Comparison

BetterLists vs notes with folder

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

notes with folder

Organize your thoughts and notes with a customizable notebook system. Features automatic and manual backups to iCloud for easy data access and retrieval. Create your personal notebooks and enjoy a streamlined note-taking experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable notebooks
  • Automatic backups
  • Manual backups
  • iCloud data sync
  • Note organization
Features
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This app can make back up by auto and manual. and you can see to check the data in iCloud. Please make your own notebook and have fun.

Screenshots

BetterLists4 screens
notes with folder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: notes with folder at Free against BetterLists's $2.99. notes with folder also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). BetterLists's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

notes with folder is free to download; BetterLists costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BetterLists holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: notes with folder has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BetterLists ships an update monthly, notes with folder fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
BetterLists versus notes with folder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetterListsnotes with folder
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharles HaspelSOCIAL NOTE CO., LTD.

Customer experience

BetterLists

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative14.3%

notes with folder

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

BetterLists

No in-app purchases

None

notes with folder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BetterLists free?
BetterLists costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is notes with folder free?
notes with folder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BetterLists or notes with folder?
BetterLists is rated higher. BetterLists averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while notes with folder averages 4.4 from 10 ratings.
Do BetterLists or notes with folder have ads?
notes with folder shows ads; BetterLists does not.
Which is updated more often, BetterLists or notes with folder?
BetterLists ships an update monthly, and notes with folder fortnightly. Most recently, BetterLists was updated on October 13, 2026 and notes with folder on October 12, 2026.

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