Stair Stringer vs Pinch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stair Stringer
This app calculates all necessary measurements for building a stair stringer, including risers, run, angle, and length. Easily adjust parameters and switch between Imperial and Metric units. Share your calculated results via email or text.
- Calculates stair risers and run
- Determines stair angle and stringer length
- Calculates step height and tread depth
- Determines the number of steps
- Adjustable parameters
- Imperial or Metric units
- Share results via email/text
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This App is used for finding the measurements needed to construct a Stair Stringer. It calculates stair risers and run, stair angle, stringer length, step height, tread depth, and the number of steps required for a given run of stairs. Easy to adjust parameters to customize and fit your requirements. Inputs and Results can be Imperial or Metric. The calculated results can be emailed or texted as needed.
Pinch
Control your music volume and playback using intuitive wrist gestures on your Apple Watch. This app offers hands-free, voice-free operation, allowing you to adjust settings without touching your phone or watch screen.
- Hands-free, voice-free music control
- Gesture-based volume adjustment
- Shake activation options
- Adjustable sensitivity settings
- On-device privacy
- Works with Apple Music
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Pinch Volume Control lets you control your music with motion, no buttons, no screens, no voice commands. Just a simple shake and turn of your wrist to set the perfect volume. It’s hands-free, instant, and made for real life. Quiet Control, Anywhere With Pinch, you can skip the awkward voice assistant moments. Adjust volume, pause, or confirm playback with smooth, natural gestures powered by Apple Watch motion sensors. Whether you’re lifting at the gym, walking to class, or in a quiet room, it just works, silently and reliably. How It Works Shake your wrist twice to activate, then turn it like a dial to raise or lower the volume. Hold your position to set, or triple-pinch to confirm. No need to touch your phone or even look at your watch. Built for the Way You Move Pinch uses gyroscope and accelerometer data to distinguish between normal movement and intentional control. You can also fine-tune sensitivity or switch between double and triple shake activation to fit your style. Simple. Secure. On-Device. Pinch runs entirely on your Apple Watch and iPhone — no accounts, no data collection, no cloud sync. Just fast, private, on-device control for your music. Features: • Hands-free, voice-free music control • Double or triple shake activation options • Adjustable sensitivity settings • Works with Apple Music • Private and on-device, nothing collected No distractions. No assistants. Just motion that makes sense.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pinch at Free against Stair Stringer's $1.99. Pinch also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Stair Stringer's advantage is ratings volume (87 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Pinch is free to download; Stair Stringer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pinch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stair Stringer has 87 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Stair Stringer ships an update every 5 weeks, Pinch weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stair Stringer | Pinch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (87 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | H3Apps LLC | Layout Media LLC |
Customer experience
Stair Stringer
Pinch
In-app purchases
Stair Stringer
No in-app purchases
Pinch
No in-app purchases









