Bamboo vs PerfectList·To
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bamboo
This app is a Markdown note-taking tool for organizing knowledge and utilizing AI features. It allows users to capture ideas, write long-form content, and connect notes with wiki links. AI assistance is available for drafting, summarizing, and brainstorming, with users controlling their AI provider.
- Markdown editor with syntax highlighting
- Wiki link creation for connecting notes
- AI assistance for drafting and summarizing
- Organize notes into collections
- Cross-device synchronization
- Import and export content
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Bamboo is a Markdown notes app for writing, organizing knowledge, and using AI on your own terms. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with Web Clipper support, Bamboo helps you capture ideas anywhere and continue working across devices. Capture quick notes, long-form documents, tasks, reminders, research, meeting notes, reading highlights, and personal knowledge. Bamboo keeps your notes in Markdown so they stay portable, readable, and easy to manage. WRITE AND CAPTURE Use a focused Markdown editor with syntax highlighting, task lists, tables, wiki links, footnotes, highlights, math, images, and attachments. Keep ideas, notes, reminders, and tasks together so writing, thinking, and planning stay in one place. ORGANIZE AND CONNECT Organize notes into collections for projects, areas, archives, or research spaces. Connect ideas with wiki links, pin important notes, star favorites, and build a knowledge base that stays easy to navigate as it grows. AI ASSISTANCE, UNDER YOUR CONTROL Bamboo Pro lets you connect supported AI providers and use assistant features directly in your notes. Draft, rewrite, summarize, brainstorm ideas, and work with selected content without leaving your workspace. You stay in control of the provider and model you use. KEEP YOUR NOTES YOURS Your notes stay in Markdown, making them easy to move, back up, and keep for the long term. Search across notes, revisit recent work, import and export your content, create backups, and keep your work available across devices with optional Bamboo Pro features such as iCloud Sync, HTML export, and PDF export. Bamboo includes optional auto-renewable monthly and yearly Pro subscriptions. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://zhigui.github.io/app-docs/bamboo/privacy_policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PerfectList·To
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To-Do List is a clean and powerful planner for tasks and habits. No ads, no sign-up, easy to start. Task management: organize by category, set 3 priority levels, swipe to delete or recategorize, and restore by recycle bin. Habit tracking: one-tap check-ins, Apple Watch support, daily/weekly/monthly/yearly schedules, custom icons and colors. Calendar & reminders: flexible repeating alarms, workday rules, and dedicated birthday reminders with lunar calendar support. Multi-device & widgets: automatic iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac; widgets for tasks, weather, and check-ins; fast macOS menu bar access. More features: weather, location saving, voice input, photo storage, one-tap call links, dark mode, and text size control. Core features are free. Upgrade to unlock unlimited alarms, categories, tasks, and habits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PerfectList·To at every 2 weeks against Bamboo's every 2 months. PerfectList·To also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Bamboo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PerfectList·To sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bamboo ships an update every 2 months, PerfectList·To every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Bamboo | PerfectList·To |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志贵 陈 | 书艺 付 |
In-app purchases
Bamboo
- Monthly Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Annual Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
PerfectList·To
- 月付会员$3.991 Month
- 年付会员$24.991 Year
- 终身会员$39.99









