Checklist vs The Christmas Gift List
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Checklist
Organize packing, shopping, and daily tasks with nested lists and reusable templates. Quickly check off items and reset lists for future use. Core features are free, with an option to remove ads via a one-time purchase.
- Nested lists and sub-categories
- Reusable list templates
- Quick check and reset functionality
- Continuous item addition
- List export to other apps
- Dark Mode support
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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.
The Christmas Gift List
Organize your holiday shopping with this app. Create gift lists for individuals, track your budget, and manage gift statuses from idea to received. Visualize your progress with charts and sync data across devices.
- Add people from contacts
- Track budgeting and analytics
- Sort people by groups
- Track gifts by status
- Collect gift ideas
- Countdown widgets
- iCloud sync (Pro)
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The Christmas Gift List is an absolute must-have for the upcoming holiday season! This handy app offers everything you will ever need to create a list of people whom you can’t leave without gifts, make a list of gifts you are going to buy and keep your Christmas budget under control. The program lets you add people from your Contacts with a couple of taps and efficiently plan your spending for all of them. The Christmas Gift List offers best-in-class budgeting and analysis tools that are a breeze to use! The app features convenient data visualization and sorting tools, which makes it super-easy to find all people without a present or people that you don’t have a gift idea for. For better understanding of your current progress towards making everyone happy, the app visualizes your gift shopping statistics in the form of charts. Finally, you can do your Christmas planning on any of your iOS devices – thanks to the integrated support of iCloud, all Christmas List data are synchronized between devices even if devices have different Apple IDs. Don’t forget anyone, keep your spending under control, and make sure everyone gets exactly what they dreamt of – The Christmas Gift List will help you make this a snap! Program features: • Add people from Contacts • Track Budgeting and Analytics to get all the information you need • Sort people by groups: Family, Friends, Co-workers, etc. • Track gifts by status: Idea, Need to Make, Need to Buy, Made, Bought, Shipping, Received, Wrapped, Sent, Presented • Sort gifts by stores • Use 14 filters to quickly find the information you need • Collect gift ideas to easily use them later • Photos of people and gifts • Countdown until Christmas or New Year • Optional password protection • Support for Touch ID and Face ID • Countdown widgets for Lock Screen and Home Screen Pro version features: • Sync Christmas lists across iOS devices via iCloud • Sync data across devices with the same or different Apple IDs • Archive lists for past years • Add people and gifts from past years • Export list to PDF for printing or sharing • Configure PDF: organize list by people or gifts, configure columns, apply filters • No banners, no ads
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Checklist at every 9 days against The Christmas Gift List's every 12 months. The Christmas Gift List's advantage is review sentiment (96% vs 68%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Checklist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Christmas Gift List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Checklist against 4.7 for The Christmas Gift List. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.9K and 6.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Checklist's written reviews are positive against 96% of The Christmas Gift List's.
Checklist ships an update every 9 days, The Christmas Gift List every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Checklist | The Christmas Gift List |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.9K ratings) | 4.7 (6.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | 96.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K | 6.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Koji Ito | Denys Ievenko |
Customer experience
Checklist
The Christmas Gift List
User reviews
Checklist
From 2.9K App Store ratingsWhat 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
The Christmas Gift List
From 6.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Helpful for organizing Christmas gifts
- 🚀 Keeps user on budget
- 🔒 Secure with passcode/fingerprint
- 💡 Ability to track gift status (need to buy, bought, wrapped, etc.)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Issues with syncing across devices
- 🔍 Difficulty finding/navigating to specific person's gifts
- 💡 Wish for more customization options (e.g. grouping, sorting, marking as 'complete')
- 💡 Desire for more features beyond just Christmas (birthdays, etc.)
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
The Christmas Gift List
Reported bugs
2 issues- Passcode/login issues causing data loss
- Gifts disappearing from app after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to print gift lists
- Option to change gift icon status (e.g. from gift box to checkmark when complete)
- Sync across multiple devices/accounts
- Expanded functionality for non-Christmas gift planning
In-app purchases
Checklist
- Remove Ads$6.99
The Christmas Gift List
- Upgrade to Pro$2.99
Questions
Is Checklist free?
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