Comparison

SimpleLists vs Simple To Do List

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

Head to head
About

SimpleLists

Organize your daily tasks and to-do items with a clean and intuitive interface. Create unlimited custom lists and manage individual items with simple touch interactions and drag-and-drop reordering. All your data is automatically saved for efficient task management.

Highlights
  • Create unlimited custom lists
  • Simple item management
  • Drag & drop reordering
  • Persistent data storage
  • Clean, minimalist design
  • Quick item entry
Features
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SimpleLists is a clean, intuitive task management app for iOS that helps users organize daily tasks and to-do items with simplicity and efficiency. Create multiple lists and manage individual items with a straightforward interface. Key Features: - Multiple Lists: Create unlimited custom lists for different purposes - Simple Item Management: Add, edit, and delete items with intuitive touch interactions - Drag & Drop Reordering: Easily reorder items within lists by dragging - Persistent Storage: All data automatically saved using Core Data - Clean Interface: Minimalist design focused on functionality - Quick Entry: Fast item addition with optimized text input

About

Simple To Do List

Efficiently manage your daily tasks with this app. Create multiple lists, add items continuously, and set reminders for important deadlines. Organize and prioritize your to-dos with color-coding and easy completion marking.

Highlights
  • Multi-list support
  • Continuous to-do item addition
  • Task reminders (daily, weekly, monthly)
  • Color-coded task highlighting
  • Mark tasks as complete/incomplete
  • Sub-list task limit of 50
Features
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This application is created to support managing to-do lists, multi-tasks efficiently with below main features: - Support multi list. Go to detail content in each list by touching the list - In each list: + Add to-do item continually by "next" button (first touch "ADD" button, then after finish fist to-do, touch "next" to input next to-do without keyboard escaping) + Support reminder which helps listing up reminder tasks: today/overdue, tasks in the week, in the month, in the year ... by swipe from right to left and choose alarm clock icon. All reminder to-do is saved in "All Reminder tasks" list. Overdue to-do is automatically moved from "All Reminder tasks" list to "Today/overdue task" list. + Support highlighted tasks by color: swipe from right to left (automatically colored) or swipe from left to right then choose paint pad icon. + Easily mark tasks as completed/in-complete by touching tick box. + Number of tasks in sub-list is limited to 50. The app is designed to give simplest usage with high efficiency in managing daily tasks. All your feedbacks for app improvements are highly welcomed.

Screenshots

SimpleLists3 screens
Simple To Do List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simple To Do List at Free against SimpleLists's $0.99. Simple To Do List also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 23 months). SimpleLists's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On in-app purchases 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

Simple To Do List is free to download; SimpleLists costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SimpleLists holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple To Do List has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of SimpleLists's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple To Do List's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleLists ships an update every 23 months, Simple To Do List every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
SimpleLists versus Simple To Do List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleListsSimple To Do List
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings128 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB12 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDavid O'Haragiang pham

Customer experience

SimpleLists

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Simple To Do List

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SimpleLists

No in-app purchases

None

Simple To Do List

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleLists free?
SimpleLists costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple To Do List free?
Simple To Do List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SimpleLists or Simple To Do List?
SimpleLists is rated higher. SimpleLists averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Simple To Do List averages 4.8 from 28 ratings.
Do SimpleLists or Simple To Do List have ads?
Simple To Do List shows ads; SimpleLists does not.
Which is updated more often, SimpleLists or Simple To Do List?
SimpleLists ships an update every 23 months, and Simple To Do List every 5 months. Most recently, SimpleLists was updated on October 9, 2026 and Simple To Do List on September 26, 2026.

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