SpreadLists

You know that moment when a simple list turns into a math problem? The wedding has twelve line items under catering alone, the holiday budget is spread across three cities, and the only answer seems to be a spreadsheet — wrestling with cells and formulas just to add up a list. SpreadLists fixes that. You make a list, you nest things where they belong, and every total — at every level — just appears. Drag and drop to rearrange anything. Hold a little longer and drop it onto another row to tuck it inside as a sub-item — the totals recalculate instantly. It’s the fastest way to build and reshape a list, and it just feels right. Need five of something? Add a multiplier. Splitting the bill four ways? Add a divisor. Want to see what 20% tip looks like, or knock 10% off? One tap. You can even mix currencies in the same list, which is handy when a trip crosses borders. Want to know exactly what Dad spent on holiday? Easily select his items and copy them out into a list of their own — totals and all, ready in seconds. When you need to share, export a clean PDF or text copy and send it however you like — Messages, Mail, etc. And if the person at the other end also has SpreadLists, you can send the list itself. They’ll get the full thing — structure, numbers, and all — ready to open and work on. It does more than you’d expect. There’s a clever trick called reciprocal lists — say you’re tracking student grades each week, one list shows each subject for all weeks, the other each week for all subjects, and editing one list updates the other automatically. It’s all explained in the help, right there in the app. Just press the ? button. But you don’t have to touch any of that if you don’t need it. It can just be a list that adds things up for you. Everything syncs across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. There are fourteen templates and examples to start from — shopping, travel, renovation, game scores, household budgets, etc.