Comparison

Checklist Widget vs Memorize List

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

Head to head
About

Checklist Widget

Organize your daily tasks with a clean and minimalist interface. This app offers home screen widgets for quick access and management, with iCloud sync for seamless device synchronization. It provides various tools to efficiently handle your checklists, including automatic URL recognition and color customization.

Highlights
  • Minimalist UI
  • Interactive home screen widgets
  • Infinite checklists
  • iCloud sync
  • Tools for checklist management
  • Automatic URL recognition
  • Color and icon customization
Features
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Features: - Cool, simple, and minimalist UI - Widgets for your Home Screen - With iOS 17 it's possible to check and uncheck items directly from the widget - Infinite checklists: as many checklists as you need - iCloud sync: all your checklists will be automatically synced between all your devices - Intuitive inputs: you will find everything you need without losing your mind - Tools to handle a checklist better: - Show/hide checked elements - Clear the checklist - Move to bottom the checked elements - Uncheck all elements - Remove the checked elements - Add an item to the checklist directly from your clipboard: just make a long tap on the "+" button - Sort items alphabetically - Reset Every. To uncheck all items every day, week or month - Fancy indicator for the status of the checklist - Automatic URL recognizer: automatically find URLs inside your checklist and make it tappable - Color customization: You will be able to choose the main color of the app, from a set of choices - App icon customization: You will be able to change the app icon from a set of choices Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Memorize List

This app offers personalized memory training through customizable list-based challenges. Practice recalling items, faces, or specific positions within lists, and build your own familiar word sets for effective recall.

Highlights
  • Customizable list generation
  • Recall entire lists or by position
  • Practice remembering faces
  • Build personalized word lists
  • Create memorable stories with anchors
  • Flexible challenge lengths
Features
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Strengthen your memory, one list at a time. Memorize List turns memory practice into short, customizable challenges. Choose a category, select how many items you want to remember, study the list, and then test your recall. PRACTICE YOUR WAY • Generate lists of animals, furniture, countries, faces, fruits, vegetables, birthdays, transportation, tools, groceries, and cards. • Combine your favorite categories into a personalized Mixed list. • Choose your challenge length based on the progress you have unlocked. • Recall the entire list or use By Position mode to identify what appeared at each place. • Practice remembering and recognizing faces. BUILD LISTS THAT WORK FOR YOU Everyone finds different words familiar. Preview replacement items, replace words you do not recognize, and mark them as uncommon. You can also limit future lists to familiar words only. MAKE MEMORIES STICK Create memorable stories that connect supported list items with Major System anchors. Open the Major System reference when you need it, view included pronunciations, or copy a list together with its anchors for practice elsewhere. With hundreds of items, saved progress, and flexible challenges, Memorize List helps you practice at your own pace and build stronger recall over time. More items and topics will be added in future releases. For any feedback, recommendations, or bug reports, please email us at nkduy2010@gmail.com.

Screenshots

Checklist Widget4 screens
Memorize List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Checklist Widget at Free against Memorize List's $0.99. Checklist Widget also leads on ratings volume (342 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Memorize List's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Checklist Widget is free to download; Memorize List costs $0.99 up front. Checklist Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Memorize List asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Checklist Widget against 4.7 for Memorize List. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checklist Widget has 342 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Checklist Widget's written reviews are positive against 100% of Memorize List's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checklist Widget ships an update every 2 weeks, Memorize List weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Checklist Widget versus Memorize List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChecklist WidgetMemorize List
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (342 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews92.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings342 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiacomo PignoniDuy Nguyen

Customer experience

Checklist Widget

All ratings342 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive92.7%
Neutral5.5%
Negative1.8%

Memorize List

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Checklist Widget

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cannot rearrange list order without glitching
  • Widget does not refresh after edits
  • Widget stopped working
  • Confusion on how to use widgets

Requested features

13 requests
  • Ability to drag and organize list items
  • Add urgent task flag or due by date feature
  • Add reminders/notifications
  • Add sub categories
  • iCloud sync
Show 8 more
  • Larger font or style change options
  • Lock Screen widget compatibility
  • Group lists into categories
  • Option to clear when completed as a setting
  • Repeating tasks
  • View task stats
  • Duplicate checklist
  • Add confirmation screen to delete checked items

Memorize List

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Checklist Widget

Subscriptions1
  • Check Me Plus3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Check Me Plus$9.99
  • Check Me Plus Lifetime$14.99
None

Memorize List

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checklist Widget free?
Checklist Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Memorize List free?
Memorize List costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Checklist Widget or Memorize List?
Checklist Widget is rated higher. Checklist Widget averages 4.7 out of 5 from 342 ratings, while Memorize List averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Checklist Widget or Memorize List have ads?
Neither Checklist Widget nor Memorize List shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Checklist Widget or Memorize List?
Checklist Widget ships an update every 2 weeks, and Memorize List weekly. Most recently, Checklist Widget was updated on October 30, 2026 and Memorize List on October 30, 2026.

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