Comparison

Lista vs NewTwos

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

Head to head
About

Lista

Features
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Lista is a to-do list app for people who want to organize life, not just a flat list — simple lists or larger projects, private or shared. Spaces, lists, and sections give everything a place, and you can filter all of it, a space, or a list down to just what matters. It all stays intuitive, with no setup. Built for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. STRUCTURE THAT SCALES Group related lists into spaces, so work and home stay separate. Break any list into sections. It's deep enough to hold a whole life, and simple enough to stay out of your way. FOCUS, WITHOUT THE SETUP Apply filters like Starred, Today, or Scheduled at any level — across everything, inside a space, or within a single list. No tags to manage, no searches to save, no setup. See only what matters, nothing else. SHARE WITH THE PEOPLE CLOSE TO YOU Share a list with your partner, your family, or anyone close to you, and work on it together. Changes sync to everyone in real time. Assign items to keep things moving. Start sharing with Messages, Mail, or a link. PRIVATE BY DESIGN. NO ACCOUNT. There's no sign-up and no separate account. Lista syncs through your own iCloud, so your data stays yours, invisible to us. Export it anytime. BUILT FOR APPLE Lista is deliberately built exclusively for the Apple ecosystem. That lets it integrate deeply with each platform and feel right at home on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. QUESTIONS, ANSWERED Can I focus on just the tasks that matter, without any setup? Yes. Filter by Today, Starred, or Scheduled across everything, a single space, or just one list. No tags, no saved searches, nothing to configure. Can my partner and I work on the same list at the same time? Yes. Share any list with your partner, family, or the people close to you, and your changes sync to everyone in real time. Assign items so everyone knows what's theirs. Does Lista need an account? No. Lista uses your own iCloud, so there's no separate account to create, and nothing for us to see. Can I type dates in plain language? Yes. As you type an item, Lista spots dates like tomorrow, next Monday, or Aug 15 at 9am and offers to schedule them. Type "Call Alice tomorrow" and you're left with a clean "Call Alice", scheduled for tomorrow. Can I schedule a task and have it repeat? Yes. Give any item a date, and set it to repeat on a schedule or after you complete it. Can Lista remind me about a task? Yes. Set a date and time, and Lista notifies you when it's due, on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Can I search across all my spaces and lists? Yes. Find anything across all your spaces, lists, and sections from one place, or search just the view you're in. What happens if my Pro subscription ends? Everything you've made stays, and you can keep viewing and editing all of it. Until you renew, you can't add new spaces, lists, or sections beyond the Free limits. START FREE. UPGRADE ANYTIME. Start free with up to 2 spaces, 5 lists, and 5 sections per list, plus unlimited items, filters everywhere, search in any view or across everything, iCloud sync, and shared lists. Lista Pro keeps all of that and lifts the structure limits — unlimited spaces, lists, and sections — so your system can keep growing as far as you need. One subscription covers your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and Family Sharing extends Pro to up to five family members. Lista Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

NewTwos

Capture thoughts, tasks, and ideas instantly in one unified space. This app automatically organizes your entries by date and makes everything searchable, syncing seamlessly across all your devices. It's designed for speed and simplicity, replacing multiple productivity tools.

Highlights
  • All-in-one note capture
  • Automatic daily organization
  • Instant searchability
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Integrations with other apps
  • Replaces multiple productivity tools
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Write things down at the speed of thought. 21 million things written. Free to use, forever. Twos is the fastest, all-in-one place to get any *thing* out of your head - notes, to-dos, reminders, lists, ideas, events - and find it the moment you need it. No folders to build. No setup. Just open it and write. ONE PLACE FOR EVERYTHING: Thoughts, tasks, reminders, ideas, grocery lists, meeting notes, that 3 am thought you'll forget by morning. It all lives in one place, so nothing slips through. Most people who switch tell us Twos replaced four or five apps at once. YOUR DAY, SORTED BY ITSELF: Write something today and Twos puts it where it on your daily list. Anything you don't finish rolls over to tomorrow on its own, so nothing gets lost between days. Your Today view always shows what matters right now - nothing to maintain. FIND ANYTHING, EVEN MONTHS LATER: Everything you write becomes searchable the instant you write it. Ask Twos Chat a question, and it answers from your own things - "what was that book someone recommended?" - in seconds. The more you write down, the more Twos can do for you. USE TWOS ANYWHERE: Twos syncs across your phone, tablet, and browser instantly. It is available on your browser at WriteThingsDown.com, as a Chrome extension, a WhatsApp integration, an email integration, a text integration, and more. HOW IT COMPARES: Unlike Notion, Twos is truly built for mobile. Unlike Obsidian, there's nothing to set up. Unlike Apple Notes, the things you write become organizable pieces you can act on. Twos has the structure of a bullet journal without the blank-page overhead. WHAT PEOPLE USE TWOS FOR: · Daily to-do lists and planning · Grocery and shopping lists · Meeting notes and follow-ups · Travel and packing lists · Journaling and daily reflections · Goals and habit tracking · Brainstorming and idea capture · Coordinating with family and friends "I'm spinning a lot of plates - a full-time job, a team of 10, a home to run. It's all in Twos." — Nicola As featured in TechCrunch and The Verge. Twos is free. Everything you need costs nothing, with optional upgrades when you want them. Privacy policy: https://www.TwosApp.com/privacy Terms of service: https://www.TwosApp.com/terms

Screenshots

Lista4 screens
NewTwos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NewTwos at daily against Lista's fortnightly. NewTwos also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). 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. Lista sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and NewTwos sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lista ships an update fortnightly, NewTwos daily. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lista versus NewTwos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListaNewTwos
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.1 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—61.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—32 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.516.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomatique, Lda.Twos Technologies Incorporated

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lista

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
9 purchases

NewTwos

Subscriptions2
  • Twos Plus7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Twos Plus7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time7
  • 200 coins + 2 gems$1.99
  • 700 coins + 8 gems$4.99
  • 1,500 coins + 18 gems$9.99
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  • 3,500 coins + 40 gems$19.99
  • 9,000 coins + 80 gems$49.99
  • 20,000 coins + 150 gems$99.99
  • Plus Lifetime$199.00

Questions

Is Lista free?
Lista is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NewTwos free?
NewTwos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lista or NewTwos have ads?
Neither Lista nor NewTwos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lista or NewTwos?
Lista ships an update fortnightly, and NewTwos daily. Most recently, Lista was updated on October 15, 2026 and NewTwos on October 15, 2026.

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