Comparison

Tesseract vs Stuff Check

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

Head to head
About

Tesseract

This app offers a unique emotional journaling experience inspired by interstellar travel. It allows users to record memories in an immersive 3D interface, transforming diary entries into cosmic coordinates. Features include voice dictation, AI prompts, and secure iCloud syncing.

Highlights
  • Immersive 3D Tesseract interface
  • Voice dictation journaling
  • AI-powered journaling prompts
  • Aesthetic writing with animations
  • Secure iCloud sync
  • Privacy-first design
Features
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Keep your days in a photo diary that brings memories to life. Tesseract gives your words and photos a universe of starlight, rain, and black holes. Write a little today, then return to the moments you want to remember. ◆ A space to revisit your memories Motion and depth bring the atmosphere of each entry back to life. Browse your diary horizontally, vertically, or in a grid. ◆ Words and photos that come alive Eleven visual themes inspired by starlight, rain, wormholes, and black holes add motion and depth to your words and photos. Adjust effect intensity and photo placement in supported themes to create your own atmosphere. ◆ Your day in words and photos Write a quick thought or a longer entry, at your own pace. Add photos to hold on to the moments words alone can’t capture. ◆ Revisit past entries Find any memory quickly with the calendar and search. The On This Day widget brings one past entry back to your Home Screen. ◆ Journaling Suggestions to help you begin On iPhone, bring photos, reflection prompts, and places into an entry from Apple’s Journaling Suggestions. Save text you use often as templates to make your next entry easier to begin. ◆ Personal by choice Start without an account. New entries are stored on your device. Lock individual entries with Face ID or Touch ID. With Pro, choose whether to enable iCloud sync. ◆ Tesseract Pro Use every visual theme, create custom folders, and add up to ten photos to each entry. With iCloud sync enabled, continue your diary across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Key features - Eleven visual themes, including free and Pro themes - Spatial presentation for words and photos - Two photos per entry, or up to ten with Pro - Horizontal, vertical, and grid layouts - Calendar and search - Diary templates and writing reminders - On This Day Home Screen widget - Face ID or Touch ID lock for individual entries - Real-time voice dictation on supported devices - Markdown text import and export - Custom folders and optional iCloud sync with Pro An ordinary day can become a scene you will want to revisit. Keep today’s memory in your own universe with Tesseract. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Stuff Check

Easily track your belongings with a customizable home inventory. Record item details, locations, expiry dates, and purchase history. Receive reminders for expiring items and warranties, all stored securely on your device.

Highlights
  • Customizable item categories and locations
  • Expiry and warranty date tracking
  • Purchase history with retailer and price
  • Photo and note attachments
  • Multi-level location organization
  • Optional iCloud backup and export
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Stuff Check helps you build a personal home inventory through simple, flexible everyday records. From food, medicine, household supplies, and electronics to tools and other belongings, record an item when you purchase or store it. Later, you can quickly find what you need and review useful details such as: • The room, cabinet, drawer, or exact location where an item is stored • Expiry and warranty dates • Purchase price and currency • Purchase date and retailer • Quantity, category, notes, and photos CUSTOMIZE YOUR HOME INVENTORY Every home is different. Stuff Check lets you customize item categories, favorite retailers, storage locations, icons, and photos to match the way you organize your belongings. Locations can be recorded in multiple levels—from an address and room to a piece of furniture and an exact position—so you can find an item without searching through every cabinet or drawer. EXPIRY AND WARRANTY REMINDERS Record the expiry date of food or medicine, or the warranty end date of an appliance or electronic device. When adding or editing an item, you can choose to add its date to Apple’s Reminders app. Stuff Check creates the reminder using the item’s name and storage location, according to the advance-warning period you select. MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AND CURRENCIES Stuff Check supports multiple interface languages and a wide selection of currencies. Choose your preferred default currency for new records, while purchases made abroad can still be entered using their original local currency. Saved purchase information remains attached to each item for future reference. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT Your home inventory is stored locally on your device and is not uploaded to the developer’s servers. Optional Premium features let you create a private backup in your own iCloud account or export a family data package when you choose. Exported information is shared only through the system sharing options you select. CORE FEATURES REMAIN FREE The main inventory features—including recording items, locations, photos, categories, retailers, expiry dates, and warranty dates—remain available without a Premium purchase. Optional Premium access adds extra themes, currency conversion, iCloud backup and restore, and family data import and export. Annual and lifetime purchase options may be available. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://apps.nohobbies.com/stuff-check/privacy/ Whether you want to remember where something is stored, check when it expires, or review where and when you bought it, Stuff Check keeps the information organized and close at hand.

Screenshots

Tesseract4 screens
Stuff Check4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stuff Check at 5.0 against Tesseract's 4.5. Stuff Check also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Tesseract's advantage is ratings volume (110 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Tesseract sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Stuff Check sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stuff Check holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tesseract has 110 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Tesseract's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stuff Check's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tesseract versus Stuff Check: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTesseractStuff Check
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (110 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings110 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoateraction宇喆 张

Customer experience

Tesseract

All ratings110 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative16.0%

Stuff Check

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Tesseract

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Data deletion after app updates
  • Journal entries disappearing after switching apps
  • Edit button causing app crashes
  • Photos disappearing when adding new ones
  • Photos disappearing after editing entries
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  • iCloud sync not working between iPhone and iPad
  • Bluetooth keyboard Enter key not functioning
  • App freezing and lagging
  • Text alignment issues in display view
  • Paragraph spacing issues in display view
  • Premium features not working after subscription
  • App crashes on edit button press

Requested features

16 requests
  • Customizable theme colors and backgrounds
  • Additional font options (especially for Chinese)
  • PDF export functionality
  • iCloud sync support
  • Auto-save functionality
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  • Photo position/placement control
  • Galaxy map/note clustering visualization
  • Auto-scroll features
  • Pin/favorite entries functionality
  • Search functionality
  • Weather integration
  • Image filters
  • macOS version
  • Customizable line spacing
  • Live photo support
  • Adjustable text size for long entries

Stuff Check

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tesseract

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$12.99
2 purchases

Stuff Check

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Annual$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Tesseract free?
Tesseract is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stuff Check free?
Stuff Check is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tesseract or Stuff Check?
Stuff Check is rated higher. Tesseract averages 4.5 out of 5 from 110 ratings, while Stuff Check averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Tesseract or Stuff Check have ads?
Neither Tesseract nor Stuff Check shows ads.

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