Wonky Notes vs The Stack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wonky Notes
This app allows you to read notes on your Apple Watch even when you can't orient your wrist normally. Create, edit, and sync notes across your iPhone, iPad, and Watch, with customizable display options for the watch.
- Read notes at any angle on Apple Watch
- Create, edit, and delete notes on iPhone/iPad
- Automatic syncing across devices
- Sort notes by title, modification, or creation date
- Pin important notes to the top
- Customizable background and text colors for Watch
- Adjustable note orientation on Apple Watch
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Read notes in situations you cannot angle your wrist to view your Watch in the normal orientation. For example, playing a musical instrument. Notes can be created, edited, and deleted on iPhone or iPad and are automatically synced to the rest of your devices. The list of notes can be sorted by the title, date last modified, or the date the note was created. Notes can also be pinned to the top of your list of notes on all devices. Settings allow you to set the note orientation on Apple Watch at 90 degree intervals. Additionally, enabling you set background and text colour of notes viewed on Apple Watch.
The Stack
This app offers a straightforward approach to managing tasks and capturing thoughts. It utilizes a single list of text-based notes organized with hashtags for easy retrieval and organization.
- Simple text-based notes
- Hashtag organization
- Easy idea capture
- To-do list management
- Streamlined interface
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The Stack is a different take on To-Do List management. It favours simplicity, and encourages easy capture of your thoughts ("notes to self") as you have them. It uses a single list of simple text-based notes, organised using #hashtags.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: The Stack at none against Wonky Notes's shown. Wonky Notes's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Wonky Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Stack sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wonky Notes ships an update weekly, The Stack every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Wonky Notes | The Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Coates | Elegant Chaos Limited |
Customer experience
Wonky Notes
The Stack
In-app purchases
Wonky Notes
- Remove Ads$0.99
The Stack
- Fresh Straw$0.99
- A Nice Juicy Carrot$2.99
- Deluxe Hamster Wheel$9.99
