Comparison

Sixth Degree vs Haystack

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

Head to head
About

Sixth Degree

Features
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The film and TV industry, all in one place. Sixth Degree connects crew, productions, suppliers, and locations through a single platform built specifically for the realities of film and television production. Whether you're looking for your next job, building your network, finding trusted suppliers, sourcing locations, or managing your availability, Sixth Degree helps you stay connected to the industry that moves fast and never stands still.

About

Haystack

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Haystack is an all-in-one production solution for revolutionising and improving efficiency and workflow across the film and TV industry. Currently operating across Costume, Hair and Make-Up, we ensure teams can work together to create seamless notes, photos and detailed tracking of garments and kit across the whole production process. With an automated sync, teams can work online or on remote location without interruption. Also offering detailed seamless solutions to speed up and simplify prep and wrap, Haystack ensures nothing is ever lost across productions as garments and kit can be easily identified and located using our revolutionary new system. Having been used on several productions so far, we ensure time-saving tech to help find that needle in a Haystack quicker and more efficiently. Haystack is a great resource and tool for you departments on your next production.

Screenshots

Sixth Degree4 screens
Haystack4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sixth Degree and Haystack are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sixth Degree ships an update every 3 weeks, Haystack every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sixth Degree versus Haystack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSixth DegreeHaystack
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks โ€” betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size45 MB42 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSixth Degree Tech LTDAnother Haystack Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Sixth Degree

No in-app purchases

None

Haystack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sixth Degree free?
Sixth Degree is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Haystack free?
Haystack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sixth Degree or Haystack have ads?
Neither Sixth Degree nor Haystack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sixth Degree or Haystack?
Sixth Degree ships an update every 3 weeks, and Haystack every 5 weeks. Most recently, Sixth Degree was updated on September 17, 2026 and Haystack on September 7, 2026.

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