Comparison

Pre vs Listly

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

Head to head
About

Pre

Features
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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.

About

Listly

Features
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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/

Screenshots

Pre4 screens
Listly4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Pre versus Listly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPreListly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJob Safety OnTheGo Pty LtdLightli LTD

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pre

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription14 Days trial$6.491 Year
2 purchases

Listly

Subscriptions2
  • Premium · Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Premium · Yearly7 Days trial$16.991 Year

Questions

Is Pre free?
Pre is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Listly free?
Listly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pre or Listly have ads?
Neither Pre nor Listly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pre or Listly?
Pre ships an update every 14 months, and Listly every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pre was updated on November 3, 2026 and Listly on October 30, 2026.

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