Comparison

Listful vs Invisible String

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

Head to head
About

Listful

Easily track all your desired items from any online store in one organized place. Create beautiful, shareable wishlists for any occasion and let friends and family know exactly what you want. Get price alerts and reserve gifts to avoid duplicates.

Highlights
  • Add items from any online store
  • Create and organize multiple wishlists
  • Shareable wishlists via a single link
  • Price tracking and price-drop alerts
  • Gift reservation to prevent duplicates
  • Collaborative list building
Features
Currently charting
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You have 47 things you want and zero idea where you saved any of them. Listful is the one place that actually keeps track of it all. Add anything from any store. Amazon, Sephora, Urban Outfitters, Abercrombie, Adidas, IKEA. If it's sold online, you can add it. Build one list or a dozen, arrange them exactly how you want, and make something that actually looks good. Share it with one link. That's it. WHY PEOPLE SWITCH TO LISTFUL Most people are juggling gift ideas across their Notes app, random screenshots, and browser tabs they swore they'd come back to. Listful puts it all in one beautiful place. Organize by color, build shareable collages, and give the people who love you one link to shop from. HOW IT WORKS • Create a list for any occasion • Add items from any store by pasting a link or browsing in-app • Share it with one link (no app or account needed to view) • Shop it yourself or let the people who love you make your wishes happen WHAT YOU CAN DO • Add items from every store on the internet with one tap • Save fashion finds, outfits, and beauty picks all in one place • Use it as your personal running list of everything you want • Share lists by link, text, or directly to TikTok and Instagram • Let people reserve gifts so nothing gets doubled up • Get notified when someone reserves a wish • Track prices and get price-drop alerts • Build lists together with collaborators • Compare prices directly on your wishlist • Customize the app to fit your style • Add items manually when there's no link • Get personalized gift suggestions based on your lists PERFECT FOR • Christmas lists and holiday gift exchanges • Birthday wishlists for kids, teens, and adults • Wedding registries and bridal showers • Baby shower registries • Graduation gifts • Fashion wishlists and style saving • Everyday saving and shopping inspiration FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Is Listful free? Yes. Creating, sharing, and shopping wishlists is free. Does it work with any store? Yes. Listful works with every store on the internet. You can also add items manually with no link at all. Do my friends and family need the app to see my list? Nope. Your wishlist link opens in any browser. They can view, shop, and reserve without downloading anything. Fulfilling wishes should be easy. Download Listful and make it that way. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Invisible String

Explore the hidden connections in your relationship by comparing geotagged photos with your partner. Discover shared locations and times you were near each other before officially meeting. Uncover the unique story of how fate may have brought you together.

Highlights
  • Compare geotagged photos
  • Find 'near miss' locations
  • Discover shared past moments
  • See proximity details
  • View side-by-side photos
  • Privacy-focused local comparison
Features
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Ever wonder if you and your partner crossed paths before you officially met? Invisible String reveals the hidden connections in your love story. HOW IT WORKS • Both partners scan their photo libraries to find geotagged photos • The app compares locations and timestamps to find "near misses" — times you were in the same place around the same time • Discover the coffee shop where you both grabbed lattes on the same Tuesday, or the concert where you stood just rows apart WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER • The exact number of times your paths crossed • How close you came — sometimes just feet apart • The locations where fate brought you together • Side-by-side photos from your near-miss moments, once you and your partner choose to share them PRIVACY FIRST Matching uses only photo metadata (locations and timestamps), processed on your device. Your photos stay on your phone unless you choose to share them: you can send small previews of matched photos directly to your partner's phone over an encrypted device-to-device connection. You pick each photo, your partner accepts before anything is sent, and shared photos are stored only on your two devices. We never receive or store your photos on any server. PERFECT FOR • Couples curious about their "before we met" story • Anniversary gifts and relationship milestones • Anyone who believes in fate, destiny, or the invisible strings that connect us Unlock your complete love story and see just how many times the universe tried to introduce you before you finally met.

Screenshots

Listful4 screens
Invisible String4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Listful at 4.9 against Invisible String's 3.6. Listful also leads on ratings volume (26K vs 5) and review sentiment (79% vs 67%). Invisible String's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Listful sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Invisible String sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Listful holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Listful has 26K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Listful's written reviews are positive against 67% of Invisible String's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Listful ships an update every 10 days, Invisible String every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Listful versus Invisible String: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListfulInvisible String
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (26K ratings) — better3.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings26K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#21 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB14 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperListful LLCCatalystNeuro, LLC

Customer experience

Listful

All ratings26,130 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews671 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral7.5%
Negative13.1%

Invisible String

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Listful

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lists not saving properly
  • Unable to log in or reset password
  • App crashing or freezing on certain actions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add support for more retailers like Walmart
  • Provide an option to view total value of wishlist
  • Allow users to make lists private

Invisible String

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Listful

Subscriptions4
  • Listful Pro 1 Month7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Listful Pro 1 Month7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Listful Pro 1 Year7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Listful Pro 1 Year7 Days trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Invisible String

One-time2
  • Unlock Your Story$2.99
  • Expansion pack$2.99

Questions

Is Listful free?
Listful is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Invisible String free?
Invisible String is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Listful or Invisible String?
Listful is rated higher. Listful averages 4.9 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while Invisible String averages 3.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Listful or Invisible String have ads?
Listful shows ads; Invisible String does not.
Which is updated more often, Listful or Invisible String?
Listful ships an update every 10 days, and Invisible String every 3 weeks. Most recently, Listful was updated on November 7, 2026 and Invisible String on October 31, 2026.

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