Comparison

Purelist vs Subscription Organizer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Free item sorting
  • Home screen widget
  • Mark important items
  • Indentation for outlines
  • Search by item
  • Swipe to complete/delete
  • Add item descriptions
Read full description

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.

About

Subscription Organizer

Effortlessly manage all your recurring payments in one organized place. Track renewal dates, costs, and cancellation details without sifting through emails. Visualize your spending with clear summaries and charts across all your subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Centralized subscription tracking
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Attach screenshots and notes
  • Detailed cost summaries
  • Monthly and yearly spending charts
  • Powerful search and filtering
  • Archive inactive subscriptions
Features
Read full description

Most subscription details are buried in email. When you need a price, renewal date, or cancellation address, you end up searching through hundreds (or thousands) of messages. Subscription Organizer gives you one clean place to store and see it all—synced with iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. You stay in control of your subscriptions. Add a subscription in seconds and keep important information together, such as company details, contact information, or a short note about why you subscribed. Attach screenshots of emails or receipts so proof stays with the subscription instead of getting lost in your inbox. Understand costs at two levels Each subscription includes its own cost summary, showing what that service has cost you over time. In addition, the Cost Overview gives you a combined view across all subscriptions—grouped by year and month, with clear totals and charts—so you can see how your spending adds up overall. Finding things is fast. Search by name, filter by category or status, sort by dates, or view subscriptions grouped by category. When a subscription is no longer active, archive it to keep the history without clutter. This makes it easy to revisit past subscriptions if you ever need them again. Highlights - Clean, focused design - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Attach screenshots to any subscription for clarity - Per-subscription cost summaries - Cost Overview with monthly and yearly breakdowns and charts - Powerful search, filters, sorting, and category grouping - Archive subscriptions without deleting their history - Privacy-first: your data lives in your private iCloud via CloudKit Stop searching your inbox. Keep every subscription clear, current, and in one place.

Screenshots

Purelist4 screens
Subscription Organizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Purelist at Free against Subscription Organizer's $1.99. Purelist also leads on ratings volume (41 vs 1). Subscription Organizer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On update cadence, 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

Purelist is free to download; Subscription Organizer costs $1.99 up front. Purelist sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Subscription Organizer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Subscription Organizer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Purelist has 41 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Purelist ships an update fortnightly, Subscription Organizer every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Purelist versus Subscription Organizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPurelistSubscription Organizer
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (41 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShintaro MiyakeDoreen Kroemer

Customer experience

Purelist

All ratings41 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative10.7%

Subscription Organizer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Purelist

Subscriptions4
  • 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
Show 1 more
  • Purelist Pro14 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Purelist Pro for Students$24.99
  • Purelist Pro$49.99
None

Subscription Organizer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Purelist free?
Purelist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Subscription Organizer free?
Subscription Organizer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Purelist or Subscription Organizer?
Subscription Organizer is rated higher. Purelist averages 4.6 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Subscription Organizer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Purelist or Subscription Organizer have ads?
Neither Purelist nor Subscription Organizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Purelist or Subscription Organizer?
Purelist ships an update fortnightly, and Subscription Organizer every 11 days. Most recently, Purelist was updated on October 14, 2026 and Subscription Organizer on October 8, 2026.

Other comparisons