I did a post recently for Mashable called “40 Great Resources for Making Lists” where I covered a slew of services that bring smiles to the faces of anal retentive types like myself. As with any post on a big blog, there were a bunch of great links shared in the comments. I’ve combined my 40 links with the ones shared in the comments along with new ones that I’ve found since the post went to press. So, consider this List Master the ultimate list of list services. 🙂
We like to keep all kinds of lists; wish lists, checklists, lists of lists… you get the picture. In this roundup we will focus on services specializing in wish lists (things we want) and checklists (things we want to get done). Using these mobile and web-based tools you can keep track of daily tasks, build your reading list, organize your holiday gift giving, and more.
***Now in Alphabetical order!***
Wish lists
Amazon – The grandaddy wish list keeper of them all now supports all other sites thanks to their universal wish list button.
BoxedUP – Real time listing of new items added to wish lists is unique, but is it useful? The ability to show what you already bought and own is nice for youngsters who want to show off their stuff.
ComicScout – List maker for comic book collectors
GiftBox Home – Similar to boxed up and the easiest to use, but its interface is not as slick as the other newcomers.
Kaboodle – Fun shopping service with list management
MyFavz – One of the newest wish list sites. We recently covered it here on Mashable.
My IT Things – Not to be confused with MyThings.com. It offers some nice widgets to show off your lists.
MyThings – Its unique feature is the ability to get ratings and feedback from others for any gift ideas you have.
ReQall – Create shopping lists, wish lists and more. View them on your iPhone with free app too.
No More Notebooks – Add items form any shopping list and share it
Twizon – Where twitter meets Amazon
Wisheo – Specializes in group gifts, which sets the site apart from many of the others.
WishList – Cut from the original post by editors because it didn’t look like a web 2.0 service.
Wishli.st – Slick list site
Wishlistr – Slick list maker that you can share with others. Includes rss feed of lists.
WishPot – Has the most modern web 2.0 look and feel, as well as social networking features that let you share lists. Another strong feature is the ability to send ideas for gifts from your cell phone right to your wishpot account.
Wists – Another strong web 2.0 site with nice options to embed your wish lists on your blog or website.
Checklists, To Do Lists & More
These list makers can be used to track things you’d like to buy, but more often they’re used to keep track of places to visit, people to meet, things to do before kicking the bucket, etc.
22Books – Tracks books you’ve read or want to read or own.
43Things – Lets you lists your goals in life and connects you to others who have either already achieved those goals or who are also currently pursuing the same goals.
43People – A sibling site to 43things, only geared towards people you want to meet instead of things to do.
43Places – The natural sibling site to 43things, only for places you want to go instead of things to do.
MyAnimeList – lists for Anime and manga community
Blist – More an online database builder but great for lists
Blippr – List your favorite music, movies, books and more.
Checkvist – Quick way to create checklists
DoitDoitDone – really simple to do service
Doominow – Adobe Air desktop app that tracks your tasks.
EverNote – The ever popular EverNote that does it all. Great iPhone App too.
FlexLists – Looks and feels more like an online database than just a list maker.
Gubb – Track reminders and make lists
HipCal – Calendar and task management service
HiTask – Group task management system
IWantSandy – personal assistant that reminds you what to do
Jott – More of a note manager but it can work with lists online and on the cell phone.
LifeTango – A Bucket list manager
ListaGator – Offers unique ability to turn lists into RSS feeds. You can share any list as well.
Listingly – Lots to do with this to do list manager
Lino – Unique to do lists on sticky notes that you share online on a big corkboard.
ListPhile – Lists with database capabilities. Lots of possibilities with groups.
List After List – Includes unique wiki list creator that lets anyone edit/contribute to your list.
Monkey on Your Back – Why not get a hairy assistant to remind you about what to do?
Nozbe – Not just a task manager but a project management system as well (up to 5 projects for free).
NutShell – Manage notes and tasks while doing research online
onZiList – List your top 11 (not 10?) items.
PlanZone – Project manager type of service
Qlubb – Task management for groups (sorta like Ning)
Remember The Milk -The popular task manager that can snap into Gmail or work on its site. See below for the iPhone app.
Seekler – Mostly just displays lists of peopl
e’s favorite things.
Stickified – use sticky notes to get organized
Stuffable – Mostly a place to show off your, well, stuff. Gives people a good idea of what you’re into.
Task2gether – Interesting concept of tasks with groups
TaskBin – Sharable task lists for groups
Taskee – Great to do list for groups of developers working on websites
TaDa List – Very simple but powerful to do lists from 37Signals. ***Pai’s Pick***
Toodledo – Powerful task and project management service
Treedolist – Tree view of lists
Tweeto – twitter task manager
Utterli – More of a micro-blogging platform but it works great on cell phones to record to do lists and such.
Vitalist – Collaborate with others on tasks and projects.
Voo2Do – Does things differently than the rest in this group. Allow you to link tasks to projects and tracks tasks by due date, priority and time estimates. It has a good collaboration feature and a nice interface.
Worst3 – Mostly just for laughs, you can share lists of the best 3 and worst 3 things you can think of.
Wridea – Also offers RSS feeds and shareable lists.
Zirr.us – Brain dump capturing for notes and tasks
Zoho Creator – Create Web Apps for tracking lists and more
List Making Apps for the iPhone
Christmas List – Create your own Santa list and manage Christmas gifts.
EverNote: Free app that works with the web version in realtime
Holiday Gift List – Gift list manager for any holiday.
Remember The Milk – The popular online service now has an app for your iPhone. Read our previous coverage here.
ToDo List – Free app to track all your to do items.
To Do’s – Yet another free to do list tracker.
List Apps for Other Mobile Devices
ToDo List Matrix – BlackBerry app to track tasks.
QuickList – Free list maker for Google’s Android OS such as the T-Mobile G1 phone.
TooDo – Another free to do list app for Android.
ShopSavvy – Barcode app for the Android G1. See the video below to learn more: