ShopList simple vs Life Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShopList simple
Create and manage multiple shopping lists with customizable colors and sorting options. Easily delete purchased items by shaking or tapping, and personalize your experience with different fonts and text sizes. Share your lists with others.
- Create up to 9 colored lists
- Alphabetical or manual list sorting
- Display product count on icon
- Delete items by shaking or tapping
- Choose from 4 fonts
- Adjust text size
- Share lists
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"ShopList simple" is a simple, old school shopping list app simple no subscription, no ads, no tracking and no in-app purchases You can use it to create up to 9 different lists in all possible colors -Sort lists alphabetically or manually -Display product number on the icon -Delete purchased products by shaking or tapping -Choose from 4 different fonts -Adjust text size -Share the lists
Life Countdown
This app helps you visualize your remaining time by calculating days lived and days left based on your birthday and expected lifespan. It offers a deep space theme, extensive iOS widgets, and prioritizes user privacy with local data storage. All core features are free to use.
- Calculates days lived and remaining
- Personalized expected lifespan setting
- Deep space theme
- Extensive iOS widgets
- Local data storage
- 14 language support
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In our fast-paced life, we often forget time is finite. Life Countdown shows your days lived and remaining in an intuitive countdown—so you cherish every moment. Enter your birthday and expected lifespan to start. Completely free, no ads. Core Features • Precise calculation of days lived and remaining, at a glance • Personalized expected lifespan setting—plan your life by your expectations • Deep space theme design, immersive experience • Rich iOS widgets: 12+ types for home screen and lock screen, covering year/month/day/hour/minute/second progress • Supports 14 languages Widget System • Home screen and lock screen widgets in circular, rectangular, inline styles • Control Center widget (iOS 18+) for quick access • Statistics widget showing remaining time • Smart color adaptation to system theme • Glass effect design with semi-transparent background • Optimized update frequency for different time dimensions Privacy & Data • All data stored locally on your device only • No personal information collected or uploaded • No internet required; delete app to clear all data Completely Free • All core features free to use • No ads, no in-app purchases, no subscriptions • Regular updates, more free features in development Planned Features • Life milestone recording • Personalized time reminders • Life statistics charts • More themes and animations Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/leilei0091/Lifeless-Privacy-Policy-2545e372803f80649426e06ec5921809?source=copy_link Feedback: leilei0091@icloud.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Life Countdown at monthly against ShopList simple's every 2 months. ShopList simple's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
ShopList simple costs $2.99 and Life Countdown $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShopList simple ships an update every 2 months, Life Countdown monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ShopList simple | Life Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Rutkowskij | 雷雷 张 |
Customer experience
ShopList simple
Life Countdown
In-app purchases
ShopList simple
No in-app purchases
Life Countdown
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do ShopList simple or Life Countdown have ads?
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