Comparison

LockScreenNotes vs Stash

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

Head to head
About

LockScreenNotes

This app displays your notes directly on your device's lock screen, ensuring you never forget important information. It offers extensive customization options for note appearance and allows for interactive to-do list management without opening the application.

Highlights
  • Notes on lock screen
  • Interactive to-do lists
  • Over 100 free designs
  • Handwritten notes and doodles
  • Image and font customization
  • Local data storage
  • No account required
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An app that lets you display a note right on your lock screen. You'll always see it when you pick up your phone, so you'll never forget what matters. "I wrote it down, but..." You made a note, but never looked at it again — and forgot anyway. Sound familiar? This app is for you. LockScreenNotes solves this by displaying your notes right on your lock screen where you can't miss it. ■ Easy to Use Just tap the note on your lock screen to open the app and jot down what's important. Everything auto-saves, so you can close the app right away without worry. Just focus on writing. ■ Manage Todos Without Opening the App Check off your to-do items right from the lock screen — no need to open the app. Whether it's a shopping list or today's tasks, just check things off as you get them done. ■ Over 100 Designs Choose from over 100 designs, all completely free. Pick one that matches your lock screen wallpaper. You can also customize everything yourself — paper color, text color, line styles, and more. ■ Doodle Away It's not just typing — you can handwrite notes too. Scribble freely like you would on a real sticky note. A quick underline might just help you remember better. ■ Add Images You can paste images from your photo library too. Stick a photo of something you want to buy so you don't get the wrong one, or add a picture of your favorite character to make it cute. ■ Fonts to Match Your Mood Choose from lovely fonts for free — handwritten styles that feel like real notes, or clean and simple ones. With multilingual support, you can even pick fonts for languages you're studying, like English or Korean, and make learning fun. ■ Note History That Shows Your Effort Past notes are saved as history, so you can look back and edit anytime. Use as many pages as you like. The history screen also shows your total character count, number of pages, and how many days you've been using the app. It's proof of your effort to never forget what matters. ■ Privacy Protected No one can see your notes. All data is stored locally on your device and is never sent to any server without your permission. Write down important things with peace of mind. ■ No Account Required LockScreenNotes doesn't require any account registration or sign-in. You can start using it right after installation without entering any personal information. ■ Contact & Social Email: lockscreennotes@gmail.com TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@lockscreennotes Instagram: https://instagram.com/@lockscreennote X: https://x.com/lockscreennotes Threads: https://threads.com/@lockscreennote --- LockScreenNotes is for people like you and me — who write things down but still forget. Starting today, make this your place for notes.

About

Stash

This app helps you save and revisit links from social media and the web. It encourages a habit of reviewing saved content with daily picks and weekly progress tracking. Organize your saved items with collections and tags, and receive smart reminders to ensure you don't forget them.

Highlights
  • One-tap link saving from any app
  • Daily surfacing of unread saved items
  • Weekly save vs. revisit rate tracking
  • Organize with collections and tags
  • Smart reminders for revisiting content
  • iCloud sync across devices (Pro)
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Saved a Reel, a TikTok or a recipe and never went back to it? Stash is a bookmark manager for links from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, Reddit and the web — and it brings your saves back so you actually use them. Save from the Share menu and see everything with thumbnails. Every day, one save you haven't opened yet waits at the top of Stash. Free for your first 100 saves. No sign-up, and your library syncs with iCloud. Stash keeps the link, title and thumbnail — it doesn't download videos, so it barely uses storage. ■ Save in two taps Tap Share, choose Stash, done. Works with Instagram (Reels and posts), TikTok, YouTube and Shorts, X (Twitter), Pinterest, Threads, Reddit, Facebook, LinkedIn, Medium, Bluesky and any website. Titles and thumbnails are added automatically. ■ Today's Pick: one save a day Your saved folders in Instagram and TikTok never remind you. Stash does: every day it picks one save you haven't opened yet and puts it on your Home tab and your widget, with a reminder on the days you choose. Open it, snooze it, or skip it — "watch later" finally happens. ■ Daily review & weekly recap Five saves a day, picked from your oldest unopened ones — small enough to finish. A weekly recap shows how much you saved vs. actually revisited. ■ Collections & tags Recipes, restaurants, travel spots, outfits, gift ideas, tutorials — organize your saved posts by theme and find them in seconds. ■ Places on a map Share a Google Maps or Apple Maps link and it's saved as a place, with a map preview and the distance from you. ■ Search & Discover Search by title, site or creator, and browse everything from the Discover tab. ■ Widgets, Siri & Shortcuts Today's Pick on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Ask Siri to open it, or to surprise you with a random unopened save. ■ Reminders Set a reminder on any save for when you'll have time, plus gentle nudges on the days you choose. ■ No account, your iCloud No account to create. Your saves live in your own iCloud and sync across iPhone and iPad. ■ Made for you if… - You save Reels and TikToks, then forget them - Your "read it later" and "watch later" lists keep growing - You screenshot things or text links to yourself and never find them again - You're looking for a new home for your bookmarks after Pocket shut down 【Free plan】 Up to 100 saves, 5 collections and 5 tags, with ads. Today's Pick, daily review, widgets, reminders and iCloud sync are all included. 【Stash Pro】 Unlock every limit: - Unlimited saves, collections and tags - No ads - Memos on saved items - Search inside tags, memos and collection names - Pin items - Multi-select & batch actions - Emoji icons for collections - Smarter snooze (1, 3, 7, 30, 90 days) - Spotlight search for your saves - Undo delete - Extra tabs for Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky and more - Data export (JSON / CSV) Stash Pro is available as a monthly or 12-month auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Auto-renewing plans may include a free trial for new subscribers; when the trial ends, it converts to a paid subscription unless cancelled. Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price and length unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Stash is not affiliated with Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X or any other service it saves from. Stop losing great finds. Start with Stash. [Policies] - Terms of Use: https://puddle-rambutan-b6f.notion.site/Terms-of-Service-2cd4be289ca480f89178eb8289c52208?pvs=74 - Privacy Policy: https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/stash-privacy-policy/9ff48781-b696-4945-8615-9e380a34ea26/privacy

Screenshots

LockScreenNotes4 screens
Stash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LockScreenNotes at none against Stash's 4. LockScreenNotes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 1). Stash's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Stash sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. LockScreenNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LockScreenNotes has 1.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of LockScreenNotes's written reviews are positive against 79% of Stash's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LockScreenNotes ships an update weekly, Stash every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LockScreenNotes versus Stash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockScreenNotesStash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.7K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better78.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakumi BanjoyaIssei Ikeda

Customer experience

LockScreenNotes

All ratings1,672 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral7.4%
Negative5.6%

Stash

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral10.7%
Negative10.7%

In-app purchases

None

LockScreenNotes

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Stash

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Offer$69.99
  • Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is LockScreenNotes free?
LockScreenNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stash free?
Stash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LockScreenNotes or Stash?
Stash is rated higher. LockScreenNotes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Stash averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LockScreenNotes or Stash have ads?
Stash shows ads; LockScreenNotes does not.
Which is updated more often, LockScreenNotes or Stash?
LockScreenNotes ships an update weekly, and Stash every 5 days. Most recently, LockScreenNotes was updated on October 28, 2026 and Stash on October 24, 2026.

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