Comparison

Readbase vs Stash Anything

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

Head to head
About

Readbase

Features
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Readbase is a calm, focused home for newsletters, without inbox noise. Read newsletters from Substack and other platforms in one place, built for reading, not email. Subscribe once using your Readbase inbox and keep newsletters completely separate from your personal and professional email. Everything arrives neatly in the app, ready to read. Start your day with clarity • Daily Recap: every morning, Readbase creates a personalised AI summary of your unread newsletters - now surfaced directly inside your inbox, alongside your newsletters. • Per-newsletter summaries: get the key takeaways from any individual newsletter without reading the full issue. Read anywhere • Offline Mode: keep newsletters available on flights, trains, or anywhere without signal. Stay in control • 1-Click Unsubscribe: instantly stop newsletters you don’t read anymore. • Bookmarks: save issues you want to come back to. • Reading Stats: see what you actually read and build better habits. Built for newsletters • Works with newsletters from Substack, Beehiiv, Medium, ConvertKit, and any provider that sends emails. Privacy-first • Your newsletters are yours. Readbase doesn’t sell your data, and content is only used to power features like summaries and offline reading. If your inbox feels noisy, Readbase is the clean alternative: just newsletters, in a space designed for reading. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Stash Anything

This app helps you organize digital content like links, photos, and ideas from various sources, replacing the need for screenshots. Save and find anything from anywhere, organized into smart or custom collections for easy access.

Highlights
  • Save links, articles, and web pages
  • Stash Instagram posts, Amazon products, Reddit threads
  • Organize into smart or custom collections
  • Search across all saved content
  • Share sheet integration for quick saving
  • Works offline
Features
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Stop screenshotting everything you want to remember. Save it in Stash. Find it when you need it. Recipes buried in Photos. Links lost in messages. Articles sitting in open tabs. Give your everyday finds one place to live. SAVE FROM THE SHARE MENU Save links from other apps, or add photos, screenshots, videos, PDFs and notes. Keep recipes, shopping wishlists, travel ideas and inspiration together. SORT IT YOUR WAY Create colorful stashes and sub-stashes. Save to Unstashed when you are in a hurry, then use automatic suggestions to help choose where each item belongs. FIND WHAT YOU SAVED Search your library, including recognized text inside screenshots, images and PDFs. Browse visual previews and return to the things you saved. KEEP IT WITH YOU Use iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac, or choose local-only storage. Original media may need time to upload or download. START FREE Optional Stash Pro upgrades include more capacity and private, locked stashes. View available plans, features and regional prices in the app before purchasing. Less screenshot clutter. More things you can actually find. Start your first stash today.

Screenshots

Readbase4 screens
Stash Anything4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Stash Anything at 3 against Readbase's 1. On price, update cadence, 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. Readbase sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Stash Anything sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Readbase ships an update fortnightly, Stash Anything weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Readbase versus Stash Anything: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadbaseStash Anything
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (80 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—70.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—80 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB39 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLlingas LTDSean-Thomas Hammon

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Readbase

Subscriptions2
  • Readbase Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Readbase Premium - Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Stash Anything

Subscriptions1
  • Stash Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Stash Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Readbase free?
Readbase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stash Anything free?
Stash Anything is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Readbase or Stash Anything have ads?
Neither Readbase nor Stash Anything shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Readbase or Stash Anything?
Readbase ships an update fortnightly, and Stash Anything weekly. Most recently, Readbase was updated on September 20, 2026 and Stash Anything on October 1, 2026.

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