Comparison

DoRepeat vs Checklists

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

Head to head
About

DoRepeat

This app helps you manage recurring tasks and routines by creating reusable checklists. You can tick off items without opening the app and set reminders for lists or individual tasks. Sync your lists across devices for seamless management.

Highlights
  • Reusable checklists
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Task and list reminders
  • iCloud sync
  • Unlimited lists
  • Color-coded organization
Features
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Build a checklist once. Check it off. Reset it. Run it again. DoRepeat is the recurring checklist app for morning routines, meeting prep, weekly chores, and anything you repeat. Unlike to-do apps, DoRepeat is built for lists you use over and over – not tasks you check off once. THE CHECKLIST APP FOR ANYTHING YOU DO ON REPEAT Life is full of things we do over and over. Morning routines. Packing for trips. Monthly bills. Meeting prep. Quality checks. That’s where DoRepeat comes in. It’s a checklist app built for the tasks you repeat, because some things are too important to leave to memory (or sticky notes that fall off your monitor). RECURRING LISTS, ZERO HASSLE Create checklists once, use them forever. Morning routine? Saved. Packing list for your weekend getaway? Saved. Monthly team meeting prep? You guessed it – saved. No more recreating the same list every time. Just check off your tasks, hit reset, and you’re ready to go again. CHECK OFF TASKS WITHOUT OPENING THE APP With home screen and lock screen widgets, you can tick off tasks without even opening the app. Because you’re busy and don’t have time for those extra taps. REMINDERS FOR LISTS AND TASKS When you need an extra nudge, you can set a reminder (or two, or ten) for any checklist or task. ICLOUD SYNC Start a checklist on your iPhone and complete it on your iPad. Your lists are everywhere you go. WHAT PEOPLE USE DOREPEAT FOR People rely on DoRepeat for anything from staying consistent with a personal habit to nailing quality control at the job. Here are some more examples: • Morning Routine • Meeting Wrap-Up • Skincare Routine • Workday wrap-up • Evening Wind Down • Monthly Budgeting • Medication Management • Weekly Household Tasks • Workouts • Preparing for Calls • Software Release Checklist • … and many more Manage an unlimited number of lists, organized in beautiful color cards. Edit your lists anytime as your routines may grow or change. You can have multiple checklists in progress at the same time and use your lists for daily, weekly, monthly repeating tasks.

About

Checklists

Create and manage recurring task lists that reset after completion. Ideal for repetitive processes like packing for trips or complex work procedures. Tasks remain available for reuse, unlike standard to-do apps.

Highlights
  • Create repeating task lists
  • Lists reset after completion
  • Tasks remain available for reuse
  • Ideal for repetitive processes
  • Suitable for packing lists
  • Useful for work procedures
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Checklists allows you to create repeating task lists. After a list is completed it can be reset to used again. The task does't disappear like in regular To-Do apps. This is perfect for a vacation packing list or a complicated process at work that is done repeatedly. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Screenshots created with https://screenshots.pro

Screenshots

DoRepeat4 screens
Checklists4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Checklists at Free against DoRepeat's $5.99. Checklists also leads on iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.5). DoRepeat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On review sentiment, ads and device support 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

Checklists is free to download; DoRepeat costs $5.99 up front. Checklists sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. DoRepeat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DoRepeat holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of DoRepeat's written reviews are positive against 89% of Checklists's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DoRepeat ships an update every 3 weeks, Checklists every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
DoRepeat versus Checklists: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoRepeatChecklists
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (7 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.516.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilipp Sackl-O'NeillFelix-Florian Flesch

Customer experience

DoRepeat

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

Checklists

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

DoRepeat

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Checklists

Subscriptions2
  • Coffee subscription - Yearly$0.991 Year
  • Coffee subscription - Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Unlimited$3.99

Questions

Is DoRepeat free?
DoRepeat costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Checklists free?
Checklists is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DoRepeat or Checklists?
DoRepeat is rated higher. DoRepeat averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Checklists averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do DoRepeat or Checklists have ads?
Neither DoRepeat nor Checklists shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DoRepeat or Checklists?
DoRepeat ships an update every 3 weeks, and Checklists every 3 months. Most recently, DoRepeat was updated on September 9, 2026 and Checklists on September 18, 2026.

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