Comparison

JoinListy vs Orbit

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

Head to head
About

JoinListy

Features
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JoinListy makes shared lists, calendars, and reminders effortless. JoinListy is the all-in-one shared list, calendar, and reminder app for groceries, tasks, packing, wishlists, chores, blank lists, events, and personal reminders. Whether you are planning groceries, organizing your home, preparing for a trip, tracking important dates, managing a shared calendar, or coordinating with family, roommates, friends, or teammates, JoinListy keeps everyone in sync. No more forgotten items, duplicate purchases, messy notes, missed tasks, calendar confusion, or endless chat messages. With JoinListy, everyone can view, edit, assign, and complete items together, while shared calendars and reminders help you stay on top of what matters. Supports 14+ languages for a smoother shared experience. 1. Shared Grocery Lists Create grocery lists for each store, recipe, or occasion. Add quantity, unit, categories, and optional images. Check items off in real time while shopping. 2. Shared To-Do & Task Lists Use JoinListy as your collaborative to-do list and household organizer. Assign tasks, add notes, due dates, images, and priority levels. 3. Shared Packing Lists Plan trips, vacations, moving, or weekend getaways with organized packing lists. Add quantities, sort by category, assign who packs what, and check things off together. 4. Shared Wishlist Lists Save gift ideas, birthday wishes, holiday shopping ideas, and personal wants. Add notes, categories, quantities, prices, links, and images. 5. Shared Chores Lists Keep your household running smoothly with chores lists built for shared responsibility. Assign chores, manage recurring tasks, and track routines. 6. Blank Lists Create a blank list for anything you need to organize: checklists, event planning, projects, school supplies, home inventory, party planning, and more. 7. Shared Calendar Plan events, appointments, activities, deadlines, errands, and reminders in a shared calendar. Add calendar entries, invite users, and collaborate so everyone can see what is coming up. 8. Personal Reminders Never miss an important moment with reminders for bills, birthdays, health, work, travel, shopping, and personal plans. Set a date and time, choose priority, add notes or a link, enable notifications, and repeat daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or selected weekdays. Real-Time Collaboration Invite family, friends, roommates, or teammates in seconds. See new items, edits, assignments, calendar entries, reminders, and completed tasks appear instantly. Notifications That Matter Get notified when tasks are assigned to you, when a high-priority item is added, when a calendar entry is added, or when a reminder is due. Perfect For - Families managing groceries, chores, calendars, and reminders - Couples planning errands, shopping, trips, and important dates - Roommates sharing household tasks and supplies - Friends organizing events, travel, and wishlists - Small teams coordinating checklists, calendars, and responsibilities Key Features - Shared lists for groceries, tasks, packing, wishlists, chores, blank lists, reminders, and more - Shared calendar for events, entries, reminders, and collaboration - Real-time sync across devices - Assignments, priorities, notes, due dates, and notifications - Quantities, categories, links, and optional images - Repeating reminders with flexible schedules - Clean and intuitive organizer - 14+ supported languages Why JoinListy? Life is easier when everyone works from the same list, shares the same calendar, and keeps reminders in one place. From grocery shopping and chores to travel packing, wishlists, daily tasks, blank lists, events, and reminders, JoinListy brings clarity to everyday organization. Download JoinListy now and simplify shared organization with the all-in-one shared grocery list, to-do list, packing list, wishlist, chores, calendar, blank list, and reminder app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Orbit

Organize and track shared responsibilities for households or small teams. Create recurring tasks with automatic scheduling and easily mark them as complete with a single tap. Maintain visibility on task ownership and completion history to ensure nothing is overlooked.

Highlights
  • Recurring tasks with automatic scheduling
  • Shared task lists
  • Completion history
  • One-tap task completion
  • Task visibility
Features
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Orbit helps small teams and households stay on top of recurring tasks. Create tasks with a cadence, complete them with one tap, and always know who last handled the job and when it was done. Orbit keeps work visible so nothing quietly drifts out of rotation. Features: โ€ข Recurring tasks with automatic scheduling โ€ข Shared task lists for teams or households โ€ข Completion history that shows who did what โ€ข Simple one-tap task completion Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

JoinListy4 screens
Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Orbit at none against JoinListy's shown. JoinListy's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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. JoinListy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Orbit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JoinListy ships an update monthly, Orbit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
JoinListy versus Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoinListyOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetizationโ€”Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size91 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMOBAPP PIXEL SRLLuke Berry

In-app purchases

4 purchases

JoinListy

Subscriptions4
  • JoinListy Pro Free Trial (Monthly)3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • JoinListy Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • JoinListy Pro Free Trial (Yearly)3 Days trial$24.991 Year
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  • JoinListy Pro (Yearly)$24.991 Year
3 purchases

Orbit

Subscriptions2
  • Orbit Tasks - Recurring (Monthly)1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Orbit Tasks - Recurring (Yearly)1 Month trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Orbit Tasks - Supporter$1.99

Questions

Is JoinListy free?
JoinListy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do JoinListy or Orbit have ads?
JoinListy shows ads; Orbit does not.
Which is updated more often, JoinListy or Orbit?
JoinListy ships an update monthly, and Orbit fortnightly. Most recently, JoinListy was updated on September 27, 2026 and Orbit on August 17, 2026.

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