Checklist vs Bodcat Notebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Checklist
A straightforward and uncluttered application for managing your to-do lists. Easily add and complete tasks without needing an internet connection or an account. Designed for speed and ultimate simplicity.
- Quick task addition
- Mark tasks as completed
- Full offline functionality
- No accounts required
- Ad-free experience
- No tracking
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Checklist-Lite is a simple and clean checklist app to help you stay organized. • Add tasks quickly • Mark tasks as completed • Works fully offline • No accounts, no ads, no tracking Designed for speed and simplicity.
Bodcat Notebook
A private, encrypted note-taking app for personal writing, journaling, and organizing ideas. It offers rich text and image notes, multiple browsing options, and a secure vault for sensitive records. Optional AI features are available for personal reflection.
- Encrypted notes and journal
- Rich text and image support
- Notebook and tag organization
- Multiple browsing views
- Private Vault for sensitive data
- Mind Maps and Knowledge Star Map
- Optional AI-assisted suggestions
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Bodcat Notebook is a calm, privacy-first encrypted notes app for personal writing, reflection, communication review, sticky ideas, and sensitive records. Create rich text and image notes, organize notebooks and tags, browse with list, card swipe, stacked cards, or in-place reading, and use the thumbnail rail to jump through your library. Protect sensitive records in Private Vault, connect ideas with Mind Maps and Knowledge Star Map, and browse every image in a note with swipe, zoom, and return-to-place support. Journal originals stay local; supported note data can sync across devices. Choose English, Simplified Chinese, or Follow System. Optional AI-assisted suggestions and analyses require confirmation before sending and are for personal reflection only, not medical, therapeutic, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Bodcat Notebook PRO is available as an auto-renewable yearly subscription. Pricing is shown by the Apple purchase sheet and localized by storefront. Payment and renewal are handled by Apple. Privacy Policy: https://www.hcjworld.com/apps/bodcat-ios-en/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://www.hcjworld.com/apps/bodcat-ios-en/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Checklist at none against Bodcat Notebook's 1. Bodcat Notebook's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Bodcat Notebook sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Checklist asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Checklist against 5.0 for Bodcat Notebook. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Checklist ships an update every 3 weeks, Bodcat Notebook every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Checklist | Bodcat Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tesfaldet Haileab | Beijing Huichengjia Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Checklist
Bodcat Notebook
In-app purchases
Checklist
No in-app purchases
Bodcat Notebook
- Bodcat PRO Yearly$19.991 Year
