Comparison

Note Link by DCS0 vs Stash

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

Head to head
About

Note Link by DCS0

Features
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Record voice and text notes, import audio, photos and documents, extract text, and search your library on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Export or back up your notes and optionally sync your library with iCloud. Local note-taking and search work without a NoteLink account. Apple handles supported on-device transcription and processing. For Czech and other supported languages, optional cloud transcription and analysis use NoteLink's Firebase/Google Cloud backend and Google Vertex AI Gemini after sign-in and informed permission. Cloud transcription runs after recording; live captions depend on Apple's supported languages. Cloud transcription and analysis require internet access and available credits. Cloud AI is an optional monthly auto-renewable subscription that adds 100 non-expiring credits for each paid renewal. An optional one-time purchase adds 100 credits without a subscription. Unused purchased credits accumulate and remain available after cancellation or subscription expiry. Cloud transcription uses 1 credit per started minute of audio; each cloud AI analysis uses 1 credit. Long recordings show the remaining credit estimate. There are no automatic usage overage charges. Prices are shown in your App Store currency before purchase. Manage or cancel the subscription through your Apple Account settings. Cloud permission also enables background note and attachment replication and optional sharing; you can withdraw it in Settings. Export your backend data or request cloud-account deletion in Settings. Account deletion preserves local notes and your iCloud library. Read the privacy policy for data recipients, storage, diagnostics and retention. Privacy policy: https://dcs0.com/note-link/privacy Terms of use: https://dcs0.com/note-link/terms

About

Stash

Features
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Synthesize the world through your lens. Stash is your AI second brain for the articles that matter to you. You read. You forget. The insight that felt important disappears by the next morning. Stash is built to fix that, not by collecting more content, but by helping you actually absorb and own what you read. HOW IT WORKS Share any article to Stash from Safari, Chrome, X, or any app. Stash's AI reads the article and gives you two things: a clean summary and context tailored to you, based on your interests, knowledge gaps, and reading history. Not generic. Not one-size-fits-all. Swipe right to save it to your library. Swipe left to move on. Every decision you make teaches Stash more about who you are and what you care about. Over time, Stash becomes an extension of your memory, a living record of how your thinking evolves. WHY STASH IS DIFFERENT Most read-later apps are passive archives. Most AI tools give you generic summaries. Stash does something different: it connects what you read to what you already know, building a second brain that grows with you. - Save from any source โ€” NYT, WSJ, Substack, X, and more - Context tailored to your background, not a generic summary - Swipe-based interface that makes every save intentional - Your knowledge base, built article by article Stash is built for curious people who don't just want to read more โ€” they want to think better.

Screenshots

Note Link by DCS03 screens
Stash3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stash at none against Note Link by DCS0's 2. Stash also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Note Link by DCS0's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Note Link by DCS0 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Stash asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note Link by DCS0 ships an update every 3 days, Stash every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences ยท 1 level
Note Link by DCS0 versus Stash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote Link by DCS0Stash
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days โ€” betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size28 MB9 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDocs Do Inc.CRESTA K.K.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Note Link by DCS0

Subscriptions1
  • Cloud AI$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • 100 Cloud Credits$4.99
None

Stash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Note Link by DCS0 free?
Note Link by DCS0 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stash free?
Stash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Note Link by DCS0 or Stash have ads?
Stash shows ads; Note Link by DCS0 does not.
Which is updated more often, Note Link by DCS0 or Stash?
Note Link by DCS0 ships an update every 3 days, and Stash every 10 days. Most recently, Note Link by DCS0 was updated on October 31, 2026 and Stash on October 31, 2026.

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