Comparison

SimpleLists vs Riff Calendar

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

Head to head
About

SimpleLists

Create and manage reusable checklists with an intuitive interface. This app offers cloud syncing for access across devices, helping you stay organized effortlessly for various personal and professional tasks.

Highlights
  • Reusable checklists
  • User-friendly interface
  • Cloud syncing
  • Customizable lists
  • Task management
Features
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Introducing Simple Lists, an app designed for creating reusable checklists that help you stay organized effortlessly. With its intuitive interface, Simple Lists transforms the way you manage checklists, making everyday planning a breeze. Key features include: - Reusable Checklists: Create, save, and edit lists that you can reuse for different tasks, allowing you to streamline your planning process. - User-Friendly Interface: Navigate through your checklists easily with a clean and minimalistic design that enhances your productivity. - Cloud Syncing: Access your lists from any device with real-time syncing, ensuring you have your tasks available whenever you need them. Simple Lists is perfect for anyone who loves to use checklists, whether you are a busy professional, a student juggling multiple responsibilities, or a parent managing family tasks. Our app caters to your organizational needs, providing the tools to help you stay on top of your priorities. The user interface of Simple Lists is designed with simplicity in mind. With just a few taps, you can create a checklist, add items, or mark them as done. The overall user experience is seamless, allowing you to focus on your tasks without distraction. Enjoy a smooth and engaging interaction that makes checklist management an enjoyable part of your routine. Download Simple Lists today and take the first step toward effortless organization! Embrace the power of checklists that work for you, not the other way around. Stay organized and simplify your life with Simple Lists—because your tasks deserve a smart solution! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Riff Calendar

Features
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Riff is one continuous calendar that you zoom. Pinch out and the weeks stack up until half a year is on screen. Pinch in and a single day opens, hour by hour. There are no separate month, week and day views to switch between. EVERY STOP OF THE ZOOM IS A WORKING CALENDAR Zoom out to find a free weekend. Zoom in to pick the hour. Three weeks for a trip, three days for a long weekend, one day for a dinner. The day you were looking at stays on screen the whole way. PLACE IT, TITLE IT, DONE Hold a free slot and an event appears there. Type the title and you are done. Type a title you have used before and Riff fills in the place and alert from last time. Otherwise the title is all Riff asks for. THE CALENDAR STAYS OPEN WHILE YOU EDIT Select an event and its details open beneath the calendar, with the days around it still in view. A new time is set on the calendar, not in a form. Slide the event to its new hour, or carry it to another day or week and drop it there. THE CALENDAR ITSELF, AS A WIDGET Riff comes with three kinds of Home Screen widgets. The first is the calendar itself, from one day to two whole weeks, with every event drawn at its hour and its length. The second draws five weeks at once. The third, Up next, lists what is coming. Lock Screen widgets are included. REMINDERS BESIDE YOUR EVENTS Reminders with a due date stand on the calendar beside your events. Create, move and complete them in Riff. YOUR CALENDARS, NOT COPIES OF THEM Riff works directly on the calendars already on your iPhone: iCloud, Google, Exchange, whatever Apple Calendar sees. There is no Riff account and nothing to import. Events you create or move in Riff show up everywhere else. Delete the app and your data has not gone anywhere. DATA COLLECTED: NONE Riff has no server, no account and no analytics. Your events pass between Apple's calendar database and your screen. ALSO IN RIFF • Alerts, repeats, places, links and notes • Search across all your calendars • Time zones handled when you travel • Siri and Shortcuts: add an event, go to a date • Control Center controls • Light and dark • 32 languages GOOD TO KNOW Riff is for iPhone and needs iOS 26 or later. There is no iPad, Mac or Apple Watch app. You can answer invitations in Riff but not send them. To invite someone, create the event in Apple Calendar and it shows up in Riff. This is Riff as it stands today. Feedback shapes what gets built next. PRICE Riff is free for three weeks with everything included. No account and no payment detail is asked for. After that you choose a monthly subscription, a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Every option unlocks all of Riff and can be shared through Family Sharing. The prices for your country are listed under In-App Purchases on this page. Monthly and Yearly renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You manage and cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://riffcalendar.com/privacy/ Riff is made by one developer, Magnus Rex, in Sweden. Write to hello@riffcalendar.com.

Screenshots

SimpleLists4 screens
Riff Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Riff Calendar at none against SimpleLists's shown. SimpleLists's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. SimpleLists sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month and Riff Calendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SimpleLists versus Riff Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleListsRiff Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoe EdwardsKJELL MAGNUS REX

In-app purchases

7 purchases

SimpleLists

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.001 Month
  • Yearly$14.001 Year
One-time5
  • Mini tip$1.00
  • Plus tip$3.00
  • Pro tip$5.00
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  • Max tip$10.00
  • Ultra tip$15.00
3 purchases

Riff Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is SimpleLists free?
SimpleLists is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Riff Calendar free?
Riff Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SimpleLists or Riff Calendar have ads?
SimpleLists shows ads; Riff Calendar does not.

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