--- title: "Ikiru - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store" description: "Ikiru is a simple but powerful app for making lists, keeping notes and setting reminders. It aims to help you live a productive and meaningful life, by enabling you to focus on the things that are mos" --- # Ikiru — United States > Lists, Notes & Reminders ![Ikiru App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/e1/1d/eb/e11debb5-a04a-45ad-32f5-7ef8704ac62b/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-0-0-7-0-0-sRGB-0-0-0-GLES2_U002c0-512MB-85-220-0-0.png/434x0w.png) **Developer:** [James Rhoades](https://apptail.io/developer/james-rhoades-BtE) (United States) **Category:** Productivity **Rating:** 3.9/5 (99 ratings) **Price:** Free **Bundle ID:** com.crushapps.Ikiru **Store:** Apple App Store **Country:** United States **Version:** 1.2.2 (released 2019-12-14) **Original Release:** 2016-08-09 **Languages:** Chinese, English, Italian, Japanese, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish **App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id1111565046) **AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/ikiru-Pqfc/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/ikiru-Pqfc/united-states) ## Ikiru Description Ikiru is a simple but powerful app for making lists, keeping notes and setting reminders. It aims to help you live a productive and meaningful life, by enabling you to focus on the things that are most important to you. IKIRU IS VERSATILE Use it to create to do lists, shopping lists, take notes, store contact information, keep track of books to read, or movies to watch... or anything else you'd want to make a list for. IKIRU IS BEAUTIFUL With a clean and easy to use design, choose from over 2000 icons to assign to your lists. IKIRU IS POWERFUL - create lists within lists - assign a due date and reminder to list items - view all items with a due date in one convenient timeline - add a photo to list items - drag and drop to sort list items, or automatically keep a list sorted alphabetically, by modification date, completion date, and more - easily copy or move items from one list to another - mark items incomplete to return them to their original position in the list (this makes lists easy to reuse) - send a list via email, and the receiver can import your list into their copy of Ikiru - view items with due dates on your Apple Watch IKIRU KEEPS YOUR DATA SAFE - automatically back up and sync lists between iOS devices using iCloud - use Touch ID or a custom passcode to protect your information IKIRU HAS PURPOSE The word "ikiru" (ee-kee-roo) means "to live" in Japanese. It's also the title of an Akira Kurosawa film about a man who decides to do something meaningful with his life. Ikiru (the app) is my attempt at doing something meaningful with my life, and hopefully help others live meaningful and productive lives. IKIRU HAS HISTORY In 2010 I released a list-making app called "Paperless". From busy moms to airplane pilots to people who needed a little help remembering things after suffering a brain injury, Paperless has been used by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Ikiru is built upon that legacy - incorporating the best ideas from Paperless, greatly improving upon them, and adding big features that people have requested. IKIRU NEEDS LOVE If you find Ikiru useful, please rate and review it in the App Store. Thank you! ## Ikiru Screenshots - [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/f2/0e/02/f20e02a8-465b-b5f2-d61e-b97441ac0a97/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/75/e6/51/75e65102-d772-bcd1-a02c-acac5b0c5c06/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/a3/d3/d0/a3d3d002-a71b-8788-9f85-00510320c816/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/83/3a/45/833a45d4-06b5-a1c3-c1bb-f1dc005c3207/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png) - [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/ad/fa/16/adfa1686-c6b0-62b0-3791-92022c3bff6b/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png) ## Ikiru Rating Breakdown in United States - 5 stars: 49 (49%) - 4 stars: 19 (19%) - 3 stars: 13 (13%) - 2 stars: 3 (3%) - 1 stars: 15 (15%) ## Ikiru Reviews in United States ### ****- "Nice stable app" This is a lovely stable app. This is very important with note keeping apps. I’ve had others that have lost notes, crashed after updating. This one, however, is very reliable. I made my notes look prettier and more colorful by putting emojis in front of my categories. The only thing that I wish with this app is that it had a universal search feature. It only searches the notes on the level