Checklist vs To Do List MinimaList & Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Nested item organization
- List templates and duplication
- Bulk check/uncheck actions
- Intuitive drag-and-drop interface
- Continuous item input
- 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.
To Do List MinimaList & Widget
This app helps you organize your life with intuitive to-do lists, reminders, and a schedule planner. It offers customizable themes, shared lists, and widgets for easy task management. Stay productive with its focus timer and smart input features.
- Intuitive and colored lists
- Customizable themes
- Shared lists
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Time and location-based reminders
- Focus Timer (Pomodoro)
- Cloud syncing
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MinimaList, a simple productive app featured on App Store home page. It's a to do list, a reminder, a checklist, a schedule planner and a task manager that helps you to get things done, available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac). ----Main Features---- - Intuitive lists: different lists for different purposes - Colored lists: assign different colors to different tasks - Customizable theme: color/pic background & font style/size/color - Shared lists: simplest way to share the same list with others (Share link must be opened in Safari) - Grocery lists: simple shopping list - Widgets: Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Reminders: repeated time-based and location-based reminders - Memo & Sub-Task: description and sub-tasks - Smart input: automatically detect time in a phrase and set it as a reminder - Auto-snooze: you can set a reminder auto snooze three times (change the time interval in setting - more option) - Focus Timer: Pomodoro, count down and count up timer, with amazing sound effects - Today Widget: create and complete tasks in Today Widget - Cloud Syncing: same lists for all devices (iPhone,iPad, Mac) - TouchID/FaceID: privacy is protected now - Siri ready: remind me to go shopping at 3 pm on MinimaList - Custom setting: your notification sounds, your font, your background - Calendar syncing: syncing with Apple calendar - Continuous Reminder (Notification action, force touch on your notification - where you snooze a reminder) - Supports iPhone iPad and Mac - Url Scheme supports: to create a task: minimalist://x-callback-url/create?list=valueList&content=valueContent&date=yyyy-mm-dd&time=HH:mm&x-success=valueCallback to open a list: minimalist://x-callback-url/open?list=valueList (valueList is the name of the list, valueContent is the task content, valueList and valueContent must be url encoded first,valueCallback is the callback app's url scheme name) MinimaList, a simple list to solve big problems. Less is More. Terms of Use:http://intuitive.studio/minimalist/terms Terms of Use(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy:http://intuitive.studio/minimalist/Privacy MinimaList is free but you can also upgrade to Premium for full access to premium features for $0.99 a month or $5.99 a year (price in usd) through an auto-renewing subscription. Subscriptions for Pro account will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscriptions in the Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: To Do List MinimaList & Widget at none against Checklist's shown. To Do List MinimaList & Widget also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 68%) and ratings volume (49K vs 2.9K). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 To Do List MinimaList & Widget sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 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 4.8 for To Do List MinimaList & Widget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: To Do List MinimaList & Widget has 49K ratings behind it against 2.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Checklist's written reviews are positive against 90% of To Do List MinimaList & Widget's.
Checklist ships an update every 9 days, To Do List MinimaList & Widget weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Checklist | To Do List MinimaList & Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.9K ratings) | 4.8 (49K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | 89.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K | 49K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #196 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Koji Ito | InnerGrow |
Customer experience
Checklist
To Do List MinimaList & Widget
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
To Do List MinimaList & Widget
From 49K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Efficient and easy to use
- 👍 Intuitive and minimalistic design
- 💡 Helpful for staying organized and productive
- 🚀 Quick to add and manage tasks
- 👍 Customizable lists and themes
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 💰 Some features locked behind paywall
- 🔒 Concerns about data privacy and tracking
- 🔧 Gestures and navigation can be unintuitive
- 🔧 Difficulty organizing and rearranging tasks
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
To Do List MinimaList & Widget
Reported bugs
4 issues- Issues with syncing and restoring purchases
- Problems with reordering and rearranging tasks
- Inconsistent behavior of gestures and navigation
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to create subtasks and nested lists
- Improve widget functionality and customization
- Implement better sorting and filtering options
- Allow bulk deletion of completed tasks
- Add calendar integration and scheduling features
In-app purchases
Checklist
- Remove Ads$6.99
To Do List MinimaList & Widget
- Pay Monthly$2.991 Month
- Boost Productivity3 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Lifetime (special offer)$5.99
- Lifetime Premium (best offer)$5.99
- Lifetime VIP (50% off)$8.99
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- Lifetime VIP (50% off)$9.99
- Lifetime Family$14.99
Questions
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