Comparison

ContextStacker vs Sift

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

Head to head
About

ContextStacker

Features
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ContextStacker brings your workspace knowledge into one focused chat. Sign in with the same account you use on the web, then ask questions across readable documents and enabled API resources in your workspace. Answers stream as they are generated, support Markdown, and include source references so you can understand where the information came from. KEY FEATURES • Ask across your entire workspace without choosing a single document • Continue conversations shared with the ContextStacker web app • Receive streamed answers with Markdown formatting • Review document and API sources behind each answer • Start new conversations and revisit chat history • Switch workspaces and manage your account • View your current plan and usage Use the web app to add or manage documents and API resources or invite members. Workspace owners and billing managers can subscribe to Pro Annual or Business Annual in the iOS app. Each plan clearly shows its annual price and included services before purchase. ContextStacker supports English, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sift

Features
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Every document scanner reads your page. Then it saves the file as "2024-05-22 00:45:29" and hands you an empty folder. Sift uses what it just read. Scan a receipt and it saves as "Blue Bottle Coffee - Receipt - Mar 2026", already filed under Receipts. You tap Save, not Rename. Then, weeks later, you swipe down on your Home Screen, type "lease", and there it is - because Sift indexes the text inside every scan into iOS Spotlight. All of it happens on your iPhone. Sift has no servers, no account, and makes no network calls. THE LIBRARY THAT FILES ITSELF • Automatic titles - Sift finds the letterhead, the vendor, and the date, and writes the title for you • Automatic filing - receipts, bills, IDs, contracts, medical records, tax documents, notes • Everything editable - it's a suggestion, not a decision. Change anything before you save. FIND ANYTHING, INSTANTLY • Search the text inside your documents, not just their filenames • Find scans from your Home Screen with Spotlight - no need to open Sift first • Every result opens straight to the document SCANS THAT WORK EVERYWHERE ELSE • Real searchable PDFs - Sift writes an invisible text layer into every export, so you can select and search the text in Preview, Acrobat, or Files. Not just a picture of a page. • Clean captures with automatic edge detection and perspective correction • Four filters - Original, Enhanced, Grayscale, Black & White - applied to every page at once, not one at a time • Import what you already have - photos and PDFs from Photos or Files, read and filed the same way • Sign and mark up a page with your finger - save your signature once and stamp it on any document • Reorder, rotate, split, and drop pages; export as PDF, compressed PDF, or JPG • Fine-tune brightness and contrast on top of the four filters ASK YOUR DOCUMENTS (ON SUPPORTED DEVICES) On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, ask Sift about any scan - "what's the total?", "when does this lease end?" - and get answers from that document, generated entirely on your device. If the answer isn't in the document, Sift says so instead of guessing. No cloud AI, ever. SCAN FROM ANYWHERE • "Hey Siri, scan with Sift" • Add scanning to a Shortcut, your Action Button, or Control Center PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION, NOT BY PROMISE • No servers. No account. No sign-up. No network calls. • No analytics. No ads. No third-party SDKs of any kind. • No tracking permission prompt - because there is nothing in Sift to track you with. • Your IDs, contracts, and medical records never leave your iPhone. They can't - there's nowhere for them to go. • Want Sift locked? Long-press its icon and choose Require Face ID - iOS locks it system-wide FREE FOREVER - GENUINELY Unlimited scanning. Unlimited pages. Text recognition. Automatic titling. Automatic filing. Search. Spotlight. PDF export. No limits, no watermark, no ads. We can give this away because it all runs on your device and costs us nothing to serve. There is no paywall in onboarding, ever, and nothing above is gated. Sift shows the price twice on its own, after it titles your first scan and after your first export. Both have a full-size Not now and block nothing. SIFT PRO (OPTIONAL) Adds encrypted backup & restore (pack your whole library into one password-protected file you save wherever you like), document expiry reminders, batch tools, text export, watermarked exports, and password-protected PDFs. Every plan and its true cost is shown on one screen, with the price printed on the button. Weekly or Yearly (each with a 7-day free trial you have to actually choose), or a one-time Lifetime purchase in Settings. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and are managed in your Apple Account settings. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and never renews. Privacy Policy: https://ajain26.github.io/app-policies/sift/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ContextStacker4 screens
Sift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ContextStacker at every 3 days against Sift's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

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

Both are free to download. ContextStacker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $99.00 per year and Sift sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ContextStacker ships an update every 3 days, Sift every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
ContextStacker versus Sift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContextStackerSift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeré¹ęŗ 邱Anshul Jain

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ContextStacker

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Annual$99.001 Year
  • Business Annual$199.001 Year
3 purchases

Sift

Subscriptions2
  • Sift Pro (Weekly)7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Sift Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Sift Pro (Lifetime)$79.99

Questions

Is ContextStacker free?
ContextStacker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sift free?
Sift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ContextStacker or Sift have ads?
Neither ContextStacker nor Sift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ContextStacker or Sift?
ContextStacker ships an update every 3 days, and Sift every 2 weeks. Most recently, ContextStacker was updated on September 28, 2026 and Sift on September 29, 2026.

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