Comparison

Totem vs Sted

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

Head to head
About

Totem

Features
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Totem is a high-speed all-in-one workspace that centralizes document creation, task management, and shared wiki organization for individuals and teams. Whether you are managing client work, building a team knowledge base, or simply organizing your thoughts on the fly, Totem keeps your workflow moving without interruption. Built to be lean and fast, Totem uses offline-first design which helps it launch instantly. Documents, databases, and collections feature live collaboration and sync in realtime across all your devices. HANDLE EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Write documents, manage tasks, and build a team wiki where the information you need is always easy to find—all without switching between apps. Documents: Write and edit in real-time. Instant synchronization across all devices Databases: Flexibly manage tasks, clients, and projects using views tailored to your team's workflow Wikis: Organize team knowledge and keep it searchable so information never gets lost Our in-built AI assistant, Mote, procures accurate answers based on your queries and helps you modify and update your workspace using natural language. FREE FOR INDIVIDUAL USE Whether for work or for yourself, create unlimited documents, databases, and collections. FREE 90-DAY TRIAL FOR TEAMS Unlock all duo or team plan features for 90 days, with no credit card required. Collaborate live with your team, enjoy role-based permissions and granural row-and-column access, with up to 50 seats during the trial. DOCUMENTS & WIKIS Write and organize documents with a clean, elegant editor that doesn't interrupt your train of thought. Organize your work with collection-scoped hierarchical tags anyone in your workspace can create. Cross-search your team's entire knowledge base and instantly access the information you need. TASKS & DATABASES Manage tasks, clients, and projects with flexible, customizable databases, freely building views and properties that match your team's actual workflow. BLAZING FAST PERFORMANCE & FULL OFFLINE SUPPORT Enjoy instant startup, smooth scrolling, and impeccable framerate, even with larger workspaces. Keep working without an internet connection and sync automatically when back online. IT'S YOUR DATA, NOT OURS All your data is stored in open formats: Markdown and SQLite, synced seamlessly across Mac, Windows, iOS, and Web. Export anytime. Pick up right where you left off on desktop when switching to mobile. Have any questions, comments, or concerns? Please feel free to contact us at founders@thinktotem.com. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sted

This app acts as a smart bookmark manager, allowing you to save content from the internet and organize it into projects. It uses AI to generate summaries and key ideas, making it easier to understand and revisit saved information.

Highlights
  • Save links from any app
  • AI-generated summaries and key ideas
  • Organize links into Projects
  • Searchable library of saved content
  • Daily Recap of saved items
  • Chat with your saved content
Features
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Save anything from the internet—and turn it into something useful. Sted is a smarter bookmark manager for the articles, posts, videos, podcasts, repositories, and webpages you don’t want to lose. Save them from any app, understand them faster, organize them into Projects, and revisit them in your daily Recap. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Use the iOS Share Sheet to save a link without leaving the app you’re using. You can also paste links directly into Sted. UNDERSTAND IT FASTER When AI processing is enabled, Sted can generate summaries, key ideas, topics, tags, and useful context for supported links. ORGANIZE YOUR SAVES Keep everything in one searchable Library. Group related links into Projects for research, content creation, travel, recipes, or anything else you’re working on. CHAT WITH YOUR SAVES Chat with everything you’ve saved, summarize today’s saves, recap your week, save links directly from Chat, and revisit previous conversations. USE STED TO • Save an article now and find it later • Collect research links in one Project • Get the key ideas from long content • Search your saves instead of scrolling through bookmarks • Review what you saved in a daily Recap • Return to the original source whenever you need it COME BACK TO WHAT MATTERS Recap brings together Sted’s Picks, a summary of what you saved, and your recent Steds—so useful links don’t disappear into a pile. AI processing is optional and can be turned on or off in Settings. Processing availability and results depend on the source. Everything you save. Finally useful. Privacy Policy: https://www.sted.ai/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Totem4 screens
Sted4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sted at every 2 days against Totem's every 3 weeks. Sted also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Totem sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Sted sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Totem ships an update every 3 weeks, Sted every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Totem versus Sted: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTotemSted
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB16 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTripletypeFiniks Labs

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Totem

Subscriptions4
  • Totem Duo (Monthly)$12.991 Month
  • Totem Team (Monthly)$40.001 Month
  • Totem Duo (Annual)$129.991 Year
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  • Totem Team (Annual)$400.001 Year
3 purchases

Sted

Subscriptions3
  • Sted Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Sted Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Sted Pro Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Totem free?
Totem is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sted free?
Sted is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Totem or Sted have ads?
Neither Totem nor Sted shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Totem or Sted?
Totem ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sted every 2 days. Most recently, Totem was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sted on October 31, 2026.

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