Comparison

Ncell vs Stow

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

Head to head
About

Ncell

Manage your Ncell mobile account with ease. Perform online recharges, check data and voice balances, buy new packs, and send free SMS. Access call details, offers, and locate Ncell centers.

Highlights
  • Online Recharge
  • Check Remaining Data/Voice
  • Buy Data/Voice Packs
  • Send Free SMS
  • Check Call Details
  • View Offers
  • Ncell Store Locator
Features
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Ncell app provides you broad range of information, product, services and many more. You can do Online Recharge, Check Remaining Data, Buy Data Packs, Send 10 free SMS everyday, check call details and find offers specially designed for you. Ncell application is free to use within Ncell network without any data charge. Ncell Store Locator map and redirected pages will be charged as per standard data tariff. Key Features of Ncell app: - Automatically login with your mobile number - Add secondary numbers in your account - Check current balance - Check remaining balance, data and voice packs - Download bill and update your bill medium - Online Recharge your or friend's account - Transfer balance to your friends and family - Buy Data and Voice Packs and get recommendation - Get best offer designed for you - Send 10 free SMS everyday to any Ncell number - Check your call details and transactions - Create Trouble Ticket and track its status - Find tariff rates for Roaming destination and activate the service. - Find nearest location of Ncell Centre - Free data charges after download except using Ncell Store Locator map and redirected pages. Please note: - This app is only available for Ncell subscribers. - The application is available for free of cost on App Store. However, data usage charges will apply while downloading the app using mobile internet. - Ncell application is free to use within Ncell network without any data charge. Data charges are applicable for usage outside Nepal or other network. Ncell Store Locator map and redirected pages will be charged as per standard data tariff. - If you use the app outside Nepal, standard international charges will apply for the internet connection.

About

Stow

This app helps you track the books you want to read, are currently reading, and have finished. It uses an extensive catalog to automatically fill in book details and allows for simple shelf management and progress logging without social features or ads.

Highlights
  • Automatic book cataloging
  • Three distinct reading shelves
  • Progress logging with progress bar
  • Completion date tracking
  • Simple library overview
  • Ad-free and private experience
Features
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Books you want to read, and books you've finished. That's the whole idea. Stow is a quiet reading tracker for people who just want a record of what they read. No feed to scroll, no followers to collect, no streak to break, and nothing recommended to you by an algorithm. You put books on shelves, and Stow remembers. THE CATALOGUE DOES THE TYPING Search millions of works from Open Library, the open catalogue run by the Internet Archive. Title, author, cover, publication year and page count all arrive filled in. THREE SHELVES, ONE TAP APART Want to read. Reading now. Read. Moving a book between them is a single tap, and the shelf updates the moment you do it. PROGRESS WORTH LOGGING Log the page you stopped on. Whatever you're reading sits at the top of your library with a quiet progress bar, so picking it back up takes no searching. THE DATE YOU FINISHED, KEPT Every book you mark as read keeps its completion date, and your Read shelf stays ordered by it — a reading diary you never had to write. AT A GLANCE Your library opens on a simple count: how many books you've read, how many are waiting, how many you're in the middle of. No charts, no goals to fall behind on. HOW IT WORKS 1. Search the catalogue. Type a title or an author. 2. Put it on a shelf. Want to read, or straight to reading now if you've already started. 3. Mark it read. One tap when you finish. Stow records the date. WHAT STOW DOESN'T DO There is no advertising anywhere in the app, and no third-party analytics or tracking software of any kind. Nobody else can see your shelves — there is no social layer to opt out of, because there isn't one. We don't profile you based on what you read, and we never sell your data. Your account holds your name, your email and your library. That's it. LEAVING IS EASY Deleting your account is a button in the app, not an email thread. Profile, then Delete account. It permanently erases your library, your reading progress and your account. DESIGNED TO BE READ Warm paper tones, a proper serif for book titles, and no clutter. Stow is meant to feel like the endpapers of a book rather than another bright app fighting for your attention. Free to use. Book information comes from Open Library. Questions or ideas: bookstow7@gmail.com

Screenshots

Ncell4 screens
Stow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stow at 5.0 against Ncell's 3.4. Stow also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). Ncell's advantage is ratings volume (191 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ncell has 191 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ncell ships an update every 6 weeks, Stow every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ncell versus Stow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNcellStow
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (191 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings191 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNcellThinko Learning Pvt Ltd

Customer experience

Ncell

All ratings189 ratings
Positive56.6%
Neutral6.9%
Negative36.5%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive29.1%
Neutral6.8%
Negative64.1%

Stow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Ncell

Reported bugs

26 issues
  • Money deducted, no service received
  • Auto renewal without cancel option
  • App logs out periodically
  • App crashes on iOS
  • Update issues (app requires update not available)
Show 21 more
  • App not loading
  • Registration process broken
  • PIN not received for login
  • App crashes when opening contact list
  • App shows sister's details
  • App not working after reinstallation
  • App not supported on iPhone 5
  • App crashes after new update
  • SMS option not working
  • Cannot purchase the same pack again
  • App not working while roaming
  • Music stops playing when app is opened
  • App not working properly after update
  • App not opening
  • Annoying popup to agree to terms
  • Chat help page doesn't load
  • App requires update version not available in App Store
  • App crashes on launch
  • App doesn't load at all
  • Registration process is broken
  • No options to buy a plan

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add loan option in-app
  • Dark mode needed
  • Increase data volume
  • Increase time limit for data packs
  • Develop more interesting app features
Show 2 more
  • Stock market data pack needed
  • Improve UI

Stow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ncell

No in-app purchases

None

Stow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ncell free?
Ncell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stow free?
Stow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ncell or Stow?
Stow is rated higher. Ncell averages 3.4 out of 5 from 191 ratings, while Stow averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ncell or Stow have ads?
Neither Ncell nor Stow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ncell or Stow?
Ncell ships an update every 6 weeks, and Stow every 5 days. Most recently, Ncell was updated on November 1, 2026 and Stow on November 6, 2026.

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