Comparison

Lista vs Next Time

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” unlimited spaces, lists, and sections โ€” 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

Next Time

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You remembered the question you wanted to ask on the drive home. Too late. Again. Next Time fixes that. It makes sure you remember when you see someone, not after. Next Time is a small notebook for the people in your life. When something comes to you, write it down in seconds: a thing to tell someone, ask them, bring them, or remember about them. Next time you see them, it's all there. Add a date or a reminder if you want one. Or don't. Some things just need a place to live. Ask how the move went. Bring back the slippers. Every note belongs to someone, so before a coffee, a call or a 1:1, one glance at their page tells you what you wanted to say. And once it's done, cross it out. About is the one that stays: the small facts that make someone who they are. Their allergies, the coffee order, the dog called Biscuit. It never gets marked done. It just grows. Private by design. No account, no sign-up. Your notes live in your own iCloud, sync between your devices, and never reach me. Lock the app if you like. Made by someone who still forgets to ask that one thing. But is working on it. Terms: https://thenexttime.app/terms Privacy: https://thenexttime.app/privacy

Screenshots

Lista4 screens
Next Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Lista at 18.5 against Next Time's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Lista sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Next Time sells 3 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, Next Time every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Lista versus Next Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListaNext Time
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Vision Pro
Requires iOS18.5 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size15 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomatique, Lda.Verena Ortlieb

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lista

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

Next Time

Subscriptions2
  • Next Time Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Next Time Pro Yearly14 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Next Time Pro Lifetime$88.99

Questions

Is Lista free?
Lista is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Next Time free?
Next Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lista or Next Time have ads?
Neither Lista nor Next Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lista or Next Time?
Lista ships an update fortnightly, and Next Time every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lista was updated on October 27, 2026 and Next Time on October 31, 2026.

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