Basic Checklist vs To Do List MinimaList & Widget
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.
To Do List MinimaList & Widget
This app helps you organize your life with intuitive to-do lists, reminders, and a schedule planner. It offers customizable themes, shared lists, and widgets for easy task management. Stay productive with its focus timer and smart input features.
- Intuitive and colored lists
- Customizable themes
- Shared lists
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Time and location-based reminders
- Focus Timer (Pomodoro)
- Cloud syncing
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MinimaList, a simple productive app featured on App Store home page. It's a to do list, a reminder, a checklist, a schedule planner and a task manager that helps you to get things done, available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac). ----Main Features---- - Intuitive lists: different lists for different purposes - Colored lists: assign different colors to different tasks - Customizable theme: color/pic background & font style/size/color - Shared lists: simplest way to share the same list with others (Share link must be opened in Safari) - Grocery lists: simple shopping list - Widgets: Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Reminders: repeated time-based and location-based reminders - Memo & Sub-Task: description and sub-tasks - Smart input: automatically detect time in a phrase and set it as a reminder - Auto-snooze: you can set a reminder auto snooze three times (change the time interval in setting - more option) - Focus Timer: Pomodoro, count down and count up timer, with amazing sound effects - Today Widget: create and complete tasks in Today Widget - Cloud Syncing: same lists for all devices (iPhone,iPad, Mac) - TouchID/FaceID: privacy is protected now - Siri ready: remind me to go shopping at 3 pm on MinimaList - Custom setting: your notification sounds, your font, your background - Calendar syncing: syncing with Apple calendar - Continuous Reminder (Notification action, force touch on your notification - where you snooze a reminder) - Supports iPhone iPad and Mac - Url Scheme supports: to create a task: minimalist://x-callback-url/create?list=valueList&content=valueContent&date=yyyy-mm-dd&time=HH:mm&x-success=valueCallback to open a list: minimalist://x-callback-url/open?list=valueList (valueList is the name of the list, valueContent is the task content, valueList and valueContent must be url encoded first,valueCallback is the callback app's url scheme name) MinimaList, a simple list to solve big problems. Less is More. Terms of Use:http://intuitive.studio/minimalist/terms Terms of Use(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy:http://intuitive.studio/minimalist/Privacy MinimaList is free but you can also upgrade to Premium for full access to premium features for $0.99 a month or $5.99 a year (price in usd) through an auto-renewing subscription. Subscriptions for Pro account will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscriptions in the Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: To Do List MinimaList & Widget at 4.8 against Basic Checklist's 4.2. To Do List MinimaList & Widget also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (47K vs 21). Basic Checklist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. To Do List MinimaList & Widget sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Basic Checklist asks for nothing beyond the download.
To Do List MinimaList & Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: To Do List MinimaList & Widget has 47K 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 90% of To Do List MinimaList & Widget's.
Basic Checklist ships an update every 26 months, To Do List MinimaList & Widget weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Checklist | To Do List MinimaList & Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (21 ratings) | 4.8 (47K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 89.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 47K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #140 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Derek Carter | InnerGrow |
Customer experience
Basic Checklist
To Do List MinimaList & Widget
Bugs and requests
Basic Checklist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
To Do List MinimaList & Widget
Reported bugs
4 issues- Issues with syncing and restoring purchases
- Problems with reordering and rearranging tasks
- Inconsistent behavior of gestures and navigation
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to create subtasks and nested lists
- Improve widget functionality and customization
- Implement better sorting and filtering options
- Allow bulk deletion of completed tasks
- Add calendar integration and scheduling features
In-app purchases
Basic Checklist
No in-app purchases
To Do List MinimaList & Widget
- Pay Monthly$2.991 Month
- Boost Productivity3 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Lifetime (special offer)$5.99
- Lifetime Premium (best offer)$5.99
- Lifetime VIP (50% off)$8.99
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- Lifetime VIP (50% off)$9.99
- Lifetime Family$14.99
Questions
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