you are on. -- ChloeNikee, 2026-01-08 ### ***** "Handiest list keeper, simple with a photo." Useful, syncable or not, as you wish. Don't need a shopping list on multiple devices. But can if I want to. -- Daily paper, 2025-12-31 ### ***-- "Do I rate this ⭐️⭐️ or a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️star??? I guess I’ll make it ⭐️⭐️⭐️… Please read why." For those who aren’t in reading the details. Long story short, this will make your life and lists so much better. I really do love it and use it weekly, if not daily. Now read and I’ll tell you things you can do. This is a long review, but I promise it’s worth it. I LOVE THIS APP! REALLY, REALLY!!! That’s why I’d give it a ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️However, it hasn’t had any updates in forever. Which is why I want to give it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. If it would get some updates, I’d be more than happy to give it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. I use it for groceries, bills, medications… things are easy to cross off and then restore. Things may take time to set up depending on your level of detail and number of things on your list. But it is well worth your time. Like bills… I have a list by date. If it’s only on a specific month. Then the bill and if I have auto deduct set. If so, which account is it coming out of. After I’ve finished a month, I mark everything incomplete. I’ve got things set up so they’ll sort by the number. Go thru, mark thins completed that aren’t due this month. Now I have a list of bills due and on what date. When I pay or a bill’s auto deduct date passes, I mark complete. Rinse and repeat. End of month, mark all incomplete and do it again. It has really helped me make sure I’m paying everything on time. I have a lot of medications and doctors. And a new doctor always wants to know what you’re on. I have a list with the med name (generic and/or brand), strength, quantity per am/pm, what is prescribed for, who prescribed it, and start date (if I know it). So very helpful. And if they read your meds to you, you can check things off. Then when they say, “are you on anything else,” you can see if there’s anything left unchecked on your list. I used to travel a lot for work. I have a packing checklist. A list of certain items at home, so I stop from buying something again if I already have it. Vaccines and dates back to babyhood. Restaurants, locations, how I feel about them, what I really like (if anything). Todo lists. History of car maintenance and repairs. Cat food, if they like or hate it. Surgeries/dates. Lists of places I want to go, movies I want to see, songs I want to buy, and on and on This app has been a godsend. But there’s a number of improvements I think they can make and the version listed in the App Store is years old. So I’m very disappointed that they seem to have made it and the forgot about it. Maybe they’re out of business, the person p -- Becket9, 2025-11-27 ### ***-- "Bogus reminders" I loved this app. Last several months I started to have reminders from past timed items. I got more and more of the lately. All the timed items are removed, and reminders are coming. Very annoying! -- RW_Venture, 2024-07-31 ### ***-- "Great app - that’s sadly stopped synching, and zero response from support" I’ve loved and used this app now for years. Suddenly, it’s stopped synching across devices. I’ve removed and reinstalled it several times, ensured I’m on all current OS versions, quadruple checked that all synch settings are on, and written the support email four times asking for guidance, each time ignored. It’ll be a shame to delete the app, which is now useless, as is their help line. -- PaulOgden, 2024-01-08 ### ***-- "Lacks punch for serious writers" There’s still no formatting after all this time. Last I checked, this is an all-around note taking and list making app. Formatted text is crucial in apps like this to create punch. You need bold, italics, underlines, and strike-throughs at the very least but bullets would be nice too. Formatting must be really hard to code for but c’mon already. This app has been around long enough to add these crucial features. The developer seems really nice, so hopefully he’ll take this request seriously. I’m raising my rating to 3-stars I hope that an update comes soon, but it can’t be higher than that without formatting. -- Macorin, 2023-11-15 ### ****- "Great app but needs updating" I have been using this app for years. It’s a great note taking app. I love it’s functionality and simplicity. However both my spouse and I have noticed a problem with current notes that are either