Comparison

SimpleLists vs Checklist Widget

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

Checklist Widget

Organize your tasks with a minimalist to-do list app. Features a clean interface, home screen widgets for quick access, and iCloud sync for seamless device synchronization. Manage your lists efficiently with various tools for sorting, clearing, and updating items.

Highlights
  • Minimalist UI
  • Home Screen Widgets
  • iCloud Sync
  • Infinite Checklists
  • Show/hide checked elements
  • Automatic URL recognizer
  • Color and icon customization
Features
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Features: - Cool, simple, and minimalist UI - Widgets for your Home Screen - With iOS 17 it's possible to check and uncheck items directly from the widget - Infinite checklists: as many checklists as you need - iCloud sync: all your checklists will be automatically synced between all your devices - Intuitive inputs: you will find everything you need without losing your mind - Tools to handle a checklist better: - Show/hide checked elements - Clear the checklist - Move to bottom the checked elements - Uncheck all elements - Remove the checked elements - Add an item to the checklist directly from your clipboard: just make a long tap on the "+" button - Sort items alphabetically - Reset Every. To uncheck all items every day, week or month - Fancy indicator for the status of the checklist - Automatic URL recognizer: automatically find URLs inside your checklist and make it tappable - Color customization: You will be able to choose the main color of the app, from a set of choices - App icon customization: You will be able to change the app icon from a set of choices Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

SimpleLists3 screens
Checklist Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Checklist Widget at Free against SimpleLists's $0.99. Checklist Widget also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 23 months) and review sentiment (94% vs 67%). SimpleLists's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On 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

Checklist Widget is free to download; SimpleLists costs $0.99 up front. Checklist Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. SimpleLists asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SimpleLists holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checklist Widget has 334 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 94% of Checklist Widget'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, Checklist Widget every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
SimpleLists versus Checklist Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleListsChecklist Widget
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (334 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews94.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1334 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid O'HaraGiacomo Pignoni

Customer experience

SimpleLists

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

Checklist Widget

All ratings334 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative2.0%

Bugs and requests

SimpleLists

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Checklist Widget

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cannot rearrange list order without glitching
  • Widget does not refresh after edits
  • Widget stopped working
  • Confusion on how to use widgets

Requested features

13 requests
  • Ability to drag and organize list items
  • Add urgent task flag or due by date feature
  • Add reminders/notifications
  • Add sub categories
  • iCloud sync
Show 8 more
  • Larger font or style change options
  • Lock Screen widget compatibility
  • Group lists into categories
  • Option to clear when completed as a setting
  • Repeating tasks
  • View task stats
  • Duplicate checklist
  • Add confirmation screen to delete checked items

In-app purchases

None

SimpleLists

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Checklist Widget

Subscriptions1
  • Check Me Plus3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Check Me Plus$9.99
  • Check Me Plus Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is SimpleLists free?
SimpleLists costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Checklist Widget free?
Checklist Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SimpleLists or Checklist Widget?
SimpleLists is rated higher. SimpleLists averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Checklist Widget averages 4.7 from 334 ratings.
Do SimpleLists or Checklist Widget have ads?
Neither SimpleLists nor Checklist Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleLists or Checklist Widget?
SimpleLists ships an update every 23 months, and Checklist Widget every 2 weeks. Most recently, SimpleLists was updated on September 22, 2026 and Checklist Widget on October 14, 2026.

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