Lightning Checklist vs The Start Button
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightning Checklist
Organize your life with a powerful task management tool. Create detailed checklists with nested folders for ultimate organization. Streamline your to-do list and boost productivity.
- Create tasks and checklists
- Organize with nested folders
- Multi-level folder depth
- Intuitive task management
- Boost productivity
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Quickly create task checklists with folders that can go multiple levels. Supports light and dark mode. Easily rearrange entries.
The Start Button
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Tap Start. That's it. No pause. No reset. No undo. The timer begins when you do, and it never stops. This is not a habit app. Not a streak. Not a countdown. It is the time since you committed — still running, whether you open the app or not. ONE TAP A single Start. Done. THEN IT STAYS Elapsed seconds. The place you were. A widget on the Home Screen that keeps counting while you live the rest of the day. Share a snapshot when the number means something. Your start time lives on the device. Location is used only at the tap, to remember where you were. Nothing is sent to us. Tap once. Time keeps going.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The Start Button at Free against Lightning Checklist's $3.99. The Start Button also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Lightning Checklist's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On in-app purchases and device support 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
The Start Button is free to download; Lightning Checklist costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lightning Checklist ships an update every 3 weeks, The Start Button weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightning Checklist | The Start Button |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anthony Tietjen | Hoi Mau Hung |
In-app purchases
Lightning Checklist
No in-app purchases
The Start Button
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Lightning Checklist or The Start Button have ads?
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