Comparison

Lite Lists vs Hyphen

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

Head to head
About

Lite Lists

Organize your life with a powerful yet simple task management tool. Create and customize lists, track daily tasks, groceries, or projects, and stay productive with features like iCloud sync and interactive widgets. Enjoy a clutter-free experience designed for focus.

Highlights
  • Create and customize lists and tasks
  • Multiple layout options
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Interactive home screen widget
  • Customizable themes (system, light, dark)
  • Mark tasks as favorite or completed
  • Reset all data and settings
Features
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Lite Lists: Simple & Powerful Task Management Lite Lists is the perfect tool to organize your life, keep track of tasks, and stay on top of your to-do lists with ease. Whether you need to manage daily tasks, groceries, or long-term projects, Lite Lists offers a seamless experience with a range of features designed to help you stay productive and organized. Key Features: Create Lists & Add Tasks: Effortlessly create categories and add tasks or items within each list to keep everything organized. Customizable Lists & Tasks: Easily reorder, rename, or delete lists and tasks to suit your workflow. Themes & Appearance: Choose between system, light, or dark themes to match your preferences or device settings. Multiple Layouts: Switch between a clean list layout or a tab layout for better navigation and a more customized experience. iCloud Sync: Seamlessly sync your tasks and lists across your devices with iCloud, so your data is always up to date. Favorite & Completed Tasks: Mark tasks as favorites for quick access or mark them as completed once you're done. Reset & Start Fresh: Delete all data and reset settings whenever you need a fresh start with just one tap. Interactive Widget: Stay on top of your tasks right from your home screen! Add the new widget to easily view your to-do list without even opening the app. Choose from multiple widget sizes to suit your style and productivity needs. Lite Lists is designed to be fast, intuitive, and lightweight, offering everything you need without the clutter. Stay organized and focused with Lite Lists – your go-to app for managing tasks and lists. For more details about how we handle your data and the terms governing your use of Lite Lists, please review our: Terms of Service - https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vS7ktq6cxZaOD-SlDcZJU0WpxAA_pHD6_BaEcaEG0siKXBML8BXJn0HRUoRPXwqI3qbcO68H2oeVQKE/pub Privacy Policy - https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSDa15jq8USLoGkxYJ3ty0T_4Zt680fT-I7BsTtgG9BLCDHiGAX1NRe-5C5sTl1GAqNNFN6rdCXWPwd/pub

About

Hyphen

This minimalist app allows for quick capture of daily thoughts, tasks, and moments. It organizes entries by day and provides a visual timeline of your year, highlighting days with more activity. Notes are automatically timestamped and can be entered via typing or voice.

Highlights
  • Quick entry via typing or voice
  • Automatic timestamping
  • Visual year-in-a-glance timeline
  • Smart grouping of related notes
  • Secure cross-device syncing
  • Private and inaccessible by developer
Features
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Hyphen is a quiet place for the details you would otherwise lose. Write a sentence, list, quotation, decision, observation, or full page. Every note belongs to its day, so you can move naturally through time and return by date, month, year, Chronicle, or search. WRITE WITHOUT FRICTION Capture a quick thought in place. Expand into the full editor when the thought becomes something larger. MARKDOWN MADE FOR IPHONE Use headings, emphasis, lists, checklists, quotations, links, and code without hunting through the iOS keyboard for punctuation. SEE YOUR DAYS TAKE SHAPE Move naturally between Day, Month, and Year, and view time as a quiet record of activity. Hyphen shows continuity without turning your writing into a streak game. FIND WHAT YOU WROTE Search your writing, browse Chronicle, and move directly back to the day where a thought belongs.

Screenshots

Lite Lists4 screens
Hyphen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hyphen at none against Lite Lists's 1. Hyphen also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

Both are free to download. Lite Lists sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hyphen 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 Lite Lists against 5.0 for Hyphen. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and August 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lite Lists versus Hyphen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLite ListsHyphen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVitaly LiCHRISTOPH J WHITELAM

Customer experience

Lite Lists

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

Hyphen

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lite Lists

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Hyphen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lite Lists free?
Lite Lists is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hyphen free?
Hyphen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lite Lists or Hyphen?
Lite Lists and Hyphen are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Lite Lists or Hyphen have ads?
Lite Lists shows ads; Hyphen does not.
Which is updated more often, Lite Lists or Hyphen?
Lite Lists ships an update every 2 days, and Hyphen every 2 days. Most recently, Lite Lists was updated on June 11, 2026 and Hyphen on August 7, 2026.

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