Comparison

Things_To_Take vs My Shared Lists

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

Head to head
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Things_To_Take

Features
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Take photos to prove you packed. Never forget an essential again. THE PROBLEM You're at the airport and can't remember if you packed your charger. You check a list but still aren't sure โ€” did you actually put it in the bag? WHY EXISTING SOLUTIONS FAIL Regular checklists let you tap a box without proof. You can check off "passport" while it's still on the kitchen counter. THE SOLUTION ThingsToTake requires a photo to mark an item as packed. Point your camera, snap, done โ€” visual proof right in your list. Organize items by category, sync across devices with iCloud, and travel with confidence. No ads. No tracking. Just your packing list.

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My Shared Lists

Features
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Create and share lists with your friends List members can add, modify, and delete items. These modifications are synchronized in real time with the rest of the members. The user can be logged in on multiple devices at the same time.

Screenshots

Things_To_Take2 screens
My Shared Lists4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Things_To_Take at none against My Shared Lists's shown. My Shared Lists's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Things_To_Take ships an update every 5 months, My Shared Lists every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Things_To_Take versus My Shared Lists: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThings_To_TakeMy Shared Lists
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS18.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB15 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperSeung-Un HamDavid Gimenez

In-app purchases

None

Things_To_Take

No in-app purchases

None

My Shared Lists

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Things_To_Take free?
Things_To_Take is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Shared Lists free?
My Shared Lists is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Things_To_Take or My Shared Lists have ads?
My Shared Lists shows ads; Things_To_Take does not.
Which is updated more often, Things_To_Take or My Shared Lists?
Things_To_Take ships an update every 5 months, and My Shared Lists every 3 days. Most recently, Things_To_Take was updated on October 7, 2026 and My Shared Lists on October 5, 2026.

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