Comparison

Simple Checklists vs Tape

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

Head to head
About

Simple Checklists

Features
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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

Tape

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ื˜ื™ื™ืค ืžืชืžืœืœ ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื•ืžืกื›ื ืื•ืชืŸ, ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ืื• ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ื”ื›ืœ ื ืฉืžืจ ื‘ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ ืฉืœื›ื. ื ื‘ื ื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื - ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ื”ื™ื ื”ืฉืคื” ืฉืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื˜ื™ื™ืค ื ื‘ื ื”, ื•ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื’ื ื ืชืžื›ืช ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืœื. ืžืกืชื ื›ืจืŸ ืขื ื”ื™ื•ืžืŸ ืฉืœื›ื ื•ืฉื•ืœื— ื”ืชืจืื•ืช ืœืคื ื™ ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืžืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื›ืœ ืฉื™ื—ื” ืชืชื•ืžืœืœ ื•ืชืกื•ื›ื ื‘ื”ืชืื. ื˜ื™ื™ืค ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืžื•ื“ืœื™ AI ืฉืจืฆื™ื ื•ืžืชืžืœืœื™ื ืืช ื”ืื•ื“ื™ื• ืขืœ ื”ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ ืฉืœื›ื, ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ ืคืจื˜ื™ื•ืชื›ื ื•ืœื”ื•ื–ื™ืœ ืืช ืขืœื•ืช ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื”. ืกื™ื›ื•ืžื™ AI, ื”ืฆืขื•ืช ืžืื ืฉื™ ืงืฉืจ, ื’ื™ื‘ื•ื™ ื•ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื›ืฉื™ืจื™ื ื•ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ื˜ื™ื™ืคื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ืขื ื›ืœื™ AI ืื—ืจื™ื ื–ืžื™ื ื™ื ื‘ืžื™ื ื•ื™ ื‘ืชืฉืœื•ื. ืชื ืื™ ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ (EULA): https://usetape.app/terms ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืคืจื˜ื™ื•ืช: https://usetape.app/privacy

Screenshots

Simple Checklists3 screens
Tape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tape at Free against Simple Checklists's $0.99. Tape also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). Simple Checklists's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Tape is free to download; Simple Checklists costs $0.99 up front. Tape sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Simple Checklists asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Checklists ships an update monthly, Tape every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Simple Checklists versus Tape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple ChecklistsTape
Price$0.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimpler SoftwareOr Git

In-app purchases

None

Simple Checklists

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Tape

Subscriptions2
  • Tape Plus Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Tape Plus Annual$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple Checklists free?
Simple Checklists costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tape free?
Tape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Checklists or Tape have ads?
Neither Simple Checklists nor Tape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Checklists or Tape?
Simple Checklists ships an update monthly, and Tape every 2 days. Most recently, Simple Checklists was updated on September 29, 2026 and Tape on September 22, 2026.

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