ListMonger vs Sherpa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Nested sublists
- Sort on any field
- Add items at any position
- Dark mode
- Backup & restore
- Share lists via email
- Flag items for filtering
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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!
Sherpa
This app helps individuals manage overwhelming tasks and distractions by recommending the most important actions based on user priorities. It guides users in adjusting their priorities, skipping tasks, and recognizing progress to improve daily productivity and presence.
- Priority-based task recommendations
- Helps manage overwhelm and distractions
- Supports adjusting priorities
- Facilitates task skipping
- Tracks progress and success
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Sherpa is your everyday guide to help you remember the important things and do what matters most. This app is for people who are constantly overwhelmed. This app is for people who are often interrupted, and easily distracted. This app is for people who forget things, even very important things. This app is for people who struggle to do well even the simple things in life. This app is for people who struggle to be present with others, especially amidst the pressing demands of life. If this describes you, then give it a go and see if it helps. I hope it does. Then, all day, every day, at any given time, Sherpa will recommend the most important thing for you to do based on your priorities. As you try, you might learn that you need to shift some priorities. Do it. As you try, you might notice that it’s okay to skip a few tasks. Go for it. As you try, you might decide that some things need to go. Take them out. As you try, you might see that you are making progress, little by little. This is success. Terms of Use - https://highcountryliving.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sherpa at Free against ListMonger's $0.99. Sherpa also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). ListMonger's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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
Sherpa is free to download; ListMonger costs $0.99 up front. ListMonger sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Sherpa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sherpa 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ListMonger ships an update every 2 months, Sherpa every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ListMonger | Sherpa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inspiretis | High Country Living Inc. |
Customer experience
ListMonger
Sherpa
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
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- 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
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- 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
Sherpa
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ListMonger
- $1 tip$0.99
- $3 tip$2.99
- $5 tip$4.99
Sherpa
- Sherpa Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Sherpa Pro Yearly$99.991 Year









