The Stack vs Dawncast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Stack
This news app delivers today's headlines in a swipeable card format, allowing users to quickly get informed and move on. It focuses on delivering essential stories without endless scrolling or clutter, offering a fast, clean, and respectful news consumption experience.
- Swipeable card stack for headlines
- Tap-to-flip for story briefings
- Save stories to Library
- 7-day auto-expiry for freshness
- Covers Tech, Science, Business, World
- Daily digest notifications
- Dark mode
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News shouldn't take 30 minutes. It should take 3. THE STACK turns today’s headlines into a swipeable card deck — so you can stay informed fast and move on. Open. Swipe. Done. No endless scrolling. No rabbit holes. Just the stories that matter. WHY IT’S DIFFERENT Most news apps never end. This one does. Finish your stack and get on with your day. Fast. Focused. Satisfying. HOW IT WORKS — Open the app and your stack is ready — Swipe left to skip, right to save — Tap to flip for a quick briefing — Open the full story from the original source — Saved stories stay in your Library for 7 days Simple. CLEAN. RESPECTFUL. ATTRIBUTED. We show headlines and summaries only and always link to the original publisher. No rewriting. No paywalls. No clutter. FEATURES — Swipeable card stack — Tap-to-flip briefings — Save stories to your Library — 7-day auto-expiry keeps things fresh — Tech, Science, Business, World & more — Daily digest notifications — Dark mode for comfortable reading — No ads. Free to use PRIVACY Your reading stays private. Optional sign-in only syncs across devices. We never sell your data. Built by an independent developer who just wanted a faster, calmer way to read the news.
Dawncast
Get your daily news briefing in minutes with this AI-curated summary of top stories. Listen to an audio version on the go, and easily check markets and weather alongside your news. All past briefings are archived for easy review.
- AI-curated daily news summaries
- Natural-sounding audio briefings
- Integrated market and weather updates
- Archived past briefings
- Simple, focused interface
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Dawncast is your morning briefing, crafted fresh every day. Instead of scrolling through dozens of tabs, apps, and feeds before your day even starts, open Dawncast and get caught up in minutes. Every morning, Dawncast distills the day's top stories into a clear, concise briefing, written by AI, sourced from trusted outlets across the spectrum. Listen on the go Prefer to hear your briefing? Tap play and listen to a natural-sounding audio version while you get ready, commute, or make your coffee. Your morning news, hands-free. Markets and weather at a glance See how the markets opened and what the weather looks like today — right alongside your briefing. No extra apps needed. Your morning archive Missed a day? Every past briefing is saved, so you can always go back and catch up. Designed for your morning Dawncast is intentionally simple. One briefing, every morning, ready when you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Stack at 5.0 against Dawncast's 4.4. The Stack also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). Dawncast's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Dawncast sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. The Stack asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Stack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dawncast has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Stack ships an update every 2 days, Dawncast every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Stack | Dawncast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hashsecure Technologies LLC | Northlight Digital LLC |
Customer experience
The Stack
Dawncast
In-app purchases
The Stack
No in-app purchases
Dawncast
- Dawncast Pro Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Dawncast Premium Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Dawncast Pro Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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- Dawncast Premium Annual7 Days trial$179.991 Year
- Dawncast Pro Family Annual$189.991 Year
- Dawncast Premium Family Annual$479.991 Year









