Comparison

Simple Checklists vs TODO! Simple List

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

Head to head

About

Simple Checklists

Features

Currently charting

#181Top Paid · Productivity

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A simple application for managing several checklists. Enables checking/unchecking items and marking them as fixed to be used again in the future. Very simple & easy to use.

About

TODO! Simple List

Features

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Fast TODO list. A fast and convenient program for managing lists of items or tasks. More details: • Create lists with items to take / tasks. • Ability to mark and unmark taken items / tasks. • Progress bar - shows the current status of the list.

Screenshots

Simple Checklists3 screens

TODO! Simple List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TODO! Simple List at Free against Simple Checklists's $0.99. Simple Checklists's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On in-app purchases, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Checklists ships an update monthly, TODO! Simple List every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 3 level

Simple Checklists versus TODO! Simple List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Simple Checklists	TODO! Simple List
Price	$0.99	Free — better
Update frequency	Monthly — better	Every 5 months
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No	No
Best chart rank	#181 — better	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	17.0	16.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	1 MB	47 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Simpler Software	Arkadiusz Ilkow

In-app purchases

None

Simple Checklists

No in-app purchases

None

TODO! Simple List

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Checklists free?

Simple Checklists costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

Is TODO! Simple List free?

TODO! Simple List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Simple Checklists or TODO! Simple List have ads?

TODO! Simple List shows ads; Simple Checklists does not.

Which is updated more often, Simple Checklists or TODO! Simple List?

Simple Checklists ships an update monthly, and TODO! Simple List every 5 months. Most recently, Simple Checklists was updated on September 10, 2026 and TODO! Simple List on September 16, 2026.