Lista helps you stay organized and focused with a simple structure and built-in filters that work at any level — globally, within a space, or within a single list. Powerful GTD workflows, naturally, with no configuration required. Privacy is core — iCloud sync and collaboration, your data stays yours. Designed natively for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Three years of focused work on a single goal: a to-do list app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that gets out of your way.
Lista makes powerful workflows feel natural. Organize lists into spaces, then filter at any level to focus on what matters. The same built-in filters are always available — globally, within a space, or within a single list. No configuration required.
Privacy is core. Your data is yours — invisible to us, exportable anytime. Sync and collaboration work through iCloud, with no account required.
Designed natively for Apple platforms, Lista feels at home on every device.
Three years on one idea shows. You can feel it in the decisions.
The consistency of filters across every level is the thing that stuck with me. Most productivity tools end up feeling like a loose collection of features that got added over time. This feels more like a mental model, something you can actually trust to behave the way you expect it to. That coherence is harder to build than it looks.
There's also an interesting gap you seem to be sitting in. People who want the structure of something like GTD but don't want to spend a weekend configuring it before they can use it. That middle ground is genuinely underserved. Most tools either overwhelm beginners or leave power users hitting ceilings. Lista feels like it quietly bridges that without making a big deal of it.
The one place I'd explore is how quickly the value lands for someone brand new. The product clearly earns its keep in real use, but the current messaging stays a little abstract. A single concrete scenario, something like watching a chaotic mix of personal and work tasks snap into clarity using spaces and filters in about thirty seconds, could do a lot of work. That before and after moment is usually what makes people go from "interesting" to "I need this."
Curious where you see this going. Is Lista meant to become a daily default for a broad audience, or are you more intentionally building for people who already think in systems?
I notice these things partly because I spend a lot of time looking at how SaaS products communicate value on first contact. This one has a strong product doing most of the heavy lifting. The story just needs to catch up.
Definitely will be trying this out. Finding a TODO list that actually works for me has been a challenge that I am sure many have ran into. I love the idea of spaces too. Best of luck!
Three years on one product is serious commitment. I'm working on an iOS app and constantly have to resist the urge to add complexity just because I can. The fact that your filters work the same at every level, globally or inside a single list, is the kind of decision that only comes from living with something for that long.
I’ve been using Lista quite a lot, and honestly, it really stands out.
What I like the most is how natural everything feels. The whole spaces + filters logic just makes sense — I didn’t have to “learn” the app, I just started using it straight away.
It’s also fast, clean, and doesn’t get in the way. I open it, do what I need, and move on —no overthinking.
The privacy angle is a big plus as well. Knowing that everything runs through iCloud and there’s no account needed builds a lot of trust. 🥂
If I had one suggestion, it would be around communication: I think the product is stronger than what the text currently shows. Maybe adding a simple real-life use case could help people immediately “get it” and feel the value faster.
Overall, it doesn’t feel like just another to-do app — it feels like something built by someone who actually understands how people want to work.
this looks nice tbh. the part i like most is “no configuration required” because so many productivity apps start feeling like a project to manage on their own. keeping it simple while still supporting proper gtd workflows sounds like a good balance.
curious, what made you stick with icloud sync and no separate account system from the start?
This sounds thoughtfully built. A lot of task apps either become too complicated over time or make you spend too much effort setting up your system before you can actually use it. I like that this seems focused on keeping the workflow powerful but still natural.
Curious, what kind of users are connecting with Lista the most so far, people already deep into GTD or those just wanting a cleaner everyday to-do app?
I keep switching between personal and work tasks throughout the day and most to-do apps either mix everything together or force you into separate accounts. Do the spaces actually let you keep those worlds apart while still seeing everything when you need to?
Nuno Baldaia
Three years of focused work on a single goal: a to-do list app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that gets out of your way.
Lista makes powerful workflows feel natural. Organize lists into spaces, then filter at any level to focus on what matters. The same built-in filters are always available — globally, within a space, or within a single list. No configuration required.
Privacy is core. Your data is yours — invisible to us, exportable anytime. Sync and collaboration work through iCloud, with no account required.
Designed natively for Apple platforms, Lista feels at home on every device.
I'd love to hear what you think.
App icon and brand design by Chiachi Chao.