Comparison

Zavala vs DoRepeat

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

Head to head
About

Zavala

This app offers a modern approach to outlining, providing a full suite of features. It supports gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and multiple windows for efficient organization and content creation. Easily import and export in various formats, sync across devices, and customize your outlining experience.

Highlights
  • OPML Import & Export
  • Markdown Export
  • iCloud Syncing & Sharing
  • Nested Tags
  • Image Embedding
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Drag and Drop
Features
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Zavala is a modern take on a traditional outliner. It is a full featured app. It takes full advantage of your device by leveraging gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and multiple windows. Other features: * OPML import & export * Markdown import & export * HTML import & export * iCloud syncing * iCloud sharing with other iCloud users * Encrypted outlines and encrypted iCloud sync * Nested Tags for organizing Outlines * Support for embedding images * Print support * Drag and drop * Text formatting * Links * Completed items * Notes * Customizable fonts and sizes * Backlinks * Shortcuts support * Web clipper share extension * Typewriter scrolling * Automatic row numbering including Decimal and Legal numbering

About

DoRepeat

This app helps you manage recurring tasks and routines by creating reusable checklists. You can tick off items without opening the app and set reminders for lists or individual tasks. Sync your lists across devices for seamless management.

Highlights
  • Reusable checklists
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Task and list reminders
  • iCloud sync
  • Unlimited lists
  • Color-coded organization
Features
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Build a checklist once. Check it off. Reset it. Run it again. DoRepeat is the recurring checklist app for morning routines, meeting prep, weekly chores, and anything you repeat. Unlike to-do apps, DoRepeat is built for lists you use over and over – not tasks you check off once. THE CHECKLIST APP FOR ANYTHING YOU DO ON REPEAT Life is full of things we do over and over. Morning routines. Packing for trips. Monthly bills. Meeting prep. Quality checks. That’s where DoRepeat comes in. It’s a checklist app built for the tasks you repeat, because some things are too important to leave to memory (or sticky notes that fall off your monitor). RECURRING LISTS, ZERO HASSLE Create checklists once, use them forever. Morning routine? Saved. Packing list for your weekend getaway? Saved. Monthly team meeting prep? You guessed it – saved. No more recreating the same list every time. Just check off your tasks, hit reset, and you’re ready to go again. CHECK OFF TASKS WITHOUT OPENING THE APP With home screen and lock screen widgets, you can tick off tasks without even opening the app. Because you’re busy and don’t have time for those extra taps. REMINDERS FOR LISTS AND TASKS When you need an extra nudge, you can set a reminder (or two, or ten) for any checklist or task. ICLOUD SYNC Start a checklist on your iPhone and complete it on your iPad. Your lists are everywhere you go. WHAT PEOPLE USE DOREPEAT FOR People rely on DoRepeat for anything from staying consistent with a personal habit to nailing quality control at the job. Here are some more examples: • Morning Routine • Meeting Wrap-Up • Skincare Routine • Workday wrap-up • Evening Wind Down • Monthly Budgeting • Medication Management • Weekly Household Tasks • Workouts • Preparing for Calls • Software Release Checklist • … and many more Manage an unlimited number of lists, organized in beautiful color cards. Edit your lists anytime as your routines may grow or change. You can have multiple checklists in progress at the same time and use your lists for daily, weekly, monthly repeating tasks.

Screenshots

Zavala2 screens
DoRepeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Zavala at Free against DoRepeat's $5.99. Zavala also leads on ratings volume (70 vs 7). DoRepeat's advantage is iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Zavala is free to download; DoRepeat costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Zavala against 4.7 for DoRepeat. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zavala has 70 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Zavala's written reviews are positive against 91% of DoRepeat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zavala ships an update every 2 weeks, DoRepeat every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Zavala versus DoRepeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZavalaDoRepeat
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.8 (70 ratings) — better4.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings70 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.018.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVincode, IncPhilipp Sackl-O'Neill

Customer experience

Zavala

All ratings69 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.2%

DoRepeat

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Zavala

No in-app purchases

None

DoRepeat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zavala free?
Zavala is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DoRepeat free?
DoRepeat costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zavala or DoRepeat?
Zavala is rated higher. Zavala averages 4.8 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while DoRepeat averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Zavala or DoRepeat have ads?
Neither Zavala nor DoRepeat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zavala or DoRepeat?
Zavala ships an update every 2 weeks, and DoRepeat every 3 weeks. Most recently, Zavala was updated on October 25, 2026 and DoRepeat on October 25, 2026.

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