The Stack vs WisdomPouch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Simple text-based notes
- Hashtag organization
- Easy idea capture
- To-do list management
- Streamlined interface
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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.
WisdomPouch
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WisdomPouch helps you turn articles, webpages, and pasted text into an editable, searchable, and traceable personal knowledge base. Import content from the system share sheet or by pasting text, then use WisdomPouch AI to extract knowledge points, tags, and source excerpts. You can edit, delete, supplement, and connect knowledge points locally. Highlights: - Keep articles, knowledge points, tags, and search indexes on device - Import webpages, WeChat articles, and plain text - Extract structured knowledge points with AI - Search, filter by tags, and trace each point back to its source - Export and restore local JSON backups The current version is free and includes 20 AI extraction runs per device per day. AI processing asks for permission before uploading the selected article text.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WisdomPouch at none against The Stack's 3. WisdomPouch also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). The Stack's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. The Stack sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. WisdomPouch asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Stack ships an update every 5 weeks, WisdomPouch weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Stack | WisdomPouch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elegant Chaos Limited | Geeker Technology (Sanhe) Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
The Stack
- Fresh Straw$0.99
- A Nice Juicy Carrot$2.99
- Deluxe Hamster Wheel$9.99
WisdomPouch
No in-app purchases
