Comparison

Proxium vs Sam's List

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

Head to head
About

Proxium

Features
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Shopping lists. Tasks. Calendar. Bills. Budget. One app. Stop juggling multiple apps. Create shopping lists, manage tasks, plan your family calendar, track recurring bills, plan your budget and stay on top of everyday life from a single dashboard. • Shopping Lists Create smart shopping lists in seconds, organise items by category, track basket totals and share lists with family in real time. • Task Management Stay organised with subtasks, due dates, priorities, notes and focus mode. Manage work, home and personal projects with ease. • Plan — Family Calendar Plan your week with beautiful day and month views. Drag events to reschedule, choose from 60+ icons, colour-code by category and set reminders so nothing gets missed. Recurring events handle everything from weekly clubs to yearly birthdays. • Bills and Budget Track recurring bills, monitor payments, view spending history and plan your monthly budget with income and payday tracking. • Family Sharing Share shopping lists and household planning with your family so everyone stays in sync. • Financial Tools Built-in currency converter plus mortgage, salary, savings, loan and compound interest calculators to help you make smarter decisions. • Loyalty Card Wallet Store and scan your loyalty cards in one convenient place. • Cloud Sync Securely access your data across all your devices. Changes sync automatically so you are always up to date. PRO FEATURES Unlock the complete Proxium experience with a one-time purchase: - Unlimited categories and advanced shopping tools - Advanced task management and focus mode - Event reminders, recurring events and calendar search - Daily spend budget, spending insights and financial calculators - Family sharing and cloud sync - Unlimited loyalty cards - Data export and advanced notifications - Custom themes, gradients and text styles One-time purchase. Yours forever. No recurring fees. Whether you are planning your weekly shop, organising the family calendar or managing household bills, Proxium helps keep everything in one place.

About

Sam's List

Features
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Sam’s List is a calm, local-first app for the things that matter each day: write down a task, see what is relevant, and check it off. It also gives you a simple, private place to record everyday spending. TODOS, WITHOUT THE NOISE • Capture tasks in seconds • Organize them in folders or keep them in Inbox • See Today, All, Upcoming, and Calendar views • Add notes, start dates, due dates, reminders, and repeat schedules • Search and filter when you need to find something • Import selected Apple Reminders and Calendar events • Share text or links from other apps into a new task WIDGETS THAT HELP YOU ACT Put your list where you need it. Add dedicated Tasks and Spending widgets to your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Complete tasks from a widget, open the right list or task, and use a Smart Stack to move between task and spending widgets. SIMPLE SPENDING Record an expense with a name, amount, category, date, and note. Review this month’s total, see a clear category chart, browse recent expenses, and create, rename, reorder, or recolor your own categories. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. Your tasks and spending records stay on your device by default. Optional private iCloud sync is available with Premium. PREMIUM, WHEN YOU WANT MORE Sam’s List Premium is a one-time lifetime purchase—never a subscription. It unlocks private iCloud sync, custom spending categories, Apple Calendar import, Quick Expense with Siri, Shortcuts or Back Tap, and Premium widgets. Sam’s List is a personal organizer and manual spending tracker. It is not a bank or financial advice service.

Screenshots

Proxium4 screens
Sam's List4 screens

Verdict

The call

Proxium and Sam's List are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Proxium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sam's List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Proxium versus Sam's List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProxiumSam's List
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJEVGENIJ SAVELWhy&Key LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Proxium

One-time1
  • Proxium Pro2 variants$9.99
1 purchases

Sam's List

One-time1
  • Sam’s List Premium Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is Proxium free?
Proxium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sam's List free?
Sam's List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Proxium or Sam's List have ads?
Neither Proxium nor Sam's List shows ads.

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