Comparison

Do! vs Make List

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

Head to head
About

Do!

This app helps you manage your daily tasks with a focus on simplicity and ease of use. Quickly add and complete tasks, set reminders, and automate recurring items. Securely store your data and personalize the experience with themes and fonts.

Highlights
  • Fast task addition and completion
  • Recurring task automation
  • Home screen widgets for task visibility
  • Passcode and Face ID security
  • Data backup and restore options
  • Customizable themes and fonts
Features
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Jot it down. Enjoy checking it off. Groceries on the way home. A deadline you don't want to miss. A habit you'd like to keep. Do! gives your everyday to-dos a simple home: add a task, then double-tap when it's done. ■ A thought, a note, a satisfying checkoff Catch a task while it's on your mind. Finished? Double-tap to mark it done. Even a small task deserves that little moment of satisfaction. ■ Make it a list you like coming back to Choose your themes and fonts, with sounds inspired by pen and paper. Like picking a favorite notebook, make your daily list feel like yours. ■ A place for every part of your day Keep work, study and shopping in their own groups. Add color to tell things apart, and pin the tasks you want to keep in sight. ■ Less to remember, every time around Set tasks to repeat daily, weekly, monthly or yearly. Add reminders for the things you don't want to miss. ■ A quick look from your home screen Keep your to-dos close with home screen widgets. Check your list during a busy morning without opening the app. ■ Put your keyboard to work Use an external keyboard to add tasks and give longer notes room to breathe. • Add a task: Command(⌘) + N • Insert a line break: Option(⌥/Alt) + Enter ■ Your list, on your other devices Use the same app and sign in with the same account to sync your tasks across devices. Pick up your familiar list when you switch devices. ■ App lock and backups Lock access to the app with a passcode or Face ID on supported devices. Back up your data through Dropbox or email and restore it when needed. It doesn't have to be a big plan. Start with one thing you'd like to do today. ■ About ads This app includes ads. An in-app purchase is available to remove them. Questions and suggestions: do@simplerion.com

About

Make List

Organize daily tasks, shopping lists, or any to-do with this fast checklist app. Create nested folders for deep organization and easily back up or share lists via text. A green line indicator confirms when all items are checked.

Highlights
  • Nested folder organization
  • Uncheck All function
  • Delete Selected items
  • Offline backup via copy/paste
  • Move items between folders
  • Green line completion indicator
Features
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Make List App is a great tool ranging from organizing every day 'take to work' list, using the 'Uncheck All' to clear the list for another use, to food shopping or todo list, and finally using the 'Delete Selected' to delete checked items. Since every item in every list in Make List App can be a folder, Make List let's you organize your lists without limiting the number of folders and subfolders you can use. The 'Options' menu can be customize to hide/show some of the options in the Settings screen. Other power features include: • Simple offline backup via copy paste. - Using the 'Copy Selected to Pasteboard' from the Options menu, you can copy all selected items of a list to the device's pasteboard. You can paste it anywhere from an email to any other text App on the device. The Paste List from pasteboard completes the cycle by letting you import from the device's pasteboard. This means you can either backup or share by any text app (such as Messages or Mail). • Move items between folders - Similar to 'Copy/Paste from pasteboard' but done internally without the device's pasteboard. Simple function to move items between folders. • Green line indicator when all items are checked. - Very handy on longer lists. You can make sure all items are selected without inspecting them all visually. When the last selectable items is selected, a green line will light up, indicating that all items are selected.

Screenshots

Do!4 screens
Make List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Do! at 4.7 against Make List's 3.0. Do! also leads on ratings volume (26K vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Make List's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Do! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Make List asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Do! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Do! has 26K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Do! ships an update fortnightly, Make List every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Do! versus Make List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDo!Make List
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (26K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings26K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSIMPLERION Co., LtdRod Bauer

Customer experience

Do!

All ratings26,192 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews777 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral9.5%
Negative11.3%

Make List

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Do!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login/sign-in issues across devices
  • Reminders not working as expected
  • Syncing problems between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to share lists with others
  • Calendar integration and scheduling options
  • More recurring task options (weekly, monthly, etc.)
  • Desktop/web version for faster editing
  • Ability to add notes or descriptions to tasks

Make List

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Do!

One-time2
  • Tip$0.99
  • Remove AD (Unlock!)$20.00
None

Make List

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Do! free?
Do! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Make List free?
Make List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Do! or Make List?
Do! is rated higher. Do! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while Make List averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Do! or Make List have ads?
Do! shows ads; Make List does not.
Which is updated more often, Do! or Make List?
Do! ships an update fortnightly, and Make List every 5 weeks. Most recently, Do! was updated on October 25, 2026 and Make List on October 6, 2026.

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