Comparison

Listly vs Expense Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Listly

Features
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Keep tasks and notes together without turning your life into a project-management system. Listly gives you flexible tabs, grouped lists, checklists, priority flags, rich text notes, and private note locks in one clean space. Use it for shopping, study, work, home planning, daily tasks, or quick ideas. Reorder tasks and tabs as priorities change, switch notes to a visual grid, get a daily reminder to review your day, and search across tasks and notes when you need to find something fast. TASKS THAT FIT · Create to-do lists and checklists · Organise tasks into tabs and groups · Flag the items that matter most · Reorder tabs and tasks as plans change · Search tasks by text NOTES BESIDE THEM · Write and format rich text notes · Switch to a visual notes grid · Add colour dots for quick scanning · Search notes by text · Keep individual notes private with Premium EVERYDAY EXTRAS · Personalize Listly with an interactive cover that opens like a real page and works with App Lock · Cloud sync across devices · Keep using supported features if your connection drops briefly; changes sync when you're back online · Daily reminder to review tasks and notes · Clean, distraction-free design · Light and dark modes · Data export PREMIUM Premium adds unlimited task and note tabs, unlimited notes per tab, interactive covers, an app lock, individual note locks, additional colour themes, and a home screen widget for at-a-glance task progress. LANGUAGE SUPPORT Listly is available in 31 localizations. Listly is part of Lightli, a family of minimal yet playful apps. By using this app, you agree to Lightli's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Terms: https://lightli.uk/terms/ Privacy: https://lightli.uk/privacy-policy/

About

Expense Tracker

Manage your household finances, create budgets, and track savings. Organize daily tasks, plan meals, and set reminders for special occasions. Share financial and life management with your family from multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Income and expense tracking
  • Budget creation and savings goals
  • Lending and loan management
  • Meal planning and shopping lists
  • To-do lists and reminders
  • Family sharing and cloud sync
Features
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Daily Life Assistant helps you manage spending, set budgets, and organize everyday life in one intuitive, easy-to-use app. Finances: - Track income and expenses and build budgets. - Plan ahead, set future goals, and manage savings. - Lending management — record loans you extend, track collections, balances, and status for each loan. - Compare bank loan options and choose what fits your ability to repay. Daily life: - Meal planning and shopping checklists. - To-do lists. - Reminders and planning for important special occasions. Shared book: - One shared book for the whole family — manage finances and daily life from multiple devices. - Premium owners enable sharing and invite members via QR code. - Family members only need the free app — scan the QR code to join; data syncs to the cloud so everyone stays up to date. Everything in one intuitive app — clearer decisions every day, steady habits, and progress toward long-term goals. — Privacy Policy: https://sytuanit.github.io/dla-docs/en/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Listly4 screens
Expense Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Expense Tracker at every 5 days against Listly's every 2 weeks. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Listly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Expense Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Listly ships an update every 2 weeks, Expense Tracker every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Listly versus Expense Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListlyExpense Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLightli LTDTuan Le

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Listly

Subscriptions2
  • Premium · Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Premium · Yearly7 Days trial$16.991 Year
3 purchases

Expense Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Listly free?
Listly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Expense Tracker free?
Expense Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Listly or Expense Tracker have ads?
Neither Listly nor Expense Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Listly or Expense Tracker?
Listly ships an update every 2 weeks, and Expense Tracker every 5 days. Most recently, Listly was updated on October 24, 2026 and Expense Tracker on October 25, 2026.

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