Comparison

Idea Cards vs Stashful

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

Head to head
About

Idea Cards

Features
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Idea Cards is a fully local app for capturing and organizing ideas as cards — fast. Not a to-do list. A vault for your thoughts, inspirations, and future possibilities. --- Key Features --- - Instant Card Creation Type a title, pick tags, done. Save an idea in under a second. - Pinterest-Style Grid Browse your ideas in a beautiful masonry layout. Color-coded by tags — just scrolling feels inspiring. - Review Mode Swipe through your ideas like flashcards. Right for "Done", left for "Hide", down for "Keep". Rediscover ideas you forgot about. - Tag Management Create, rename, recolor, and delete tags. 16 vibrant colors to make your collection yours. - Image Attachment Attach an inspiration image to any card. - Search Search across titles, details, and tags instantly. --- Built For --- - Indie developers - Creators & writers - Video makers - Anyone with too many ideas and nowhere to put them --- Philosophy --- - 100% local. Your data stays on your device. - No login required. Open and start. - Not another productivity tool. No deadlines. No guilt. - Think fast, save fast, organize by instinct.

About

Stashful

A private digital space to save and organize various types of content, from links and notes to files and voice memos. It allows users to group items into topic chats for easy retrieval without complex folder structures.

Highlights
  • Save text, links, photos, videos, files, voice notes
  • Organize items in topic chats
  • Filter by media type
  • Search saved content
  • Tag important items
  • Share Extension for saving from other apps
  • Local storage or iCloud privacy
Features
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Stashful is a private place for everything you normally send to yourself: quick thoughts, useful links, screenshots, documents, photos, videos, and voice notes. Create topic chats and keep related items together. Come back later when you need them, without folders, clutter, or complicated workflows. Why Stashful: - Save text, links, photos, videos, files, and voice notes - Organize archive items in topic chats - Filter by media, files, links, or voice messages - Search across saved content - Mark important items with tags - Save from other apps with Share Extension - Keep data private in local storage or iCloud Stashful Pro gives you more space for your personal archive. Privacy: Stashful does not require an account and does not store personal content on its own servers. Terms of Use (EULA): https://stashful.anapps.store/terms

Screenshots

Idea Cards4 screens
Stashful4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Idea Cards at none against Stashful's 2. Idea Cards also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Stashful's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). On price and ads 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. Stashful sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Idea Cards asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idea Cards ships an update every 3 months, Stashful every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Idea Cards versus Stashful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdea CardsStashful
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeiya.kNazar Ashyrov

In-app purchases

None

Idea Cards

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Stashful

Subscriptions2
  • Stashful Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Stashful Pro Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Idea Cards free?
Idea Cards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stashful free?
Stashful is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Idea Cards or Stashful have ads?
Neither Idea Cards nor Stashful shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Idea Cards or Stashful?
Idea Cards ships an update every 3 months, and Stashful every 4 days. Most recently, Idea Cards was updated on October 31, 2026 and Stashful on October 31, 2026.

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