Comparison

MyThings vs InStash

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

Head to head
About

MyThings

Easily catalog your belongings by taking photos and adding details. This app helps you keep track of everything you own, from clothes to electronics, making it simple to find items and avoid buying duplicates.

Highlights
  • Photo capture for items
  • Custom categories and locations
  • Fast item search
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Unified view of belongings
Features
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Always searching through drawers for your stuff? With MyTings, just take a photo and record your belongings in seconds. Know exactly what you own and find things anytime. Core Features Photo Capture: Quickly record items and build your personal inventory Smart Categories: Custom categories, locations, and tags for easy organization Fast Search: Find items instantly and avoid buying duplicates iCloud Sync: Securely sync across devices Unified View: From clothes and books to electronics, everything in one place Who Is It For? Home organization for kitchens, living rooms, and medicine cabinets Personal item tracking for students, renters, and professionals Check before you buy so you never purchase the same thing twice Organize your life the simple way. MyTings — your personal belongings manager.

About

InStash

Features
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InStash = Instant + Stash The desktop sticky note experience you love, now with the sync you need. WHY INSTASH? macOS Stickies is great — notes float on your desktop, always visible, always reminding. But it has two fatal flaws: • No sync — Switch Mac or grab your phone, your notes are gone. • No middle ground — Notes are either on desktop or deleted, nothing in between. InStash fixes both. THE EDGE DECK Enough notes and the desktop gets crowded. The deck tucks them to the side of your screen as a slim strip of tabs: • Move the pointer close and it fans out — click once to edit right there, no need to drag a window back • Drag tabs to reorder them, pin the ones you reach for most • Every note switches between a floating window and the deck, and which form it is in syncs over iCloud • Put the deck on the left or the right, and tune tab size, style and labels to taste CORE PHILOSOPHY "Seeing equals reminding." Unlike Notion or Apple Notes that hide your thoughts in drawers, desktop sticky notes force you to see them. This spatial memory is irreplaceable. InStash preserves this magic while adding what's missing. InStash — Your ideas, instantly stashed, universally synced.

Screenshots

MyThings4 screens
InStash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: InStash at none against MyThings's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MyThings sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. InStash asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MyThings versus InStash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyThingsInStash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer宇鹏 王yifan z

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MyThings

One-time1
  • Support the Developer$0.99
None

InStash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyThings free?
MyThings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is InStash free?
InStash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyThings or InStash have ads?
Neither MyThings nor InStash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyThings or InStash?
MyThings ships an update monthly, and InStash monthly. Most recently, MyThings was updated on October 23, 2026 and InStash on October 31, 2026.

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