Comparison

Listy vs List and Share

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

Head to head
About

Listy

Easily create and share lists with friends and family. Collaborate in real-time to ensure nothing is forgotten. One-time purchase unlocks all future features.

Highlights
  • Create shareable lists
  • Invite friends and family
  • Real-time collaboration
  • One-time purchase
  • Future feature upgrades included
Features
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Listy simplifies your life with lists you can share with friends and family. Simply invite a friend to a list and start sharing right away so none of you forget something. Listy will never require you to pay more than once for the app. So no "in-app" purchase and all the upgrades with new features will always be free. Do you like the app, so please leave a review, or if you have suggestions for new features send an email to feedback@arlefur.se Listy includes icons from icons8.com.

About

List and Share

Easily create and share lists with others. Enjoy real-time synchronization across all your devices and receive instant notifications for any updates. The app also supports offline use, syncing your changes when you reconnect.

Highlights
  • Share lists with multiple accounts
  • Real-time synchronization
  • Notifications for list changes
  • Offline usage
  • Sync later functionality
Features
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- Share your lists with multiple accounts - Realtime synchronization across devices - Receive notifications of changes in shared lists - Use it offline and synchronize it later

Screenshots

Listy4 screens
List and Share4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: List and Share at Free against Listy's $0.99. List and Share also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Listy's advantage is rating (3.4 vs 2.2). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

List and Share is free to download; Listy costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Listy holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Listy ships an update every 5 months, List and Share every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Listy versus List and Share: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListyList and Share
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better2.2 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKristoffer ArlefurMark Alexa

Customer experience

Listy

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

List and Share

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Listy

No in-app purchases

None

List and Share

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Listy free?
Listy costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is List and Share free?
List and Share is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Listy or List and Share?
Listy is rated higher. Listy averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while List and Share averages 2.2 from 6 ratings.
Do Listy or List and Share have ads?
Neither Listy nor List and Share shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Listy or List and Share?
Listy ships an update every 5 months, and List and Share every 5 days. Most recently, Listy was updated on November 1, 2026 and List and Share on November 3, 2026.

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