# Stacks vs visualOS

The clearest difference is price: Stacks at Free against visualOS's $12.99. Stacks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). visualOS's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months) and chart position (#102 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Stacks is free to download; visualOS costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Stacks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.

Stacks ships an update every 4 months, visualOS every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Stacks | visualOS |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $12.99 |
| Rating | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stacks-save-and-share-anything/id6757166261/reviews)** | [4.4 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visualos-infinite-canvas/id6787359589/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | **5** |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | **Every 6 days** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | **#102** |
| Size | 99 MB | 21 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Derainged LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1219716217) | [Dorweiler & Reimertz GbR](https://appshunter.io/developer/6775452184) |

## What reviewers say

### Stacks

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stacks-save-and-share-anything/id6757166261)

Organize and share moments, ideas, and lists with others. Create private or shared collections for anything from restaurants to trip plans, and collaborate with friends and family by adding photos, links, and places.

**Highlights:** Create private or shared stacks, Add photos, videos, text, links, and places, Organize lists, plans, recommendations, and memories, Collaborate with friends and family, React, comment, and keep ideas moving, Quickly save content into the right stack

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### visualOS

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visualos-infinite-canvas/id6787359589)

**Currently charting:** #102 Top Paid · Productivity (US App Store)

This app offers an infinite canvas for visual thinkers, organizing notes, folders, images, and to-do lists. It works entirely offline, saving your data as real files in a folder on your device, which can then sync via your cloud service.

**Highlights:** Infinite canvas for visual thinking, Offline access and real file saving, Syncs with your own cloud storage, Organize notes, images, and to-dos, Hierarchical boards within boards, Markdown file support, Freehand drawing and magnetic arrows

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Stacks free?

Stacks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is visualOS free?

visualOS costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Stacks or visualOS?

Stacks is rated higher. Stacks averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while visualOS averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.

### Do Stacks or visualOS have ads?

Neither Stacks nor visualOS shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Stacks or visualOS?

Stacks ships an update every 4 months, and visualOS every 6 days. Most recently, Stacks was updated on October 31, 2026 and visualOS on November 5, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*