Comparison

Stacklist vs Hobby Journal

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

Head to head
About

Stacklist

Organize and share your favorite content, from articles and videos to travel plans and wishlists. Discover curated collections from other users and keep your interests accessible across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Save and organize articles, videos, images, and links
  • Discover and curate content from other users
  • Plan and share travel itineraries
  • Share stacks via social media or direct links
  • Customize stacks with notes and tags
  • Sync content seamlessly across devices
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Stacklist is where you save and share the things you love. Restaurants, articles, videos, products, places, books, recipes... anything you find online. Save it once, organize it into stacks, and find it again whenever you want. Build your profile around the things you actually recommend. Share a stack with a friend planning a trip. Send your favorite restaurants to someone moving to your city. Save the gear, the articles, the playlists and keep it all in one place that's actually yours. Follow people whose taste you trust. Browse their stacks. Save individual cards to your own profile. Build collections together. Save anything from anywhere Articles, videos, links, products, places, photos, documents. If it has a URL, it goes in your Stacklist. Organize the way you think Group things into stacks by topic, trip, mood, or whatever makes sense to you. Add notes, tags, and context so you remember why you saved it. Share what you love Send a stack to a friend. Post your profile link. Let people follow you for the things you actually recommend, not for how often you post. Browse and discover Explore what other people are building. Save cards from their stacks to yours. Find people whose taste lines up with yours. Sync everywhere Your stacks are with you on every device. Save from your phone, organize on the web, share from wherever. Stacklist is free to use. Upgrade for additional features. Terms of Use (EULA) By using Stacklist, you agree to the standard Apple Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://stackl.ist/privacy

About

Hobby Journal

Manage your passions with this app designed for hobby enthusiasts. Track active interests, pause others to maintain focus, and monitor skill development and milestones. Organize your hobbies visually by category for a clear overview of your progress and free time.

Highlights
  • Track active hobbies
  • Pause inactive hobbies
  • Track skills and milestones
  • Reflect on progress
  • Organize hobbies by category
  • Visual overview
Features
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Are you a hobby connoisseur with too many interests to manage? Hobby Tracker helps you keep track of your favorite hobbies, pause the ones you’re taking a break from, and reflect on your progress. Add up to 3 active hobbies per category. Pause the rest to keep your focus clear. Track skills and milestones for each hobby. Check in anytime to reflect on your progress. Organize hobbies by category for a cozy, visual overview. Perfect for lifelong learners, hobby enthusiasts, or anyone looking to bring order and joy to their free time.

Screenshots

Stacklist4 screens
Hobby Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hobby Journal at none against Stacklist's 12. Stacklist's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, rating, 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. Stacklist sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. Hobby Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Stacklist against 5.0 for Hobby Journal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stacklist has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stacklist ships an update every 9 days, Hobby Journal monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stacklist versus Hobby Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStacklistHobby Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStacks, IncorporatedKevin Merwin

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Stacklist

Subscriptions12
  • Curator Plus Monthly$2.001 Month
  • Stacked Monthly$5.001 Month
  • Curator Pro Monthly$8.001 Month
Show 9 more
  • Fully Stacked Monthly$15.001 Month
  • Curator Plus Yearly$19.001 Year
  • Professional Monthly$20.001 Month
  • Stacked Yearly$48.001 Year
  • Business Monthly$50.001 Month
  • Curator Pro Yearly$77.001 Year
  • Fully Stacked Yearly$143.991 Year
  • Professional Yearly$200.001 Year
  • Business Yearly$500.001 Year
None

Hobby Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stacklist free?
Stacklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hobby Journal free?
Hobby Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stacklist or Hobby Journal?
Hobby Journal is rated higher. Stacklist averages 4.9 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Hobby Journal averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Stacklist or Hobby Journal have ads?
Neither Stacklist nor Hobby Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stacklist or Hobby Journal?
Stacklist ships an update every 9 days, and Hobby Journal monthly. Most recently, Stacklist was updated on October 5, 2026 and Hobby Journal on October 7, 2026.

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