WhateverList vs First Step
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WhateverList
Organize your life with a versatile list-making application. Create and manage various types of lists, sync them across devices, and export your data. Premium features offer advanced customization and reminders.
- Create multiple colored lists
- Sync data via iCloud
- Quickly uncheck all items
- Export data to CSV/JSON
- Custom categories (Premium)
- Scheduled notifications (Premium)
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WhateverList is a simple, flexible, and powerful app for keeping track of your lists. Great for shopping lists, packing lists, wish lists, to-do lists, repeating checklists - whatever lists you need in order to stay organized. Designed to be easy to use but with powerful features available when you need them, WhateverList handles both simple one-off lists and complex workflows. KEY FEATURES - Create a variety of lists, each with its own color for easy organization - Sync seamlessly across your devices via iCloud - no separate account required, just your existing Apple Account - Uncheck all items from a list with a single tap - perfect for repeating routines like packing checklists and weekly grocery lists - Export your data in CSV or JSON format - your data belongs to you WHATEVERLIST PREMIUM Unlock these features with a Premium subscription: - Create custom categories to organize items within each list - Reorder lists, categories, and items - Copy or move items between lists, and duplicate entire lists - Schedule per-device list notifications, either one-time or repeating - Import and export items between WhateverList and the iOS Reminders app - Import items from a photo or screenshot of a list Questions? Visit our FAQ and support page: https://whateverlist.app/#faq Terms of Use: https://whateverlist.app/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://whateverlist.app/privacy-policy.html
First Step
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First Step helps you start tasks you've been putting off by making them tiny. Tell the app what's on your mind, and AI breaks it into small, concrete steps you can actually do. No planning required. Just begin. BUILT FOR HOW YOUR BRAIN WORKS Big tasks feel impossible. First Step turns them into 2-3 minute actions so small they feel easy. "Clean my room" becomes "pick up 3 things from the floor." That's it. One step at a time. GENTLE FOCUS SESSIONS Tap Start Focus and work through your steps with a calm timer. No pressure, no guilt. You can stop after 2 minutes — or keep going. Most people keep going. AI DAILY SCHEDULING Check in each morning and get a gentle schedule that matches your energy. Too much? Shuffle it. Still too much? Ask for just one thing. Your day, your pace. BRAIN DUMP When your head is full, just talk or type everything out. AI sorts the mess into clear, actionable tasks. One tap to add them to your inbox. TASK WEAVE Working on multiple things? Select 2-5 tasks and AI weaves them into one smart session, finding natural transition points between steps. ROUTINES Group tasks into repeatable routines...morning routine, weekly cleanup, whatever works for you. Start a routine and move through each task in order. APPLE WATCH Your steps follow you. Start a focus session on your wrist, complete steps with a tap, and stay in flow without pulling out your phone. WORKS OFFLINE Create tasks, complete steps, and run focus sessions without internet. Everything syncs when you're back online. WHAT YOU GET WITH FIRST STEP PRO • AI task breakdown into small, doable steps • Daily schedule that matches your energy • Brain Dump with voice and text capture • Task Weave for multi-task sessions • Gentle focus timer with no-pressure exit • Apple Watch companion app • Widgets for your home and lock screen • Unlimited tasks and routines Try free for 7 days. Cancel anytime. Privacy matters: your task content is processed by AI only to generate steps and schedules. No personal data is used for training. See our privacy policy for details. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
WhateverList and First Step are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. WhateverList sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and First Step sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | WhateverList | First Step |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Intermezzo Consulting LLC | Praise Apata |
In-app purchases
WhateverList
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Premium Annual1 Month trial$9.991 Year
First Step
- Monthly Access7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Yearly Access$29.991 Year









