Comparison

Space Notes vs Stashful

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

Head to head
About

Space Notes

This app allows users to create detailed lists with expandable items, offering dedicated note-taking for each entry. It provides various list types, progress tracking, and organizational tools to manage complex information.

Highlights
  • Expandable checklist items into detailed notes
  • Multiple note types (shopping, recipe, goals)
  • Progress bars for goal tracking
  • Random item selection from lists
  • Checklist table view for quick editing
  • User-defined category tags
  • Note priorities (low, medium, high, urgent)
Features
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Space Notes was built for people who like to make lists. Shopping lists, to-do lists, recipe lists, lists of modules for the apps you're building, or cards you're collecting. But sometimes just having a list isn't good enough. You know that your recipe needs a particular type of cheese, but there's only store in town that sells it. Space Notes gives you an entire notepad for every item in your checklist, allowing you to provide as much, or as little detail as you need for every single item. Expand your notes from a galaxy to a whole universe of ideas! New in Space Notes 3.0: - Note Bundles: Keep notes organized with Note Bundles. You can create a bundle and add your notes to it so that you can quickly locate related entries. - Card Collector's Gallery: A gallery where you can store images of your favorite trading or collector's cards. - Handwriting with OCR: Use handwriting to enter text into your notes with Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Features: - Note types with exclusive functionality for creating goals with progress bars, comparing notes, making shopping lists. - Expand checklist items into notes for taking as much detail as you need, without crowding your screen. - Randomly select an item from your lists, for those times when you can't decide on something, like where to go for lunch! - Checklist table view: You can now switch to a table view for your checklists, allowing you to quickly edit your checklist items. - Convert to checklist: you can now type out rows of text in the main notepad, then convert them to items in your checklist. - Consolidated to-do list: all your due dates in one central location for quick reference and navigation. - User-defined category tags: create tags to categorize your notes any way you'd like. - Note priorities: assign priority levels for low, medium, high, and urgent. - Three new note types: shopping, recipe, and character cards. - Checklist item due dates: prior to version 2.0, due dates could only be assigned to primary notes. Now they can be assigned to checklist items for 'Goal' notes. - Custom color schemes: add a personal touch to your Space Notes experience by creating your own color schemes. - In-app calendar: access a calendar right within your notes so that you don't have to keep switching between apps when you're making to-do lists. - Due date quick add: when viewing a 'goal' note with the in-app calendar, you can tap on a date in the calendar, then tap the calendar button on a checklist item to instantly create a due date. Space Notes Pro features: - Compare checklists: see two checklists, side by side. Space Notes will automatically highlight if the same item appears in both checklists. - Historical timeline: if you're working on a project, or tracking responsibilities at your job, you can commit your completed tasks to a historical timeline, which removes them from your note lists, but keeps them in a timeline that you can access when it's time to write your resume or review. - Calculator: an in-app calculator so that you don't have to switch to a separate calculator app when you need to do basic arithmetic. Once you've arrived at the result, simply tap on it to insert it into your note. The next version of Space Notes is being completely rebuilt, from the ground up. This will provide greater performance and stability, while also reducing the app's footprint.

About

Stashful

A private digital space to save and organize various types of content, from links and notes to files and voice memos. It allows users to group items into topic chats for easy retrieval without complex folder structures.

Highlights
  • Save text, links, photos, videos, files, voice notes
  • Organize items in topic chats
  • Filter by media type
  • Search saved content
  • Tag important items
  • Share Extension for saving from other apps
  • Local storage or iCloud privacy
Features
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Stashful is a private place for everything you normally send to yourself: quick thoughts, useful links, screenshots, documents, photos, videos, and voice notes. Create topic chats and keep related items together. Come back later when you need them, without folders, clutter, or complicated workflows. Why Stashful: - Save text, links, photos, videos, files, and voice notes - Organize archive items in topic chats - Filter by media, files, links, or voice messages - Search across saved content - Mark important items with tags - Save from other apps with Share Extension - Keep data private in local storage or iCloud Stashful Pro gives you more space for your personal archive. Privacy: Stashful does not require an account and does not store personal content on its own servers. Terms of Use (EULA): https://stashful.anapps.store/terms

Screenshots

Space Notes4 screens
Stashful4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stashful at 5.0 against Space Notes's 3.7. Stashful also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). Space Notes's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Space Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stashful sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stashful holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Notes ships an update every 9 days, Stashful every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Space Notes versus Stashful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace NotesStashful
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpace Japan StudiosNazar Ashyrov

Customer experience

Space Notes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Stashful

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Space Notes

One-time1
  • SpaceNotes Pro$0.99
2 purchases

Stashful

Subscriptions2
  • Stashful Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Stashful Pro Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Space Notes free?
Space Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stashful free?
Stashful is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Space Notes or Stashful?
Stashful is rated higher. Space Notes averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Stashful averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Space Notes or Stashful have ads?
Neither Space Notes nor Stashful shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Notes or Stashful?
Space Notes ships an update every 9 days, and Stashful every 4 days. Most recently, Space Notes was updated on November 5, 2026 and Stashful on October 31, 2026.

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