AppStack vs Contact Timeline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
AppStack
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Your home screen should be a gallery, not a grid of distractions. App Stack turns your widgets into photo launchers. Each one displays a picture you have chosen โ tap it to reveal the apps underneath and open them instantly. When you are not using them, they stay hidden behind your favourite photos. No more unlocking your phone and getting pulled into apps you did not mean to open. App Stack lets you launch with intention, not impulse. How it works: - Create a stack and give it a name โ Social, Work, Shopping, whatever suits you - Add the apps you use together and pick photos that match - Place the widget on your home screen - Your photo rotates daily; tap the widget to reveal your apps and launch them It works with virtually every app on your phone. In the rare case an app needs a little help, App Stack walks you through a quick one-time setup. Why App Stack: - Daily photo rotation keeps your home screen fresh - Multiple stacks for different parts of your life - Clean, lightweight design with no ads or tracking - No account required โ all photos stay on your device - Works with virtually any app Free: 2 stacks, 3 photos, 8 apps per stack. Pro: Up to 1,000 stacks, 100 photos, and unlimited apps per stack. Declutter your home screen. Use your phone on your terms. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://appstack-schemes.app-stack.workers.dev/privacy
Contact Timeline
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Never forget who you met. - Contact Timeline automatically tracks every new contact you add to your phone and reminds you to tag them while the memory is fresh: where you met, who introduced you, what you talked about. Just add contacts like you normally do. - No importing, no manual entry, no extra steps. The next person you save appears in your timeline, newest first, ready to tag. Stop scrolling through hundreds of contacts trying to remember who someone is. ALWAYS IN SYNC - Edit a name, number, or photo in your Contacts and it updates here the instant you save, without losing its place in your timeline. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Your contacts never leave your device. No account, no ads, no tracking. Privacy Policy: https://joemac84.github.io/recentcontacts-legal/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
AppStack and Contact Timeline are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. AppStack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Contact Timeline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | AppStack | Contact Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jean-Marc Lai | Joe McCann |
In-app purchases
AppStack
- App Stack Pro$2.99
Contact Timeline
- Lifetime Pro$24.99









