Comparison

Edit vs Stash

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Edit

This app provides a minimalist scratchpad for quick notes and drafts, functioning like a single sheet of paper. It ensures your text remains accessible and offers simple export options. Designed for speed and ease of use, it's ideal for capturing fleeting thoughts.

Highlights
  • Single page scratchpad
  • Instant return to writing
  • One-touch select all
  • Export via Share Sheet
  • Word and character count
Features
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Edit is a super fast scratchpad for your thoughts, drafts, and notes. Think of it as a single sheet of paper, not a notebook. There's no document storage, because whatever you leave in Edit will be there when you get back. Once you're done writing, you can send or save your text to anywhere in iOS via the Share Sheet. What's in the box? * One page Return instantly to what you were writing. * One-touch select all Effortlessly clear the page to start fresh. * Export Send your text to anywhere in iOS. * Word and character count Know how much you've written. I've intentionally kept Edit simple so it stays fast and easy to maintain. The other benefit of this simplicity is that Edit should continue to run without issue on iOS devices for years to come. Because of that, I'm slapping a 10-year good faith guarantee on Edit's general availability. Should there come a time over the next decade where I'm unable to update Edit to run on the latest version of iOS, I'll open source the code for anyone to download and run themselves. Happy writing, K.Q. @Dreger

About

Stash

Capture fleeting thoughts instantly without creating new documents. Organize notes in a single, connective thread, and interact with them using intuitive gestures like highlighting and crossing off. Enjoy secure note locking with Face ID.

Highlights
  • Instant note capture
  • Connective note thread
  • Gesture-based interaction
  • Face ID note locking
  • Markdown alternative gestures
Features
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Stash is a notes app designed for how you actually think. Stash doesn't make you create a new document anytime you want to capture your fleeting thoughts. Instead, you can add a note faster than you can send a text. Stash doesn't store each note in disconnected silos. Instead, you can see all your thoughts in one connective thread. Stash doesn't support markdown. Instead, you can double-tap to highlight, swipe to cross off, and long press to lock with Face ID. Yeah, Stash doesn't do a lot, but it does exactly what you need it to, better than any other app out there. Terms: https://stashtosave.com/terms Privacy: https://stashtosave.com/privacy

Screenshots

Edit3 screens
Stash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stash at Free against Edit's $1.99. Stash also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Edit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On review sentiment, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Stash is free to download; Edit costs $1.99 up front. Stash sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Edit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Edit has 51 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Edit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Edit ships an update every 4 days, Stash monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Edit versus Stash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEditStash
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (51 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperK.Q. DregerShreyas Parat

Customer experience

Edit

All ratings51 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral5.1%
Negative2.6%

Stash

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Edit

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Stash

Subscriptions2
  • Stash Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Stash Premium (Yearly)$11.991 Year

Questions

Is Edit free?
Edit costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stash free?
Stash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Edit or Stash?
Stash is rated higher. Edit averages 4.7 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Stash averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Edit or Stash have ads?
Neither Edit nor Stash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Edit or Stash?
Edit ships an update every 4 days, and Stash monthly. Most recently, Edit was updated on September 23, 2026 and Stash on June 1, 2026.

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