Comparison

ListMonger vs Checklists App

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

Head to head
About

ListMonger

This app offers powerful and flexible list-making capabilities with features like nested sublists, customizable sorting, and easy item placement. It allows users to manage various types of lists efficiently, replacing traditional paper methods with a digital solution.

Highlights
  • Nested sublists
  • Sort on any field
  • Add items at any position
  • Dark mode
  • Backup & restore
  • Share lists via email
  • Flag items for filtering
Features
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Basic List-Making, On Steroids (nested sublists • sort on any field • add items at any position • dark mode • backup & restore • search • mail lists between users • more!) ListMonger provides powerful, quick, and easy list-making in the palm of your hand. Leave the post-it notes and scraps of paper behind, and fire-up ListMonger to conveniently keep track of any kind of list. ListMonger provides 11 pre-configured yet flexible fields, making it ready to serve an infinite variety of list-making needs, without any futzing around or complicated set-up each time you start a new list. Unique, powerful, and thoughtfully-implemented features separate ListMonger from the pack. ListMonger provides the ability to slice and dice your lists, right in hand, in ways that other iOS list-making apps simply can't do. List lovers rejoice! ListMonger offers: NESTED SUBLISTS Your list items can have lists of their own! And they can have sublists! And they can have sublists... ÜBER-SORTING Touch and hold any column name to sort on that field. Or re-order your items using drag and drop. Or visit the sort menu for more options, including the ability to save and recall a custom sort order. PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT Identify any list position as the insertion point when adding a new item. QUANTITY + AND - BUTTONS Easily increase or decrease the quantity field with + and - buttons. QUICK-CHANGE COLUMN VIEWS Quickly change the info shown on-screen using pop-over selection menus. FLAG ITEMS FOR QUICK FILTERING Lists can be easily filtered on either the flag or check field, or both. (eg, Flag the items you need from a master grocery list, turn-on the flag filter, and you’ll be left with a filtered list of just your currently needed items. Then use the checkmarks to check-off items as you pick them up.) SHARE YOUR LISTS Send a list to anyone via email. Or send your list data to another user, who can open and use it in ListMonger running on their device. (Please note that ListMonger does not sync across devices.) AUTO DATE-STAMPING OF CHECKED ITEMS Automatically keep track of when you did stuff. ENHANCED NOTES FIELD The notes field can pop into a full-screen view, with phone numbers, email addresses, and URLs auto-formatted as links. 11 FIELDS, 1 USER-DEFINED PER LIST Item, Quantity, Cost, Priority, Date, Flag, Check, Check Date, Notes, and Color, plus one user-defined field. BACKUP & RESTORE Safeguard your lists by copying the ListMonger database between your iOS device and a Mac/PC using App File Sharing / iTunes. THOUGHTFUL DESIGN Functions are easy to get at and easy to use. MORE… • Dark mode. • Launch password and/or individual list password protection. • Flexible item counting options. • Color-code items. • Search / filter items within a list. • Delete, move, or copy multiple items at once. • No ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases required. Thanks for your interest!

About

Checklists App

Organize your life with a versatile checklist manager. Create, edit, and manage multiple lists for travel, tasks, and reminders. Features include item checking, hiding completed tasks, and email sharing.

Highlights
  • Multiple checklists
  • Check and uncheck items
  • Hide checked items
  • Email list items
  • Bulk add items
  • Rearrange and edit items
  • Rename and reorder checklists
Features
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Create and manage all sorts of checklists. E.g. for travel, sports and things to do or to remember. Features: - Multiple checklists - check and uncheck the items on each list - reset the list to all unchecked state - optionally hide checked items - e-mail items - bulk add multiple items - rearrange, sort and edit list items - rename und reorder checklists - supports iPad Multitasking (Split view, ...)

Screenshots

ListMonger4 screens
Checklists App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ListMonger at 94% against Checklists App's 22%. ListMonger also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (29 vs 1). Checklists App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, 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

ListMonger costs $0.99 and Checklists App $0.99 up front. ListMonger sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Checklists App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Checklists App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ListMonger has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 94% of ListMonger's written reviews are positive against 22% of Checklists App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ListMonger ships an update every 2 months, Checklists App every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ListMonger versus Checklists App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListMongerChecklists App
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.7 (29 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.1% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInspiretisPiet Jonas

Customer experience

ListMonger

All ratings29 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.0%

Checklists App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%

Bugs and requests

ListMonger

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • iPad version data loss after updates
  • App crashes on unsupported iOS versions
  • Lists slow to load and open
  • Text size became smaller in recent version
  • Sort order not persisting after save
Show 3 more
  • App stopped working with iOS 14 (fixed in later update)
  • iPad not running in universal mode
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

18 requests
  • Automatic cloud sync (iCloud, Dropbox, Google Docs)
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Reminder and notification alerts
  • Recurring/repeating list items
  • Desktop application for data entry
Show 13 more
  • Badge notifications for due items
  • Lock checkbox feature for one-time items
  • Auto-sort by checked items
  • View all flagged items across lists
  • Multiple-level deep search functionality
  • Keyboard shortcuts for quick item addition
  • Save and next button for rapid entry
  • Automatic removal of completed tasks
  • Total cost/amount calculation for lists
  • Customizable grid view fields
  • Reset notes/checks for entire list at once
  • iPad-optimized universal app
  • Bluetooth keyboard support

Checklists App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ListMonger

One-time3
  • $1 tip$0.99
  • $3 tip$2.99
  • $5 tip$4.99
None

Checklists App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ListMonger free?
ListMonger costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Checklists App free?
Checklists App costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ListMonger or Checklists App?
Checklists App is rated higher. ListMonger averages 4.7 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Checklists App averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ListMonger or Checklists App have ads?
Neither ListMonger nor Checklists App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ListMonger or Checklists App?
ListMonger ships an update every 2 months, and Checklists App every 10 months. Most recently, ListMonger was updated on October 7, 2026 and Checklists App on September 22, 2026.

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