Comparison

Wait Menu vs Wholistic

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

Head to head
About

Wait Menu

Track upcoming events with a simple, lightweight countdown app. See remaining time in days, hours, and minutes, and get notified before events start. Integrates with your system calendar and syncs across devices.

Highlights
  • Event countdowns
  • System calendar integration
  • Customizable notifications
  • Home screen widgets
  • iCloud sync
  • Dark Mode support
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Track the time remaining until your upcoming events with a simple, lightweight app designed to match the native system experience. Wait Menu helps you stay focused on what’s coming next by showing exactly how much time is left - down to the days, hours, and minutes. See your events at a glance with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Enable notifications to get notified when an event starts, with optional early reminders. Connect your system calendar to import existing events or add new ones directly. Choose which calendar to use and keep everything in sync. Designed with simplicity in mind, Wait Menu offers a distraction-free interface that matches native system design language. Dark Mode ensures a sleek look day or night, while iCloud sync keeps your events up to date across all your devices. Enjoy the waiting!

About

Wholistic

Create and manage checklists for recurring events using reusable templates. Collaborate with others in real-time and receive smart alerts to ensure nothing is missed. Visualize your tasks with a calendar view and keep your workspace organized by archiving completed lists.

Highlights
  • Reusable templates
  • Event-specific lists
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Smart alerts and reminders
  • Calendar view for planning
  • Archive completed lists
Features
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Wholistic — Checklist for Recurring Events Wholistic helps you manage checklists for recurring events with reusable templates. Create a template once, then transform it into personalized lists for each occasion. Collaborate with your family and friends in realtime. — whether you're packing for a trip, preparing for a party, or running through your weekly grocery run. Features: • Reusable Templates — Design once, use forever. Build comprehensive templates with categories and items for any recurring event. • Event-Specific Lists — Turn any template into a working list for a specific occasion. Customize freely without touching the original template. • Collaboration & Sharing — Share lists and templates with others. Collaborate in real-time, or send a copy for anyone to use. • Smart Alerts — Set reminders at any level — entire lists, individual categories, or specific items — so nothing slips through the cracks. • Calendar View — See all your lists and upcoming alerts at a glance. Plan ahead with a clear picture of what's coming. • Archive Completed Lists — Keep your active workspace clean. Completed lists are archived and always accessible when you need them. privacy policy: https://intro.popsiclesoftware.com/pages/privacy.html terms of use: https://intro.popsiclesoftware.com/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Wait Menu4 screens
Wholistic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wholistic at Free against Wait Menu's $1.99. Wait Menu's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Wholistic is free to download; Wait Menu costs $1.99 up front. Wholistic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wait Menu asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Wait Menu against 5.0 for Wholistic. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wait Menu ships an update every 10 days, Wholistic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Wait Menu versus Wholistic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWait MenuWholistic
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacek GlazikAidi Pi

Customer experience

Wait Menu

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Wholistic

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Wait Menu

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Wholistic

One-time1
  • Support us$1.99

Questions

Is Wait Menu free?
Wait Menu costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wholistic free?
Wholistic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wait Menu or Wholistic?
Wait Menu and Wholistic are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Wait Menu or Wholistic have ads?
Neither Wait Menu nor Wholistic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wait Menu or Wholistic?
Wait Menu ships an update every 10 days, and Wholistic every 2 weeks. Most recently, Wait Menu was updated on October 8, 2026 and Wholistic on October 3, 2026.

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