Comparison

Checklists vs Handy Daily Reminder

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

Head to head
About

Checklists

Create and manage various types of lists, from shopping to to-do, with a focus on simplicity and speed. This app offers an intuitive interface for everyday tasks, with features like quick item addition, search, and customizable themes. Share or archive your lists easily.

Highlights
  • Tap to mark items complete
  • Quickly add items from history
  • Search for items in lists
  • Customizable themes and text size
  • Share or archive lists
  • Shake to delete completed items
  • Organize items into categories
Features
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Create lists for all kinds of purposes with this simple but versatile application. You can use it for creating shopping lists, to do lists, gift lists etc. The application focuses on simplicity, speed, and ease of use minimizing the number of taps needed to perform the most common tasks. The user interface is clean and intuitive without unnecessary clutter on the screen. The application is not intended for complex project and task management purposes, which makes it the right tool for managing everyday tasks. Features: • Just tap on an item to mark it completed, no need to hit small buttons. • Quickly add items to the current list from a database of previously used items by checking them from a list. • Use search to quickly find items in long lists or add them to the current list from the database of previously used items. • Select one of the three included themes and adjust the text size to suit your needs. • Share or archive lists via email. • Simply shake the device to delete completed items with vibration feedback. • Supports two lists of ten active items each in the free version, unlock unlimited lists with a one-time in-app purchase. Per-list features: • Create and arrange categories freely to suit your needs, e.g. to arrange items by aisles in a supermarket. • Sort the items automatically or manually within categories. • Completed items can be automatically moved to the bottom of the list or left where they are. • Show or hide the category titles to see as many items as possible at a glance. • View the list in landscape or portrait mode depending on the orientation of the device, or lock the list to portrait mode. • Select whether the incomplete items in the list are included in the application icon badge or not. • Enable or disable the shaking gesture.

About

Handy Daily Reminder

Schedule daily reminders with customizable notifications. Easily add, edit, or delete tasks, sort your list, and choose notification sounds. All functions are designed for intuitive navigation and user-friendliness.

Highlights
  • Customizable reminder settings
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Add, delete, and edit reminders
  • Enable/disable reminders
  • Sort reminder list
  • Email reminders
  • Customizable notification sounds
Features
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This app is designed for scheduling daily reminders with notifications. Features: Reminder Settings: Set the title, notes, reminder time, and daily repeat option for any reminder. Users can easily add, delete, or edit reminders as needed and select their preferred notification sound. Intuitive Functions: All functions are designed to be user-friendly and easy to navigate. Controls: "+" Button: Tap to create a new reminder. Delete: Swipe right on a reminder to delete it. Edit: Swipe right on a reminder to edit its settings. Enable/Disable: Tap the green/black box next to each reminder to enable or disable it. Disabled reminders will not send notifications. Delete ALL: Delete all reminders at once. Sort List: Sort reminders by Title, Time, Enabled status, Daily Repeat, and more. Bell Icon: Toggle UI button sounds on or off. Email: Send all reminders to any email address. Sound: In the Add/Edit reminder page, tap the sound icon in the top right corner to set the notification sound. Additional Information: All functions are intuitive and straightforward. Please share any questions or comments in the app review on the App Store. Some materials, such as images, icons, and sounds, are sourced from free resources. Courtesy of: canva.com appicon.co pixabay.com flaticon.com freesound.org

Screenshots

Checklists4 screens
Handy Daily Reminder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Handy Daily Reminder at 4.3 against Checklists's 2.5. Handy Daily Reminder also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 34%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Checklists sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Handy Daily Reminder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Handy Daily Reminder holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Checklists's written reviews are positive against 75% of Handy Daily Reminder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checklists ships an update every 29 months, Handy Daily Reminder every 48 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Checklists versus Handy Daily Reminder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChecklistsHandy Daily Reminder
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.1% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 months — betterEvery 48 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better13.1
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPartaheikki TechnologiesSTRENGCON LLC

Customer experience

Checklists

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive34.1%
Neutral9.8%
Negative56.1%

Handy Daily Reminder

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Checklists

One-time1
  • Checklists Full$2.99
None

Handy Daily Reminder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checklists free?
Checklists is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Handy Daily Reminder free?
Handy Daily Reminder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Checklists or Handy Daily Reminder?
Handy Daily Reminder is rated higher. Checklists averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Handy Daily Reminder averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Checklists or Handy Daily Reminder have ads?
Neither Checklists nor Handy Daily Reminder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Checklists or Handy Daily Reminder?
Checklists ships an update every 29 months, and Handy Daily Reminder every 48 months. Most recently, Checklists was updated on November 1, 2026 and Handy Daily Reminder on November 3, 2026.

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