Comparison

Lists To do vs Checklist

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

Head to head
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.

About

Checklist

Collaborate on shared to-do lists directly within iMessage. Create grocery lists, chore lists, or any other checklist and share them with friends, family, or colleagues. Easily add items, tick them off together, and stay organized.

Highlights
  • Collaborative to-do lists
  • Share via iMessage
  • Quick item addition
  • Tick off items together
  • Saved list templates
  • Group shopping lists
Features
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This app makes it easy to collaborate on a todo list. A grocery list, chores list, list to prepare your holiday or any other checklist. Simply create lists, share them via iMessage and start ticking off items together. It's now easy to be organised and get things done together. Faster than ever, in a group chat so you can exchange related messages quickly. Never again you will forget to bring the milk. Never again you will forget to feed the dog. Your family, friends and colleagues will be thankful. Why Checklist? - Simple and clear list collaboration - Quickly add items to shared lists on the fly - Tick off items together - Share checklists in iMessage - Saved templates for repeating checklists - Create shopping lists as a group - Collaborate with friend, family and colleagues - Todo manager for your chores at home - Emoji support We are productivity nuts. We value simplicity. We want to help you. Get things done together! HOW TO USE THE APP? 1. Open an iMessage conversation 2. Press the App Store icon 3. Open the Checklist app 4. Start collaborating FEEDBACK? Thank you for using Poll. Comments or questions? We want to hear from you! DELETE APP Checklist is an iMessage app, so you must use iMessage to uninstall the app. Instructions can be found here: www.bit.do/del-app The instructions: 1. Open a conversation in iMessage 2. Tap the App Store icon to open the apps list 3. Swipe right to the end and press the "..." button 4. Find the app you want to delete 5. Swipe left on the app row and tap delete

Screenshots

Lists To do4 screens
Checklist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lists To do at 95% against Checklist's 25%. Lists To do also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.4) and ratings volume (106K vs 9). Checklist's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Lists To do sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Checklist 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 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lists To do has 106K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Lists To do's written reviews are positive against 25% of Checklist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lists To do ships an update every 3 months, Checklist every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lists To do versus Checklist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLists To doChecklist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (106K ratings) — better2.4 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews94.5% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings106K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas TsopanakisFanatic Development

Customer experience

Lists To do

All ratings105,902 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews2,121 reviews
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.3%

Checklist

All ratings9 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and 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

Checklist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lists To do

One-time1
  • Theme Colors and Stickers Pack$1.99
1 purchases

Checklist

One-time1
  • Unlimited Checklist Creations$0.99

Questions

Is Lists To do free?
Lists To do is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Checklist free?
Checklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lists To do or Checklist?
Lists To do is rated higher. Lists To do averages 4.8 out of 5 from 106K ratings, while Checklist averages 2.4 from 9 ratings.
Do Lists To do or Checklist have ads?
Neither Lists To do nor Checklist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lists To do or Checklist?
Lists To do ships an update every 3 months, and Checklist every 5 weeks. Most recently, Lists To do was updated on October 27, 2026 and Checklist on October 24, 2026.

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