Comparison

SmartSuite App vs Sam's List

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

Head to head
About

SmartSuite App

This app is a comprehensive work management platform designed to organize and track all business activities. It combines spreadsheet, database, document, and project management functionalities into a user-friendly interface for efficient workflow management.

Highlights
  • Task and project management
  • Database and document solution
  • Business process automation
  • Customer relationship management
  • Sales opportunity tracking
  • Inventory tracking
  • Expense management
Features
Read full description

SmartSuite is the easiest way to manage all your work in one place. Built for businesses of all sizes in any industry to organize and track everything they do, SmartSuite lets you create tasks, handle your projects, and run any business process - in one place. A Work Management platform that’s part spreadsheet, database, next-gen document solution, project management system, and productivity tool – SmartSuite wraps all of these capabilities in a friendly visual interface that takes minutes to learn. The result is higher quality, consistent, and centralized work processes that make sharing and understanding data easy. SmartSuite’s iOS app puts all this power and access to information in the palm of your hand to ensure you can work however - and wherever - you want. Access information, update your project’s status, or even create entirely new Solutions right from your phone or tablet. Managing Projects and Tasks • Project and Program Management • Change Requests • Project Portfolios • Status reports • Event Planning • Expense Management • Project Risk Management • Marketing Campaigns Sales, Customers and People • Customer Relationship Management • Sales Opportunity Tracking • Business Development • Customer Success • Support Tickets • Employee Onboarding • Job Applicant Tracking • Remote Work Powering Your Business • Lease Tracker • Construction Bids • RFP Management • Bid Tracker • Appointment Scheduling • Objectives & Key Results • Budget Manager • IT Service Request • Inventory Tracking

About

Sam's List

Features
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Sam’s List is a calm, local-first app for the things that matter each day: write down a task, see what is relevant, and check it off. It also gives you a simple, private place to record everyday spending. TODOS, WITHOUT THE NOISE • Capture tasks in seconds • Organize them in folders or keep them in Inbox • See Today, All, Upcoming, and Calendar views • Add notes, start dates, due dates, reminders, and repeat schedules • Search and filter when you need to find something • Import selected Apple Reminders and Calendar events • Share text or links from other apps into a new task WIDGETS THAT HELP YOU ACT Put your list where you need it. Add dedicated Tasks and Spending widgets to your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Complete tasks from a widget, open the right list or task, and use a Smart Stack to move between task and spending widgets. SIMPLE SPENDING Record an expense with a name, amount, category, date, and note. Review this month’s total, see a clear category chart, browse recent expenses, and create, rename, reorder, or recolor your own categories. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. Your tasks and spending records stay on your device by default. Optional private iCloud sync is available with Premium. PREMIUM, WHEN YOU WANT MORE Sam’s List Premium is a one-time lifetime purchase—never a subscription. It unlocks private iCloud sync, custom spending categories, Apple Calendar import, Quick Expense with Siri, Shortcuts or Back Tap, and Premium widgets. Sam’s List is a personal organizer and manual spending tracker. It is not a bank or financial advice service.

Screenshots

SmartSuite App4 screens
Sam's List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmartSuite App at none against Sam's List's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sam's List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SmartSuite App asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SmartSuite App versus Sam's List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartSuite AppSam's List
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (69 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings69 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartSuite Holdings, LLCWhy&Key LLC

Bugs and requests

SmartSuite App

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • Sign-up process rejects valid business emails
  • App crashes on launch with 'Bad Request: Request failed with status code 400'
  • Spreadsheet app cannot sort
  • Forms jumping across the screen
  • Losing inputs before saving
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  • Locked out and unable to access documents
  • Logged out on all devices
  • Credentials incorrect after logging in with Apple ID
  • App keeps crashing, cannot update records
  • Cannot send support ticket unless using Apple mail
  • App does not open
  • Server error when trying to log in to another workspace
  • Fields not saving
  • Solution settings not saving
  • SmartDoc editor not displaying
  • Assigned to selections not saving
  • Sync issues, only loads main DB structure
  • Changes to records from 'My Work' not reflected immediately
  • Cannot configure forms on mobile
  • Easy access to shared link for forms needed
  • Changes not reflected even after going directly to solution
  • Need to kill app and restart to see changes
  • App spins and returns to the same page during workspace creation/login
  • Cannot get started with the app

Requested features

10 requests
  • Widgets and Siri Shortcuts
  • More compact UI for mobile
  • Mobile website option
  • Setting to open favorite tab/screen on app launch
  • Ability to click on elements to open other windows
Show 5 more
  • Zoom out interface for mobile
  • iOS share-to menu integration
  • Fully private solution option
  • Ability to switch between personal and work accounts
  • Add more than one account

Sam's List

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SmartSuite App

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sam's List

One-time1
  • Sam’s List Premium Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is SmartSuite App free?
SmartSuite App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sam's List free?
Sam's List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SmartSuite App or Sam's List have ads?
Neither SmartSuite App nor Sam's List shows ads.

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