Comparison

Workflowy vs Superlist

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

Head to head
About

Workflowy

This app offers a distraction-free environment for capturing notes, managing tasks, and organizing complex thoughts through infinitely nestable lists. It features AI summarization, kanban boards, and real-time collaboration, syncing seamlessly across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Infinitely nested lists
  • AI summarization and brainstorming
  • Kanban boards for task management
  • Real-time collaboration and sharing
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Offline access
Features
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Workflowy is a simple, distraction-free app for capturing notes, managing tasks, and organizing your thinking. Infinitely nestable, surprisingly powerful - it helps you manage all the information in your life. With Workflowy you can: • Capture notes and ideas in an instant • Organize complex thinking with infinite nesting • Ask AI to summarize, rewrite, or brainstorm with your notes • Plan and manage tasks with kanban boards • #Tag and @assign items to stay on top of things • Link items across lists - edit once, update everywhere • Share and collaborate in real-time • Upload photos, files, and embed videos • Search and filter your entire Workflowy in seconds Workflowy syncs across all your devices and auto-saves everything. No more missing notes or lost files. Trusted by teams and thinkers at: Atlassian, Slack, The New York Times, and thousands of entrepreneurs, writers, engineers, scientists, and students worldwide. Feature highlights: • Infinitely nested lists • Workflowy AI (chat with notes, AI nodes, quick actions) • Calendar • Kanban boards • Mirrors (live synced copies) • #Tags and @mentions • Date organization with /date shortcuts • Global text search and filtering • Simple sharing and permissions • Works offline • Syncs with desktop and web • One-swipe task completion • File uploads and image attachments • Highlight text and color tags • Item starring • YouTube and X embeds • MFA (Multi-factor authentication) • Expand and collapse lists • Mobile keyboard shortcuts Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/

About

Superlist

This app helps organize your work and life by capturing meeting notes, creating tasks via voice, and collaborating in real-time. It uses AI to automatically generate action items from meetings and allows task creation from various sources like Slack and emails.

Highlights
  • AI-generated meeting notes and action items
  • Voice-activated task creation
  • Real-time collaboration on shared lists
  • Task creation from Slack, emails, and Linear
  • Customizable lists with infinite subtask nesting
  • Cross-device reminders and notifications
  • Offline access
Features
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From the team that created Wunderlist: Superlist is the to-do list, notes, and AI meeting app that keeps your work and life organized — and turns every meeting into action items automatically, so nothing slips through the cracks. Capture AI meeting notes, create tasks by voice, collaborate in real-time, and manage it all in one beautiful place. AI that turns meetings into action: - Auto-generate structured meeting notes — summaries, action items, and due dates — the moment your call ends. - Ask AI Chat follow-up questions about any meeting, or generate replies and next steps from your notes. - Speak your thoughts with the Voice Assistant — Superlist turns them into tasks, reminders, and notes instantly. - Convert Slack messages, emails, and Linear tickets into tasks with one tap. The fastest way from idea to done: - Create tasks in plain language — type "call Sarah tomorrow at 3pm" and Superlist handles the rest. - Start projects instantly with AI-assisted list generation. - Add due dates just by typing them — no menus. - Capture notes, brainstorm, and turn thoughts into todos. Everything in one place: - Organized, customizable lists with infinite subtask nesting. - Work projects, personal goals, and everything between — in one view. - Reminders and notifications across all your devices. - Repeatable tasks to build your routine. Work better together: - Real-time collaboration on shared lists and projects. - Chat inside tasks to keep conversations on-point. - Share lists, assign tasks, and manage work — without switching apps. - Integrates with Slack, Linear, GitHub, Gmail, Google Calendar, and more. Built for real people: - A beautiful interface that's a joy to use. - Customize lists with cover images and emojis. - Works on every device, online and offline. Why people switch from other to-do apps: Most productivity apps are either too basic or too complicated. The team behind Wunderlist built Superlist to give you the power of a task manager and project planner with the simplicity of a to-do list. - No complicated setup - Start free, upgrade when you need more - Privacy-first and secure. Made in Germany. Perfect for: - Daily to-do lists and personal task management - Team tasks and collaboration - Meeting notes and AI note-taking - Project planning and project management - Shopping lists, family lists, and checklists - Habit tracking, routines, and daily planning - GTD (Getting Things Done) workflow - Students, freelancers, and busy professionals Get started today for free. Superlist can be used for free, but you can upgrade and unlock more features with a subscription. A monthly or yearly purchase will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Cancel anytime in your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited if you purchase a subscription. See our Terms of Use (www.superlist.com/terms) and Privacy Policy (www.superlist.com/privacy-policy).

