Queda en tu teléfono: no se envía a ningún servidor ni lo vemos nosotros. Podés bloquearlo con Face ID y exportarlo cuando quieras, como texto, PDF o respaldo. ESCRITAS PARA VOS Si querés, contanos qué te está pasando y qué tono te sirve. Con tu permiso, Alunvi genera frases originales a partir de ese perfil. Los textos generados se identifican claramente y no se atribuyen a ningún autor. A TU RITMO Elegí si hoy necesitás consuelo, perspectiva, aceptación o un pequeño empujón. Sin rachas, sin presión y sin obligación de contar nada. ALUNVI COMPLETO Un solo pago, sin suscripción. Suma un respaldo del diario en tu iCloud que se actualiza solo, frases como imagen para compartir, crear tus frases hasta 8 veces por día, búsqueda, un recordatorio diario, temas e íconos. Todo lo gratis sigue siendo gratis. No necesitás crear una cuenta. La generación de frases requiere internet; una vez descargadas, podés leerlas sin conexión. Alunvi no es terapia, no brinda atención de emergencias ni reemplaza a profesionales de salud. Incluye una pantalla de ayuda siempre accesible, con líneas gratuitas de tu país que funcionan sin conexión. Disponible en español.

Screenshots

Bucket List Maker4 screens
Alunvi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Alunvi at daily against Bucket List Maker's every 11 days. Bucket List Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Bucket List Maker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Alunvi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bucket List Maker ships an update every 11 days, Alunvi daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bucket List Maker versus Alunvi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBucket List MakerAlunvi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (248 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings248 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDmitry ShapkinSantiago Perez Delfino

Bugs and requests

Bucket List Maker

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Custom tasks not saving after exiting the app
  • Subscription stops working after app update
  • Feedback button non-functional
  • Inability to edit or delete custom list items
  • Unclear how to save custom bucket lists
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  • Cannot check achievements in progress bar
  • Incorrect pricing displayed in App Store vs. in-app
  • Unexpected charges despite free trial claims

Requested features

15 requests
  • Community and social features to compete with friends
  • Points/rewards system for completed tasks
  • Photo/video verification for achievements
  • Calendar view for habit tracking
  • Ability to edit or delete custom list items
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  • Copy items from general lists to personal lists
  • Progress tracking and achievement statistics
  • Notes feature for individual items
  • Category view on home page
  • More sports-related challenges (football, etc.)
  • Music-related ideas and suggestions
  • Seasonal checklists (summer, autumn)
  • One-time payment option instead of subscription
  • Journaling feature for documenting adventures
  • User connection and social networking

Alunvi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bucket List Maker

Subscriptions10
  • The Challenge Tracker: Monthly$7.991 Month
  • PRO Version: Monthly$7.991 Month
  • PRO Version: Monthly$8.591 Month
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  • PRO Version: 3 months$15.993 Months
  • PRO Version: 3 months$17.993 Months
  • PRO Version: Yearly3 Days trial$28.491 Year
  • PRO Version: Yearly3 Days trial$35.991 Year
  • PRO Version: Yearly3 Days trial$43.001 Year
  • All Check Lists To Do: Yearly$44.991 Year
  • PRO Version: Yearly3 Days trial$44.991 Year
1 purchases

Alunvi

One-time1
  • Alunvi, complete$3.99

Questions

Is Bucket List Maker free?
Bucket List Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alunvi free?
Alunvi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bucket List Maker or Alunvi have ads?
Neither Bucket List Maker nor Alunvi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bucket List Maker or Alunvi?
Bucket List Maker ships an update every 11 days, and Alunvi daily. Most recently, Bucket List Maker was updated on November 3, 2026 and Alunvi on October 31, 2026.

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