not saving properly or deleting themselves. Another Ikiru reviewer complained about something similar happening with their notes. I am concerned that this app is not being monitored enough to keep up with iPhone updates. Unfortunately due to the app becoming glitchy I am going to look for a replacement. -- Skeptical in Cincinnati, OH, 2023-05-15 ### ***-- "Paperless was better" I had the original list app Paperless from this developer and enjoyed it. He changed everything when he stopped Paperless and launched Ikiru. I got it to support his work but I’ve never liked it nearly as much as Paperless and rarely use it. I see that an update is supposed to be in the works. I hope some of the color and utility of the old app returns. -- TaylorPlayer, 2022-11-06 ### ***-- "Ikiru loosing functionality" Love the program, love its structure, e.g. the ability to have a heading with subheadings and subheadings to the subheadings, To Do’s listed in chronological order, etc. However, some Ikiru features no longer function, such as automatic data sync upon closing, return to the the last view when reopening, etc. I can only attribute this to the fact that there have been several changes to Apple’s operating system and Ikiru has not kept up; there have been no updates for too long. For this reason, I’m now hesitant to entrust important information to Ikiru in case the next major Apple operating system update leaves Ikiru inoperable -- bobvon, 2021-08-11 ### ***** "Love Ikiru" It’s a simple to use app with lots of features. Can have several folders all on the home screen with sub folders. Can import or take pictures easily for a specific topic. -- Kieth M, 2021-07-11 ### ***** "Please update" For the love of god update your app -- Moshfosh, 2021-07-10 ### ****- "Almost perfect - needs colored icons" Paperless, Ikiru’s parent, is almost perfect but is missing lists within lists (within lists). Ikiru adds that, but its small monochrome icons aren’t as useful as Paperless’ colored icons. It’s much faster to scroll through many items to find what you want if you can recognize icons by their color. The small monochrome ones looks very similar to each other so are almost no use at all. Ikiru chooses form over function in this case. Other than that, the best list app out there IMO. -- Auto-Debilitator, 2021-07-08 ### ***** "It Changed My Life!" I’ve been using Ikiru for about 5 years and have gone from being disorganized, unproductive, and restless when it came to performing daily tasks and projects large and small. I created lists for just about everything that I need to get done and I now live a life of daily organization and order. Being able to cross things off as they get done is a real joy! And you can reset the lists to use daily, weekly, whatever. I can’t recommend this app enough for people who love to be organized or for those who are at the beginning of becoming organized. Really... it has changed my life! -- Dog Biscuit Baker, 2021-04-28 ### *---- "Sharing" I have the issue of my writings disappearing! I write in my notes and go back to find my update GONE! I’ve lost a lot of time and notes. I have emailed twice for help but never receive a reply! Loved the app until this started happening... -- Sagacious747, 2020-10-11 ### ****- "Add paperless icons and checkboxes for 5 stars" Almost there. Got spoiled with paperless but a good start. -- Genevieve101, 2020-06-19 ### ***** "Yes!" Update: I had been using this app quite a while ago but stopped. Not sure why. I reinstalled it recently and began with it again. I’m OT sure when the password/finger scan option was added, but this makes the app a good deal more useful to me. I think this is going to be my go-to app for to-do’s, passwords, grocery lists, short study notes, birthday lists, and a host of other things. It’s so flexible. I would still like to see more flexibility in date recurrence, i.e. repeat from completion, but still a wonderful list/notes app. Thank,Ikiru. I had been using Paperless for a long time and really liked it - and used it. But I kept wishing for an update with the ability to attach dates - with a repeat function and also for the ability to create lists within lists. Wish granted! Thank you! It works well, and I can keep track of SO MANY things with this app! So functional! Like other reviewers have mentioned, it would be nice to have other themes to select from. Yes, the old Paperless WAS much more attractive. I do have one other wish - now that dates and repeat function are available it would be great to see the repeat function a bit more flexible, i.e., repeat from date or from completion, and repeat every # of days, weeks, etc. Thanks for a great app which is at once functional and easy to use. 