Comparison

ListMonger vs Priorities

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

Priorities

This app offers intuitive task management with a focus on organization and ease of use. It features customizable pages, attractive themes, and quick task addition. Syncing capabilities allow for data backup and sharing with others.

Highlights
  • Customizable pages and themes
  • Quick task addition
  • Due dates, times, and notes
  • Repeating tasks
  • Syncing for backup and sharing
  • Templates for recurring lists
  • Calendar integration
Features
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Enjoy effortless and intuitive task management with Priorities™, and you’ll never dread your to-do list again! The innovative use of pages takes the “task” out of task management, and the attractive themes add a little fun while you’re at it. Throw out your pen and paper, because with Priorities, everything you need is literally at your fingertips. Quickly scan through your pages of to-dos with the touch of a finger and add new to-dos with the ease of a single button. Add alerts, due dates, due times, and notes right from the Add screen. Create and save templates to use again and again. Use the syncing feature to backup your data and to share pages with a family member, a friend or a coworker. Go to the my-priorities.com website to edit your pages and tasks on the web. Priorities is a must-have for anyone who wants to stay organized! Priorities is fully equipped to do the work for you. Just take a look at the great features it offers: • Universal App – One app optimized for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. • Priorities Online – Manage your tasks online at https://my-priorities.com. • Fast Add – Quickly add tasks or lists of items with a touch of a finger. • Due Dates, Due Times & Notes – Assign a due date, a due time, and record notes for a task or item. • Priorities – Star everything that is high-priority and view them at-a-glance in your Priorities page. • Repeating Tasks – Schedule tasks to repeat every day, every 3 days, every Tuesday, every 3rd Sunday of the month, 2 weeks after you've completed the current task… or whenever you want! Flexible recurrence options make customization a snap. • Reminders – See a badge count of your starred items on the Priorities home screen icon, and set a reminder time for a popup and/or sound alert for important items. • Multi-tiered task management – Create pages, lists with sub-items, and tasks with sub-tasks to make organizing easier. • Calendar Integration – View all your items with due dates in your calendar. • Templates – Save a page as a template if you want to use it again later. This is a great feature for grocery shopping and travel! • Multiple Pages – Create custom, color-coded pages to keep track of all areas of your busy life. Tap or swipe to review them at-a-glance. • Sync - Use our secure server to sync for backup and to sync between multiple devices. • Page Sharing – Create a sync account and assign pages to be shared with others. This is a great feature for sharing a shopping list with a spouse or sharing to-dos with colleagues! • Other features – Search, Sort, Passcode Lock, built-in Hot Links for phone numbers, email addresses and websites, and more. Visit our web site to find out more. We strive to create the highest-quality software possible so that our customers have a positive and enjoyable experience. If you would like to tell us about a problem, offer a suggestion, or send us feedback, we would love to hear from you and will make every effort to respond promptly. Email us at support@handcarvedcode.com. Thank you and enjoy!

Screenshots

ListMonger4 screens
Priorities4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Priorities at none against ListMonger's 3. Priorities also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (89 vs 29). ListMonger's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On review sentiment, ads, monetization model 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

ListMonger costs $0.99 and Priorities $4.99 up front. ListMonger sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Priorities asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ListMonger holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 89 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of ListMonger's written reviews are positive against 88% of Priorities's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ListMonger ships an update every 2 months, Priorities every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ListMonger versus Priorities: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListMongerPriorities
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (29 ratings) — better4.4 (89 ratings)
Positive reviews94.1% of reviews — better88.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2989 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInspiretisHand Carved Code, LLC

Customer experience

ListMonger

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

Priorities

All ratings88 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews780 reviews
Positive88.3%
Neutral5.3%
Negative6.4%

User reviews

ListMonger

From 29 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
  • 💡 Powerful nested/sublists capability
  • 🎯 Flexible sorting and filtering options
  • 🏷️ Color coding and priority tagging features
  • ✅ Flag and check system for reusable lists

Room to improve

  • 🔄 No automatic sync between devices
  • 📱 iPad compatibility issues in some versions
  • 📝 Text size options limited
  • 🔍 Search functionality not universal across nested lists
  • ⚡ Sorting preferences not always saved

Priorities

From 89 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 🚀 Efficient task management
  • 📅 Seamless calendar integration
  • 💡 Flexible organization with pages and sub-tasks
  • 🌟 Ability to prioritize and star important tasks

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional sync issues
  • 📂 Limited options for organizing completed tasks
  • 🔍 Lack of search functionality
  • 🎨 Outdated visual design

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

Priorities

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Bugs introduced with recent updates
  • Calendar view issues with day of the week settings
  • Editing tasks can be unreliable

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add sub-tasks within sub-tasks
  • Custom alert options and snooze functionality
  • Dark mode support
  • Apple Watch integration
  • More color customization options

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ListMonger

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

Priorities

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ListMonger free?
ListMonger costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Priorities free?
Priorities costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ListMonger or Priorities?
ListMonger is rated higher. ListMonger averages 4.7 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Priorities averages 4.4 from 89 ratings.
Do ListMonger or Priorities have ads?
Neither ListMonger nor Priorities shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ListMonger or Priorities?
ListMonger ships an update every 2 months, and Priorities every 10 days. Most recently, ListMonger was updated on October 21, 2026 and Priorities on November 1, 2026.

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