Comparison

The Stack vs Deltabrief

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Deltabrief

Features
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Deltabrief is a daily briefing on the four things moving technology right now: AI, enterprise AI, fintech, and the newest tech worth knowing about. Every issue is edited down to what changed and why it matters — not a link dump, and not a feed you have to sift. What you get, every day • Enterprise AI — deployments, agents, infrastructure, and what companies are actually shipping • Fintech and payments — banking, digital payments, stablecoins, tokenized assets • AI research and models — new papers, open-source releases, LLM and agentic AI developments • Policy and regulation — AI governance, risk, compliance, and how rules are changing • Investment and startups — funding, venture activity, and the deals behind the headlines • Regional coverage — US and China AI, and Singapore sector news Built for actually finishing them Briefs are formatted properly — headings, tables, links and code — in English and Chinese. Set the reading text size independently of the rest of iOS. Listen instead of reading Any brief can be spoken aloud, with a voice you choose per language and a speed you set. Playback continues with the screen off and the phone in your pocket, and a mini player follows you around the app. A commute is enough for a day's briefing. Works without signal The newest issues and everything you've saved are downloaded before you open them, so the archive still reads on a plane or underground. A searchable archive, not just today Search thousands of past briefs, browse by tag, and bookmark what matters. Issues are indexed in Spotlight, so you can find one from the home screen without opening the app. On your terms Refresh manually or on an interval you choose. Optional notifications when new briefs land — off until you ask for them. No account, no sign-up, no subscription, no tracking, no ads. One purchase. Widget and Siri A Home Screen and Lock Screen widget shows the newest issues. Ask Siri to play today's briefs or open the latest one. Deltabrief is editorial technology journalism. It does not provide investment, legal or financial advice.

Screenshots

The Stack4 screens
Deltabrief4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The Stack at none against Deltabrief's shown. The Stack also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

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

The Stack ships an update every 2 days, Deltabrief daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
The Stack versus Deltabrief: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe StackDeltabrief
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHashsecure Technologies LLCSheng Gao

In-app purchases

None

The Stack

No in-app purchases

None

Deltabrief

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Stack free?
The Stack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deltabrief free?
Deltabrief is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Stack or Deltabrief have ads?
Deltabrief shows ads; The Stack does not.
Which is updated more often, The Stack or Deltabrief?
The Stack ships an update every 2 days, and Deltabrief daily. Most recently, The Stack was updated on October 13, 2026 and Deltabrief on October 31, 2026.

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