Comparison

Checklist vs Life Lists

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

Head to head
About

Checklist

Manage all your to-do lists, from travel packing to daily tasks, with a simple and intuitive interface. Organize items hierarchically, reuse lists with templates, and efficiently manage tasks with bulk actions. An optional premium upgrade removes ads for an ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Nested item organization
  • List templates and duplication
  • Bulk check/uncheck actions
  • Intuitive drag-and-drop interface
  • Continuous item input
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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Make a list once and use it again. Organize packing, shopping and daily to-dos with nested items, your own templates and quick check resets. Core features are free; ad removal is a one-time purchase. ■ Organize items into lists and sublists Group items by category: Trip → Clothes → Shirts and socks. Parent and child items keep longer lists organized, and you can reorder items to suit your plans. ■ Reuse your lists Save a frequently used list as a template for your next shopping trip or vacation. Copy items or entire lists instead of entering everything again. ■ See what is left to do Checking a parent item also checks its children. Switch between To-Do and All to see the remaining items. Use Uncheck All to reset your list for next time. ■ Everyday conveniences Add items continuously, search your lists, and move or copy items. Use Dark Mode and a badge showing the number of unchecked items. Export lists to Notes, email or other apps to share them. ■ Remove ads with a one-time purchase Core features are free. Premium removes ads with a one-time purchase, not a subscription. After changing devices, use Restore Purchases with the Apple Account used for your purchase. Make everyday preparation a little easier.

About

Life Lists

This app helps you organize everything in your life with customizable checklists, notes, habit trackers, and more. It offers advanced features like subtasks, sections, and visual customization with icons and colors. Keep your data private locally or sync across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable checklists and notes
  • Habit tracking for recurring tasks
  • Workout logging and tracking
  • Budgeting and cost calculation
  • Visual customization with icons and colors
  • Syncing across Apple devices
  • Collaboration on lists
Features
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Life Lists is one place for everything in your life — lists, notes, habits, budgets and plans — with an AI assistant that keeps it organized. ASK, AND KEEP THE ANSWER • Ask anything. Answers come back as clear cards: a verdict, an estimate you can adjust, steps, comparisons, diagrams. • Turn an answer into something you own — a checklist, a budget, a pro/con list, habits — filed in the right folder. • Snap a photo of a listing, a receipt or a product and get the answer it implies: is it a good deal, how do we split the bill, what's next? • Research in depth: one sentence becomes a folder with an overview, budget, plan, options and sources. • Talk instead of typing with voice chat. • The chat knows your lists and updates them: "add milk and eggs", "what's left to pack?" ORGANIZED FOR YOU • A folder for each part of your life — Health, Home, Work, Family — with what you're working on at the top. • Organize automatically tidies as you go: related lists grouped, empty ones put away, every change one tap to undo. • A dashboard for your day: what's due, what's late, your habits and the weather. EVERY KIND OF LIST • Checklists, prioritized and numbered lists, sections • Groceries that sort themselves by aisle • Habits with streaks, reminders and packing lists • Notes, notebooks, a journal and stickies • Budgets that add up, weighted pro/con lists, side-by-side comparisons • People lists for birthdays and the details that matter • Tools beside your lists: timer, stopwatch, focus mode, counter, breathing, voice memos and meeting notes EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, plus home screen widgets • Sync with iCloud and share lists with family and friends — or keep everything on your device • 500+ icons and colors, unlimited lists, no ads YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICE • Your lists live on your device and, if you choose, in your iCloud. • AI features send what you ask to our AI providers only after you allow it. Turn AI off anytime and Life Lists works as a classic list app.

Screenshots

Checklist4 screens
Life Lists4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Life Lists at none against Checklist's 1. Life Lists also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Checklist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Life Lists asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Checklist against 4.6 for Life Lists. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.9K and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Checklist's written reviews are positive against 74% of Life Lists's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checklist ships an update every 9 days, Life Lists weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Checklist versus Life Lists: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChecklistLife Lists
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.9K ratings) — better4.6 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews73.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.9K — better1.8K
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB142 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKoji ItoDG Apps, Inc.

Customer experience

Checklist

All ratings2,927 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews158 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral10.1%
Negative22.2%

Life Lists

All ratings1,813 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews129 reviews
Positive73.6%
Neutral11.6%
Negative14.7%

User reviews

Checklist

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and intuitive
  • 🚀 Straightforward checklist functionality
  • 💡 Nested lists and sub-categories
  • 🎨 Customizable colors and organization

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 📵 Invasive and disruptive ads
  • 🔒 Lack of syncing/sharing between devices
  • 🔍 No search or sorting options

Life Lists

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Versatile and customizable
  • 📚 Excellent for organizing lists
  • 🎨 Visually appealing and clean design
  • 🆓 Free app with no ads or in-app purchases
  • 🤖 Helpful for users with ADHD or autism

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
  • ⚠️ Sync and backup issues causing data loss
  • 🔍 Lack of search functionality in long lists
  • 🔔 Frequent rating prompts annoying to some users

Bugs and requests

Checklist

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Checklist items disappearing after being checked
  • Inability to edit or delete last list item
  • Text editing issues when trying to modify longer entries

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to import/export checklists
  • Automatic reset/unchecking of daily tasks
  • Option to rearrange order of main list items
  • Notification/reminder functionality

Life Lists

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lists disappearing or getting corrupted
  • Inability to paste text into list items
  • Unexpected list item reordering
  • Crash when trying to create new lists

Requested features

5 requests
  • Recurring reminders or to-do items
  • Ability to sort lists manually
  • Cross-device syncing and sharing
  • Password protection for sensitive lists
  • iPad and landscape mode support

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Checklist

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$6.99
None

Life Lists

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checklist free?
Checklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Life Lists free?
Life Lists is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Checklist or Life Lists?
Checklist is rated higher. Checklist averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Life Lists averages 4.6 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Checklist or Life Lists have ads?
Checklist shows ads; Life Lists does not.
Which is updated more often, Checklist or Life Lists?
Checklist ships an update every 9 days, and Life Lists weekly. Most recently, Checklist was updated on October 20, 2026 and Life Lists on October 18, 2026.

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