Comparison

List! Lite vs ToDo

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

Head to head
About

List! Lite

Manage your tasks and ideas with an advanced list application. Create nested lists with notes, priorities, and due dates. Export and import lists via email or text.

Highlights
  • Multiple nested lists
  • Notes, priorities, and due dates
  • Copy/delete/move multiple items
  • Dynamic sorting
  • In-app email and export
  • List item alert notifications
Features
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An advanced list management app. As this is the most commonly requested feature, please note that List! Lite does not yet have iCloud/synchronization support. The lite version is limited to a total of 5 nested lists containing up to 50 items among them. The main list can contain any number of list items. The paid version of List! has no limitations on the number of lists that can be created or the number of items that they can contain. The paid version of List! also contains 140 additional list icons. Features: • Multiple nested lists • Landscape support • Multiline list item titles • Notes, priorities, and due dates/times • Help screens and ‘How To’ tip balloons • Icon badge number • Delete Checked/Check All/Uncheck All actions • Copy/Delete/Move multiple items at a time • Dynamic sorting on multiple attributes • In-app email of list and list items • In-app settings • Export/import list and list items via HTML email • Import list items via text • Badge background updates • List item alert notifications • Search Features not currently supported: • Synchronization • Passwords • Repeating due dates (available in List!)

About

ToDo

Manage your tasks with a straightforward to-do list application. It offers a clean interface with features like reordering, editing, and deleting tasks. Customize your experience with dark mode and theme colors.

Highlights
  • Simple to-do list management
  • Separate done list
  • Search functionality
  • Reorder tasks via long press
  • Customizable themes and dark mode
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Free and No Ads simple to-do list Functions/Features - Simple ToDo List - Free and No Ads - Separate ToDo list and Done list - Add ToDo by pressing the plus button - Press the menu icon on the right of the list to edit/delete - Delete all by pressing the trash can button on the top right of Done list - Search function - Long press to reorder - List tap operation setting (check/edit/none) - Ability to disable checkboxes - Select whether to add from the beginning or end of the list - Turn on/off reordering function - Customization (dark mode, theme colors) - Simple design based on Material Design

Screenshots

List! Lite4 screens
ToDo4 screens

Verdict

The call

List! Lite and ToDo both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of List! Lite's written reviews are positive against 60% of ToDo's. List! Lite also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for List! Lite against 4.9 for ToDo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 27 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of List! Lite's written reviews are positive against 60% of ToDo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

List! Lite ships an update every 3 months, ToDo every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
List! Lite versus ToDo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterList! LiteToDo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (57 ratings)4.9 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSecret Society Softwareenoiu

Customer experience

List! Lite

All ratings57 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative10.5%

ToDo

All ratings27 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

List! Lite

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App crashes when adding new items
  • Data deletion after updates
  • App freezes during list creation
  • Random app shutdowns causing data loss
  • Text import feature not working
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  • Badge number not updating without opening app
  • Poor transition between lite and paid versions

Requested features

16 requests
  • Nested lists within lists (sub-lists within sub-lists)
  • Text search/find functionality
  • Password or lock protection for lists
  • Cross-device synchronization (iPhone/iPad)
  • Drag-and-drop item reordering
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  • Custom icons/images for lists
  • Quantity field for shopping lists
  • Barcode scanner integration
  • Due time in addition to due date
  • Recurring tasks support
  • Calendar synchronization
  • Ability to keep checked items in place
  • More than 5 lists in free version
  • Import from Notes app
  • Better tutorial/onboarding guide
  • Account-based syncing like Instapaper

ToDo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

List! Lite

No in-app purchases

None

ToDo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is List! Lite free?
List! Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ToDo free?
ToDo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, List! Lite or ToDo?
ToDo is rated higher. List! Lite averages 4.8 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while ToDo averages 4.9 from 27 ratings.
Do List! Lite or ToDo have ads?
Neither List! Lite nor ToDo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, List! Lite or ToDo?
List! Lite ships an update every 3 months, and ToDo every 12 months. Most recently, List! Lite was updated on October 23, 2026 and ToDo on October 24, 2026.

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