Comparison

Basic Checklist vs Do.List

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

Head to head
About

Basic Checklist

Create unlimited checklists for groceries, to-dos, or any organizational need. This free, ad-free app helps you stay organized and track accomplishments by crossing items off your lists.

Highlights
  • Unlimited checklist creation
  • Ad-free experience
  • Grocery list organizer
  • To-do list management
  • Track accomplishments
Features
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Free and with no ads, this basic checklist allows you to create any number of checklists for the grocery store, supplies, to-dos, or anything else to keep you organized. If you're like me, crossing things off a list means you've accomplished something. Enjoy this free app to help make your productivity even more productive. Give it a try and see if it can work for you.

About

Do.List

Organize your daily tasks and life with three main lists: Today, Tomorrow, and Later. Utilize "Life Lists" for groceries, reminders, books to read, and more. This app focuses on simplicity and personal organization without ads or accounts.

Highlights
  • Today, Tomorrow, Later lists
  • Customizable "Life Lists"
  • Drag and drop prioritization
  • iCloud backup and syncing
  • Apple Watch support
  • Today widget
  • Motivational notifications
Features
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HOW IT WORKS: Plan your tasks into Today, Tomorrow, and Later lists. Use Life Lists to organize everything else! MAIN LISTS A new model for people with busy lives! Prioritize using three lists: ○ Today ○ Tomorrow ○ Later LIFE LISTS Organize your life with the popular "Life Lists" feature: ○ Grocery lists ○ Shopping lists ○ Reminders ○ Daily lists (repeatable tasks) ○ Books to read ○ Idea lists ○ Bucket lists ○ Or create your own! AFFORDABLE No ads All major features come with the app No account / registration needed, syncing uses iCloud GREAT REVIEWS More than 97% of reviewers give Do.List 3-5 stars! Over 93% of reviewers give Do.List 4 or 5 stars! COOL FEATURES ○ A powerful Grocery List! ○ Easy drag and drop to prioritize your tasks ○ Make new lists ○ iPhone / iPad syncing ○ Simple designs, zero confusion! ○ iCloud backup ○ Apple Watch support ○ Today widget ○ A badge to show number incomplete IT'S BUILT FOR YOU Do.List is a task management app for people. I'm not building for an enterprise corporate client. I design for normal lives. SIMPLE - START IN SECONDS The design is simple enough that it's intuitive. Use the tutorial to get started or skip it and explore! SCHEDULING When you need to give a task a due date, add it to the "Reminders" list and you'll get a reminder! FOCUS When you open Do.List, the home screen is "Today". That helps keeps the focus on what's important. "Do.List is a minimalist app empowering focus." -AppPicker.com MOTIVATION Choose the notifications that work for you: ○ Get daily quotes ○ Productivity tips ○ "Sunday Night Prep" reminders to prepare for the week ○ "Monday Morning Pep" motivation "Personally, I love this app... I encourage anyone who needs to organize their life and loves doing it with lists to use this." InsideHerHead.net PROTECTION FROM YOURSELF Long lists are overwhelming. If your Today list goes over five tasks, you'll get a message encouraging you to shorten your list! DATA BACKUP All data saved locally on phone, plus just tap "Backup" in Settings to backup to iCloud. **************************************** OTHER LIFE LISTS - Grocery List - Gift ideas - Movies to See - Bucket Lists - Yard Tasks - Trip Packing Lists - And more! Summary of Lists > Three main to-do lists: Today, Tomorrow, Later > 30+ Life Lists for various non-urgent task management > Daily, Weekly, & Monthly lists for repetitive tasks Stats > Get Daily & Weekly "Done" stats after each completed task > From the "Done" list, view your completed stats PLEASE READ WHAT DO.LIST IS NOT: - Do.List is not a calendar and will not offer that functionality in the foreseeable future. - Do.List's design encourages going deadline-free. Instead, it encourages you to focus and look at your list often. - Do.List does not allow you to sync lists. It is not an enterprise app for teams, it's for people and their lives! - Do.List is iPhone only. There's no syncing, so it doesn't require an account. ●●● Do.List Goals ●●● Deliver a new level of organization within an intuitive interface. Avoid task pile ups. Keep lists short and motivation high. ●●● Do.List Terms of Service ●●● To read about the Do.List terms of use, please visit the below URL: https://davegetman.com/terms-of-use ●●● Privacy ●●● Do.List does not require an account! The app collects aggregated numbers, such as how many tasks are added or completed. Your tasks, descriptions, and photos never leave the phone unless you yourself back them up or enable syncing. Twitter: @YourDoList Facebook: facebook.com/YourDoList/ Website: YourDoList.com General inquiries: Dave@YourDoList.com

Screenshots

Basic Checklist2 screens
Do.List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Do.List at 4.7 against Basic Checklist's 4.2. Do.List also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 21). Basic Checklist's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Do.List holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Do.List has 2.4K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Basic Checklist's written reviews are positive against 76% of Do.List's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic Checklist ships an update every 26 months, Do.List weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Basic Checklist versus Do.List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic ChecklistDo.List
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (21 ratings)4.7 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better76.3% of reviews
Number of ratings212.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDerek CarterDG Apps, Inc.

Customer experience

Basic Checklist

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.3%

Do.List

All ratings2,352 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews160 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral7.5%
Negative16.3%

Bugs and requests

Basic Checklist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Do.List

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect item movement between lists
  • Grocery list not saving custom items
  • App freezing and crashing
  • Syncing and backup failures

Requested features

6 requests
  • Recurring tasks
  • Reminders and notifications
  • Ability to rearrange list items
  • iPad and Apple Watch support
  • Multilingual support
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  • More customization options

In-app purchases

None

Basic Checklist

No in-app purchases

None

Do.List

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Basic Checklist free?
Basic Checklist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Do.List free?
Do.List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Basic Checklist or Do.List?
Do.List is rated higher. Basic Checklist averages 4.2 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Do.List averages 4.7 from 2.4K ratings.
Do Basic Checklist or Do.List have ads?
Neither Basic Checklist nor Do.List shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Basic Checklist or Do.List?
Basic Checklist ships an update every 26 months, and Do.List weekly. Most recently, Basic Checklist was updated on October 16, 2026 and Do.List on October 15, 2026.

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