Odena vs Sam's List
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Odena
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Odena is the AI knowledge assistant for your team. It knows your email, your calendar and your documents – and answers questions about them with sources you can open and check in a tap. ASK, WITH SOURCES Ask Odena the way you'd ask a colleague who has read everything. Every answer shows where it came from: the email, the document, the meeting. Nothing you have to take on trust. A BRIEFING BEFORE EVERY MEETING Odena prepares your meetings for you – who's coming, what was last discussed, what's still open. The briefing is ready about three hours before you start. Each morning, your daily briefing sums up what's ahead. RECORD AND UNDERSTAND MEETINGS Record a conversation right in the app, or let a notetaker join your online meetings automatically. Odena writes the transcript, separates the speakers for you to name, and pulls out the highlights. TASKS THAT FIND THEMSELVES Email and meetings turn into tasks – with due dates and context. On your Home Screen, the widget shows what's next. PROJECTS AND KNOWLEDGE Keep files and folders in projects and chat with your team there – so Odena answers in the right context. SPEAK INSTEAD OF TYPING Dictate your questions, or attach photos and files directly. CONNECTS TO YOUR ACCOUNTS Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Drive, Microsoft Outlook and Teams chats. For each account, you decide what Odena may use. Odena is built for teams and organisations. You need an account in an organisation that uses Odena.
Sam's List
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Sam’s List is a calm, local-first app for the things that matter each day: write down a task, see what is relevant, and check it off. It also gives you a simple, private place to record everyday spending. NEW!! Sam’s List Cloud lets you connect your synced tasks and spending to a compatible AI assistant, with permissions you control TODOS, WITHOUT THE NOISE • Capture tasks in seconds • Organize them in folders or keep them in Inbox • See Today, All, Upcoming, and Calendar views • Add notes, start dates, due dates, reminders, and repeat schedules • Search and filter when you need to find something • Import selected Apple Reminders and Calendar events • Share text or links from other apps into a new task WIDGETS THAT HELP YOU ACT Put your list where you need it. Add dedicated Tasks and Spending widgets to your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Complete tasks from a widget, open the right list or task, and use a Smart Stack to move between task and spending widgets. SIMPLE SPENDING Record an expense with a name, amount, category, date, and note. Review this month’s total, see a clear category chart, browse recent expenses, and create, rename, reorder, or recolor your own categories. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. Your tasks and spending records stay on your device by default. Optional private iCloud sync is available with Premium. PREMIUM, WHEN YOU WANT MORE Sam’s List Premium is a one-time lifetime purchase—never a subscription. It unlocks private iCloud sync, custom spending categories, Apple Calendar import, Quick Expense with Siri, Shortcuts or Back Tap, and Premium widgets. Sam’s List is a personal organizer and manual spending tracker. It is not a bank or financial advice service. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Odena at none against Sam's List's 3. Odena also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Sam's List sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Odena asks for nothing beyond the download.
Odena ships an update every 2 days, Sam's List every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Odena | Sam's List |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WP Nova GmbH | Why&Key LLC |
In-app purchases
Odena
No in-app purchases
Sam's List
- Sam's List Premium subscription$4.991 Month
- Sam's List Premium yearly$44.991 Year
- Sam’s List Premium Lifetime$1.99









