Comparison

BetterLists vs Write

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

Write

Capture and organize your thoughts, moments of inspiration, and creative ideas with this elegant note-taking app. It offers rich text formatting, customizable categories, location tagging, and image support to help you remember and enhance your ideas.

Highlights
  • Rich text editing with customizable styles
  • Organize with colorful categories and tags
  • Location tagging for inspiration points
  • Add images to notes
  • Light and dark mode support
  • Optional public feed for sharing
Features
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Never lose a brilliant idea again. Write-It-Down is the elegant note-taking app designed specifically for people who value their thoughts, moments of inspiration, and creative ideas. Capture Brilliance, One Idea at a Time Write-It-Down combines powerful organization tools with beautiful simplicity to help you: - CREATE rich, formatted notes with customizable text styles and formatting - ORGANIZE with colorful categories and intuitive tagging - REMEMBER where inspiration struck with location tagging - ENHANCE your notes with images from your camera or photo library Key Features: Rich Text Editing Format your notes exactly how you want them. Apply different fonts, styles, colors, and sizes to make your important ideas stand out. Custom Categories Create personalized categories with unique colors and icons to organize your thoughts your way. Filter your notes by category for easy browsing. Location Tagging Remember exactly where you had that perfect idea. Add location to your notes automatically or manually to create a map of your inspiration. Image Support A picture is worth a thousand words. Add images directly to your notes to capture visual inspiration. Light & Dark Mode - Easy on the eyes, day or night. Write-It-Down adapts to your environment and preferences. Public Feed (Optional) - Share selected notes with the community.

Screenshots

BetterLists4 screens
Write4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Write at Free against BetterLists's $2.99. Write also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). BetterLists's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Write is free to download; BetterLists costs $2.99 up front. Write sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. BetterLists asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BetterLists against 5.0 for Write. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of BetterLists's written reviews are positive against 100% of Write's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BetterLists ships an update monthly, Write every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BetterLists versus Write: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetterListsWrite
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharles HaspelKarma Farm, LLC

Customer experience

BetterLists

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

Write

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BetterLists

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Write

One-time5
  • Generous Tip$2.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
  • Generous Tip$7.99
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  • Generous Tip$11.99
  • Generous Tip$14.99

Questions

Is BetterLists free?
BetterLists costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Write free?
Write is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BetterLists or Write?
BetterLists and Write are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do BetterLists or Write have ads?
Neither BetterLists nor Write shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BetterLists or Write?
BetterLists ships an update monthly, and Write every 6 months. Most recently, BetterLists was updated on October 31, 2026 and Write on October 30, 2026.

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