Comparison

BetterLists vs TabPad

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

TabPad

Organize your notes with a colorful tabbed interface, similar to sticky notes. Pin important notes to the top and quickly find what you need with keyword search. Cloud synchronization is available for seamless access across devices.

Highlights
  • Colorful tabbed note organization
  • Pin important notes
  • Keyword search functionality
  • Cloud synchronization
  • Cross-device support
Features
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Colorful tabs like stickies allow you to switch from one note to another -You can pin a specific note to the first tab. - Keyword search - Cloud Synchronization (charged)

Screenshots

BetterLists4 screens
TabPad2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TabPad at Free against BetterLists's $2.99. TabPad also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). BetterLists's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On device support and iOS requirement 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

TabPad is free to download; BetterLists costs $2.99 up front. TabPad sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. BetterLists asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BetterLists holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of BetterLists's written reviews are positive against 50% of TabPad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BetterLists ships an update monthly, TabPad every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
BetterLists versus TabPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetterListsTabPad
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharles HaspelShigenori Kumagai

Customer experience

BetterLists

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

TabPad

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

BetterLists

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TabPad

One-time2
  • Upgrade(macOS)$2.99
  • Upgrade(iOS)$3.99

Questions

Is BetterLists free?
BetterLists costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TabPad free?
TabPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BetterLists or TabPad?
BetterLists is rated higher. BetterLists averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while TabPad averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do BetterLists or TabPad have ads?
TabPad shows ads; BetterLists does not.
Which is updated more often, BetterLists or TabPad?
BetterLists ships an update monthly, and TabPad every 7 months. Most recently, BetterLists was updated on October 31, 2026 and TabPad on November 3, 2026.

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