Stapel vs Plans
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stapel
Securely manage payments, sign documents digitally, and track transactions. Organize data by client and project, with offline capabilities and fingerprint/password protection. Share data via Bluetooth and export to Google Drive.
- Secure payment storage and reminders
- Digital document signing
- Client, project, and payment segregation
- Offline data storage
- Fingerprint/Password access
- Google Drive export
- Bluetooth data transfer
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Get organised with your payments in a secure way. Stapel is your destination for secure payment storage and reminders. Now!!! • Digitally sign documents eg. NDAs, Forms and send them directly with your mail system. FEATURES : • Get your data segregated by clients, their different projects and specific payments. • Manage and track additional payments. • Works without internet, local data storage. • Fingerprint/Password based app access. • Smooth export to Google drive. • Print data on the fly with wi-fi. • Add transaction details for your past, current and future payments. • Get reminders for transactions with future dates. • Create, print and send invoices directly from the app. Want to share data with your colleague , partner or someone who is taking care of payments? No worries - The app allows Bluetooth transfer to securely sync the data between you and your peers.
Plans
A minimalist app for organizing notes, tasks, and daily plans. Features include rich text formatting, subtasks, reminders, and customizable widgets for quick access. Syncs across devices via iCloud.
- Rich text notes with formatting and photos
- Task lists with subtasks and reminders
- Daily and weekly planning views
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Quick access via share sheet and Siri
- iCloud sync across devices
- Export notes to Markdown
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Plans turns your notes into tasks and keeps your day in focus, with your calendar events right alongside. A minimalist app for notes, tasks and planning: everything you need at hand, nothing extra on screen. NOTES • Formatting, lists, photos and scanned documents right in the text • Folders, pinning and search • Save text and links from other apps with the share sheet TASKS • Add a task in a single line • Lists with subtasks • Time, reminders and daily repeat • Move a task to another day with a swipe • Turn a note into a task and jump back to the note anytime • Or turn a task into a note PLANNING • Today — only what needs doing now • Upcoming — the whole week on one screen, plus a month calendar • Events from your iPhone Calendar next to your tasks, including Google Calendar • A daily summary of overdue tasks at the time you choose WIDGETS AND QUICK ACCESS • Today's tasks on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, checked off right there • A new task or note from the app icon, or by voice with Siri PLANS PRO A one-time purchase, no subscription: • Reminders ahead of time — an hour, a day, or any moment you set • Repeat on weekdays, weekends or any days you choose • Six color themes and app icons • Note fonts: Rounded, Monospaced, Charter and Avenir Next • Export all notes to Markdown Works on iPhone and iPad, synced with iCloud. Light, dark and Lavender themes and the Lavender icon are free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Plans at every 4 days against Stapel's fortnightly. Stapel's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Stapel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Plans sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Stapel against 5.0 for Plans. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Stapel ships an update fortnightly, Plans every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stapel | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Technostacks Infotech Private Limited | Lunus Technologies |
Customer experience
Stapel
Plans
In-app purchases
Stapel
- PDF Signature$1.99
Plans
- Plans Pro$5.99









