Comparison

Messo vs Stacks

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

Head to head
About

Messo

Features
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Messo is a simple to-do list, task manager, and notes app that helps you organize everyday tasks in one clean, flexible space. Create to-do lists, add tasks, track important dates, and keep notes together β€” without switching between multiple apps. Use spaces to separate your work, personal life, and important events, so everything stays clear and focused. Stay organized with to-dos and tasks Create simple to-do lists and individual tasks Check items off and track progress at a glance Focus on what needs to be done today Organize everything in spaces Separate work, personal tasks, and events Keep related items together in one view Switch between spaces as your priorities change Available widgets Messo lets you add different widgets to each space: To-Do β€” simple checklists for everyday tasks Task β€” individual tasks with progress tracking Countdown β€” track birthdays, events, and deadlines Time Since β€” see how much time has passed since an important date Notes β€” write quick thoughts and reminders Clock β€” view the current time for selected locations Clean and distraction-free Minimal design that’s easy to scan No complex setup or unnecessary features Designed for clarity and daily use Messo is ideal if you’re looking for a lightweight to-do app that combines tasks, lists, countdowns, time tracking, and notes in one simple workspace.

About

Stacks

Features
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Everything you save online ends up scattered β€” a restaurant buried in your Instagram saves, a recipe in a TikTok favourite, a hotel in a Safari tab you'll never find again. Stacks brings all of it into one place and organizes it for you. Share a link to Stacks from any app and it reads the page, works out what it is, and files it away: the restaurant into Food, the hotel into Travel, the outfit into Fashion β€” with a title, a summary, tags and a cover image, ready to find months later. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE β€’ Share from Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Reddit, YouTube, X, Facebook or Safari β€” anything with a share sheet β€’ Or paste a link straight into the app β€’ Shared links are imported and organized in the background, before you next open the app ORGANIZED FOR YOU β€’ Every save is categorized automatically β€” Food, Travel, Fashion, Fitness, Shopping, Learning and more β€’ Tags, topics, summaries, places, brands and recipes pulled out of the page for you β€’ Smart collections group related saves into a trip, a reservation, a concert, a birthday β€’ Or build your own collections by hand FIND IT BY MEANING β€’ Search understands what you meant, not just the words you typed β€’ "Sushi in Tokyo" or "black outfit" surfaces the right save, even when those exact words aren't in it β€’ Filter by category, platform, tag or collection MORE THAN A BOOKMARK β€’ Map β€” every saved place on one map, exactly what you want before a trip β€’ Calendar β€” put a save on a date and get a reminder when it matters β€’ Notes and checklists on any save, for packing, shopping and planning β€’ Favourites and an archive to keep the list clean PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€’ No account. Nothing to sign up for β€’ On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, saves are analyzed by Apple's on-device model; on every other iPhone an on-device fallback does the same job β€’ Search runs on-device too β€” no query ever leaves your iPhone β€’ No analytics, no ads, no tracking, no third-party SDKs, and no servers of ours for anything to be sent to Free, with no subscription and no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Messo4 screens
Stacks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Messo at 17.6 against Stacks's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Messo versus Stacks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessoStacks
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size81 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStas MorozovGerard Rodriguez

In-app purchases

None

Messo

No in-app purchases

None

Stacks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Messo free?
Messo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stacks free?
Stacks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Messo or Stacks have ads?
Neither Messo nor Stacks shows ads.

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