Comparison

Take a Stack vs Lunaco

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

Head to head
About

Take a Stack

Features
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Save an immutable script and selection manifest, then compare the current project against it. See changed copy, reordered lines, different takes, gap changes and unavailable audio before you deliver again. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open a script and choose Delivery checkpoints. 2. Name and save a checkpoint of the current script, selected takes and gaps. 3. Edit a line or continue recording through the normal project workflow. 4. Return to the checkpoint, filter changed lines and share a detailed change report. Keep line-by-line recording, take selection, Alt Take Rescue, recording tools, stitching, mastering and audio exports. Checkpoints do not alter your selections. WHAT TO KNOW Checkpoints are manifests, not audio backups. They do not copy or restore recordings, measure listening quality or export a mix. Audio contents and export or processing settings are not compared. File presence does not verify playback. Keep separate exported-audio backups. iPhone and iPad.

About

Lunaco

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Ever softened the wording of a calendar entry before saving it? That quiet edit is self-censorship. You did it because someone might see. Lunaco has no server. Entries you want locked stay locked. Write them as they are. No sign-up, nothing behind a paywall. [NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE] Your events, family records and notes live on the device only, and your calendar data is not transmitted. No account to log into, none to be leaked. It works the same in airplane mode. What you write into events, family records, trips and tasks is encrypted on the device, and the key never leaves it. (Holidays are fetched once from an external API. Minimal data is processed for analytics and ads - see our privacy policy.) [A CALENDAR YOU CAN ACTUALLY WRITE IN] If you keep entries in your head because they can't go in the calendar, that is the calendar's problem. Save an entry as private and a curtain hides it. It opens only after a PIN or biometric check. Title, note, location and attendees are encrypted with AES-256-GCM and never surface in widgets, notifications or search. [BACKUPS ARE ENCRYPTED TOO] A full backup is encrypted with AES-256-GCM, locked by PIN, passphrase or recovery code, and builds up automatically in your own iCloud or Google Drive. Change phones and one file brings it all back - only text is stored, so years fit in a few MB. [SEND ONLY WHAT YOU MEAN TO SEND] Pick a date range or a category, or export one trip or timetable. It merges into the other person's calendar, and duplicates can be skipped or overwritten. Pair by QR and the file opens on that device alone. [SCHEDULING, AT THE LEVEL OF A DEDICATED APP] - 23 repeat types - daily, weekly, biweekly, third Monday, every N days. Combine up to 5. - Gantt bars - multi-day events stretch across the calendar, splitting into lanes when they overlap. - 225 stickers in 14 categories, so a month reads at a glance. - Amounts - income and expenses, with a monthly summary bar. - Categories - 8 built in, add 6 of your own, 18-colour palette. - Quick entry - long-press a date, or paste several lines and let dates and times be read out. - Birthdays and anniversaries repeat yearly, with a countdown widget. [TASKS] Create tasks by date and check them off. Sweep what slipped with "move to today". They sit alongside your events, encrypted the same way. [TIMETABLES] School timetables by period, university timetables by time slot. Colour-code subjects, note teacher and room, track six attendance states. If your weeks differ - rotating shifts, alternating labs - set a 1 to 6 week rotation. The weekly view puts both on one timeline. [TRIPS] Destination, dates, day-by-day plans and packing in one place. Packing works in two steps: choose what you're taking, then tick off what's packed. Costs can be entered as an expression and converted at current rates. [ALSO IN THE BOX] - ICS import - repeating events unfold intact, and imports can be rolled back - Moon phases, holidays for 20 countries - PDF export - month, week, day, year - Wallpaper studio - timetable or trip over 15 backgrounds - Widgets - today, mini, moon phase, countdown, timetable, trip - Notifications - several per event, snooze, hidden titles - 10 themes, dark mode, two text sizes, adaptive tablet layout, 20 languages [RECORDS ARE SEEDS] Keeping a diary is hard, but a calendar you already fill in daily β€” and Lunaco keeps those entries as plain text, still readable ten years from now. Lunaco. A calendar you can write in as it is. -------------------- Lunaco. Record your entire daily life with a single calendar. Privacy Policy: https://maeilapp.com/en/dal/privacy Terms of Service: https://maeilapp.com/en/dal/terms Lunaco does not operate any servers and does not collect or transmit your personal data β€” events, family information, notes β€” outside your device. All data is stored only on your device. Developer: Intuition Lab Email: support@maeilapp.com

Screenshots

Take a Stack3 screens
Lunaco4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lunaco at Free against Take a Stack's $0.99. Lunaco also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Take a Stack's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Lunaco is free to download; Take a Stack costs $0.99 up front. Lunaco sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Take a Stack asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Take a Stack ships an update weekly, Lunaco every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences Β· 1 level
Take a Stack versus Lunaco: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTake a StackLunaco
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert CorbinJong Joon Sun

In-app purchases

None

Take a Stack

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Lunaco

Subscriptions2
  • Lunaco Ad-Free (Monthly)$0.491 Month
  • Lunaco Ad-Free (Annual)$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Take a Stack free?
Take a Stack costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lunaco free?
Lunaco is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Take a Stack or Lunaco have ads?
Lunaco shows ads; Take a Stack does not.
Which is updated more often, Take a Stack or Lunaco?
Take a Stack ships an update weekly, and Lunaco every 3 days. Most recently, Take a Stack was updated on October 31, 2026 and Lunaco on October 28, 2026.

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