Comparison

Smart List Maker vs Aetherly

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

Head to head
About

Smart List Maker

Features
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Organize anything beautifully with AI-powered lists (free to try; subscription required for continued use). Create any list, fast ListKit makes it easy to start. Just type what you need, and AI can generate a complete list with suggested items. For every kind of list From daily tasks to shopping, reading, movies, travel, learning, food, goals, and ideas, ListKit is built for the way you actually organize life. Beautiful by default Choose from elegant layouts like rows, cards, gallery, and feed. Customize lists with icons, and cover images. Simple when you want. Detailed when you need. Keep lists lightweight or add reminders, dates, ratings, locations, progress, quantities, and more. Explore items with AI Need help expanding an idea, planning a trip, comparing options, or learning more about something on your list? Chat with any item without leaving the app (free to try; subscription required for continued use). Why ListKit Most list apps help you write things down. ListKit helps you create, organize, and explore them beautifully. Subscription Information ListKit is free to download. To unlock all features and unlimited use, a subscription is required. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and cancel it at any time via your Apple ID Account Settings. Terms of Service: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Elo7_XJlsED5jwCVNLUmVEtjOgkW0rcFsRYPtDuPLlg/edit?usp=sharing Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qCqehg-XP7ap-5VgnUSl80q2N0tDd1Qix81ilc0l0uk/edit?usp=sharing License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Aetherly

Features
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Aetherly sends your files straight to the other device, peer to peer, with no detour through a server. Drop in your files, then choose where they go: a contact, or one of your own devices. A contact receives a request and decides. Your own devices, as long as they are online, simply receive. There is nothing to accept and nothing to wait for. DIRECT, NOT CLOUD Files travel device to device over an encrypted WebRTC connection. They are never parked on a server for the other side to fetch later, so the transfer begins the moment the connection does. The server handles sign-in, your contact list, permission checks, presence, connection setup and your history. The history records what was sent and when. The files themselves never touch it. YOUR OWN DEVICES ARE A PRIVATE LANE Sign in on your phone and on your desktop and they find each other. No request, no confirmation, no contact to add. A photo you take on the phone is on the desktop before you have switched chairs. SEND TEXT, NOT ONLY FILES A link, an address, a booking code, a paragraph you want on the other screen: send it as text instead of turning it into a file first. Switch on automatic clipboard copy on the desktop and received text goes straight into your clipboard. The link from your phone is then one paste away, with no file to open and delete afterwards. WORKS NEAR AND FAR On the same network the connection stays local, which is as fast as your Wi-Fi allows. Across the internet the two devices connect to each other directly. Locked-down corporate firewalls can refuse a direct connection, and Aetherly cannot transfer on those. HAND A TRANSFER TO ANOTHER DEVICE An incoming transfer does not have to be accepted where it arrives. Send it to another desktop on your account and it downloads there instead. If that device is offline, declines, runs out of space or no longer has the file, the request comes back to you rather than quietly vanishing. REACH BACK INTO YOUR HISTORY Your history covers every device on your account, not just this one. If a file is still on one of them and that device is reachable, request it from here. No re-sending, no asking the other person again. PRESENCE IS OPT-IN You decide when your contacts can see you. Turn it on to see who is online, turn it off to stay private. PLANS Free sends up to 500 MB per transfer, 5 files at a time, across 2 devices. Basic raises that to 2 GB and 20 files across 5 devices. Pro removes the size limit entirely and allows 300 files across 15 devices. No resume โ€” both devices must stay connected until the transfer reaches 100%. Subscriptions are billed through your Apple ID. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://aetherly-app.com/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://aetherly-app.com/en/privacy/

Screenshots

Smart List Maker4 screens
Aetherly4 screens

Verdict

The call

Smart List Maker and Aetherly are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Smart List Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Aetherly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Smart List Maker versus Aetherly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart List MakerAetherly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size73 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLukyLabDuyTec GmbH

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Smart List Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
4 purchases

Aetherly

Subscriptions4
  • Aetherly Basic (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Aetherly Pro (Monthly)$11.991 Month
  • Aetherly Basic (Yearly)$34.991 Year
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  • Aetherly Pro (Yearly)$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Smart List Maker free?
Smart List Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aetherly free?
Aetherly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smart List Maker or Aetherly have ads?
Neither Smart List Maker nor Aetherly shows ads.

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