Comparison

Stash vs Stream Note

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

Head to head
About

Stash

Features
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Stash is a beautiful, cross-platform home for every link worth keeping. Save articles, videos, shops, recipes, and inspiration into visual collections you'll actually want to revisit. - Quick save: add links straight from the iOS share menu or the Stash browser extension - Visual collections: rich previews with titles, thumbnails, and notes - Organize your way: group links into collections and find them in seconds - Private by default: lock sensitive items behind Face ID or passcode - Easy sign in: Google, Apple, or email - Make it yours: light, gray, and dark themes with custom accent colors Stop losing links in a sea of browser tabs. Stash keeps everything you save clean, organized, and beautiful on every device.

About

Stream Note

Features
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The simplest notes, focused on today. Stream keeps your notes not in folders, but in a stream of days. Write today, then flick back through the days that have flowed by. β€’ Needle scrubber β€” one bar, one day. A single drag skims through your past days and jumps straight to any date. β€’ Checklists & markdown β€” bold, bullets, and checkboxes saved as plain text. β€’ Show on Lock Screen β€” pin notes and to-dos as a Live Activity and check them off right there. β€’ Lock Screen control β€” open Stream instantly from a Lock Screen button. β€’ Tags & filters β€” follow a single stream with one #tag. β€’ Markdown export / import β€” your data is always yours, in plain text. All notes are stored on your device only.

Screenshots

Stash3 screens
Stream Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Stash at 3 against Stream Note's 1. Stash also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stash ships an update every 3 days, Stream Note every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Stash versus Stream Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStashStream Note
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size31 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJune LeeMuhyun Park

In-app purchases

None

Stash

No in-app purchases

None

Stream Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stash free?
Stash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stream Note free?
Stream Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stash or Stream Note have ads?
Neither Stash nor Stream Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stash or Stream Note?
Stash ships an update every 3 days, and Stream Note every 5 days. Most recently, Stash was updated on September 22, 2026 and Stream Note on October 9, 2026.

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