Comparison

The Stack vs Text Pro

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

Head to head
About

The Stack

This app offers a straightforward approach to managing tasks and capturing thoughts. It utilizes a single list of text-based notes organized with hashtags for easy retrieval and organization.

Highlights
  • Simple text-based notes
  • Hashtag organization
  • Easy idea capture
  • To-do list management
  • Streamlined interface
Features
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The Stack is a different take on To-Do List management. It favours simplicity, and encourages easy capture of your thoughts ("notes to self") as you have them. It uses a single list of simple text-based notes, organised using #hashtags.

About

Text Pro

Features
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Write, count, revise, and keep every draft in one focused workspace. Text Pro is a word and character counter with a focused writing editor. Use it for essays, captions, emails, reports, application forms, notes, and any text with a limit. Live statistics update as you type. Your texts and saved versions remain on your device. SEE THE DETAILS Live statistics include: Words, Characters with and without spaces, Paragraphs, Sentences, Reading, Average words per sentence, Readability, Unique words, and Average word length. SAVE EVERY DRAFT Create and rename separate texts. Search your history and restore a saved version. Text Pro saves a recoverable local version before you clear, import, paste, restore, or apply an AI edit. IMPORT, LISTEN, AND SHARE Import TXT, Markdown, DOCX, RTF, and PDF files that contain text. Imported files must be under 5 MB. Use Read aloud for selected text or the full draft. Share your work as a text file or PDF. FOCUSED EDITING Use undo, redo, copy, paste, and the standard iOS share menu. Ordinary writing, counting, statistics, history, drafts, and settings remain on your device. OPTIONAL AI, ALWAYS YOUR CHOICE Select an action: Polish, Proofread, Shorten, Summarize, Expand, Bullet points, Professional, Friendly, or Translate. Select a passage to use only that selection. If no text is selected, the action uses the full draft. AI suggestions appear separately and never replace your draft automatically. Compare the original and suggestion, show the changes, and decide whether to apply, copy, regenerate, export, or listen to the result. AI actions require an internet connection. Only the text submitted for the action is sent through Moruk's gateway. AI can make mistakes, omit details, or change nuance, so review every result carefully. FREE, WITH NO ACCOUNT Text Pro requires no account or sign in. There is no subscription, paywall, paid upgrade, or paid plan. An ad may appear when you open the app, and full screen ads may appear occasionally. Text Pro does not use banner ads.

Screenshots

The Stack4 screens
Text Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Stack at Free against Text Pro's $9.99. The Stack also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). Text Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0).

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

The Stack is free to download; Text Pro costs $9.99 up front. The Stack sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Text Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Stack ships an update every 5 weeks, Text Pro every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Stack versus Text Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe StackText Pro
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElegant Chaos LimitedMoruk LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

The Stack

One-time3
  • Fresh Straw$0.99
  • A Nice Juicy Carrot$2.99
  • Deluxe Hamster Wheel$9.99
None

Text Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Stack free?
The Stack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text Pro free?
Text Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Stack or Text Pro have ads?
Text Pro shows ads; The Stack does not.
Which is updated more often, The Stack or Text Pro?
The Stack ships an update every 5 weeks, and Text Pro every 4 months. Most recently, The Stack was updated on November 3, 2026 and Text Pro on October 30, 2026.

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