Comparison

Camping List vs Calendar Chotto

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

Head to head
About

Camping List

Create and manage reusable camping checklists with pre-loaded categories like clothes, cooking, and equipment. Easily add, edit, and organize items, then share your lists via PDF. Perfect for planning any outdoor adventure.

Highlights
  • Pre-loaded camping sub-lists
  • Add, delete, and modify items
  • Check/uncheck items
  • Copy, paste, and delete items
  • Share and print via PDF
  • Reset lists for reuse
Features
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Camping List is a clean, simple, reusable checklist app, pre-loaded with an initial collection of useful camping-related sub-lists, such as "Clothes", "Cooking and Dining", and "Equipment". Each list contains useful items you might take on a camping trip. Add, delete, and modify the items and lists as you please. - Tap on a Sublist to navigate, or tap on an Item to Check or Uncheck that Item. - Press and hold to Copy, Paste, or Delete Items - Share and print your list via PDF - Reset the entire list, or individual Sublists, in order to use them over and over again.

About

Calendar Chotto

This app simplifies adding events to your calendar with natural language input. It minimizes taps, allowing you to schedule appointments with simple phrases like 'meeting tomorrow morning'. Enjoy a faster, more intuitive way to manage your schedule.

Highlights
  • Natural language event input
  • Minimal taps for scheduling
  • Supports phrases like 'meeting tomorrow'
  • Intuitive calendar integration
  • Quick event entry
Features
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Calendar Chotto is a quick and easy way to add events to your calendar. If you’ve ever felt that adding a calendar event takes too many taps, Calendar Chotto is here to help. Simply enter a natural phrase such as “meeting tomorrow morning” or “day off on Wednesday.” You can add an event in as few as two taps. “Chotto” means “a little” or “a bit” in Japanese. We chose this name because the app lets you add calendar events with very little effort. Enjoy!

Screenshots

Camping List4 screens
Calendar Chotto1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Calendar Chotto at 92% against Camping List's 63%. Calendar Chotto also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). Camping List's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On ads, 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

Camping List costs $3.99 and Calendar Chotto $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camping List ships an update every 9 months, Calendar Chotto every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Camping List versus Calendar Chotto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamping ListCalendar Chotto
Price$3.99$0.99 — better
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews92.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEngineered Stufftakaaki024

Customer experience

Camping List

Written reviews105 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative22.9%

Calendar Chotto

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive92.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative2.0%

Bugs and requests

Camping List

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Custom items disappeared after update
  • App not working on iPhone after iOS update
  • Doesn't save new items or checked items
  • Keeps shutting off
  • Preloaded menu missing
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  • Can't reset list
  • Suggested lists gone after reinstall
  • App crashes or shuts off
  • Text is clustered and frustrating to read
  • No sub categories
  • Kicked off when going to certain lists
  • App crashes when trying to add items
  • Doesn't work in iOS 5, keeps resetting
  • Counterintuitive to edit/add items
  • App closes when selecting cancel or adding items

Requested features

55 requests
  • iCloud syncing between devices
  • Import items from spreadsheets/CSV/XML
  • Print button for checklists
  • Direct printing option
  • Clear all checked items at once
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  • Sort lists manually
  • Make letters smaller
  • Text wrapping for full item visibility
  • Quantities for items
  • Directions on how to use the app
  • Print lists separately and email separately
  • Put lists in alphabetical order
  • Gray out options once ticked off
  • Sync list between devices via cloud
  • Control which lists are sent via email
  • Editing existing items instead of deleting and writing new ones
  • Copying whole lists
  • Emailing specific sublists
  • Option to tick packed items or cross them out
  • List sharing across devices and users
  • Show only unchecked items feature
  • Get rid of background image
  • Hide checked items
  • Large list of items to pick from
  • Make a list for leaving the campsite
  • Single tap to check/uncheck
  • Tags for trip-specific items
  • Copy, move, and rename improvements
  • Save backup on the cloud or online
  • Create different trip lists (e.g., cabin trip, ATV trip)
  • Color change for list title or simpler list distinction
  • Separate and move created lists to the front page
  • What I need to buy list
  • Export lists from iPad to iPod
  • Number of items in stock (inventory)
  • Quantity functionality
  • Better way to add items to a list (e.g., '+' sign)
  • Photo 'tag' function for each item
  • Change quantities
  • Link to directly AirPrint the list
  • Recognize category when adding an item
  • Single tap to check/uncheck
  • Tags for trip-specific items
  • Reset button for menus
  • Different master lists (e.g., Primitive vs. Non-primitive, seasons)
  • Search function
  • Badge reminder for unchecked items
  • Auto-alphabetizing of new items
  • Copy/paste a whole checklist
  • Mutual subfolder for more than one checklist
  • Ask how many of each item
  • Make multiple master checklists
  • Sharing lists between other app users
  • Repeat list function for family members
  • Shipping list/still need to buy option

Calendar Chotto

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Camping List

No in-app purchases

None

Calendar Chotto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Camping List free?
Camping List costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calendar Chotto free?
Calendar Chotto costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Camping List or Calendar Chotto have ads?
Neither Camping List nor Calendar Chotto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Camping List or Calendar Chotto?
Camping List ships an update every 9 months, and Calendar Chotto every 3 months. Most recently, Camping List was updated on November 6, 2026 and Calendar Chotto on November 6, 2026.

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