Basic Checklist vs Simple List App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Unlimited checklist creation
- Ad-free experience
- Grocery list organizer
- To-do list management
- Track accomplishments
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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.
Simple List App
Organize your items with a clean, single-screen list. Assign colors to your entries for quick visual identification. This app is designed for speed and simplicity, perfect for managing any type of list without complex navigation.
- Single screen design
- Color-coded items
- Quick and easy use
- Item organization
- No folders
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Clear and simple list design. Organize your items on your simple list with colors. The Simple List App is a single screen list, no folders, designed for quick and easy use! Simple List App can be used for any of your simple list needs! Get Simple List App and start making your list now and get stuff done. Privacy Policy https://sites.google.com/view/simplelistapp/privacy Terms of Use https://sites.google.com/view/simplelistapp/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple List App at 4.7 against Basic Checklist's 4.2. Simple List App also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (396 vs 21). Basic Checklist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Simple List App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Basic Checklist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple List App holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple List App has 396 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Basic Checklist's written reviews are positive against 88% of Simple List App's.
Basic Checklist ships an update every 26 months, Simple List App every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Basic Checklist | Simple List App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (21 ratings) | 4.7 (396 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 87.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 396 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Derek Carter | Peter Rule |
Customer experience
Basic Checklist
Simple List App
Bugs and requests
Basic Checklist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Simple List App
Reported bugs
2 issues- Checked off items no longer go to the top
- Items become unchecked and stay in place after being selected
Requested features
10 requests- Ability to save or move lists
- Way to see/restore checked off items
- Bolder colors
- Rearrange items by pressing and holding
- Better help function
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- Store items for reuse
- Organize by date or name
- Copy/drag items to form a 'Today List'
- Version for Apple Watch
- Ability to order items by 'most recent entry'
In-app purchases
Basic Checklist
No in-app purchases
Simple List App
- Advert Free Usage.$0.491 Month
- Advert Free Usage.$5.991 Year
- Advert Free Usage$16.99
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