Screenshots

Workflowy4 screens
Superlist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Workflowy at 88% against Superlist's 48%. Workflowy also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (8.3K vs 466). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Workflowy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Superlist sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Workflowy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workflowy has 8.3K ratings behind it against 466, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Workflowy's written reviews are positive against 48% of Superlist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workflowy ships an update weekly, Superlist every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Workflowy versus Superlist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkflowySuperlist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8.3K ratings) — better4.5 (466 ratings)
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews — better47.9% of reviews
Number of ratings8.3K — better466
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB139 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFunRoutine INCSuperlist Software GmbH

Customer experience

Workflowy

All ratings8,254 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews1,078 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative7.1%

Superlist

All ratings466 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive47.9%
Neutral22.5%
Negative29.6%

User reviews

Workflowy

From 8.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best way to organize thoughts
  • 🔒 Secure and reliable
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive
  • 👍 Excellent for productivity and organization
  • 👍 Versatile for various use cases

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional data loss issues
  • 🐛 Offline mode not always reliable
  • 🔋 Can be slow on mobile devices
  • 👎 Limited customization options

Superlist

From 466 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing, my new tasks app
  • 👍 The best to do list app
  • 👍 Flexible and doesn't lock you into a specific TODO list ideology
  • 👍 Awesome and a joy to use
  • 👍 Beautiful and intuitive app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Riddled with bugs
  • 🐛 Buggy app with sync issues
  • 🐛 Unreliable sync, keep losing entries
  • 🐛 Sync is very unreliable, losing data
  • 🐛 Laggy performance

Bugs and requests

Workflowy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cursor sometimes gets stuck
  • Syncing issues between web and mobile versions
  • Inability to delete items consistently

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to attach files and documents
  • Improve mobile app experience
  • Implement better notification and reminder system
  • Add more formatting options (e.g., font styles, colors)

Superlist

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Tasks don't sync properly between devices
  • Shared lists don't sync correctly, completed/deleted tasks still shown
  • Login with Apple doesn't work
  • Microsoft To-Do integration doesn't work
  • Notifications not working
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  • Text fields not activating, tasks not editable

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add handwriting to text and printing lists
  • Ability to set a 'start date' separate from due date
  • Show list name in large font in notifications
  • Display list name above tasks in Today view
  • Add calendar view
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  • Show time until due date on list widget
  • Add shortcuts and Siri integration
  • Improve natural language processing for due dates
  • Add ability to delete/manage tags
  • Implement toggle headings feature
  • Add widgets for quick task access

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Workflowy

Subscriptions2
  • Workflowy Pro - Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Workflowy Pro - Yearly$79.991 Year
10 purchases

Superlist

Subscriptions10
  • Basic Monthly$6.001 Month
  • Basic Monthly7 Days trial$6.001 Month
  • Pro Personal$10.001 Month
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  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$15.001 Month
  • Super Monthly$19.001 Month
  • Super Monthly7 Days trial$19.001 Month
  • Basic Yearly$59.001 Year
  • Basic Yearly7 Days trial$59.001 Year
  • Pro Personal$96.001 Year
  • Super Yearly7 Days trial$199.001 Year

Questions

Is Workflowy free?
Workflowy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Superlist free?
Superlist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Workflowy or Superlist?
Workflowy is rated higher. Workflowy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8.3K ratings, while Superlist averages 4.5 from 466 ratings.
Do Workflowy or Superlist have ads?
Neither Workflowy nor Superlist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Workflowy or Superlist?
Workflowy ships an update weekly, and Superlist every 10 days. Most recently, Workflowy was updated on November 15, 2026 and Superlist on November 13, 2026.

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