Comparison

Balsio vs Stowbox

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

Head to head
About

Balsio

This app provides a dedicated space for work-related conversations, separating them from personal messaging. It allows users to connect with colleagues and external contacts using work emails, fostering organized team communication and external collaboration.

Highlights
  • Separate work and personal messages
  • Message via work email
  • Shared team workspace
  • External communication with clients/partners
  • Organize chats into lists
  • Reply in threads
  • Snooze or mark chats as done
Features
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Balsio – A chat app for work conversations Work messages often end up in the apps we use with friends and family. Balsio gives work conversations a separate place. With Balsio, you can: - Message anyone using their work email. No phone numbers needed. - Keep work and personal messages in separate apps. - Keep all your team's chats in one shared workspace. Invite a new person once, and they can join any team chat they need. - Talk with people outside your company: clients, partners, and suppliers. They do not have to join your team. - Message your WhatsApp contacts without leaving Balsio (available in the European Economic Area, where contacts have enabled third-party chats). - Organize chats into lists by project or client, reply in threads, and snooze chats or mark them as done. Tools like Slack and Teams are for conversations inside your company. Balsio is for your team and for the people outside your company: clients, partners, and suppliers. If you have used a personal chat app before, Balsio will feel familiar.

About

Stowbox

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Keep proof of purchase ready before something breaks. Stowbox is a private, offline receipt scanner and warranty tracker for iPhone. Scan or import receipts, warranty cards, service records, manuals, PDFs, and serial-plate photos. Keep every document together under the product it belongs to, then find it in seconds when you need a repair or warranty claim. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • No account or sign-up • No cloud storage or email scanning • No analytics, telemetry, ads, or subscription • No network requests • Optional Face ID, Touch ID, or device-passcode lock ADD DOCUMENTS FAST • Capture a paper receipt with the camera • Import photos and PDFs from Photos or Files • Select several documents and file them under one product • Add warranty details manually when you prefer • Send documents to Stowbox from the iOS share sheet ON-DEVICE SCANNING Stowbox uses Apple Vision on your iPhone to suggest the purchase date and product details. Nothing is uploaded for processing. Review or correct every suggestion before saving. TRACK WARRANTY COVERAGE Add the purchase date and warranty length, and Stowbox calculates the expiry date. See Active, Expiring Soon, Expired, or Unknown at a glance, and sort purchases on the coverage timeline. GET LOCAL REMINDERS Turn on optional notifications before a warranty ends, while there may still be time to make a claim. Reminders are scheduled on your iPhone; no push server is involved. FIND EVERY RECORD Search by product, brand, retailer, model, filename, or document type. Store receipts, warranty cards, service records, and manuals together, then swipe through every saved image. KEEP CONTROL OF YOUR DATA Export a portable backup whenever you choose and restore it later. Erase the entire vault, including original files, at any time. Made for appliances, electronics, furniture, phones, tools, and other purchases worth protecting. No ads. No subscription. No account. Stowbox never uploads your documents. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/ideaforgelabs-stowbox/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/ideaforgelabs-stowbox/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Balsio4 screens
Stowbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Balsio at weekly against Stowbox's every 2 weeks. Stowbox's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Balsio ships an update weekly, Stowbox every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Balsio versus Stowbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalsioStowbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFyello Productivity SIAVedant Solanki

In-app purchases

None

Balsio

No in-app purchases

None

Stowbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Balsio free?
Balsio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stowbox free?
Stowbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Balsio or Stowbox have ads?
Neither Balsio nor Stowbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Balsio or Stowbox?
Balsio ships an update weekly, and Stowbox every 2 weeks. Most recently, Balsio was updated on November 12, 2026 and Stowbox on October 31, 2026.

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