Comparison

Wholistic vs Vesper

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

Head to head
About

Wholistic

Create and manage checklists for recurring events using reusable templates. Collaborate with others in real-time and receive smart alerts to ensure nothing is missed. Visualize your tasks with a calendar view and keep your workspace organized by archiving completed lists.

Highlights
  • Reusable templates
  • Event-specific lists
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Smart alerts and reminders
  • Calendar view for planning
  • Archive completed lists
Features
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Wholistic — Checklist for Recurring Events Wholistic helps you manage checklists for recurring events with reusable templates. Create a template once, then transform it into personalized lists for each occasion. Collaborate with your family and friends in realtime. — whether you're packing for a trip, preparing for a party, or running through your weekly grocery run. Features: • Reusable Templates — Design once, use forever. Build comprehensive templates with categories and items for any recurring event. • Event-Specific Lists — Turn any template into a working list for a specific occasion. Customize freely without touching the original template. • Collaboration & Sharing — Share lists and templates with others. Collaborate in real-time, or send a copy for anyone to use. • Smart Alerts — Set reminders at any level — entire lists, individual categories, or specific items — so nothing slips through the cracks. • Calendar View — See all your lists and upcoming alerts at a glance. Plan ahead with a clear picture of what's coming. • Archive Completed Lists — Keep your active workspace clean. Completed lists are archived and always accessible when you need them. privacy policy: https://intro.popsiclesoftware.com/pages/privacy.html terms of use: https://intro.popsiclesoftware.com/terms-of-use.html

About

Vesper

Features
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How did today feel? That's the only question Vesper ever asks. No streaks to protect. No scores to chase. No guilt for the days you miss. Vesper doesn’t gamify your feelings or compete for your attention, it asks once each evening, then gets out of your way. What’s left, over time, is an honest, quiet record of your life worth actually looking back on. WHAT VESPER DOES Every evening, Vesper asks how today felt: Good, Meh or Hard. Add a line if you want to remember why. Your answer becomes one colored dot on a simple monthly grid. Miss a day and nothing happens, no penalty, no broken chain to mourn. Vesper never judges your day. It just holds it. Tap any past day to see what you wrote. Once you’ve kept it up for six months, your memory trail unlocks: every note you’ve ever written, in one place, in your own words. VESPER PLUS For anyone who wants to see the bigger picture, Vesper Plus reveals patterns that only show up over time: • Side by Side, comparing recent months at a glance • Shape of Your Weeks, seeing which days tend to feel harder • Quietest & Fullest, the months that stood apart • Yearly Portrait, one full year, at a glance • On This Day, a quiet echo of what today looked like a month or a year ago Plus also includes: • iCloud sync, so your record follows you across every device • An Apple Watch app, for checking in from your wrist • A home screen widget, a glance at your month without opening the app • Curated themes: Chalk, Marigold, and Ink • Anytime check-in, if evenings aren't when your day actually ends Vesper Plus is available as a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS With Vesper Plus, your record syncs privately through your own iCloud account. Nothing is shared, sold, or used to train anything. Some days are good. Some are hard. Most are somewhere in between. Vesper is a quiet place to keep track of all of them. For details on subscriptions and purchases, see Apple's Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Wholistic4 screens
Vesper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Wholistic at fortnightly against Vesper's every 6 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. Wholistic sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Vesper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wholistic ships an update fortnightly, Vesper every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Wholistic versus Vesper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWholisticVesper
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.2 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAidi PiCalvin Ng

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Wholistic

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$23.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Upgrade$44.99
3 purchases

Vesper

Subscriptions2
  • Vesper Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Vesper Plus Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Vesper Plus Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Wholistic free?
Wholistic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vesper free?
Vesper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wholistic or Vesper have ads?
Neither Wholistic nor Vesper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wholistic or Vesper?
Wholistic ships an update fortnightly, and Vesper every 6 weeks. Most recently, Wholistic was updated on November 8, 2026 and Vesper on November 5, 2026.

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