Comparison

Listly vs RedThread

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

Head to head
About

Listly

This app helps couples plan together with shared lists for restaurants, movies, and TV shows. It syncs in real-time, making it easy to save and track items, and notifies you of updates. It's a streamlined alternative to using notes or texts for shared planning.

Highlights
  • Shared restaurant saving with nearby filtering
  • Shared movie watchlist with automatic details
  • Shared TV show tracking
  • Real-time syncing
  • Item completion tracking
  • Notifications for partner activity
Features
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Listly is a simple and beautiful shared planning app for couples. It has 3 primary features: 1. A shared restaurant list where you can save places you want to visit together, with nearby filtering to see what's closest to you 2. A shared movie watchlist where you can track movies you want to watch, with automatic posters, ratings, and synopses 3. A shared TV show watchlist to keep track of shows you want to binge together Everything syncs in real time — when your partner adds something, you'll see it instantly. Mark items as done and remember whose idea it was. Adding items is easy. Search for restaurants and get the address, map location, and cuisines automatically. Search for movies or TV shows and get all the details from TMDB. Get notified when your partner adds something new or marks an item as done. Connect with your partner using one simple invite link. Listly is a great alternative to shared notes, spreadsheets, or texting yourself links you'll never find again!

About

RedThread

This app helps couples organize their shared life, from communication and calendars to finances and to-do lists. It offers private chat, shared memories, and tools for decision-making, with premium features for enhanced functionality.

Highlights
  • Private chat and photo sharing
  • Shared calendar with event tracking
  • Couple's finance management
  • Shared to-do lists
  • Private photo albums
  • Couple's games and quizzes
  • AI-powered decision maker
Features
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RedThread is the private relationship app where love and life sync seamlessly. One app. Your entire relationship sync system — private chat, shared calendar, couple finances, to-do lists, photo albums, recipes, couple games, and an AI-powered decision maker. Everything you share, organized and protected. PRIVATE CHAT & CONNECTION Voice messages, photo sharing, reactions, and a shared camera — all in a private space. Your Galleria keeps shared memories beautifully organized in private albums, protected by biometric lock, shared Pins and fully encrypted (Premium). SHARED CALENDAR Anniversaries, trips, birthdays, and daily plans — all shared in one place. The built-in menstrual and fertility tracker displays on your shared timeline. Premium unlocks recurring events and reminders. COUPLE'S FINANCES Split expenses 50/50 or by income percentage. Track budgets by category, link expenses to calendar events, and view beautiful financial summaries. Premium adds receipt scanning, multiple currencies, and recurring expenses. TO-DO LISTS Groceries, chores, and couple goals — organized in lists and sub-lists that sync to your shared calendar. Premium adds recurring tasks. GALLERIA Create shared albums, comment on memories, and keep your most precious moments private. Free users get 5 GB storage. Premium unlocks unlimited albums and 50 GB. RECIPES Save favourite recipes, sync ingredients to your grocery list, and let the Wheel of Fate pick tonight's dinner. Premium saves unlimited recipes and unlocks the recipe roulette. COUPLE'S GAMES Discover new sides of each other with love language quizzes, rolling the Roulette, and Premium-exclusive Previa sessions. New collections added regularly. DECISION MAKER Weigh options with Dilemmas (pros & cons), or spin the AI Wheel of Fortune. Free users get 5 spins. Premium unlocks unlimited spins and stored dilemmas. YOUR PRIVACY IS SACRED All pictures in chat & Gallery are encrypted. Private albums are protected with biometric verification. In the event of a breakup, your personal content is locked automatically — so your private moments stay protected, always. PREMIUM — THE FULL EXPERIENCE 50 GB shared storage · Biometric album lock · Unlimited recipes & roulette · Unlimited dilemmas & AI spins · Exclusive game collections · Previa sessions · Receipt scanning · Recurring events, tasks & expenses · Double voting power Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Listly4 screens
RedThread4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Listly at none against RedThread's 2. RedThread's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RedThread sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Listly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Listly against 5.0 for RedThread. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Listly versus RedThread: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListlyRedThread
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.014.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB88 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGiridhar Venkat Sandeep SabbaniNPTM Holding AG

Customer experience

Listly

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RedThread

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Listly

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

RedThread

Subscriptions2
  • RedThread Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • RedThread Premium Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Listly free?
Listly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RedThread free?
RedThread is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Listly or RedThread?
Listly and RedThread are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Listly or RedThread have ads?
Neither Listly nor RedThread shows ads.

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