Comparison

List! vs Minist

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

Head to head
About

List!

Manage your tasks and projects with an advanced list application. Organize items with notes, priorities, and due dates, and utilize powerful sorting and export options. A free lite version is available for trial.

Highlights
  • Multiple nested lists
  • Notes, priorities, and due dates
  • Repeating due dates
  • Dynamic sorting
  • Export/import via HTML email
  • Search functionality
Features
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An advanced list management app. Check out “List! Lite” for free before purchasing. As this is the most commonly requested feature, please note that List! does not have iCloud/synchronization support. Features: • Multiple nested lists • Landscape support • Multiline list item titles • Notes, priorities, and due dates/times • Repeating due dates • 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

About

Minist

This app helps users stay organized and focused with task management, habit tracking, and progress monitoring. It offers an intuitive interface for managing daily activities and building consistent habits.

Highlights
  • Task management
  • Habit tracking
  • Progress monitoring
  • Intuitive interface
  • Daily organization
Features
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Minist is a simple app designed to help you stay organized and focused on what truly matters. With features like task management, habit tracking, and progress monitoring, it provides an intuitive way to manage your daily tasks and habits with ease.

Screenshots

List!4 screens
Minist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Minist at Free against List!'s $1.99. Minist also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). List!'s advantage is ratings volume (243 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Minist is free to download; List! costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: List! has 243 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

List! ships an update every 3 months, Minist every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
List! versus Minist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterList!Minist
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (243 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings243 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSecret Society SoftwareTalal El Zeini

Customer experience

List!

All ratings244 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral8.7%
Negative13.3%

Minist

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

Bugs and requests

List!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when importing/exporting large lists
  • Inconsistent behavior when deleting or rearranging list items

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add syncing capabilities across devices
  • Implement password protection or encryption for sensitive lists
  • Improve user interface for better navigation and management of nested lists
  • Introduce a calendar or due date view to see all tasks at a glance
  • Allow importing and exporting of lists in various formats

Minist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

List!

No in-app purchases

None

Minist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is List! free?
List! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minist free?
Minist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, List! or Minist?
Minist is rated higher. List! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 243 ratings, while Minist averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do List! or Minist have ads?
Neither List! nor Minist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, List! or Minist?
List! ships an update every 3 months, and Minist every 7 months. Most recently, List! was updated on October 23, 2026 and Minist on October 7, 2026.

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