Comparison

Paperless vs Checklist

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

Head to head
About

Paperless

Create and organize any type of list with this beautifully designed, simple, yet powerful application. Customize your lists with icons and themes, and easily share them via email or text. Sync your data across devices for seamless access.

Highlights
  • Create any type of list
  • Customizable icons and themes
  • Checklist or regular list format
  • Send lists via email or iMessage
  • Automatic backup and syncing
  • Manual reordering and sorting
  • Passcode lock
Features
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Get the app that Macworld says "deserves a spot on your iPhone"! MAKE LISTS OF ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING Paperless is a simple but powerful app for making lists. Use it to create to do lists, make grocery lists, take notes, write an outline of a story, prepare notes for a presentation, make a list of gift ideas, plan a vacation... or anything else you'd want to make a list for. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED Assign a fun icon to each of your lists - there are over 450 to choose from. You can also select from 30 themes to customize the app's design to your liking. SIMPLE AND VERSATILE Paperless is easy to use with a clean, elegant and well thought out interface. Each list can either be a checklist or a regular list without checkboxes, making a wide variety of uses possible. REALLY HELPS YOU GET THINGS DONE For checklists and todo lists, many people prefer using Paperless over traditional "getting things done" apps - or, they use it in addition to one. There are no due dates or priority settings, so you're left to focus on the actual tasks at hand, rather than waste time changing those settings when your priorities change. Instead, if a particular task becomes important, you can simply move it to the top of the list. AUTOMATIC BACKUP AND SYNCING Automatically backup your lists and sync them between iOS devices via a free Dropbox account. POWERFUL FEATURES - send lists via email, others can import your list into their copy of Paperless - send a plain text version of a list via iMessage, or copy it into another app - easily duplicate lists - manually reorder lists and list items - sort list items alphabetically - copy and move items from one list to another - comprehensive search - passcode lock PRAISED BY THE PRESS "Paperless deserves a spot on your iPhone" - Lex Friedman, Macworld (4.5 out of 5 mice rating) "Paperless has a permanent spot on the first page of my iPhone's home screen... it will probably earn a similar spot on yours." - Marianne Schultz, AppShopper "... a good way to ensure things get done at your own pace, free of the disappointment of missing deadlines." - Nick Spence, Macworld UK "I've been trying many To Do apps since iPhone 1.0 -- from the expensive Things to Toodledo and others -- and I don't use any of them regularly. Most just require too much effort. Paperless is the first one I've found that hits that sweet spot between being simple enough you'll actually use it and powerful enough to be useful." - Marc Zeedar, REALbasic Developer Magazine (4.8 out of 5 rating) "This is one nice-looking list / task app... As a basic list app, the beautiful Paperless reigns supreme." - Bonnie Eisenman, 148apps.com (4 out of 5 rating) PRAISED BY USERS "Best app ever - The most incredibly useful app I've come across. Simple, effective and bloody marvelous!!!" "The simplicity of the interface and the flexibility given to the user is perfection." "Simply loved it - Best app I've ever downloaded, my life is so organized now! ..." "After having tried a good deal of apps to get myself more organized - both free and paid - it is clear that this tops them all. Other apps presented a kind of novelty; I could fool myself into thinking that I was more organized, but it was never long before I abandoned them because it was obvious that they consumed unnecessary time. Paperless, however, has truly helped. It is streamlined, it is simple, it is sumptuous" PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW If you love Paperless, please leave a review and star rating. Thank you!

About

Checklist

This minimalist app helps you organize daily tasks for work, home, or studies. It offers simple task control to boost productivity and reduce stress by keeping everything in one place. Streamline your to-do list and achieve your goals with ease.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Simple task control
  • Organize daily tasks
  • Project creation
  • Task assignment
  • Goal completion tracking
Features
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Simple, simple, and effective minimalist checklist. If you currently work from home, as a teacher, accountant, programmer, student, etc. And you want to increase your productivity, this application is for you designed to give you simple task control. Do not waste time ! . Organize your daily tasks, office, home, studies. All in one place in the simple way. Do not stress trying to remember everything you have to do, download this application and simplify your life. Stay home, times have changed and it is time for you to do it too, get organized and simplify your tasks. How to use it ? 1. Create a project 2. Assign tasks 3. Start completing them When you finish completing each project, you will feel that pleasant feeling of fulfilling your goals. Time to work with a north, download it now!

Screenshots

Paperless4 screens
Checklist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Checklist at Free against Paperless's $2.99. Checklist also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Paperless's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Checklist is free to download; Paperless costs $2.99 up front. Paperless sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Checklist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Checklist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paperless has 487 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paperless ships an update every 2 months, Checklist every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Paperless versus Checklist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperlessChecklist
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (487 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings487 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames RhoadesYonel Mamani

Customer experience

Paperless

All ratings487 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews503 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.4%

Checklist

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Paperless

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Occasional app crashes or freezes
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • List data loss or disappearance
  • Compatibility problems with iOS updates

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add search and filtering capabilities
  • Integrate photo/image attachment support
  • Implement advanced list management features
  • Expand backup and sync options (e.g., iCloud)
  • Introduce reminder and alarm functionalities
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  • Implement folder or category organization for lists

Checklist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Paperless

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
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  • Huge Tip$29.99
None

Checklist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paperless free?
Paperless costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Checklist free?
Checklist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paperless or Checklist?
Checklist is rated higher. Paperless averages 4.4 out of 5 from 487 ratings, while Checklist averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Paperless or Checklist have ads?
Checklist shows ads; Paperless does not.
Which is updated more often, Paperless or Checklist?
Paperless ships an update every 2 months, and Checklist every 17 months. Most recently, Paperless was updated on September 22, 2026 and Checklist on June 5, 2026.

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