Comparison

Make a List vs Simple To Do List

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

Head to head
About

Make a List

This straightforward application helps busy individuals manage their daily tasks with a simple to-do list. Quickly add action items as they come to mind or create a bank of routine tasks for easy access. Utilize checklist functions and delete completed items to stay organized.

Highlights
  • Quick Add tab for immediate task entry
  • Add tab for creating routine task banks
  • Notes field for task details
  • Checklist function for completed tasks
  • Delete completed tasks
  • Uncomplicated interface
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For busy users searching for a simple and uncomplicated way to create a To Do list, this app is for you! Being only a To Do list, with no complicated or unnecessary add-ons, will make it much easier for you to use. Use the Quick Add tab to create a list as you remember action items in your busy day, or create a bank of routine tasks by clicking on the Add tab. Subsequently, you will be able to go to the Add section, and with a simple click add a task to your To Do list. Use the Notes field to add specific information about your task such as a time, a name, a place, etc. The green buttons to the left of your list provide a useful checklist function allowing you to check off tasks as you finish them. Or, using the red buttons to the right of your list, you can delete tasks as they are completed. This app will become a staple. Make your busy day a breeze by keeping yourself focused and organized in a simple and organized way.

About

Simple To Do List

Features
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A to do list for the jobs that take more than one step. Started something but not finished? Mark it In Progress and it stays in front of you — the middle of a job is where a plain checklist loses you. Bigger jobs get a project of their own, with a due date and reminders before it lands. Group the work into categories, and add a second level underneath where one is not enough — Moving House, with a room under each heading. Type a task, or paste a whole list at once. Drag to prioritize. Check things off as you go, and switch to To Do to hide what is done — so you only see what is left. FREE • One list, and In Progress for anything you have started • Pictures on tasks, guessed as you type • Reminders on any task • Sort, search, undo • For iPhone and iPad • Works offline, nothing to sign up for UNLOCK EVERYTHING — one payment, no subscription • Projects: a separate list for every project, with a due date and reminders before it lands • Categories and subcategories: group tasks under your own headings, and add a second level where you want one — This Week with the days under it, or a plain list where you do not • Templates: 21 ready-made lists for the big jobs — Moving House, New Baby, Tax Time, Wedding Planning, Back to School and more — added in a tap without doubling up what you already have • Share a project: send it to a friend as a file, and they add it to their own app • Export to PDF: print a project as a checklist, grouped by category • Import and export: move your lists to a new iPhone or iPad as a file • No ads YOUR DATA IS YOURS Lists live on your device and, if you like, in your own iCloud so they follow you to your next iPhone or iPad. Export a copy any time, and import it on another device.

Screenshots

Make a List4 screens
Simple To Do List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Make a List at none against Simple To Do List's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Simple To Do List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Make a List asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make a List ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple To Do List fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Make a List versus Simple To Do List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake a ListSimple To Do List
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucid Atomics CorporationSamantha Toha

In-app purchases

None

Make a List

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple To Do List

One-time1
  • Premium$6.99

Questions

Is Make a List free?
Make a List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple To Do List free?
Simple To Do List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Make a List or Simple To Do List have ads?
Both Make a List and Simple To Do List show ads.
Which is updated more often, Make a List or Simple To Do List?
Make a List ships an update every 3 weeks, and Simple To Do List fortnightly. Most recently, Make a List was updated on November 1, 2026 and Simple To Do List on November 10, 2026.

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