Comparison

Macaw vs Rock

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

Head to head
About

Macaw

This app helps you plan your day with intention, breaking down tasks into manageable steps. It offers gentle reminders and encourages daily reflection to foster a sense of progress and reduce stress.

Highlights
  • Daily planning ritual
  • Task breakdown
  • Gentle reminders
  • End-of-day reflection
  • Sense of progress tracking
Features
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Feeling lost in tasks? Let Macaw gently guide you to plan each day with intention. Macaw is more than a to-do list. It’s your personal planner that helps you stay on track, feel in control, and enjoy your day with less stress. Why Macaw? • Start your day with a simple planning ritual • Break down your tasks into what’s doable today • Gentle reminders to stay on track • End your day with reflection and a sense of progress Organize your day. Master your life.

About

Rock

This app combines messaging, tasks, notes, and file storage for remote and hybrid teams. It offers a streamlined way to collaborate with anyone, anywhere, by bringing all essential communication and project management tools into one platform.

Highlights
  • Integrated messaging with unlimited messages
  • Unlimited tasks, project boards, and to-do lists
  • Kanban boards and sprint planning
  • Note-taking functionality
  • Seamless integrations with popular tools
  • Import data from other platforms
Features
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Messaging + tasks combined at last. Rock allows you to work together with anyone with messages, tasks, notes, file storage and meetings in one place. All-in-one communication built for remote and hybrid teams. Rock.so allows you to collaborate with anyone, anywhere. Whether you work in a startup, marketing, software engineering, consulting, design, education or anything else, Rock.so can easily get your team together to get some work done. Collaborate and message with freelancers, agencies, volunteers and other partners in one place. Maximize your productivity while streamlining team communication and collaboration with: - Full-fledged messaging app with unlimited messages. - Unlimited tasks, project boards, to-do lists, filters, deadlines, and more! - Kanban boards, assignees, checklists sprints, task deadlines, and more all in the Tasks mini-app. - Note-taking functionality to document important information with your team. - Seamless integrations with Google Drive, Zoom, GitHub, Zapier, Figma, Notion, Google Docs, Google Meet, Dropbox, and more! - Import all your messages and tasks from Slack, WhatsApp, Trello, Asana, ClickUp, Jira, and more. Purpose built for remote teams, discuss and get work done without switching between tools. Try Rock today and collaborate and discuss with as many people as you want, all for free!

Screenshots

Macaw4 screens
Rock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Rock at 129 against Macaw's 3. Macaw's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Macaw holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rock has 129 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Macaw's written reviews are positive against 86% of Rock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Macaw versus Rock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacawRock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.8 (129 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3129 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB190 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMacaw Work Lab LLCShiny Inc.

Customer experience

Macaw

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rock

All ratings129 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Macaw

No in-app purchases

None

Rock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Macaw free?
Macaw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rock free?
Rock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Macaw or Rock?
Macaw is rated higher. Macaw averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Rock averages 4.8 from 129 ratings.
Do Macaw or Rock have ads?
Neither Macaw nor Rock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Macaw or Rock?
Macaw ships an update monthly, and Rock monthly. Most recently, Macaw was updated on November 2, 2026 and Rock on November 7, 2026.

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