Comparison

Checklist vs Plans

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Checklist

Create reusable checklists for recurring tasks like packing, groceries, or routines. Start fresh lists from templates without altering the original. Share lists easily and access them offline.

Highlights
  • Create reusable checklist templates
  • Start new lists from templates
  • Offline functionality
  • Share lists via link
  • Organize lists with sections and emojis
  • Pin favorite lists
Features
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The same trip. The same gym bag. The same grocery run. Why rewrite the list every time? Checklist: Reusable Lists is built around one idea: make a checklist once and reuse it forever. Build the list, start a fresh run whenever you need it, and check it off. The original never changes. REUSABLE BY DESIGN • Build a checklist once: packing, groceries, gym, camping, chores, a go-bag • Start a clean run any time and tick items off with a satisfying tap • Your checklist stays pristine, ready for next time • Full history: see when each run was started and completed MAKE IT YOURS, FAST • Paste a whole list and every line becomes an item. On devices with Apple Intelligence, headings and quantities are read on your device, never sent anywhere • Group items into sections, add quantities ("chargers ×2") and put a note under any item • A new list saves as you type, so nothing is lost if you leave before tapping Save • Swipe an item right for a reminder or a note; swipe left to delete it • Pin the lists you use most, reorder with a touch and hold, and give every list its own icon and color • Search finds lists by name and by what is inside them ONE-OFF LISTS TOO • Need a single, one-time list? Make a one-off and check it off in place • Reusable checklists and one-off lists live together in one simple library • New here? A "Try Me List" shows what a tap, a swipe or a hold does SHARE IN A TAP • Send any checklist to a friend as a link • They add it straight to their own library, no account needed • Great for trips, events and households CHECKLIST PRO One purchase, yours for good, shared with up to six people through Family Sharing: • Collaborate live: check off one list together and everyone sees every tap • iCloud Sync: the same library on your iPhone, iPad and Mac, through your own iCloud • Daily To-Do: a list for today whose unfinished items roll over on their own • Quick Add: type or dictate "add bread, butter and cucumber to groceries" and it lands in the right list • Reminders: add any item to your Calendar or to the Reminders app • Print or export any list New to Checklist? Try every Pro feature free for 7 days. It ends on its own: no charge, nothing to cancel, and your lists stay yours. ON iPHONE, iPAD AND MAC • Designed for the iPad's larger screen and runs on Apple silicon Macs • Put Checklist on the Action Button for one-press access PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • No account. No sign-up. Nothing to forget. • Works fully offline: pack on the plane, shop in the basement • Your lists stay on your device. Pro sync travels through your own iCloud, never a server of ours Want a head start? Browse free, ready-made templates (travel packing, moving, camping, hospital bag, groceries and more) at getchecklist.app/checklists and open them straight in the app. Stop starting from a blank page. Build it once. Reuse it forever. Checklist Pro is a one-time purchase of $14.99 (USD), charged to your Apple Account, with Family Sharing included. No subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getchecklist.app/privacy

About

Plans

This app integrates notes and tasks into a single, minimalist interface. Effortlessly convert any sentence into a task with pre-set dates and times, and manage your schedule with calendar integration and customizable reminders.

Highlights
  • Convert sentences to tasks
  • Integrated notes and calendar
  • Customizable reminders
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Markdown export
  • Task duration tracking
Features
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Your to-dos hide in your notes. Plans helps you get them out: select any sentence, tap "Make it a task", and it lands on the right day with the time already set. Notes, tasks and your calendar, together in one calm, minimalist app. NOTES • Write freely: formatting, checklists, photos and scanned documents • Select any text and turn it into a task. Plans reads the date and time from your words • Select a list and it becomes a checklist task • Folders, pinning and search • Save text and links from other apps with the share sheet TASKS • Add a task in a single line, with the date and time right in the text • Lists with subtasks • Time, reminders and daily repeat • Move a task to another day with a swipe • Every task links back to the note it came from PLANNING • Today — only what needs doing now. Tap Today again to hide everything else • Upcoming — the whole week on one screen, plus a month calendar • Events from your iPhone Calendar next to your tasks, including Google Calendar • A daily summary of overdue tasks at the time you choose WIDGETS AND QUICK ACCESS • Today's tasks on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, checked off right there • A new task or note from the app icon, or by voice with Siri PLANS PRO A one-time purchase, no subscription: • Reminders ahead of time — an hour, a day, or any moment you set • Repeat on weekdays, weekends or any days you choose • Task duration — see when it starts and ends • Six color themes and app icons • Note fonts: Rounded, Monospaced, Charter and Avenir Next • Export all notes to Markdown Works on iPhone and iPad, synced with your own iCloud. Light, dark and Lavender themes and the Lavender icon are free.

Screenshots

Checklist4 screens
Plans4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Plans at 5.0 against Checklist's 4.2. Checklist's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Checklist sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year and Plans sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plans holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checklist has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checklist ships an update every 5 days, Plans every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Checklist versus Plans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChecklistPlans
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (10 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex UsaninLunus Technologies

Customer experience

Checklist

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Plans

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Checklist

Subscriptions1
  • Checklist Pro — Annual7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Checklist Pro: Sync & Sharing$14.99
1 purchases

Plans

One-time1
  • Plans Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Checklist free?
Checklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plans free?
Plans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Checklist or Plans?
Plans is rated higher. Checklist averages 4.2 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Plans averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Checklist or Plans have ads?
Neither Checklist nor Plans shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Checklist or Plans?
Checklist ships an update every 5 days, and Plans every 3 days. Most recently, Checklist was updated on November 5, 2026 and Plans on November 10, 2026.

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