BetterLists vs Primalist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BetterLists
Organize all your essential information in one place. Create customizable lists for tasks, groceries, expenses, and more. Easily manage data with flexible fields and powerful sorting options.
- Create unlimited customizable lists
- Support for text, date, time, and number fields
- Format fields for phone, email, currency, and more
- Check, uncheck, and delete list items
- Sort lists by any field
- Import data from CSV files
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BetterLists is an easy to use and flexible app for quick access to all your information. Now you can have your To Do list, expenses, and grocery list all in one place. BetterLists comes with: To Do Grocery List Expenses Birthdays Restaurants To Try You can use them as is, or modify them exactly how you want. Add your own. FEATURES - Create as many lists as you like. - Your lists can contain fields holding text, dates, times, and numbers. - Fields can be formatted many different ways. Notes, phone numbers, currency, and more. - Your lists can be modified anytime. Add or delete a field, change it's type or name. - Check and uncheck items so you can reuse a list over and over. - Delete items just by swiping your finger across them. - Email your lists to yourself. - Use Phone, Email, and Web address fields to dial, email, or go to a web address. - Sort your list by any field, and view up to 3 fields in List View. - Add Choice Lists so you can set fields from a preset list of choices, instead of typing each time. - Import CSV files to add lists. - Simple to use, yet powerful enough to handle all your lists. NOTES AND TIPS - To show multiple fields in List View. Go to Preferences (the gear icon) while in a list. Change the number of fields in list view to 1, 2, or 3. It will display up to the first 3 fields from each list. - To check off an item, touch to the left of the item in the list. - To delete an item from a list swipe the item and hit the delete button that appears, or touch the Edit button and then touch the red minus sign to the left of the item you want to delete. - To reorder items, touch the Edit button and then drag the items to the order you want. - To add a choice list to a field, add the choice list and choices by touching the choice lists icon in the toolbar, then edit the list and the field you want to associate with the list. Choose "Choice List" for the field type, and then the choice list you want to use for the field format. - To Backup and Restore your data go to the Tools icon and select Backup/Restore to get to the different options. - To Import CSV files go to the Tools icon while on main screen. If you have questions regarding CSV files please email me and I am happy to help. ***** Please email me at info@haspelsoftware.com with any questions. I can't respond to reviews, and I am very responsive to questions and feedback.
Primalist
This app helps you focus on your most important daily tasks by limiting your to-do list to a maximum of seven items. It encourages prioritization and offers quick, simple task management with timers and reminders.
- Limited task list (up to 7 tasks)
- Prioritization prompts
- Quick task entry and completion
- Task timers and reminders
- iCloud sync
- Widgets
- Customizable themes
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Primalist is the to-do list app that helps you focus on the most important things you want to do in the day. WHY USE IT: 1. Your list always stays short. Primalist only holds up to 7 tasks at a time. Once you reach the limit, you must complete or delete a previous task to add a new one. So the list always stays short, and never becomes overwhelming. 2. It helps you prioritize your day. A limited list encourages you to ask the question: "What are the things that truly matter to my day?", because only the things that matter most make it into the list. 3. It's super quick and simple to use. From adding a new task, to setting a timer or reminder, to marking a task as complete: everything has been carefully designed to be quick and smooth, so that you can be in and out of the app in seconds. HOW IT WORKS: - Take time to think and enter up to 7 things that are most important to your day, - try to complete them in the time you have, - you can add more tasks only if you complete or delete existing tasks, and - repeat this process daily - to develop a strong awareness of the things that really matter to you. FEATURES: - Control how many tasks you want to have at one time (from just one up to seven) - Optional daily prompt to develop a habit of noting down goals - Short-term Reminders - Timers for tasks, with a quick and easy interface - iCloud sync to get your list on both your iPhone and iPad - Widgets for quick access to your entries (optional one-time purchase) - Give a unique name to your list - Face ID / Touch ID unlock - Themes and alternate app icons to add color and personality Feedback is very welcome, and you can send it right from the Settings page in the app. Thank you for considering Primalist. Wishing you a more focused daily life!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Primalist at Free against BetterLists's $2.99. Primalist also leads on ratings volume (58 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). BetterLists's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On review sentiment, 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
Primalist is free to download; BetterLists costs $2.99 up front. Primalist sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. BetterLists asks for nothing beyond the download.
BetterLists holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Primalist has 58 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of BetterLists's written reviews are positive against 80% of Primalist's.
BetterLists ships an update monthly, Primalist fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BetterLists | Primalist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (58 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles Haspel | Tushar Chhabra |
Customer experience
BetterLists
Primalist
In-app purchases
BetterLists
No in-app purchases
Primalist
- Themes and App Icons$0.99
- Widgets$4.99









