Comparison

Spot. vs Checklist

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

Head to head
About

Spot.

Features
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Always find your Spot, whether in a new city or returning to a local favourite. Get all the information on a location and live updates on how busy it is. Spot means you'll never be left without a seat or have that heartbreaking feeling of getting to your favourite place only to find there's no space.

About

Checklist

Create reusable lists for groceries, routines, packing, and more. Generate lists from descriptions, pasted text, or photos. Features include automatic resetting, smart reminders, and cross-device syncing.

Highlights
  • Generate lists from text descriptions
  • Convert pasted text into organized lists
  • Scan handwritten lists to digitize them
  • Set lists to automatically repeat daily or weekly
  • Receive reminders that stop once tasks are complete
  • Access lists via widgets and Apple Watch
  • Sync lists across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Features
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Smarter lists you'll use again and again. Checklist is for the lists you come back to: packing, groceries, morning routines, cleaning, moving day. Make a list once, tick it off, and it's ready for next time. LISTS THAT WRITE THEMSELVES • Describe it: "a weekend camping trip with the kids", and Apple Intelligence writes the list right on your device (on devices that support it). • Paste it: a list from Notes, a message or an email. Bullets, numbers and checkboxes are tidied away. • Snap it: take a photo of a handwritten or printed list, and Checklist types it out for you. TICK, TICK, DONE • A little confetti for every tick. • Ticked items step aside, so you always see what's left. • Drag to reorder, swipe to delete, and tap Uncheck all to start again. LISTS THAT RESET THEMSELVES Morning routines, gym bags, weekly chores: set a list to repeat daily or weekly, and it unchecks itself, ready for next time. REMINDERS THAT KNOW YOU'RE DONE A nudge at the right time, and none once everything's checked. 40+ TEMPLATES Weekend trips, groceries, a hospital bag, moving house, weddings, back to school, the holidays and more. You can save your own lists as templates too. WITH YOU EVERYWHERE • Tick items off from a widget on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. • Tick items off on your Apple Watch, and dictate new ones. • Add items with Siri, and find any list in Spotlight. • Keep your lists in sync with iCloud on iPhone, iPad and Mac. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no ads. Your lists stay on your device, or in your private iCloud if you turn on sync. Describe and Scan run on your device too, so the developer never sees your lists. CHECKLIST PRO Checklist is free to download. Checklist Pro unlocks Focus mode, sharing your lists, workouts, unlimited smart lists, iCloud sync, widgets, the Apple Watch app and your own templates. Repeating lists and reminders are free for everyone. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://usechecklist.app/privacy

Screenshots

Spot.3 screens
Checklist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spot. at none against Checklist's 5. Spot. also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Checklist sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Spot. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spot. ships an update weekly, Checklist every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Spot. versus Checklist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpot.Checklist
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.9 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—68.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—21 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudee Group LtdIfeanyi Onuoha

In-app purchases

None

Spot.

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Checklist

Subscriptions3
  • Checklist Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Checklist Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Checklist Pro Annual$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Founding Member Lifetime$24.99
  • Checklist Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Spot. free?
Spot. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Checklist free?
Checklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spot. or Checklist have ads?
Neither Spot. nor Checklist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spot. or Checklist?
Spot. ships an update weekly, and Checklist every 3 months. Most recently, Spot. was updated on October 27, 2026 and Checklist on October 30, 2026.

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