Comparison

List Ease vs GoTasks Next

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

Head to head
About

List Ease

This app helps you create and share grocery lists with real-time syncing. It offers features like spending tracking, barcode scanning, and budget management to make shopping easier and more organized.

Highlights
  • Real-time syncing for shared lists
  • Spending tracking with receipt scanning
  • Barcode scanner for adding items
  • List reminders and push notifications
  • Organize lists by category or recipes
  • Trip budgeting and cost calculation
  • Pantry inventory management
Features
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List Ease is the ultimate free & fun grocery list app and shareable shopping list app designed to streamline your shopping experience. Whether you're a busy mom, a meticulous planner, or a spontaneous shopper, our list maker app has got you covered! A favorite of the TODAY Show's Today.com, Forbes ‘The Best Apps For Smart Black Friday Shopping’ and CNBC ‘A Stress-Free Holiday Is Only One App Away’, List Ease is the best grocery shopping list app around! Create a shopping list, grocery list, to-do list, or any other checklist and share it with family and friends! Features of List Ease, your shared grocery shopping list app: - Share your grocery list, checklist, or daily to-do list with family and friends with real time syncing - Sync your grocery list with your other devices - Track your spending by scanning & saving receipts - Receive push message alerts when others on your shared list are purchasing checklist items or groceries - Get list reminders when you walk into a grocery store - Organize your shopping list any way you want – by food category, by recipes, or by available grocery coupons - Add groceries into our shopping list app easily and instantly using our barcode scanner - Add groceries from history – bring items from your last shopping list to your new list - Trip budgeting - ensure your grocery list isn't too expensive before you shop - Pantry inventory – simplify your life and save money by keeping track of already purchased items - Manage multiple shopping lists –flip between grocery and pantry lists in seconds - Perfect for Christmas, Thanksgiving, BBQs, and all event planning and holiday grocery shopping - Add quantities, measurements, prices, and additional notes to your food list items to keep perfectly organized - Calculate your costs to stay on budget - Mr. Listo, our free grocery list app’s mascot, is your shopping list maker companion- at home or in the supermarket! For in store reminders, be aware that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. List Ease is 100% Free! Make your grocery shopping hassle-free and enjoyable with List Ease, the must-have grocery list app and shareable shopping list app. Try it today and never miss an item on your list again!

About

GoTasks Next

Features
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GoTasks Next is a useful iPhone app for Google Tasks — a rebuild of the much-loved GoTasks app. Your tasks stay in your Google account. GoTasks Next adds the things the official app leaves out: a combined list view, reminders, repeating tasks, list colors, and a home-screen widget. FEATURES • All your Google Tasks lists, each with its own color • Due dates from an inline calendar — drag a task to another day to reschedule • Alerts with local notifications, so tasks actually remind you • Repeating tasks — daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly • Move tasks between lists • Fast search across task names and notes • Completed and Trash views, with one-tap restore • App icon and per-list badges for overdue and today • Adjustable text size and display options • Works offline — changes sync when you're back online LOCAL ACCOUNT Prefer to keep some tasks off the cloud? The built-in Local Account works entirely on your device, with no sign-in required. PRIVATE BY DESIGN GoTasks Next has no servers of its own. It talks directly to Google from your device. There are no analytics, no tracking, and no third-party services. GOTASKS NEXT PRO Pro unlocks the combined "All Tasks" view and the home-screen widget: • Monthly — $0.99 • Yearly — $9.99 • Lifetime — $19.99 (one-time) Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. The lifetime unlock is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gotasksnext.pages.dev/privacy GoTasks Next is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google. Google Tasks is a trademark of Google LLC.

Screenshots

List Ease4 screens
GoTasks Next4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: List Ease at none against GoTasks Next's 3. List Ease also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). GoTasks Next's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). On price 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. GoTasks Next sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. List Ease asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

List Ease ships an update every 6 weeks, GoTasks Next every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
List Ease versus GoTasks Next: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterList EaseGoTasks Next
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (54K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings54K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperinMarket Media, LLCWilliam Bert

Bugs and requests

List Ease

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Categories reappear after being deleted
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Crashes when trying to categorize items

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to delete scanned items from pantry
  • Improve syncing between shared lists
  • Add option to collapse/expand category list
  • Implement Siri integration for adding items
  • Allow sorting items within categories
Show 1 more
  • Improve pantry management features

GoTasks Next

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

List Ease

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

GoTasks Next

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is List Ease free?
List Ease is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GoTasks Next free?
GoTasks Next is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do List Ease or GoTasks Next have ads?
List Ease shows ads; GoTasks Next does not.
Which is updated more often, List Ease or GoTasks Next?
List Ease ships an update every 6 weeks, and GoTasks Next every 2 days. Most recently, List Ease was updated on November 4, 2026 and GoTasks Next on October 26, 2026.

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