Comparison

Duolisto vs ReadyList

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

Head to head
About

Duolisto

Features
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Duolisto is a shared to-do list for two people: you and your partner, your roommate, or whoever you share a kitchen with. Add a task, put a name on it, and tick it off. Both phones show the same list and update as you go. Open the app and start adding. Send the other person an invite link or a six-character code when you want them on the list. HAND IT OVER Swipe a task to give it to yourself, to them, or to either of you. Tasks left on Either go to whoever gets there first. Tap your name to cut the list down to your jobs, and the shared ones stay in view. CHORES THAT COME BACK End a task with "every Sunday" or "2 weeks after done" and it repeats. You decide whether it follows the calendar or counts from the day someone did it. The Recurring view shows what's ready, what's coming up and who did each one last. Once you tick a chore off, it stays out of the way until its next date. KNOW WHEN IT'S DONE Duolisto tells your partner when you add a task, hand one over or tick one off, and tells you when they do. You can turn these notifications off in Settings. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Add a widget (iOS 26 and later) to see everything, your tasks or theirs. Tick tasks off from the widget without opening the app. MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOURS Pick a colour for yourself and one for your partner, out of six, then choose one of five themes in light or dark. Colours stay on your phone, so your partner can choose their own. ALSO โ€ข Works offline and syncs when you're back online โ€ข Untick a task you ticked by mistake, or undo a delete โ€ข You can do every swipe action with VoiceOver โ€ข The Done view shows who finished what โ€ข Save your account with Apple, Google or an email code, then sign in on a new phone Duolisto is free. It has no ads, subscriptions or in-app purchases.

About

ReadyList

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ReadyList is the collaborative checklist app for whatever's next โ€” vacations, weddings, moves, business trips, and any big group plan. Most shared to-do lists fall apart because everyone's staring at the same list, stepping on each other, with no idea who's actually done what. ReadyList fixes that: every person gets their OWN copy of the checklist, so you each check things off at your own pace โ€” while everyone sees the shared progress in real time. WHY READYLIST โ€ข Everyone gets their own checklist โ€” your progress is yours; no more overwriting each other โ€ข Live "who's ready" view โ€” ticks appear on everyone's phone as they happen โ€ข Split what it costs โ€” log who paid, split equally or by exact amounts, and see who owes who โ€ข Team chat โ€” talk it through in a tab right beside the checklist, with threads for side conversations โ€ข Assign tasks โ€” hand a task to a specific person so nothing falls through the cracks โ€ข Countdown to the day โ€” every list is tied to a date, so deadlines stay front and center โ€ข Smart templates โ€” start fast with ready-made lists for trips, weddings, moving, and more โ€ข Reminders โ€” get nudged before things are due BUILT FOR REAL PLANS โ€ข Vacations & trips โ€” packing lists, documents, bookings, and splitting what it all cost โ€ข Weddings โ€” the hundred moving pieces, shared across the people helping โ€ข Moving โ€” everything from utilities to boxes, split across the household โ€ข Business trips โ€” travel, prep, and day-of, without the mental overhead โ€ข Anything custom โ€” build your own from scratch SPLIT THE BILL, NOT THE FRIENDSHIP Add what you spent, choose who it splits between, and ReadyList does the arithmetic to the cent โ€” equally by default, or with exact amounts for whoever had the expensive main. At the end it shows who owes who in the fewest payments possible. You can even split with someone who hasn't joined yet, and their expenses follow them if they sign up later. COMPLETELY FREE ReadyList is free to use โ€” no purchases, no subscriptions, no credit card. Plan on your own or invite your whole group. Shared expenses is arithmetic only: ReadyList works out who owes who, and never moves money or handles payments of any kind. ReadyList also works on the web at getreadylist.app, and everything stays in sync across your devices. Get everyone actually ready โ€” download ReadyList.

Screenshots

Duolisto4 screens
ReadyList4 screens

Verdict

The call

Duolisto and ReadyList are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duolisto ships an update every 4 days, ReadyList every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Duolisto versus ReadyList: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuolistoReadyList
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size59 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTristan ManchesterKRISHNA RAJ NADARASSIN

In-app purchases

None

Duolisto

No in-app purchases

None

ReadyList

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Duolisto free?
Duolisto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ReadyList free?
ReadyList is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Duolisto or ReadyList have ads?
Neither Duolisto nor ReadyList shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Duolisto or ReadyList?
Duolisto ships an update every 4 days, and ReadyList every 3 days. Most recently, Duolisto was updated on October 6, 2026 and ReadyList on October 18, 2026.

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