Comparison

Duolisto vs Properpad

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 Repeating view shows what's ready, what's coming up and who did each one last. Swipe a chore there to tick it off, even early, and 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. With the app open, you see their changes as they happen. You can turn 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 • Undo a tick, a delete or a discarded edit • You can do every swipe action with VoiceOver • Tap a task in Done to see who finished it • 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

Properpad

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Properpad is a private notepad with a lock. Write notes, checklists, to-do lists and memos in seconds. It works offline, shows no ads and needs no account, so your notes stay on your iPhone and iPad. Open the app and start typing. Every note saves as you write. NOTES, CHECKLISTS & MEMOS • Quick notes, long notes, meeting notes, ideas and journal entries • Rich text: headings, bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, quotes, code blocks and links • Text colors, highlight and font sizes • Bulleted and numbered lists • Checklists with progress for to-do lists, shopping lists and packing lists • Tables with a header row and a total row that adds up numbers for you • Add photos from your camera or photo library • Record voice notes inside any note • Autosave, undo and redo, plus word and character count NOTE SKINS Give any note its own page: a soft color, and ruled, grid or dotted lines. Write on a lined notebook page, plan on a grid, or keep it plain. LOCK YOUR NOTES • Lock Properpad with a 4-digit PIN • Unlock with Face ID or Touch ID. Your PIN always works too. • No account, no sign-in and no cloud. Your notes are stored on your device. • No ads and no advertising tracking • Optional crash reports never include what you write, and you can turn them off REMINDERS • Set a reminder on any note: in an hour, later today, tomorrow, next week or a time you choose • Get a notification when it is time ORGANIZE EVERYTHING • Color folders for work, school, personal, projects and travel • Tags to group notes across folders • Pin important notes to the top, or swipe a note to pin it • Archive notes you do not need every day. They stay searchable. • Deleted notes stay in the trash for 30 days, so you can restore them • List or grid view • Duplicate a note to use it as a template FIND ANY NOTE FAST Search titles, note text, checklist items and tags as you type. Type # to see every note with a tag. BACKUP, RESTORE & PDF • Back up all notes, photos and voice notes to one file, and keep it in Files or wherever you like • Restore on a new iPhone. Restoring adds notes and never overwrites the ones you have. • Export any note as a PDF • Share a note as text, or copy it anywhere CALM, READABLE DESIGN • Dark mode, light mode, or follow your system setting • A comfortable serif for your writing and a clear typeface for everything else • Made for iPhone and iPad WHY PROPERPAD • Works offline. Write and read notes without internet. • No ads, no pop-ups • No account or login • Simple, fast and lightweight • Private: your notes stay on your device Properpad is a notepad, notebook and memo pad for anyone who wants simple notes that stay private. Download it and write your first note.

Screenshots

Duolisto4 screens
Properpad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Duolisto at every 5 days against Properpad's monthly. Properpad's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duolisto ships an update every 5 days, Properpad monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Duolisto versus Properpad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuolistoProperpad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTristan ManchesterAavitech Solutions Private Limited

In-app purchases

None

Duolisto

No in-app purchases

None

Properpad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Duolisto free?
Duolisto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Properpad free?
Properpad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Duolisto or Properpad have ads?
Neither Duolisto nor Properpad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Duolisto or Properpad?
Duolisto ships an update every 5 days, and Properpad monthly. Most recently, Duolisto was updated on November 10, 2026 and Properpad on October 31, 2026.

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