Comparison

NestList vs Nasu

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

Head to head
About

NestList

Create and manage organized nested lists for tasks, notes, and more. This app prioritizes privacy with no network communication, ensuring your data stays secure. Easily add, edit, and delete items with intuitive swipe gestures.

Highlights
  • Create nested lists
  • Offline functionality
  • Secure data handling
  • Intuitive swipe gestures
  • Edit hierarchy
  • Trash function for deletions
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Easily create nested lists. Things to do, memorandum, shopping list, reading list, URLs etc. This app has no network communication. So you don't have to worry about information leakage by network. No iCloud. Usage Press the "+" button to add an item. Press and hold the "+" button to add or paste. Swipe left to copy/hierarchy/edit/delete. Swipe right to add/delete check. Press and hold the item to search. Create a lower level 1. Add an item by pressing the "+" button. 2. Swipe left and touch ">". Edit the hierarchy name Swipe the item to the left and touch "Edit". Delete Delete one item: Swipe left and touch "Delete". Deletion items: Touch "Edit" in the upper right corner, select items, and then touch the trash box icon. Deleted items will be placed in the trash. You can set whether or not the trash function is available from the setting icon in the lower right corner. Edit Move: Select an item, touch the "Move" button, select the destination hierarchy, and touch the "Move here" button. Copy: Select an item and touch "Copy" to put the contents on the clipboard. Links Touch URL to open Safari To edit the URL, swipe left and touch "Edit"

About

Nasu

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Nasu transcribes private-practice sessions on your iPhone. The audio never leaves it. There is no account, no upload, and nothing to sign. Transcription, speaker labels, and SOAP/DAP drafts all run on the device. A cloud scribe's BAA is a promise about what a vendor will do with your clients' words. On-device processing is the absence of that problem. WHAT YOU GET Nasu transcribes on this device. Recording and export are never gated. • Free — record any session. The first three transcripts are complete; after that, new transcripts stop at ten minutes. • Nasu Unlock (one-time) — unlimited transcript length, speaker labels, and custom vocabulary. If you bought Nasu when it was a paid app, you already have this. • Nasu Pro (optional subscription) — everything in Unlock, plus SOAP and DAP notes drafted on this device. You review every note. 7-day free trial, then monthly or yearly; cancel any time in your Apple ID settings. FOR PRIVATE PRACTICE • Record a session, get a transcript on this iPhone • Clients tab: roster, recency, and every session in one place • Optional voice recognition (Unlock): name a client's voice once, with consent, and later sessions label them • SOAP and DAP drafts (Nasu Pro), on request — never automatically • Initials-only display for a waiting room or shared desk • Face ID / passcode lock PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE • Transcription, speaker labels, and note drafts run entirely on this device • Works in airplane mode • No account, no sign-up, no analytics SDK • iCloud sync is opt-in and off by default — it uses your iCloud, not ours • Voiceprints are stored only with consent, encrypted, and deletable WHO SAID WHAT • Speaker labels on every turn (Nasu Unlock) • Two-person mode for 1:1 sessions • Tap any label to correct it THE NOTE YOU REVIEW • SOAP and DAP templates are Nasu Pro, drafted on request, never automatically • Per-section redraft; a review step before the note is marked done • Export Markdown, PDF, or plain text — never gated RECORDING • Record live, transcribe after, or import a file • Recording continues with the screen locked • Custom vocabulary for names and clinical terms (Nasu Unlock) • English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Nasu is a note tool, not an EHR, not a diagnostic aid, and not a HIPAA certification. Audio and notes stay on your device so there is no vendor to breach. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Your clients' words stay on your iPhone. Nasu just writes them down.

Screenshots

NestList4 screens
Nasu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nasu at Free against NestList's $0.99. Nasu also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). NestList's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). On 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

Nasu is free to download; NestList costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NestList ships an update every 3 months, Nasu fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
NestList versus Nasu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNestListNasu
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperATSUSHI HATANAKAZebel OU

In-app purchases

None

NestList

No in-app purchases

None

Nasu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NestList free?
NestList costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nasu free?
Nasu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NestList or Nasu have ads?
Neither NestList nor Nasu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NestList or Nasu?
NestList ships an update every 3 months, and Nasu fortnightly. Most recently, NestList was updated on September 20, 2026 and Nasu on September 11, 2026.

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