Comparison

GSDlist vs TabulaDB

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

Head to head
About

GSDlist

This app offers a fresh approach to task management, allowing users to create detailed to-do lists with tags, locations, and team collaboration. It helps organize tasks by time, category, and location to create a focused daily list for efficient productivity.

Highlights
  • Task management with tags
  • Location-based task organization
  • Team collaboration features
  • Categorization of tasks
  • Daily 'Today' list creation
  • Time-based task management
Features
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A new take on ToDo Lists and task management with tags, locations, verbs, teams, and power. Build a deep list of things you intend to do, and manage them by time, category, and location into a Today list -- Getting' Stuff Done. The author is a veteran Apple developer and built this for his own use, and has over 37,000 closed items in the app, over almost 10 years of use. It's a good app.

About

TabulaDB

Create custom databases to track anything, from collections to personal projects. Offers pre-built templates or design your own with various field types. Data syncs via iCloud and can be exported for portability.

Highlights
  • Custom database creation
  • Pre-built templates
  • 15 field types
  • iCloud sync
  • Data export (CSV, JSON)
  • Reports and charts
Features
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TabulaDB – Build Your Own Database Track anything — your way. TabulaDB lets you create fully custom databases right on your iPhone, with exactly the fields you need and none you don't. Whether you're cataloging a wine collection, logging workouts, managing a home inventory, or building something entirely your own, TabulaDB gives you the structure to stay organized without locking you into someone else's template. Start in seconds with built-in templates Choose from seven ready-to-use templates — Home Inventory, Book Library, Movie Watchlist, Wine Collection, Fitness Tracker, Record Collection, and Contacts — or start from a blank database and design it yourself. 15 field types for every kind of data - Text, Integer, Decimal, Date and Date & Time, Checkbox, Rating, Picklist, Currency, URL,, Email, Phone, Image, Color and File Mix and match to capture exactly what matters. iCloud sync, automatically Your databases sync across all your devices via iCloud. Add a wine to your collection on your iPhone and it's there on your iPad. Your data is also protected by iCloud Backup. Reports and insights See your data come to life with charts and summaries. Built-in templates include tailored reports; track workout trends, see your reading pace, visualize your collection by category and custom databases get auto-generated summary cards. Your data, always portable Export any database as a CSV file to open in Numbers, Excel, or any spreadsheet app. Full JSON backups let you export and restore everything — all databases, fields, records, and images — in a single file. TabulaDB Pro — One-time purchase, no subscription The free version gives you 2 databases with up to 100 records each to explore the app. Upgrade once to unlock everything: - Unlimited databases - Unlimited records - Backup and restore - CSV export - Reports and charts - Custom templates A 7-day free trial gives you full access before you decide. TabulaDB is built for iPhone and requires iOS 17 or later.

Screenshots

GSDlist1 screens
TabulaDB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GSDlist at none against TabulaDB's 1. GSDlist also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). TabulaDB's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 9 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. TabulaDB sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GSDlist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GSDlist against 5.0 for TabulaDB. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GSDlist ships an update every 9 months, TabulaDB every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GSDlist versus TabulaDB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGSDlistTabulaDB
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlenn ReidBrigg Thorp

Customer experience

GSDlist

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TabulaDB

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GSDlist

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TabulaDB

One-time1
  • TabulaDB Pro$4.99

Questions

Is GSDlist free?
GSDlist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TabulaDB free?
TabulaDB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GSDlist or TabulaDB?
GSDlist and TabulaDB are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do GSDlist or TabulaDB have ads?
Neither GSDlist nor TabulaDB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GSDlist or TabulaDB?
GSDlist ships an update every 9 months, and TabulaDB every 9 days. Most recently, GSDlist was updated on November 6, 2026 and TabulaDB on October 31, 2026.

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