Purelist vs Daily Tasks Notebook
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.
Daily Tasks Notebook
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Daily Tasks replaces the paper notebook where you write today's date, then the day's tasks. Every day gets a blank page. You write your tasks and tick them off. No hours, no columns, no complicated settings. ONE PAGE PER DAY - Pick the date and the page opens - Write your tasks one after another, tick them with one finger - Mark a task "Important": it turns red - Order your tasks from 1 to 10 or more, however suits you - Unfinished tasks from the day before move over with one button MULTI-DAY EVENTS - A trip from the 13th to the 15th, a three-day assessment: a name, two dates and a colour - The event shows above your tasks on each day it covers - The month view shows events as coloured bars, and how many tasks are left each day EVENING REMINDER - At the time you choose, a notification tells you what is still unfinished - Tap it and the day's page opens TASKS ASSIGNED TO YOUR TEAM - Assign a task to a colleague: they get a notification - As soon as they tick it, you are told - Everyone keeps their own notebook; you only see the shared tasks ON ALL YOUR DEVICES - Your pages sync between your phone and your other devices - Offline, everything is kept on the phone and sent when the connection returns - The app follows your phone's language No ads, no tracking. You can delete your account and all your data from inside the app, in two taps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daily Tasks Notebook at none against Purelist's 6. Daily Tasks Notebook also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). Purelist's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Purelist sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Daily Tasks Notebook asks for nothing beyond the download.
Purelist ships an update fortnightly, Daily Tasks Notebook daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Purelist | Daily Tasks Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (41 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shintaro Miyake | ODERA Formations |
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
Daily Tasks Notebook
No in-app purchases
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