Comparison

Stash vs LockCal

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

Head to head
About

Stash

Features
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Snap a photo and Stash creates the entry for you: brand, model, category, done. Your home inventory, your collections and every warranty in one place. And when you can't find something, just ask: "Where's my passport?" SNAP IT. AI FILLS IT IN. No typing. Take a photo, the AI recognizes the item and suggests every field. You check it and save. A full bookshelf or a packed garage gets logged in minutes, not weekends. ASK YOUR STUFF ANYTHING The built-in AI assistant knows your entries and gives straight answers: β€’ "Where's my passport?" β€’ "Which warranties expire in the next 30 days?" β€’ "What's the serial number of my printer?" β€’ "Who did I lend my drill to?" β€’ "What's stored in the garage?" READY BEFORE YOU NEED IT After a fire, flood or break-in, insurers ask for a list of everything you owned. Most people start from memory. With Stash you already have it: photos, purchase dates, prices, receipts and serial numbers for every item, plus the total value of each room and collection. NEVER BUY THE SAME THING TWICE Books, manga, vinyl records, watches, fragrances, sneakers, coins, board games. See instantly what you already own, what you paid and what your collection is worth. WARRANTIES, RECEIPTS, SERIAL NUMBERS Purchase date, warranty, receipt, serial number and photos live right on the item. No more digging through emails when something breaks or when you want to sell it. TAP A TAG, SEE WHAT'S INSIDE Stick an NFC tag on a moving box, a toolbox or your laptop. Tap it with your iPhone and the right item opens. Barcodes and your own QR labels work the same way. Moving gets a lot easier when every box tells you what's in it. 70+ TEMPLATES, READY TO GO Books, records, movies, board games, bikes, tools, electronics, cameras, camping gear, furniture, kitchen, documents, insurance policies, subscriptions and many more. Business bundles for fleets, buildings and IT included. BUILT THE WAY YOU THINK β€’ Custom fields: text, number with unit, date, choice, image, location β€’ Custom templates for any collection β€’ Nest it: house β†’ room β†’ shelf β†’ item β€’ Link items, like a battery to its camera β€’ See every location on a map: home, basement, garage, office, storage unit β€’ Instant search across every field and note FREE TO START Try Stash for free. Go unlimited with Premium, monthly or yearly. No ads, no tracking. Your data stays yours. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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LockCal

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LockCal puts your schedule where you already look all day: on your Lock Screen. YOUR AGENDA AS A LIVE ACTIVITY Start your day's agenda with one tap β€” it stays visible as a card on the Lock Screen. Use the β€Ή β€Ί buttons to page through the coming days right on the Lock Screen, without unlocking and without opening the app. FIVE DESIGNS Night Sky, Classic, Retro 2010, Minimal or Timeline β€” pick the layout that matches your Lock Screen. With calendar color dots, locations and a configurable number of events per page. WIDGETS ON TOP Your next events as a Lock Screen widget above or below the clock β€” plus a Home Screen widget. AUTOMATIC EVERY MORNING With a Shortcuts automation, your agenda starts into the day by itself and can clean itself up at night. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS LockCal reads your calendar strictly on-device. No servers, no account, no ads, no data collection β€” the app does not even have internet access. ALWAYS FRESH If you like, LockCal reminds you shortly before iOS ends the Live Activity β€” one tap on the notification puts your agenda right back on the Lock Screen. FEATURES β€’ Day agenda as a Live Activity with paging buttons on the Lock Screen β€’ 5 designs, 3–6 events per page, 3 days to 2 weeks range β€’ Toggle individual calendars, color dots, locations β€’ Hide past events; ongoing multi-day events move to "Today" ("until Fri") β€’ Reminder shortly before the Live Activity expires, with one-tap renewal β€’ Lock Screen widgets (inline + rectangular) and a Home Screen widget β€’ Shortcuts actions for automations ("Agenda to Lock Screen", "End agenda") β€’ Dynamic Island glance with your next event β€’ Fully localized in English and German

Screenshots

Stash4 screens
LockCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LockCal at none against Stash's 2. Stash's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Stash sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. LockCal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stash ships an update every 3 weeks, LockCal monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Stash versus LockCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStashLockCal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks β€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size67 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian VenclovasVladimir Popov

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stash

Subscriptions2
  • Stash Premium Monatlich$3.991 Month
  • Stash Premium JΓ€hrlich$44.991 Year
None

LockCal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stash free?
Stash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LockCal free?
LockCal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stash or LockCal have ads?
Neither Stash nor LockCal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stash or LockCal?
Stash ships an update every 3 weeks, and LockCal monthly. Most recently, Stash was updated on October 28, 2026 and LockCal on October 25, 2026.

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