Pre vs Listly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pre
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Use or modify our built-in pre-start templates or create your own from scratch. The days of losing paperwork are all in the past. All completed pre-start PDFs can be viewed, exported, and backed up digitally to wherever you want. Pre-start OnTheGo formats your document to neatly fit on a single page, which enhances legibility and further reduces the possibility of losing important records. PDF Customization (side menu): Add company name, logo. Customize base color, text color and letter case of headings. Customize color coding options for responses (on PDF file). All templates can be edited, duplicated or deleted by 'swiping left' on the corresponding item in the list. Editing mode: Add/modify header information, checklist questions and prompts, comment and signature prompts. When all of the sections are green on the template editor page, the template will be usable. Note: When editing checklist items, you can add/edit a custom response specific to your requirements.
Listly
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Keep tasks and notes together without turning your life into a project-management system. Listly gives you flexible tabs, grouped lists, checklists, priority flags, rich text notes, and private note locks in one clean space. Use it for shopping, study, work, home planning, daily tasks, or quick ideas. Reorder tasks and tabs as priorities change, switch notes to a visual grid, get a daily reminder to review your day, and search across tasks and notes when you need to find something fast. TASKS THAT FIT · Create to-do lists and checklists · Organise tasks into tabs and groups · Flag the items that matter most · Reorder tabs and tasks as plans change · Search tasks by text NOTES BESIDE THEM · Write and format rich text notes · Switch to a visual notes grid · Add colour dots for quick scanning · Search notes by text · Keep individual notes private with Premium EVERYDAY EXTRAS · Personalize Listly with an interactive cover that opens like a real page and works with App Lock · Cloud sync across devices · Keep using supported features if your connection drops briefly; changes sync when you're back online · Daily reminder to review tasks and notes · Clean, distraction-free design · Light and dark modes · Data export PREMIUM Premium adds unlimited task and note tabs, unlimited notes per tab, interactive covers, an app lock, individual note locks, additional colour themes, and a home screen widget for at-a-glance task progress. LANGUAGE SUPPORT Listly is available in 31 localizations. Listly is part of Lightli, a family of minimal yet playful apps. By using this app, you agree to Lightli's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Terms: https://lightli.uk/terms/ Privacy: https://lightli.uk/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Listly at every 2 weeks against Pre's every 14 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Pre sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Listly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pre ships an update every 14 months, Listly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pre | Listly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Job Safety OnTheGo Pty Ltd | Lightli LTD |
In-app purchases
Pre
- Monthly subscription14 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly subscription14 Days trial$6.491 Year
Listly
- Premium · Monthly$2.491 Month
- Premium · Yearly7 Days trial$16.991 Year









