Comparison

Checklists vs Daily Quest

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

Daily Quest

This app helps you focus on daily tasks by creating a reusable quest bank. Organize tasks into categories, select what you need for each day, and track your progress. It's designed for simple, everyday planning without overwhelming complexity.

Highlights
  • Reusable quest bank
  • Task categorization
  • Daily task selection
  • Progress tracking log
  • Day planning reminders
  • Data export/import
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Daily Quest is a lightweight daily planning app built to help you think less and focus on what matters today. Create a reusable quest bank, organize tasks into categories, and choose the quests that fit each day. Daily Quest keeps the process simple: pick today’s tasks, complete them, and review your progress over time. Features: - Create, edit, and organize reusable quests - Group quests into categories - Schedule quests for every day or selected weekdays - Pick the right quests for today - Track completed and open quests in the log - Get reminders to plan your day and check what remains - Export and import your data with backup support - View your progress with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets Daily Quest is designed for recurring life rhythms and everyday planning without the complexity of a full calendar or heavy task manager.

Screenshots

Checklists4 screens
Daily Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Daily Quest at 5.0 against Checklists's 2.5. Daily Quest also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 29 months). Checklists's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Daily Quest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checklists ships an update every 29 months, Daily Quest daily. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Checklists versus Daily Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChecklistsDaily Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPartaheikki TechnologiesALAN WENG

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Checklists

One-time1
  • Checklists Full$2.99
None

Daily Quest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checklists free?
Checklists is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daily Quest free?
Daily Quest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Checklists or Daily Quest?
Daily Quest is rated higher. Checklists averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Daily Quest averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Checklists or Daily Quest have ads?
Neither Checklists nor Daily Quest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Checklists or Daily Quest?
Checklists ships an update every 29 months, and Daily Quest daily. Most recently, Checklists was updated on October 21, 2026 and Daily Quest on October 28, 2026.

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