Zavala vs DoRepeat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- OPML Import & Export
- Markdown Export
- iCloud Syncing & Sharing
- Nested Tags
- Image Embedding
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Drag and Drop
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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
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.
- Reusable checklists
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Task and list reminders
- iCloud sync
- Unlimited lists
- Color-coded organization
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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.
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Verdict
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
Zavala is free to download; DoRepeat costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
Zavala ships an update every 2 weeks, DoRepeat every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Zavala | DoRepeat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (70 ratings) — better | 4.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.7% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vincode, Inc | Philipp Sackl-O'Neill |
Customer experience
Zavala
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In-app purchases
Zavala
No in-app purchases
DoRepeat
No in-app purchases









