Comparison

Write.r vs Stack

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

Head to head
About

Write.r

This app helps you capture ideas quickly and organize them into a structured system of workspaces, notebooks, and tags. It uses plain-text Markdown for writing and offers native iOS interactions for efficient management. Export and import your notes with versioned JSON backups.

Highlights
  • Markdown writing and editing
  • Organize with workspaces, notebooks, and tags
  • Native iOS swipe actions
  • Adjust note metadata
  • Versioned JSON backup and import
  • Onboarding articles for Markdown and workflow
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This app gives you a calm place to capture ideas and keep your notes clear. It is built for local-first writing, so your work stays on your device and remains available offline. From quick thoughts to long drafts, you can keep momentum without clutter. Open the app, start writing, and organize notes in a structure that makes sense the same day. Write.r combines a clean editor, practical organization, and reliable backup tools so you can stay focused on thinking instead of managing software. **Local-First by Design** Your notes are stored on-device, which keeps the experience fast and predictable in daily use. You can keep writing when you do not have a connection and still access your core workspace. **Markdown That Feels Natural** Write with simple markdown formatting in a clean editor built for clarity. Headings help shape long notes, and your content stays readable while you draft and revise. **Organize with Flexible Structure** Use Inbox, notebooks, workspaces, recent views, and tags to keep information easy to find. This structure supports quick capture now and cleaner review later. **Focused Interface for Daily Flow** The writing view keeps controls close without crowding your page. You can keep your attention on ideas, then adjust details like notebook placement when needed. **Backup and Restore with Confidence** Export your data as JSON when you want a portable backup you can keep. Import tools help you recover your workspace and continue with minimal disruption. Download Write.r and build a steady writing rhythm with clarity and control.

About

Stack

Features
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Stack is a project planner built the way a Mac app should be. Lay work out on boards, see the same work on a calendar, and watch it run on a timeline โ€” on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with everything synced privately through your own iCloud. BOARDS THAT MOVE Lists and tasks you can drag anywhere. Colour-coded labels, cover images, checklists, due dates, priorities, attachments and comments. Give a board a key and every task gets a number you can quote โ€” HRB-14. THREE WAYS TO SEE THE SAME WORK Columns when you are running the work. One long list when you are working through it. A month calendar when you need to know what lands when โ€” and a timeline of lanes and bars when you need to see the whole project at once. PLAN ITEMS, NOT JUST TASKS "Design freeze". "Launch". Dates a project has to remember that are nobody's to-do. They sit on the calendar and the timeline beside the work without pretending to be tasks. TODAY, THIS WEEK, FLAGGED Saved views that cut across every board, so you can start the day in one place instead of opening four boards to find out what is due. FIND ANYTHING Full-text search across every board โ€” titles, descriptions, checklists and attachment names โ€” with the board and list each result came from. SHARE A BOARD Invite someone with a link. They see your board, you see their edits, and it all runs on iCloud sharing. No accounts to create, no seats to buy. EVERYWHERE YOU WORK Quick add from anywhere. A menu bar item on Mac. A share extension so anything you are looking at can become a task. A home-screen widget for what is due today. Shortcuts and Siri support for the rest. WORKS OFFLINE, ALWAYS Every read and every write happens on your device first. Sync catches up when the network does. A plane, a basement, a bad hotel โ€” the app does not care. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No server. No tracking. No ads. Your boards live on your device and sync through your personal iCloud โ€” nobody else can see them, including us. Free, with no subscription and nothing to unlock. Built natively for iPhone, iPad and Mac, localized into six languages, and designed to feel at home on every screen size.

Screenshots

Write.r4 screens
Stack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stack at none against Write.r's 1. Stack also leads on device support. On price and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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. Write.r sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stack asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Write.r versus Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWrite.rStack
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews31.1% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksโ€”
Adsโ€”No
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationPaidโ€”
Devicesโ€”iPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFishington StudiosSouthIndus Labs

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Write.r

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$4.99
None

Stack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Write.r free?
Write.r is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stack free?
Stack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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