Clear vs Orderly
We give Clear a 3.2 GPA and Orderly a 2.2, out of 4.0. Clear grades higher on the free plan, ease of use and platforms. Orderly grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Clear
Gesture-driven list app with no buttons, free on iPhone and Android
Orderly
Visual to-do lists for iPhone and iPad with location reminders
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAClearVery good | 2.2GPAOrderlyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BClear Pro is listed at $3.99 on the App Store, but the listing doesn't show a billing period and Clear's own site doesn't give the terms. If that's a month, it's the going rate. It buys reminders, repeating tasks, widgets, the Apple Watch app, cloud sync and 389 more themes. | A$1.99 once for the app, which is next to nothing. Even with the $0.99 add-on and the yearly sync plan at $6.99, you're well under what a typical to-do subscription costs. Avoid the $2.99 monthly sync plan, though. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree with no ads: all 10 gestures, 9 themes, every icon and font, 20 sound packs, shared lists and iCloud backup. But no reminders, no repeating tasks, no widgets and no sync between devices. Fine for a shopping list, tight for running your week. | FNothing is free. It's a $1.99 download before you've seen it, and the listing mentions no free trial. |
| Features | BGestures do everything, lists are coloured as a heat map, and a shared list opens from a link on iPhone, Android or a browser with nothing to install. Pro adds reminders you can snooze, repeats and archiving. But cloud sync and Clear Web are still labelled beta. | BLists shown as notes in three levels, folders with their own icons, reminders by date, time or place, and lists that repeat from daily to yearly. Today Items and Due Items cut across every folder. But sync, the passcode and low light mode are all paid extras. |
| Ease of use | A4.6 from about 5,100 App Store ratings. There are no buttons to hunt for: swipe right to complete, swipe left to delete, pull down to add, shake to undo. | BWe have no App Store rating on record, so a B is as high as we go. It's a visual app. You see your lists at a glance and drag one to change its priority. |
| Platforms and integrations | BiPhone and Android apps, an Apple Watch app with Pro, and shared lists that open in a web browser. But Clear Web is a Pro feature still in beta, iCloud is the only integration on record, and some shared-list controls are marked iPhone first. | DiPhone and iPad only. The Mac option on the App Store is the iPad app, not verified for macOS, and there's no Android or web version. Nothing on record connects it to other apps. |
| Best for | bare-bones lists you swipe through | visual lists with location reminders on iPhone |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Clear and Orderly. How we grade
Where they differ
- Clear starts at $3.99 for Clear Pro (billing period not shown on the App Store listing). Orderly starts at $1.99 one-time purchase.
- Clear has a free plan. Orderly does not.
- Only Clear lists a web app.
- Only Clear lists an Android app.
- Orderly can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Clear also covers templates.
At a glance
| Clear | Orderly | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $3.99 for Clear Pro (billing period not shown on the App Store listing) | $1.99 one-time purchase |
| Free plan | Free with no ads: all 10 signature gestures, 9 themes, every icon and font, all 20 sound packs, loot drops, shared lists with real-time collaboration, Spotlight search and iCloud backup. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Impending, Inc. | Tekton Technologies (P) Ltd. |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Clear
- People who want a list app with as little interface as possible
- Shared grocery or packing lists with people who do not have the app
- Users motivated by sounds, themes and unlockable rewards
Orderly
- iPhone and iPad users who like lists laid out visually
- Errands that should alert at a place, not only at a time
- Sorting many lists into folders by category
Worth knowing
Clear
- Reminders, repeating tasks, archiving, widgets and the Apple Watch app all require Clear Pro.
- Cloud sync between devices and Clear Web are Pro features that are still labeled beta.
- Clear Pro's billing terms are not on the vendor's site; the App Store lists it at $3.99 and Google Play shows in-app purchases from $3.99 to $29.99.
- Some shared-list controls, such as member limits and removing people, are marked as iPhone first.
Orderly
- iPhone and iPad only: the App Store marks the Mac option as the iPad app, not verified for macOS, and there is no Android or web version.
- Syncing between devices needs the Fast Cloud Sync subscription at $2.99 per month or $6.99 per year, on top of the $1.99 app.
- Low light mode and passcode protection are a separate $0.99 in-app purchase.
- There is no free version: the app is a $1.99 download before any add-on, and the listing states no free trial.
Key features
Clear
- Gesture controls
- Every action is a gesture: swipe right to complete, swipe left to delete, pull down to create, pinch apart to insert between two rows, and shake to undo.
- Heat-map lists
- Each list is colored as a heat map that highlights the most important tasks. A long press picks up an item so it can be dragged to a new position.
- Shared lists
- A list is shared with a link that opens in the iPhone app, the Android app or a browser with nothing to install. Edits reach every device at once, and sharing does not need Pro.
- Themes, sounds and collectibles
- There are 398 themes, about 150 app icons, more than 80 fonts and 20 sound packs. Completing tasks drops collectibles at random; 9 themes are free and the rest come with Pro.
- Reminders and repeating tasks
- Clear Pro adds reminders and deadlines with Complete, Reschedule and Snooze actions, along with repeating tasks and list archiving.
- Widgets, Apple Watch and sync
- Pro members get interactive Home and Lock Screen widgets, the Apple Watch app, and Clear Cloud sync with Clear Web, which the vendor labels beta.
Orderly
- Visual layout in three levels
- To-do lists are shown as notes in three levels at a glance, and a list is dragged to another priority. Note colors, fonts and font sizes can be set per list.
- Folders
- Any number of folders group lists by category, each with a custom icon and its own notifications for high-priority and overdue to-dos.
- Date, time and recurring reminders
- A date and time can be set for a whole list or for single items in it, and a list can repeat daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly, bi-monthly or yearly.
- Location-based reminders
- A to-do can be attached to a place, and the app sends a notification when the device comes near that location.
- Today Items and Due Items
- Two built-in views cut across every folder: Today Items shows what is due today, and Due Items shows items that are past due.
- Cloud sync, backup and archive
- A paid subscription syncs lists across devices and backs data up automatically. Email backup is part of the app, and completed lists move to a searchable archive.
Plans
Clear
Free$0
All 10 signature gestures, 9 themes, every icon and font, 20 sound packs, shared lists with real-time collaboration and iCloud backup.
Clear Pro$3.99
billing period not shown on the App Store listing
389 more themes with per-list theming, reminders, repeating tasks, archiving, widgets, the Apple Watch app, and Clear Cloud sync with Clear Web in beta.
Orderly
Orderly$1.99
one-time purchase
The app for iPhone and iPad: folders, date, time and location reminders, recurring to-dos, search, archive and email backup.
Orderly Premium$0.99
one-time in-app purchase
Add-on that turns on low light mode and passcode protection.
Automatic Backup Monthly$2.99
per month
Subscription for Fast Cloud Sync between devices plus automatic backup of all data to the cloud.
Automatic Backup Service$6.99
per year
The same Fast Cloud Sync and automatic backup subscription, billed annually.
Ways to pay less
Clear
No public discounts listed.
Orderly
- Annual discount
Annual sync subscription at $6.99 against $35.88
The App Store listing prices Fast Cloud Sync plus Automatic Backup at $2.99 per month or $6.99 per year, so the annual subscription costs about 80% less than twelve monthly payments.
