Comparison

The Reference App vs Lastly

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

Head to head
About

The Reference App

Features
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Curate your legacy with Reference, the premier watch collection manager for enthusiasts and collectors. Reference elevates the experience of collecting by providing a sophisticated, secure, and intelligent platform to catalog your timepieces. Whether you have a single heirloom or a vault of haute horlogerie, Reference allows you to capture every detail. Key Features: * Unlimited Collection: Catalog an unlimited number of timepieces. * AI-Powered Details: Automatically generate detailed technical specifications and historical context for your watches using advanced AI. * High-Fidelity Imagery: Store and view high-resolution photos of your collection. * Custom Collections: Organize your watches into custom albums (e.g., "Dive Watches," "Vintage," "Wishlist"). * Secure Cloud Sync: Your collection is securely backed up and synced across all your devices. * Export & Share: Generate professional PDF reports of your collection for insurance or sharing. * Daily Inspiration: Receive "Watch of the Day" notifications to rediscover your own collection. Join the community of collectors who trust Reference to preserve the history and value of their timepieces. Download today and start building your legacy.

About

Lastly

This app helps you track habits and recurring tasks, both positive and negative, with smart interval reminders and color-coded urgency. It offers a private, offline experience with iCloud sync and is designed to help you remember what matters without being a to-do list.

Highlights
  • Smart interval reminders
  • Color-coded urgency tracking
  • Do-more & do-less tracking types
  • Home screen widgets
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
  • Offline functionality
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Lastly is a calm, private tracker for everything you do — and everything you wish you did more often. STOP FORGETTING WHAT MATTERS When did you last call your parents? Change your toothbrush? Visit the dentist? Read a good book? Lastly answers these questions in one tap. NOT ANOTHER TO-DO APP To-do lists handle deadlines. Lastly handles the things that don't have deadlines — but should happen regularly. It's a quiet mirror for your life's rhythms. SMART INTERVAL REMINDERS Set a target frequency for each event. Lastly gently nudges you when something is overdue — with progressive urgency, never spam. TWO TYPES OF TRACKING — WITH SMART COLORS • Do More: Call parents, read books, exercise • Do Less: Smoking, staying up late, being late Colors flip intelligently based on type. 47 days without smoking shows deep green (you're doing great!). 47 days without calling Mom shows red (overdue — call her!). No other tracker does this. COMING SOON: SHARE WITH FAMILY & FRIENDS Track shared events with your household, roommates, or partner. Car maintenance, doctor visits, filter changes, kids' haircuts — all in one place. Get notified when something in your shared list is overdue. No competitor offers this. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays on your device and syncs via iCloud. No servers. No tracking. No ads. We don't collect anything, ever. ONE-TIME PURCHASE No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. Pay once, own forever. FEATURES • Smart interval reminders with color-coded urgency • Two tracking types: do-more (green when done) & do-less (green when avoided) • Home screen widgets (small, medium, large) • Siri Shortcuts: "Hey Siri, I called Mom" • History timeline with notes • Archive & pause events • Lightweight trends: see if you're improving • Starter templates for new users • Export to CSV/JSON • Works offline • iCloud sync across devices COMING IN V2: Family & friend sharing Track shared events with your household — car maintenance, doctor visits, filter changes — all in one place. Assign reminders to family members. Share with roommates, partners, or friends. Lastly. Know when you last did the things that matter. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://essaycoder.github.io/lastly/privacy.html

Screenshots

The Reference App4 screens
Lastly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Reference App at none against Lastly's 2. The Reference App also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Lastly's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Lastly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. The Reference App asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Reference App ships an update fortnightly, Lastly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
The Reference App versus Lastly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Reference AppLastly
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDailey Kluck明昭 路

In-app purchases

None

The Reference App

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Lastly

Subscriptions1
  • Lastly Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lastly Pro Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is The Reference App free?
The Reference App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lastly free?
Lastly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Reference App or Lastly have ads?
The Reference App shows ads; Lastly does not.
Which is updated more often, The Reference App or Lastly?
The Reference App ships an update fortnightly, and Lastly every 6 weeks. Most recently, The Reference App was updated on October 7, 2026 and Lastly on October 25, 2026.

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