Comparison

Listed vs Purelist

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

Head to head
About

Listed

This app helps you focus on what matters by providing a simple way to capture and organize tasks and notes. It offers intuitive gestures for managing items and customizable focus modes to keep your mind clear.

Highlights
  • Three focus modes: Today, Next, Someday
  • Intuitive swipe gestures for task management
  • Automatic priority sorting
  • Repeat and reminder options
  • Home screen widgets
  • No sign-up required
Features
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LISTED: THE MINIMALISTIC APP FOR YOUR TODOS & NOTES Spend your time doing things and reaching your goals. Stop wasting your time classifying things or measuring productivity. Focus on what matters, from small tasks to life goals. Just the details & features you need. Clear & easy to use thanks to a minimalist & delightful design. FREE YOUR MIND Capture todos & notes the moment they come into your mind. Then get them out of your head and let the app remember them for you. Mute that background noise in your head: stop worrying about forgetting your brilliant ideas & important things you have to do. FEATURES Tap the screen title to switch between 3 focus modes - Today: items planned for today - Next: items planned for another day - Someday: unplanned items, ideas & notes Use intuitive gestures - Swipe an item to the right to mark it as done - Swipe an item to the left to reschedule it for another day - Double tap an item to edit it - Shake your device to recover the last done item - Automatic priorities: items are alphabetically sorted, emojis first Tap "+" to add an item - Focus on title - Simplified date: today, next day, next week, someday - Repeat: never, daily, weekly, monthly - Reminder: none, push notification Daily push notification to remind you to plan your day. No sign up. No Ads. BUILT FOR iOS 14 Add gorgeous widgets directly from your Home screen: - See your today items - Add a new item 100% developed with SwiftUI & Combine, from scratch without any external framework. CONTACT ME Email me to hello@listed.app to share your feedback, questions or issues. I need you to understand how I can improve the app! Visit http://www.listed.app for tips & tricks

About

Purelist

This app helps organize thoughts and manage tasks with a minimalist approach. It focuses on core functionality for productivity, offering features like sorting, widgets, and indentation. An optional Pro version unlocks advanced features like reminders and iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Free item sorting
  • Home screen widget
  • Mark important items
  • Indentation for outlines
  • Search by item
  • Swipe to complete/delete
  • Add item descriptions
Read full description

Purelist is a thought organizer for those who are serious about their work or studies. Purelist prioritizes your focus on what's important, not adding extra features or decorations to get your attention. If you are looking for a motivational tool, Purelist may not be for you. However, if you need something simple to help you achieve your goals, it may be perfect for you. Purelist can be used for daily planning, task management, and note taking. It's helpful for habit checklists, lecture notes, and shopping lists. Its clean interface won't steal your time. There are no ads, and it doesn't collect your data. Purelist has no checkboxes in the list and is completed by swiping, so it can be used for both task management and idea capture. The star icon indicates the urgency of tasks or the importance of ideas. Purelist is designed to do more with less, so you don't get confused and lose the features you need. Use Purelist to increase your productivity! Key Features: • Sort tasks and items freely. • Show your list on your home screen at any time with the widget. • Mark important items to mark them more prominently. • Use indentation for easier writing and reading outlines. • No need to title your lists and tasks. • Easily search by item. • Smooth completion and deletion as you work with each item. • Add descriptions to items to manage items in detail. For Pro: • Sync lists between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud. • Set reminders for tasks and items. • View and manage reminders by date. • Quickly set reminders using date presets. • Send system notifications at set times. • Can repeat reminders on a daily, weekly, monthly, or annually schedule. • The list can be divided into groups to organize the list in more detail. • Subgroups can be added to a group.

Screenshots

Listed3 screens
Purelist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Listed at none against Purelist's 6. Listed also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (93% vs 75%). Purelist's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (41 vs 7). 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. Purelist sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Listed asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Listed holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Purelist has 41 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Listed's written reviews are positive against 75% of Purelist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Listed ships an update every 6 weeks, Purelist fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Listed versus Purelist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListedPurelist
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.6 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings741 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrançois GoldgewichtShintaro Miyake

Customer experience

Listed

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%

Purelist

All ratings41 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative10.7%

In-app purchases

None

Listed

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Purelist

Subscriptions4
  • Purelist Pro for Students14 Days trial$0.491 Month
  • Purelist Pro14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Purelist Pro for Students14 Days trial$4.991 Year
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  • Purelist Pro14 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Purelist Pro for Students$24.99
  • Purelist Pro$49.99

Questions

Is Listed free?
Listed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Purelist free?
Purelist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Listed or Purelist?
Listed is rated higher. Listed averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Purelist averages 4.6 from 41 ratings.
Do Listed or Purelist have ads?
Neither Listed nor Purelist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Listed or Purelist?
Listed ships an update every 6 weeks, and Purelist fortnightly. Most recently, Listed was updated on October 24, 2026 and Purelist on October 24, 2026.

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