🙂 -- byHisgracealone, 2020-05-24 ### ***** "So Easy! Best App for Keeping Track!!!" I have used Ikiru for years and Paperless before that. I can’t find any other app that works so effectively and fluidly for keeping things organized and easy to find and retrieve. I use it for everything. It keeps my life organized! I especially love the way you can make folders within folders within folders. It makes it so quick to find exactly the item you need. The thousands of icons are fun and quick and help you find things at a glance. I also love the way you can slide items around and rearrange them as priorities change. It’s great for adding photos, copy & paste, moving, rearranging, exporting, checking off. It does almost everything you could hope for. I only wish it did bold, italics, and bullet points. It’s such a fantastic app!!! Thank you to the developers! I just LOVE Ikiru!!!!! -- Fast Track Shopper, 2020-04-24 ### *---- "Stay away from this one. Junk." This has only one improvement from over the previous Paperless, and a massive downside! The improvement - you can now place lists within lists. The rest - dangerously bug ridden. Items will randomly show up with lines through them as if done. Sometimes you can long-hold to correct this, other times not. The shake to undo feature kicks in often when not needed, so here you’ll lose even more items. The icons available are greater in number than in Paperless, but being smaller and monochrome line doodles they do not distinguish well, so rather defeat the whole point. BUT THE WORST, AND FOR ME THE DEAL BREAKER - I HAVE BEEN SENDING NUMEROUS EMAILS TO ASK FOR ADVICE ON ALL BUGGINESS, and not received a single response. If you sell crap apps on the AppStore and abandon your customers when they can’t get the d*amn thing to do what they paid for — PLEASE FIND ANOTHER LINE OF WORK — after you refund your clients. -- QualityInsister, 2020-03-12 ### ****- "Great alternative to Wunderlist" With Wunderlist about to cease syncing of data, and Microsoft’s replacement not having the features I want or need, I decided to try using Ikiru again and am finding that I like it more than when I originally tried it. You can have lists within lists, you can easily add notes and pictures to lists. It’s easy to add date/ time reminders. It’s basically very easy to use. I also love that it’s easy to export your info and send it to other people without having to force others to sign up for services they don’t want. The interface is a little different, but once you start using it, it is very easy to use. I love syncing between my iPad and iPhone. Wish it could sync with my Mac. -- FlaDeacon, 2020-02-17 ### *---- "CRASHES ALL THE TIME" I happily used this app for a long time. But in the last 6 months it crashes while updating. When I reopen it works. I’ve reached out to the developer several times with no response. I thought maybe he had abandoned the app. -- AppleFan2, 2020-01-30 [View all Ikiru reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://apptail.io/account/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews) ## Ikiru Store Rankings | Chart | Country | Category | Rank | |-------|---------|----------|------| | Top Paid | New Zealand | Productivity | #196 | | Top Paid | Pakistan | Productivity | #216 | | Top Paid | Canada | Productivity | #270 | | Top Paid | Australia | Productivity | #273 | | Top Paid | Sweden | Productivity | #282 | | Top Paid | South Africa | Productivity | #290 | | Top Paid | Belgium | Productivity | #296 | | Top Paid | Philippines | Productivity | #296 | | Top Paid | Ireland | Productivity | #299 | | Top Paid | France | Productivity | #312 | | Top Paid | United Kingdom | Productivity | #319 | | Top Paid | Greece | Productivity | #323 | | Top Paid | Singapore | Productivity | #325 | | Top Paid | Dominican Republic | Productivity | #332 | | Top Paid | Portugal | Productivity | #345 | | Top Paid | Netherlands | Productivity | #348 | | Top Paid | Peru | Productivity | #362 | | Top Paid | Norway | Productivity | #366 | | Top Paid | Malaysia | Productivity | #377 | | Top Paid | Hong Kong SAR China | Productivity | #388 | | Top Paid | Egypt | Productivity | #420 | | Top Paid | Hungary | Productivity | #433 | | Top Paid | Denmark | Productivity | #437 | | Top Paid | Spain | Productivity | #449 | | Top Paid | Mexico | Productivity | #457 | | Top Paid | Czechia | Productivity | #475 | | Top Paid | Finland | Productivity | #488 | | Top Paid | United Arab Emirates | Productivity | #490 | ## Apps Similar to Ikiru - 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