My Lists vs Outliner for iPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Lists
Create and manage unlimited lists for any purpose, from shopping to creative projects. Organize your thoughts and tasks with various views, including photo checklists and notes. Share, sort, and reorder your lists with ease, all while prioritizing your privacy.
- Unlimited list creation
- Photo checklists
- Notes view
- Share, sort, and reorder lists
- Spotlight search
- Light and dark themes
- Cloud service support
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Proudly NOT collecting your private data for over a decade — We debuted on the App Store on July 13th, 2008. Not once have we asked users to sign away data about themselves or their lists. Updated to latest version of iOS and iPadOS. Make lists for anything you need from shopping lists to movies to ideas for your novel, notes for a class to restaurants to try. Add images to your list items with the Photo Checklists option or keep track of notes with the Notes View to help manage larger amounts of data. You can keep track of additional information by adding images to the details view of an item in ANY list type. My Lists contains many great tools which allow you to share, sort, and reorder your lists and items the way that you need in order to effectively manage your daily life. Features: - Search for list items in Spotlight - Light and Dark Themes - Icons and latest Emoji - Random sort method - Support for Files app and any Cloud services it supports - Retina Display-worthy list icons - Add PHOTOS to any list item - 3 List View: Checklist, Photo Checklist and Notes - Automatically group checked items - Show count of unchecked items on Main List View - Search functionality which searches both item titles and descriptions. - Search based on status by searching for the terms "checked" and "unchecked" - Email backup of individual lists - Email visual versions of individual lists - Export or backup any or all lists - Visual count of checked items in list title (optional) - Reorder lists alphabetically or based on checked/unchecked - Manually order list items in "Edit" mode - Check or uncheck all items - Delete lists or items with a swipe
Outliner for iPad
This application is an iPad-exclusive outlining tool. It is a legacy version, with a universal app available for new users. Contact the developer for any inquiries.
- Outlining tool
- iPad exclusive
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** This is the iPad only version of Outliner. Outliner is now a Universal app, so new users should purchase that version instead. Please contact us for any questions. Thanks! **
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Outliner for iPad at 4.8 against My Lists's 3.9. Outliner for iPad also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). My Lists's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
My Lists costs $1.99 and Outliner for iPad $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Outliner for iPad holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of My Lists's written reviews are positive against 82% of Outliner for iPad's.
My Lists ships an update every 5 months, Outliner for iPad every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Lists | Outliner for iPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (27 ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.2% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neal Colston | CarbonFin |
Customer experience
My Lists
Outliner for iPad
User reviews
My Lists
From 27 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Customizable lists
- 👍 Helpful icons
- 👍 Stable app
- 👍 Useful for organizing tasks
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes after updates
- 🐛 Editing issues
- 🐛 Syncing problems
- 🐛 Slow performance
- 🐛 Confusing interface
Outliner for iPad
From 13 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple, intuitive interface
- 🚀 Fast and responsive performance
- 🔄 Seamless syncing across devices
- 💾 Free cloud backup and sync service
- 📱 Works on iPhone, iPad, and web
Room to improve
- 🔤 Font size options too limited
- 👁️ Text too small for accessibility needs
- 🎨 No color or formatting options
- 📱 Separate paid apps for iPhone and iPad
- ⌨️ Poor keyboard support and shortcuts
Bugs and requests
My Lists
Reported bugs
4 issues- Loss of data after updates
- Inability to edit or reorder lists
- Keyboard issues covering list items
- Inconsistent behavior of check boxes
Requested features
5 requests- Add backup and sync options
- Improve sorting and filtering capabilities
- Expand icon library
- Implement due dates and reminders
- Allow moving items between lists
Outliner for iPad
Reported bugs
12 issues- Font size settings don't include larger options
- Copy and paste functionality lost in recent updates
- OPML export doesn't preserve outline hierarchy in Word
- Text selection and cursor placement issues
- Sync authentication failures causing data loss
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- App crashes when creating new outlines
- Formatting lost when cutting and pasting
- Dropbox sync not automatic, requires manual setup per file
- Dialog changes don't update until closed
- Slow startup time on iPad
- Small touch targets for expand/collapse buttons
- Multi-line note preview not available
Requested features
20 requests- Larger font size options and accessibility settings
- Color coding and text formatting (bold, italics)
- Folder-based organization for outlines
- Due dates and reminders for tasks
- Password protection and encryption
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- PDF export functionality
- Keyboard shortcuts for navigation and hierarchy changes
- Multi-select and batch operations
- Columns for additional metadata
- Dark mode or customizable color themes
- Gantt chart or timeline view
- Desktop application for Windows/Mac
- Universal app (single purchase for iPhone and iPad)
- Automatic syncing without manual trigger
- Ability to move outlines between lists
- Rich text formatting in notes
- Web link detection and built-in browser
- Image and attachment support
- Numbered list export
- Integration with Google Tasks or iOS Reminders
In-app purchases
My Lists
No in-app purchases
Outliner for iPad
No in-app purchases
