Comparison

Peggy vs Offsider

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

Head to head
About

Peggy

This AI assistant helps parents manage school and activity communications by extracting important information from emails and organizing it into actionable cards. It simplifies scheduling, task management, and coordination for busy families.

Highlights
  • AI email parsing for school/activity info
  • Swipeable action cards (archive, calendar, save)
  • Automated child-specific calendars
  • Task assignment for co-parents/caregivers
  • Deadline reminders
  • Supports multiple children and activities
Features
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Peggy – Your Parent Assistant You missed Pajama Day because the email was buried under 47 other school messages. Never again. Peggy is the AI parent assistant that reads your school and activity emails, pulls out what actually matters, and turns it all into swipeable cards you can act on in minutes. Swipe left to archive. Swipe right to calendar. Swipe up to save. That's it. Try everything free for 7 days. Subscription required after trial. YOUR INBOX, FINALLY UNDER CONTROL Peggy connects to your email and finds every spirit day, permission slip, field trip form, snack sign-up, and schedule change hiding in your inbox. No more digging. No more "wait, when was that due?" 6 MINUTES A WEEK That's all it takes. Swipe through everything that came in, triage what matters, and move on with your life. Go from overwhelm to clarity in the time it takes to finish your coffee. SMART CARDS, NOT MORE NOISE Every task becomes a tappable card with deadlines, links, and details attached. Peggy reminds you before things are due—so you're not lying in bed at 11pm remembering tomorrow is hat day. A CALENDAR FOR EVERY KID Peggy automatically builds a personalized calendar for each child. Two schools, three kids, ten activities? Always know what's happening today and what needs attention next. SHARE THE LOAD Assign tasks to your partner or caregiver. Everyone gets their own reminders. Let Peggy nudge them. Co-parenting without the "I thought you were handling that." BUILT FOR THE REAL CHAOS Peggy scales with your family—school emails, sports teams, music lessons, summer camps, and everything in between. Stop trying to remember it all. Start swiping through it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Offsider

Create custom lists with unique fields for any purpose, from groceries to inventory. Calculate totals, search quickly, and scan items with your camera. Syncs across devices and offers collaboration features for premium users.

Highlights
  • Customizable list fields
  • Smart totals and formulas
  • Fast search and add
  • Barcode and QR scanning
  • Sort and group options
  • iCloud sync
  • Real-time collaboration (Premium)
Features
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Offsider — Your Productivity Sidekick Offsider is the list app that works the way you think. Whether you're tracking a grocery run, building a reading list, managing home inventory, or planning tasks, Offsider gives every list exactly the fields it needs — no more, no less. Any list. Your way. Start from a built-in template or build from scratch. Each list gets its own custom fields: text, numbers, currency, dates, ratings, checkboxes, URLs, and option pickers. Add the fields that matter, skip the ones that don't, and reorder them any time. Smart totals at a glance See the numbers that matter right from the list — total spend, average rating, item count, or any formula you define. Offsider calculates totals across your items automatically, so you always know where you stand. Find it. Add it. Fast. Search your list as you type — and if the item isn't there yet, add it in a single tap. No switching to an add screen, no extra steps. Scan to add Point your camera at a product barcode and Offsider looks up the name for you. Scanning a book? It reads the ISBN and fetches the title automatically. QR code? The text goes straight in. Sort and group your way Sort by any field — alphabetically, by date, by price. Group items into sections by category, status, priority, or any other field to keep things easy to navigate. Stays in sync Your lists sync automatically across all your devices via iCloud. Everything is always up to date, everywhere. Share and collaborate (Premium) Share any list with family, friends, or colleagues via a simple link. Everyone with the link can view and edit in real time — perfect for shared shopping lists, group projects, or household inventories. --- Free includes: - Up to 5 lists - All field types and templates - iCloud sync - Barcode, ISBN, and QR scanning - Sort, group, and totals Offsider Premium — one-time purchase, no subscription: - Unlimited lists - List sharing and real-time collaboration --- Your lists. Your rules.

Screenshots

Peggy4 screens
Offsider4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Peggy at 86% against Offsider's 0%. Peggy also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (91 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Peggy sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Offsider sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Peggy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Peggy has 91 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Peggy's written reviews are positive against 0% of Offsider's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Peggy ships an update fortnightly, Offsider every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Peggy versus Offsider: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeggyOffsider
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (91 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings91 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeggy Labs, Inc.Rajiv Dhinakaran

Customer experience

Peggy

All ratings90 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Offsider

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Peggy

Subscriptions18
  • Peggy 1-2 kids monthly$9.991 Month
  • Peggy 3-5 kids monthly$12.491 Month
  • 1-2 Kids Monthly1 Month trial$17.991 Month
Show 15 more
  • 1-2 Kids Monthly$17.991 Month
  • 1-2 Kids Monthly$20.001 Month
  • Household 1-2 kids monthly$22.491 Month
  • 3-5 Kids Monthly1 Month trial$22.991 Month
  • 3-5 Kids Monthly$22.991 Month
  • Household 3-5 kids monthly$24.991 Month
  • Peggy 1-2 kids annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Peggy 3-5 kids annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • 1-2 Kids Annual$119.991 Year
  • 1-2 Kids Annual7 Days trial$119.991 Year
  • 1-2 Kids Annual7 Days trial$143.991 Year
  • 3-5 Kids Annual$155.991 Year
  • 3-5 Kids Annual7 Days trial$155.991 Year
  • Household 1-2 kids annual7 Days trial$179.991 Year
  • Household 3-5 kids annual7 Days trial$199.991 Year
One-time2
  • Summer Offer$9.99
  • Founding Member Offer$29.99
1 purchases

Offsider

One-time1
  • Offsider Premium$9.99

Questions

Is Peggy free?
Peggy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Offsider free?
Offsider is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Peggy or Offsider?
Peggy is rated higher. Peggy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 91 ratings, while Offsider averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Peggy or Offsider have ads?
Neither Peggy nor Offsider shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Peggy or Offsider?
Peggy ships an update fortnightly, and Offsider every 2 months. Most recently, Peggy was updated on October 30, 2026 and Offsider on October 20, 2026.

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