Comparison

myLists vs Vertical Calendar

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

Head to head

myLists

Manage your life with lists!

Calendar Widget Reminder Alarm

Free

📊 Productivity

★ 4.86 ratingsView app →

About

myLists

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A beautifully simple and easy to use lists app that will help keep your busy life organized everyday. Use app, as is, with the suggested lists or customize to add, remove or update lists to better suit your needs.

About

Vertical Calendar

This productivity app offers a vertical calendar view with customizable holiday colors, notes, and reminder notifications. It supports multiple calendars, bulk operations, and memo search, all accessible through a URL scheme. Enjoy a dark mode and adjustable font sizes for a personalized scheduling experience.

Highlights

Vertical calendar view
Holiday and day off coloring
Notes and color settings
Reminder notifications
Bulk operations
Memo search
Dark mode

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Vertical calendar (widget compatible). All features are completely free to use. - Vertical/multiple calendars - Holiday/day off color - Notes and color settings - Reminder notification - Color tag setting - Various bulk operations - Memo search - Font size setting - Today's event widget - dark mode URL scheme: verticalcalendar://

Screenshots

myLists4 screens

Vertical Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vertical Calendar at none against myLists's 1. myLists's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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. myLists sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vertical Calendar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myLists ships an update every 6 months, Vertical Calendar every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

myLists versus Vertical Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	myLists	Vertical Calendar
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	6 — better
Update frequency	Every 6 months	Every 5 months — better
Ads	Yes	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	—	Ad-supported
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	26.0
Further details — not scored
Size	61 MB	10 MB
Age rating	17+	4+
Developer	Carole Rivington	FugaPiyo Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

myLists

One-time1

Remove Ads$1.99

None

Vertical Calendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myLists free?

myLists is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Vertical Calendar free?

Vertical Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do myLists or Vertical Calendar have ads?

Both myLists and Vertical Calendar show ads.

Which is updated more often, myLists or Vertical Calendar?

myLists ships an update every 6 months, and Vertical Calendar every 5 months. Most recently, myLists was updated on October 11, 2026 and Vertical Calendar on October 13, 2026.