Purelist vs Neaty
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Free item sorting
- Home screen widget
- Mark important items
- Indentation for outlines
- Search by item
- Swipe to complete/delete
- Add item descriptions
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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.
Neaty
This app simplifies project management with intuitive features for organizing tasks, notes, and web resources. It helps users stay on track with deadlines and reminders, all within a visually appealing interface.
- Project creation and management
- Colored notebooks for notes
- Web bookmark saving and organization
- Task lists with priority sorting
- Audio note recording
- Inspirational quotes
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Have you ever tried a productivity app and felt overwhelmed, as it was too complex? With Neaty we want to solve this problem, offering something which is easy to use and appealing to the eyes. - PROJECTS Create/Manage ongoing and completed projects, give them a title, a description and a category. You can optionally set deadlines, a notification will remind you when a deadline is close. - NOTEBOOKS Create beautiful colored notebooks, where you can take notes or write down your thoughts. - BOOKMARKS Save useful resources from the web for your projects and assign them an action. Is it something to watch, read or listen? This way you have everything under control. - TASKS Create a list of the important things you need to do and give them a priority. Neaty will sort them accordingly and send you a reminder if you want to. - AUDIO NOTES Easily record your ideas and give them a title when you are on the go. - QUOTES Highly inspirational quotes will motivate you thoughout your day.
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Verdict
Purelist and Neaty both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Neaty's written reviews are positive against 75% of Purelist's. Neaty also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Purelist sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Neaty sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Purelist against 4.7 for Neaty. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 16 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Purelist's written reviews are positive against 90% of Neaty's.
| Parameter | Purelist | Neaty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (41 ratings) | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shintaro Miyake | Enrico Capano |
Customer experience
Purelist
Neaty
In-app purchases
Purelist
- 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
- Purelist Pro for Students$24.99
- Purelist Pro$49.99
Neaty
- Premium$3.99









