Comparison

Basic Checklist vs Structured

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

Structured

Organize your day with a visual timeline that integrates your calendar, to-dos, routines, and habits. This app helps users feel calmer, focus faster, and accomplish more daily. It's ideal for work, study, travel, and managing ADHD, offering planning tools and focus timers.

Highlights
  • Visual timeline for day and week organization
  • Inbox for instant idea capture
  • Sub-tasks and notes for project breakdown
  • Pomodoro focus timer and Live Activities
  • Color-coding and icon personalization
  • Recurring tasks and routines
  • AI-powered daily drafting
Features
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Plan your day visually. Stay focused. Get things done. 400,000+ five-star ratings · Trusted by 1.5 million active users The daily planner built for how your brain actually works. Map your tasks and calendar onto a visual timeline, block your time with intention, and finally build a routine that sticks — whether you have ADHD or just a lot on your plate. WHY STRUCTURED WORKS Most planners give you a blank page. Structured gives you a timeline. You see your whole day laid out, with every task, event, and routine in order. It's time blocking made simple. Built for ADHD minds, busy professionals, and students who need more than a to-do list. FREE FEATURES - Visual day planner with an intuitive drag-and-drop timeline - Inbox to capture ideas fast and sort them later - Syncs across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac - Break big projects into sub-tasks with notes - Pomodoro focus timer, Live Activities, and interactive widgets - Color-coding and hundreds of icons to personalize your schedule - Accessibility built in: VoiceOver, Voice Control, dyslexia-friendly font, and multiple languages STRUCTURED PRO - Connect your calendars and Reminders for a complete daily schedule organizer - Build recurring tasks and routines - AI-powered day planning: draft your schedule in seconds - Replan: automatically reschedules missed or forgotten tasks - Custom notifications to match your workflow PERFECT FOR - ADHD-friendly daily planning that actually sticks - Time blocking your work and study sessions - Morning routine and evening routine planning - Students managing class timetables and study tasks - Anyone who wants a simple to-do list app with a timeline view - Habit tracking alongside your daily task planner YOUR DAY, YOUR WAY Structured isn't just a task manager or a habit tracker. It's the daily planner that puts everything in one place — so you can plan your day, build better habits, and get things done without the overwhelm. Structured Pro is available monthly, annually, or as a lifetime purchase. Terms & Privacy: https://structured.app/legal

Screenshots

Basic Checklist2 screens
Structured4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Structured at 4.8 against Basic Checklist's 4.2. Structured also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (167K vs 21). Basic Checklist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 17) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Structured sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Basic Checklist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Structured holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Structured has 167K 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 78% of Structured'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, Structured every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Basic Checklist versus Structured: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic ChecklistStructured
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (21 ratings)4.8 (167K ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better77.9% of reviews
Number of ratings21167K — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank—#67 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB279 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDerek Carterunorderly GmbH

Customer experience

Basic Checklist

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

Structured

All ratings166,501 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews3,640 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral8.1%
Negative14.0%

Bugs and requests

Basic Checklist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Structured

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recurring subtasks not unchecking properly
  • Sync issues between devices
  • Glitches when changing task times

Requested features

7 requests
  • Drag and drop to rearrange tasks
  • Ability to push back all tasks
  • Shared calendars and task lists
  • Routines and habit tracking
  • More icon categories and search
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  • Customizable notifications
  • Improved Apple Watch and Mac support

In-app purchases

None

Basic Checklist

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Structured

Subscriptions11
  • Structured Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Structured Pro (Monthly)3 variants$6.991 Month
  • Structured Pro (Monthly)$8.991 Month
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  • Structured Pro (Yearly)$9.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)1 Year trial2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Structured Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Structured Pro (Lifetime)$99.99

Questions

Is Basic Checklist free?
Basic Checklist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Structured free?
Structured is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Basic Checklist or Structured?
Structured is rated higher. Basic Checklist averages 4.2 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Structured averages 4.8 from 167K ratings.
Do Basic Checklist or Structured have ads?
Neither Basic Checklist nor Structured shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Basic Checklist or Structured?
Basic Checklist ships an update every 26 months, and Structured every 2 weeks. Most recently, Basic Checklist was updated on June 8, 2026 and Structured on September 28, 2026.

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