Comparison

Simple Notes vs Lists To do

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

Head to head
About

Simple Notes

Capture your thoughts and ideas with ease using this versatile note-taking app. Create text, audio, or video notes, organize them into categories, and set reminders. Share your creations and customize their appearance with various font options.

Highlights
  • Multiple note types (Text, Audio, Video, Photo, List)
  • Add multiple pages per note
  • Set reminders for notes
  • Customize font (color, size, type)
  • Share notes
  • High-quality audio recordings
  • Pause and continue recordings
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SimpleNotes awesome for daily life, whether your at work, school, meetings, lectures even at home. Simple Notes its a free App but some in app purchase maybe required "remove Ads, unlock full version" Type, voice or video record, your recording will be saved in list you can listen and watch any time, quick easy simple to use app. ------------- SimpleNote will help you create and categorize your day to day notes. FEATURES 1- Multiple type of notes "Text, Audio, Video, Photo, List 2- Add multiple pages for each Note 3- Set a reminder for your notes 4- Change Font : color, size, type 5- Share your notes and many more # will assist you to sort out your notes. # with high quality audio recordings. # Pause and continue your recording session # Play Back recordings while typing # Change color font and size of you note

About

Lists To do

Organize all your tasks, lists, and to-dos with ease. This app offers intuitive design, intelligent features for managing items, and powerful reminder capabilities. Keep track of everything from shopping lists to work items and never miss an important task again.

Highlights
  • Task and list management
  • Customizable reminders
  • Intuitive and customizable interface
  • List sorting and organization
  • iCloud synchronization
  • List sharing and printing
  • Progress statistics
Features
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ORGANISE ALL YOUR TASKS, LISTS AND TO-DO Punch of productivity ------------ • Managing tasks, lists, to-dos and checklists has never been this easy. • Keep tracks of all your lists : shopping lists, work items, grocery lists and more. Intuitive Design ------------ • Lists To do was designed with simplicity and functionality. • stunning graphics make capturing ideas easy and awesome. • more than 150 category icons • switch between light, dark & dark blue mode Intelligent features ------------ • delete all completed/uncompleted tasks immediately • sort lists alphabetically, inverse alphabetically, by date created, by dated created inverse or manually • duplicate lists • move items between lists • use the red badge icon of the app to show how many unchecked items are left for a list or for all your lists combined • check/uncheck a whole list • keep checked items at the bottom, separated from the unchecked items • get statistics for your lists (percent filled, number of unchecked things, etc.) • pin items or lists on top to easily access the important ones • universal search to find the list or list item you want • manage recently deleted items to instantly recover them Reminders ------------ • need to set a reminder for a lists item? Lists To do notifies you, so you’ll never miss an important task again!! • setup recurring reminders for things you need to do (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or annually) • import reminder dates from calendar • view all your upcoming items, based on the reminders you have set, for all your lists combined in one feed Red Badge Icon ------------ • use the red badge icon of the app to show how many unchecked items a list has • the red badge icon updates automatically every time you perform a task! iCloud ------------ • synchronise automatically your lists between your iOS devices, signed-in with the same iCloud account. You don’t have to do any setup!!! • stay organised from all your devices Share lists ------------ • share your lists from right inside the app • take a screenshot of the whole list automatically and share it or set it as a lock-screen background • print your lists using AirPrint Lists Statistics ------------ View the progress of all your lists combined, as well as each list individually. You have to check every last task to get that 100%!!! Create a list for anything you want, highly flexible!!! ------------ • shopping lists • to do • checklists • bucket lists • quick notes • anything you can think of ..... LOVED BY USERS: ------------ Great app! Simply great! Easy to use simple big text love love love !!! Easy This was exactly what I needed... Simple and easy! Perfect Simple to use. Exactly what I need it Awesome Practical. Super easy to use. So simple to use Love how easy this app is use.

Screenshots

Simple Notes4 screens
Lists To do4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lists To do at 4.8 against Simple Notes's 2.6. Lists To do also leads on ratings volume (106K vs 8) and review sentiment (95% vs 81%). Simple Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). 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. Simple Notes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Lists To do sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lists To do holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lists To do has 106K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Simple Notes's written reviews are positive against 95% of Lists To do's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Notes ships an update every 2 months, Lists To do every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Simple Notes versus Lists To do: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple NotesLists To do
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (8 ratings)4.8 (106K ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews94.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8106K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerelias sleimanThomas Tsopanakis

Customer experience

Simple Notes

All ratings8 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.5%

Lists To do

All ratings105,902 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews2,109 reviews
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.3%

Bugs and requests

Simple Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lists To do

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tasks disappearing from lists
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • App crashing when trying to edit items

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to set due dates and reminders for tasks
  • Implement a calendar view to see tasks by date
  • Allow for nested/sub-tasks within lists
  • Add more icon options and customization
  • Improve sorting and reordering of tasks

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Simple Notes

One-time2
  • More BackGoundsFree
  • Unlock Pro Version!$9.99
1 purchases

Lists To do

One-time1
  • Theme Colors and Stickers Pack$1.99

Questions

Is Simple Notes free?
Simple Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lists To do free?
Lists To do is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Notes or Lists To do?
Lists To do is rated higher. Simple Notes averages 2.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Lists To do averages 4.8 from 106K ratings.
Do Simple Notes or Lists To do have ads?
Neither Simple Notes nor Lists To do shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Notes or Lists To do?
Simple Notes ships an update every 2 months, and Lists To do every 3 months. Most recently, Simple Notes was updated on October 6, 2026 and Lists To do on October 20, 2026.

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