Comparison

recaday vs Daystack

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

Head to head
About

recaday

Capture daily moments and automatically compile them into a vlog. Each clip is timestamped, allowing you to relive your day with precise timing. Edit your footage with filters, text, and trimming options before exporting a single video.

Highlights
  • Timestamped video clips
  • Self-timer recording
  • Adjustable zoom and clip length
  • Front and rear camera support
  • Video filters and editing tools
  • Customizable text and captions
  • One-click video export
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Record short moments through the day and turn them into one vlog. The time you shot each clip is burned into the video, so looking back you can see exactly when in the day you were. ■ Record - Records only while you hold the button - Self-timer (3 / 5 / 10 / 15 seconds). Set a length and it stops on its own - Zoom from 0.5x to 8x. Up to 3 minutes per clip - Front and rear camera - Record without sound if you want - Portrait or landscape ■ Time burned in The moment you shot is written into the video. Six typefaces for the time, two for captions. ■ Edit - Filters - shown as thumbnails of your own footage, so you can decide before you tap - Typeface - changes how the time looks - Cut - trim each clip from either end, or split it in the middle - Caption - add a line - Text - put words anywhere on the frame, in the text and outline colours you like ■ Export Your clips are joined in order and saved to your device as one video. Share it from any app you already use. A short ad plays before saving. ■ Also - No account needed - Your footage stays on your device - Available in Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai and Hindi A day is surprisingly hard to recall later. A few short clips, and the whole day stays with you.

About

Daystack

Features
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Daystack turns the moments of your day into one vertical video. Pick a layout, drop in your videos and photos, and watch them all play together in one 9:16 frame. Morning coffee, the beach at noon, sunset, the city at night: one split screen video, ready for Stories and Reels. STACK YOUR DAY • 8 collage layouts: 2 to 6 rows, a 2×2 grid, side-by-side columns, and one big frame over two • Mix videos and photos in the same video • Drag and pinch inside any frame to get the framing just right • Swap or replace any frame with a tap EDIT EACH CLIP • Trim with handles, just like in Photos • Change speed from 0.5× to 2×: slow down the waves, speed up the pour • Turn sound on or off for each clip • Add a caption like "9 am" in an elegant serif • Undo and redo every edit PERFECT TIMING • Every frame starts together, every loop • Match the longest clip or the shortest one, or pick any fixed length from 1 second to 2 minutes EXPORT BEAUTIFULLY • HD 1080p or 4K • 30 or 60 frames per second • Save to Photos or share to your favourite apps YOUR PROJECTS, SAVED • Everything saves automatically • Reopen, duplicate or delete projects from the home screen PRIVATE BY DESIGN Daystack works entirely on your iPhone. No accounts, no uploads, no tracking. Questions or ideas? Visit buraksakalli.org/daystack/support Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://buraksakalli.org/daystack/privacy/

Screenshots

recaday4 screens
Daystack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Daystack at none against recaday's shown. recaday's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

recaday ships an update daily, Daystack every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
recaday versus Daystack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterrecadayDaystack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKento SawayaBurak SAKALLI

In-app purchases

None

recaday

No in-app purchases

None

Daystack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is recaday free?
recaday is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Daystack free?
Daystack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do recaday or Daystack have ads?
recaday shows ads; Daystack does not.
Which is updated more often, recaday or Daystack?
recaday ships an update daily, and Daystack every 5 days. Most recently, recaday was updated on October 15, 2026 and Daystack on October 19, 2026.

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