Comparison

Duolisto vs BrainArchive

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 • Works offline and syncs when you're back online • Untick a task you ticked by mistake, or undo a delete • You can do every swipe action with VoiceOver • The Done view shows who finished what • 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

BrainArchive

Features
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Ideas come and go quickly. Brain Archive is a simple, lightweight place to capture the thoughts you don't want to lose. Save creative sparks, plans, random ideas, and unfinished thoughts, then organize them into your own idea folders. Give each folder an Emoji, add ideas whenever inspiration strikes, and slowly build your own personal archive. Whether it's an app idea, a content concept, a travel plan, a design reference, a book you want to read, or something you might make someday — save it first. With Brain Archive, you can: Ā· Create folders for different ideas and topics Ā· Personalize folders with Emojis Ā· Quickly capture ideas and inspiration Ā· Search through everything you've saved Ā· Sync your records after signing in Ā· Continue organizing your ideas across devices Free to use The free version lets you create up to 3 folders and save up to 5 ideas in each folder. Need more space? A one-time lifetime purchase unlocks: Ā· Unlimited folders Ā· Unlimited ideas in every folder Ā· One purchase, lifetime access You don't have to turn every idea into a plan right away. Just save it first. One day, it might become something real.

Screenshots

Duolisto4 screens
BrainArchive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Duolisto at none against BrainArchive's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. BrainArchive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Duolisto asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Duolisto versus BrainArchive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuolistoBrainArchive
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTristan Manchester卓凔 å¼ 

In-app purchases

None

Duolisto

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BrainArchive

One-time1
  • Brain Archive Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is Duolisto free?
Duolisto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BrainArchive free?
BrainArchive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Duolisto or BrainArchive have ads?
Neither Duolisto nor BrainArchive shows ads.

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