Stoak vs PinLog Text Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Stoak
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You spend your life somewhere. Stoak shows you where. Stoak runs quietly in the background and turns all of it into a personal heat map of your time. No check-ins. No manual logging. No effort. Just go about your day and Stoak does the rest. What Stoak maps: Your time. Not your steps, not your route. Just where you are and how long you stay. The longer you're somewhere, the hotter it burns on your map. Explore your habits: Switch between Today, Yesterday, This Week, and This Month to see how your patterns shift over time. Your map tells a story about where you work, where you unwind, and where you always end up. Pin your places: Drop pins on locations that matter to you like home, work, or your favorite coffee shop, and see dedicated stats for each one. Built for your life: Stoak runs passively using iOS visit monitoring, designed to be as battery-friendly as possible. Check in whenever you want and your heat map is always up to date. Stays on your lock screen: A Live Activity keeps your current fueling session visible at a glance, right from your lock screen. Your data, your privacy: Everything stays on your device and syncs privately across your devices via iCloud. Stoak never sells or shares your location data.
PinLog Text Notes
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PinLog is a memo app that brings back text and links you want to return to later. Save in a moment, and let the app remember for you. β PIN IT FOR LATER β’ Tap + to write and save β’ Tap the Share button in another app and choose PinLog to save text or a link β’ Save copied text with Save from Clipboard β’ Tell Siri βPin to PinLogβ or write from Control Center or the Shortcuts app β’ Use voice input, or import text, Markdown, and JSON files β’ See the page title on pins that contain links β LET IT COME BACK β’ Pins saved a few days ago, or not viewed for a while, return on the home screen and widget β’ Use a pinβs bell to set a reminder for Tonight, Tomorrow morning, the Weekend, or a date and time you choose β’ Turn on Notify Me of One Pin Daily in Settings to receive one pin at your chosen time β MARK IT DONE β’ Done pins stop coming back. They stay saved, so you can restore them later β’ Mark pins Done from the widget or a notification too β’ Search for any pin you have saved β MADE TO STAY SMALL PinLog deliberately has no tags or folders. It is a focused tool for saving something now and acting on it later. Pins are stored only on this iPhone. No account is required, and there are no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Stoak at every 4 days against PinLog Text Notes's every 2 months. PinLog Text Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (17.5 vs 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stoak ships an update every 4 days, PinLog Text Notes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stoak | PinLog Text Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days β better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.5 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jaylen Smith | ZEC Inc. |
In-app purchases
Stoak
No in-app purchases
PinLog Text Notes
No in-app purchases









