Comparison

Stacks vs Float

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

Head to head
About

Stacks

Features
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Everything you save online ends up scattered β€” a restaurant buried in your Instagram saves, a recipe in a TikTok favourite, a hotel in a Safari tab you'll never find again. Stacks brings all of it into one place and organizes it for you. Share a link to Stacks from any app and it reads the page, works out what it is, and files it away: the restaurant into Food, the hotel into Travel, the outfit into Fashion β€” with a title, a summary, tags and a cover image, ready to find months later. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE β€’ Share from Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Reddit, YouTube, X, Facebook or Safari β€” anything with a share sheet β€’ Or paste a link straight into the app β€’ Shared links are imported and organized in the background, before you next open the app ORGANIZED FOR YOU β€’ Every save is categorized automatically β€” Food, Travel, Fashion, Fitness, Shopping, Learning and more β€’ Tags, topics, summaries, places, brands and recipes pulled out of the page for you β€’ Smart collections group related saves into a trip, a reservation, a concert, a birthday β€’ Or build your own collections by hand FIND IT BY MEANING β€’ Search understands what you meant, not just the words you typed β€’ "Sushi in Tokyo" or "black outfit" surfaces the right save, even when those exact words aren't in it β€’ Filter by category, platform, tag or collection MORE THAN A BOOKMARK β€’ Map β€” every saved place on one map, exactly what you want before a trip β€’ Calendar β€” put a save on a date and get a reminder when it matters β€’ Notes and checklists on any save, for packing, shopping and planning β€’ Favourites and an archive to keep the list clean PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€’ No account. Nothing to sign up for β€’ On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, saves are analyzed by Apple's on-device model; on every other iPhone an on-device fallback does the same job β€’ Search runs on-device too β€” no query ever leaves your iPhone β€’ No analytics, no ads, no tracking, no third-party SDKs, and no servers of ours for anything to be sent to Free, with no subscription and no in-app purchases.

About

Float

Features
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Float is a to-do app with three spaces. Write everything that comes to mind into the Dump space at the bottom: groceries, ideas, someday tasks. Move what you're still deciding on up to the Think space in the middle, and what you'll focus on today to the Focus space at the top. Moving takes one drag: press, lift, and drop. When an item crosses a boundary, the edge ripples under your fingertip. β€’ Three spaces β€” Focus, Think, Dump. Nothing moves on its own. You always decide the order. β€’ Drag to move β€” press and hold to lift, then drop it exactly where you want. Move with a button and the boundary bounces gently as the item passes. β€’ Several at once β€” tap to select multiple items and move them together. β€’ One-handed mode β€” one button brings all three spaces down to your thumb. β€’ Double-tap to complete β€” a hand-drawn line strikes through and the item goes to the archive. Deleted by mistake? Undo right away. β€’ Repeat reminders β€” things you can't forget come back every 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 3 hours. Complete the item and the reminder stops. β€’ Backup and restore β€” export and import a file. Free for everyone. β€’ Themes β€” nine colors. The app icon can match your theme. Premium (one-time purchase) unlocks eight themes and expands dump pages from 3 to 7. Everything else is free. No account, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays on your device.

Screenshots

Stacks4 screens
Float4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stacks at none against Float's 1. Float's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and 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

Both are free to download. Float sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stacks asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Stacks versus Float: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStacksFloat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size7 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGerard RodriguezEUIHYUNG JUNG

In-app purchases

None

Stacks

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Float

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99

Questions

Is Stacks free?
Stacks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Float free?
Float is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stacks or Float have ads?
Neither Stacks nor Float shows ads.

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