Comparison

Iron Overload vs Thread Stash

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

Head to head
About

Iron Overload

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A better way to stay on top of your health. Blood Test Tracking - Added a streamlined interface for viewing your latest blood test results - Improved result categorization to make it easier to understand what each value means - Enhanced historical result comparison for deeper insight into changes over time Venesection Management - New venesection log with date tracking and session details - Visuals to help you understand frequency and patterns Health Trends & Insights - Introduced interactive charts showing trends across key blood markers - Added personalized insights to help you interpret long‑term changes - Improved filtering so you can focus on the metrics that matter most to you

About

Thread Stash

Manage your sewing thread collection effortlessly. Scan labels to add threads to your inventory and automatically create shopping lists for your projects.

Highlights
  • Scan thread labels for automatic entry
  • Manage thread inventory
  • Generate project shopping lists
  • Track project thread requirements
Features
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Thread Stash is a thread inventory management app that allows you to scan thread labels to automatically add them to your inventory. Automatically generate shopping lists by entering project thread requirements.

Screenshots

Iron Overload3 screens
Thread Stash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Iron Overload at fortnightly against Thread Stash's monthly. Thread Stash's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Iron Overload ships an update fortnightly, Thread Stash monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Iron Overload versus Thread Stash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIron OverloadThread Stash
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew D'AngeloVICTORIA VASEY JOY-WARREN

In-app purchases

None

Iron Overload

No in-app purchases

None

Thread Stash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Iron Overload free?
Iron Overload is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thread Stash free?
Thread Stash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Iron Overload or Thread Stash have ads?
Neither Iron Overload nor Thread Stash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Iron Overload or Thread Stash?
Iron Overload ships an update fortnightly, and Thread Stash monthly. Most recently, Iron Overload was updated on October 2, 2026 and Thread Stash on October 11, 2026.

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