Comparison

Superlist vs PDFPad+

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

Head to head
About

Superlist

This app helps organize your work and life by capturing meeting notes, creating tasks via voice, and collaborating in real-time. It uses AI to automatically generate action items from meetings and allows task creation from various sources like Slack and emails.

Highlights
  • AI-generated meeting notes and action items
  • Voice-activated task creation
  • Real-time collaboration on shared lists
  • Task creation from Slack, emails, and Linear
  • Customizable lists with infinite subtask nesting
  • Cross-device reminders and notifications
  • Offline access
Features
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From the team that created Wunderlist: Superlist is the to-do list, notes, and AI meeting app that keeps your work and life organized — and turns every meeting into action items automatically, so nothing slips through the cracks. Capture AI meeting notes, create tasks by voice, collaborate in real-time, and manage it all in one beautiful place. AI that turns meetings into action: - Auto-generate structured meeting notes — summaries, action items, and due dates — the moment your call ends. - Ask AI Chat follow-up questions about any meeting, or generate replies and next steps from your notes. - Speak your thoughts with the Voice Assistant — Superlist turns them into tasks, reminders, and notes instantly. - Convert Slack messages, emails, and Linear tickets into tasks with one tap. The fastest way from idea to done: - Create tasks in plain language — type "call Sarah tomorrow at 3pm" and Superlist handles the rest. - Start projects instantly with AI-assisted list generation. - Add due dates just by typing them — no menus. - Capture notes, brainstorm, and turn thoughts into todos. Everything in one place: - Organized, customizable lists with infinite subtask nesting. - Work projects, personal goals, and everything between — in one view. - Reminders and notifications across all your devices. - Repeatable tasks to build your routine. Work better together: - Real-time collaboration on shared lists and projects. - Chat inside tasks to keep conversations on-point. - Share lists, assign tasks, and manage work — without switching apps. - Integrates with Slack, Linear, GitHub, Gmail, Google Calendar, and more. Built for real people: - A beautiful interface that's a joy to use. - Customize lists with cover images and emojis. - Works on every device, online and offline. Why people switch from other to-do apps: Most productivity apps are either too basic or too complicated. The team behind Wunderlist built Superlist to give you the power of a task manager and project planner with the simplicity of a to-do list. - No complicated setup - Start free, upgrade when you need more - Privacy-first and secure. Made in Germany. Perfect for: - Daily to-do lists and personal task management - Team tasks and collaboration - Meeting notes and AI note-taking - Project planning and project management - Shopping lists, family lists, and checklists - Habit tracking, routines, and daily planning - GTD (Getting Things Done) workflow - Students, freelancers, and busy professionals Get started today for free. Superlist can be used for free, but you can upgrade and unlock more features with a subscription. A monthly or yearly purchase will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Cancel anytime in your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited if you purchase a subscription. See our Terms of Use (www.superlist.com/terms) and Privacy Policy (www.superlist.com/privacy-policy).

About

PDFPad+

Features
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PDFPad+ brings scanning, reading, signing, and conversion together on iPhone and iPad. Work with your documents on your device, with no account, ads, or tracking. READ AND ORGANIZE • Search document text, browse thumbnails and outlines, and use night mode. • Read continuously or page by page, with optional two-page spreads on wide screens and right-to-left page order. • Open password-protected PDFs, merge documents, split page ranges, and reorder, rotate, duplicate, or delete pages. • On iPhone Duo, book and tabletop layouts keep documents and tools clear of the fold. SCAN AND RECOGNIZE • Capture multiple pages with automatic document edge detection. • Review, reorder, rotate, and retake pages before saving. • Recognize text on-device and create searchable scans. CONVERT AND COMPRESS • Turn selected photos or plain text into PDFs and export PDF pages as images. • Export recognized text to Word and detected tables to Excel. Conversion results depend on the source document. • Translate supported document text using Apple’s on-device translation. Language downloads may be required. • Compress PDFs while preserving selectable text by default, or choose page-image compression. Compare every page before saving a copy. Size targets are best-effort. SIGN AND FILL • Draw a signature with your finger or Apple Pencil, or create a typed signature. • Reuse saved signatures and place initials, dates, and text. • Fill standard PDF form fields and save a flattened signed copy while keeping the original. MADE TO FEEL AT HOME • A native Liquid Glass interface, adaptable layouts, and six app icons. • English, Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Korean, and Japanese, including right-to-left layouts for Arabic. PRIVACY PDFPad+ has no developer-operated document upload service, accounts, advertising, or analytics. Document processing happens on your device. Apple may download translation languages when requested. Files you share or export, and device backups, follow your choices and system settings. Signatures are visual marks. PDFPad+ does not verify signer identity or create certificate-based digital signatures.

Screenshots

Superlist4 screens
PDFPad+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDFPad+ at none against Superlist's 10. Superlist's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 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. Superlist sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.00 per month. PDFPad+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Superlist ships an update every 10 days, PDFPad+ fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Superlist versus PDFPad+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuperlistPDFPad+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (465 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings465 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuperlist Software GmbHAbdulrhman Alhoshani

Bugs and requests

Superlist

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Tasks don't sync properly between devices
  • Shared lists don't sync correctly, completed/deleted tasks still shown
  • Login with Apple doesn't work
  • Microsoft To-Do integration doesn't work
  • Notifications not working
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  • Text fields not activating, tasks not editable

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add handwriting to text and printing lists
  • Ability to set a 'start date' separate from due date
  • Show list name in large font in notifications
  • Display list name above tasks in Today view
  • Add calendar view
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  • Show time until due date on list widget
  • Add shortcuts and Siri integration
  • Improve natural language processing for due dates
  • Add ability to delete/manage tags
  • Implement toggle headings feature
  • Add widgets for quick task access

PDFPad+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Superlist

Subscriptions10
  • Basic Monthly$6.001 Month
  • Basic Monthly7 Days trial$6.001 Month
  • Pro Personal$10.001 Month
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  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$15.001 Month
  • Super Monthly$25.001 Month
  • Super Monthly7 Days trial$25.001 Month
  • Basic Yearly$59.001 Year
  • Basic Yearly7 Days trial$59.001 Year
  • Pro Personal$96.001 Year
  • Super Yearly7 Days trial$249.001 Year
None

PDFPad+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Superlist free?
Superlist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDFPad+ free?
PDFPad+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Superlist or PDFPad+ have ads?
Neither Superlist nor PDFPad+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Superlist or PDFPad+?
Superlist ships an update every 10 days, and PDFPad+ fortnightly. Most recently, Superlist was updated on November 10, 2026 and PDFPad+ on November 10, 2026.

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