Comparison

Orderly Check Lists vs Next Idea

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

Head to head
About

Orderly Check Lists

Organize your tasks and errands with a visually appealing to-do list app. Features smart location-based reminders, cloud sync, and customizable folders for efficient management of your daily activities.

Highlights
  • Visual interface and layout
  • Unlimited folders for categorization
  • Location-based reminders
  • Fast cloud sync across devices
  • Email and automatic cloud backup
  • Recurring to-dos
  • Gesture-based controls
Features
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Turn chaos into clarity with the most beautiful to-do list app. Enjoy a sleek, clutter-free interface with smart location-based reminders. Quick glance at your to-dos on a unique layout that keeps your day in sight. The App is now updated with great features like "Fast Cloud Sync", that instantly syncs all the to-do lists across devices, ’Today Items’ view, ‘Due Items’, Email Backup, as well as ‘Automatic backup’ of all data on cloud. Key Features 1. Visual interface and layout, provides absolute ease for managing errands and chores. 2. Create unlimited Folders(Categories) to categorize multiple to-do lists under each of them. 3. ’Today items’ view enables you to quickly check of items that are due only today, across all categories. 4. Location based reminders, alerts you of a to-do at a particular location. 5. Email backup and Automatic backup, provides a secure backup of all your data on the cloud. 6. Create Recurring to-dos. 7. Powerful search within a folder or across all folders. 8. Easily re-order items, undo completed items on Today items as well as list notes. 9. ‘Due Items’ folder shows the items that are past due beyond this date. 10. ’New List’ button allows to quickly add a new note instantly from any folder. * * GESTURES * * # Pinch to zoom out. # Swipe left to delete to-do task # Long press to delete or drag and drop to move a to-do list to a different priority # Drag and Drop on the "New" icon to create a copy. # Drag and drop on the "Flip" icon to move it to another folder. ---- Orderly Premium --- Orderly premium features, now has Low light mode and pass-code protection enabled, as part of its In-App purchase. The cost of the In-App purchase is a one time cost of $0.99. Subscription Info Fast Cloud Sync plus Automatic Backup, our paid subscription product, is available for $6.99 per year for annual subscriptions or $2.99 per month for monthly subscriptions. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, with a cost of $6.99 for annual subscription or $2.99 for monthly subscription, as the case may be. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription, where applicable.” Privacy policy and terms of use https://tektontek.com/termsofuse.php STAY UPDATED - Website - https://orderly.tektontek.com/ Twitter - @AppLifeStyle Facebook - facebook.com/tektontek * * * * * MANY FIVE STAR RATINGS * * * * * * What some of our users say ! * @ Simple and Clean These days to do lists are complicated or busy looking. Not this app. So far the best I've used - by raptorpewpewlaser @ Best To Do App Available - Hands Down! This is by far the easiest to use "To do" app I've come across and definitely the most stunning! - Joseph Papino @ Just Right for me With this app I don't procrastinate to create a note due to the quick input set up for doing so. I believe someone had to be smart to create something so simple and straightforward. And, I commend the creator of this app for such a design. @ Great App This app is perfect ! Easy to use and very appealing visually. - Teacherosb @ Truly Original and highly practical My favorite feature is the ability to sync between iPad and iPhone. No more misplaced lists, they are always with me on any of my devices. - Silverstone Many exciting new features coming up. Get Orderly now and experience to-do lists in a whole new way. Once you use Orderly, you will never go back to your regular boring to do list manager!

About

Next Idea

This app helps you manage projects and tasks with a clear system. Organize your to-do list, prioritize what's next, and use tags for context. It offers recurring tasks, reminders, and iCloud sync across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Project creation
  • Task prioritization
  • Tagging system
  • Guided review
  • Recurring tasks
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Introducing Next Idea - a new free to-do list app for staying organized and boosting your productivity Take control of your projects and tasks using a straightforward and proven methodology Having a trusted system to write down all your tasks and projects is the best way to get a clear mind, and help you generate new creative and productive ideas Key features: • Create projects for the tasks that require more than one physical action to complete • Easily move tasks to the top or to the bottom, to decide what to work on next • Add tags to your tasks based on the context required to complete them • Use the guided review feature to stay on top of your projects and tasks You can also: • Create recurring tasks and reminders • Sort your tasks from within any view, so that you can easily prioritize and decide what to do next • Move tasks to Someday if you don't plan on working on them soon, but still want to keep track of them • Defer tasks that you don't want to focus on until a later date • Sync your tasks securely across all your Apple devices using iCloud

Screenshots

Orderly Check Lists4 screens
Next Idea4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Next Idea at Free against Orderly Check Lists's $1.99. Next Idea also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 59%). Orderly Check Lists's advantage is ratings volume (292 vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On 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

Next Idea is free to download; Orderly Check Lists costs $1.99 up front. Orderly Check Lists sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Next Idea asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Next Idea holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orderly Check Lists has 292 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Orderly Check Lists's written reviews are positive against 100% of Next Idea's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orderly Check Lists ships an update every 3 months, Next Idea every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Orderly Check Lists versus Next Idea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrderly Check ListsNext Idea
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (292 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings292 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTekton Technologies (P) Ltd.Michael Frisk

Customer experience

Orderly Check Lists

All ratings292 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews298 reviews
Positive59.4%
Neutral13.8%
Negative26.8%

Next Idea

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Orderly Check Lists

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lists randomly rearranging
  • Reminders not working as expected
  • Inability to restore purchases
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Subtasks and nested lists
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Improved location-based reminders
  • Better sync and backup options

Next Idea

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Orderly Check Lists

Subscriptions2
  • Automatic Backup Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Automatic Backup Service7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Orderly Premuim$0.99
None

Next Idea

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orderly Check Lists free?
Orderly Check Lists costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Next Idea free?
Next Idea is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Orderly Check Lists or Next Idea?
Next Idea is rated higher. Orderly Check Lists averages 4.3 out of 5 from 292 ratings, while Next Idea averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Orderly Check Lists or Next Idea have ads?
Neither Orderly Check Lists nor Next Idea shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orderly Check Lists or Next Idea?
Orderly Check Lists ships an update every 3 months, and Next Idea every 7 months. Most recently, Orderly Check Lists was updated on October 26, 2026 and Next Idea on October 16, 2026.

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