Comparison

Make vs Basket

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

Head to head
About

Make

Create and manage an unlimited number of lists, notes, and reminders. Share lists with others, sort items, and utilize voice-to-text functionality. Enjoy offline access and customizable themes for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Unlimited lists and notes
  • Voice to text input
  • List sharing
  • Reminders
  • Offline mode
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Widget (in-app purchase)
Features
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Key Features: • Add an infinite amount of lists, list items, or notes • Supports voice to text Key Features: • Add an infinite amount of lists, list items, or notes • Supports voice to text • Share your lists or notes • Set reminders for your lists or notes • Sort alphabetically, by completed, or drag and drop your lists or notes • Edit, update, copy, complete, or delete your lists or notes • No internet available? No problem! Offline mode is supported • A widget is available after an in-app purchase. • Emoji s are supported • Print your lists or notes • Change the notebook's font size and color • Built to be an easy to use list maker • Is great for quick notes or notetaking. • Real-time, secure, shared groups of lists, that communicates to your friends and family. • Set a reminder for your loved one's lists, so they don't forget important items. • Add grocery list items to your family's lists without the need to text or talk to them. • A dark theme, and multiple color options are available for your list-making needs Privacy Policy: https://www.garbek.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.garbek.com/home/terms-and-conditions-for-make-a-list/

About

Basket

Features
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Basket is a soft, friendly shopping list that gets out of your way. Add items with a tap and everything else looks after itself. As you type, your own shopping history and a huge built-in food dictionary suggest what you mean before you have finished typing, so most of your list is one tap away. Check something off and it pops with a little spark, then settles into a faded "Got it" section instead of just vanishing, so you can see everything you have picked up without losing your place. That section tidies itself away after an hour, or clear it yourself whenever you like. Need an amount? Tap any item to open a smart quantity stepper. Basket guesses whether you mean millilitres, grams, or a plain count based on what you are buying, and you can switch units freely or type an exact number straight onto the keyboard. Every item gets a small emoji of its own, chosen from a curated table of thousands of foods and household goods, with an on-device fallback for anything unusual. It is a small touch, but it makes scanning your list at a glance much easier. Basket works entirely on your device. There is no account, no login, and nothing is ever sent anywhere. Your list is yours. Basket is free. If you are enjoying it, there is an entirely optional tip jar in the About screen: three small coffee-themed tips that unlock nothing and just say thank you.

Screenshots

Make4 screens
Basket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Basket at none against Make's shown. Basket also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). Make's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Make sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year and Basket sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make ships an update every 4 months, Basket every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Make versus Basket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakeBasket
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (208 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings208 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGarbek Inc.Ryan Krol

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Make

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Remove ads$4.99
  • Shared groups$19.99
  • Unlock all for life$49.99
3 purchases

Basket

One-time3
  • Coffee$0.99
  • Lunch$2.99
  • Feast$4.99

Questions

Is Make free?
Make is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basket free?
Basket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Make or Basket have ads?
Make shows ads; Basket does not.
Which is updated more often, Make or Basket?
Make ships an update every 4 months, and Basket every 9 days. Most recently, Make was updated on November 7, 2026 and Basket on October 24, 2026.

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