Basic Checklist vs Checklist
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.
Checklist
Create smart, reusable lists for recurring tasks like routines, packing, or groceries. Automatically generate lists from descriptions or photos, and manage them across Apple devices. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience with optional Pro features.
- Lists that write themselves from descriptions
- Scan handwritten lists to digitize them
- Ticked items move aside, showing what's left
- Lists reset automatically for daily/weekly repeats
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Apple Watch app with Siri integration
- Private by design, no account or ads
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Smarter lists you'll use again and again. Checklist is for the lists you come back to: packing, groceries, morning routines, cleaning, moving day. Make a list once, tick it off, and it's ready for next time. LISTS THAT WRITE THEMSELVES • Describe it: "a weekend camping trip with the kids", and Apple Intelligence writes the list right on your device (on devices that support it). • Paste it: a list from Notes, a message or an email. Bullets, numbers and checkboxes are tidied away. • Snap it: take a photo of a handwritten or printed list, and Checklist types it out for you. TICK, TICK, DONE • A little confetti for every tick. • Ticked items step aside, so you always see what's left. • Drag to reorder, swipe to delete, and tap Uncheck all to start again. LISTS THAT RESET THEMSELVES Morning routines, gym bags, weekly chores: set a list to repeat daily or weekly, and it unchecks itself, ready for next time. REMINDERS THAT KNOW YOU'RE DONE A nudge at the right time, and none once everything's checked. 40+ TEMPLATES Weekend trips, groceries, a hospital bag, moving house, weddings, back to school, the holidays and more. You can save your own lists as templates too. WITH YOU EVERYWHERE • Tick items off from a widget on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. • Tick items off on your Apple Watch, and dictate new ones. • Add items with Siri, and find any list in Spotlight. • Keep your lists in sync with iCloud on iPhone, iPad and Mac. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no ads. Your lists stay on your device, or in your private iCloud if you turn on sync. Describe and Scan run on your device too, so the developer never sees your lists. CHECKLIST PRO Checklist is free to download. Checklist Pro unlocks Focus mode, sharing your lists, workouts, unlimited smart lists, iCloud sync, widgets, the Apple Watch app and your own templates. Repeating lists and reminders are free for everyone. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://usechecklist.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basic Checklist at none against Checklist's 5. Basic Checklist also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 68%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Checklist's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 26 months). 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
Both are free to download. Checklist sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Basic Checklist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Basic Checklist holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Basic Checklist's written reviews are positive against 68% of Checklist's.
Basic Checklist ships an update every 26 months, Checklist every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Checklist | Checklist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (22 ratings) — better | 4.0 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 68.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Derek Carter | Ifeanyi Onuoha |
Customer experience
Basic Checklist
Checklist
In-app purchases
Basic Checklist
No in-app purchases
Checklist
- Checklist Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Checklist Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Checklist Pro Annual$29.991 Year
- Founding Member Lifetime$24.99
- Checklist Pro Lifetime$59.99







