Things List vs Later
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Things List
Organize your collections with custom lists and fields. Add items with photos, text, or scanned notes. Print lists as cards or view random items with widgets. Your data stays private and is exportable.
- Customizable lists and fields
- Add items via photo, text, or scan
- Flexible data fields (text, ratings, dates)
- Printable card sheets
- Home screen widgets
- Data export (CSV, images)
- Optional iCloud sync
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Things List is a place to keep track of what you collect — books, wine, vinyl, art, or anything else. There are no preset categories. You build the lists, and you decide what fields each one needs. Add things with a photo, a few words, or a tap in the share sheet, straight from Safari, Photos, or any other app. Scan a page and the text goes straight into a note. Each list can hold its own fields — text, checkboxes, ratings, dates — along with tags, notes, a location, and photos. Sort a list by whichever field matters to you. Print any list as a sheet of cards, sized to cut out and keep. Two widgets let you add a thing from your Home Screen, or see a random one from your collection. Everything stays on your phone. No account, no ads, no tracking, nothing is sent to us. Export your data as CSV and images any time, and sync it over your own iCloud if you want to. Things List is quiet and plain by design — no clutter, no noise, just your things.
Later
Capture and organize links, notes, photos, and videos from any app. Keep your saved content private and easily accessible, categorized by intention like 'Read' or 'Watch'. Set reminders to revisit important items.
- Save links, notes, photos, and videos
- Organize by intention (Read, Watch, Cook, etc.)
- Private library
- Save from any app via share sheet
- Add notes and highlights
- Set reminders
- Search across saved content
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SAVE ANYTHING. FIND IT LATER. Later is a fast, private home for everything you don’t want to lose: links, articles, social posts, photos, screenshots, videos, notes and ideas. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Use the iOS Share Sheet to save from Safari, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, Reddit, Pinterest and more. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Sort saves by intention—Read, Watch, Listen, Cook, Travel, Buy or Learn—or use folders, notes, highlights and archive. COME BACK AT THE RIGHT TIME Set reminders, browse by source or intention, and search titles, notes, links and saved content. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Built for speed, simplicity and privacy. Unlock once. No subscription. Privacy Policy: https://latersaveanything.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://latersaveanything.com/terms.html Support: https://latersaveanything.com/support.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Later at 5.0 against Things List's 4.5. Things List's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Later sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Things List asks for nothing beyond the download.
Later holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Things List | Later |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ulysse van Duinen | Arlind Susuri |
Customer experience
Things List
Later
In-app purchases
Things List
No in-app purchases
Later
- Small Tip$2.49
- Later Unlimited$4.99
- Large Tip$4.99
