NestList vs SortMyContacts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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"
SortMyContacts
This utility app sorts Chinese contacts by Pinyin on non-Chinese systems without needing internet access, preserving your data privacy. It also offers an "Easy Dialing" feature to quickly locate contacts using their numbers on the keypad.
- One-click Pinyin sorting for Chinese contacts
- Maintains order of non-Chinese contacts
- Offline functionality for privacy
- Easy Dialing via number pad
- Utilizes contact nicknames for dialing
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One-click contact sorting for non-Chinese systems, no internet required, ensuring data privacy and security. - Pinyin Sorting for Chinese Contacts On non-Chinese systems, Chinese contacts may appear out of order in your contact list. SortMyContacts supports one-click Pinyin sorting. non-Chinese name contacts will remain unchanged. - Easy Dialing (Number Pad Contact Locating) Example: 白居易 (BJY), simply enter 259 on the keypad. Note: The Easy Dialing feature uses the “Nickname” field of contacts. If you have already stored information in the “Nickname” field, enabling this feature may overwrite the nickname.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SortMyContacts at 5.0 against NestList's 1.0. SortMyContacts also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). NestList's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
NestList costs $0.99 and SortMyContacts $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SortMyContacts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
NestList ships an update every 3 months, SortMyContacts every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NestList | SortMyContacts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ATSUSHI HATANAKA | JINGLUN LI |
Customer experience
NestList
SortMyContacts
In-app purchases
NestList
No in-app purchases
SortMyContacts
No in-app purchases
Questions
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