OLHO Magnifier vs eJournal Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OLHO Magnifier
This simple app allows you to magnify text up to 48x, making it easier to read books, signs, and displays. It features adjustable brightness with the phone's flash and offers contrast filters for improved readability.
- Up to 48x zoom
- Adjustable brightness with flash
- Contrast filters
- Easy-to-use slider controls
- Read text on the go
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Make your life easy using our Magnifier App. This simple App enables you to read text even if you have forgotten to bring your glasses or reading aid. Using the 48x zoom you can get text from books, magazines or signs on your phones display in a readable manner. Up to 48x zoom The Magnifier enlarges text up to 48x. Using the slider on the right hand sinde of the display you can quickly adjust the zoom factor. Making Magnifier a great tool for reading magazines, books and documents but also for reading signs and displays on the go. Adjustable brightness To get the best reading experience you need to have good lighting conditions. To help you provide those conditions Magnifier uses the built-in flash of your smartphone. Using the slider on the left hand side of the display you can set the brightness of the flash according to your needs. Contrast filters In order to read properly some people require higher contrasts. Therefore Magnifier provides a set of built-in contrast filters which can be cycled using the eye button on the bottom of the screen. Help make Magnifier better We want to improve the Magnifier to fit the needs of as many people as possible so feel free to get in touch with us. Stop by www.olho.eu, talk to us on Twitter at @olho_eu or on Google + at plus.google.com/+OlhoEuSmartReading .
eJournal Pro
This award-winning note-taking application allows users to create multimedia entries. It offers a robust platform for journaling and capturing ideas across devices.
- Multimedia note creation
- Award-winning design
- Cross-device support
- Journaling capabilities
- Idea capture
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eJournal is a 2 Award-Winning note taking app, now available for iPhone as well. ======================================== TechCrunch “9th Crunchies Awards” (The Oscars of Tech) TOP 10 "The Most Interesting, Creative and Successful” ======================================== ======================================== Microsoft App Circus Award runner-up Winner TOP 10 "The Most Interesting, Creative and Successful” ======================================== ======================================== Microsoft App Circus Award runner-up Winner ======================================== ======================================== In The News Lenovo: "eJournal Shines at Techcrunch" https://lenovodev.com/blog/metadata/2016/04/15/ejournal-shines-at-techcrunch-crunchies-awards ======================================== Much more: - Microsoft Staff Pick; - #1 Paid Productivity App (Windows 8 2013-2014), pre-cursor to Microsoft OneNote; - #1 Free Productivity App (smaller version). **If you enjoying playing the game, **If you enjoying using the app, please consider leaving a review on the App Store. We really appreciate it!** Follow us on Facebook: @ejournalapp Want to discuss a new feature? Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ejournalapp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: OLHO Magnifier at Free against eJournal Pro's $1.99. OLHO Magnifier also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). eJournal Pro's advantage is review sentiment (44% vs 0%) and rating (4.0 vs 2.0). On 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
OLHO Magnifier is free to download; eJournal Pro costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
eJournal Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eJournal Pro has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of OLHO Magnifier's written reviews are positive against 44% of eJournal Pro's.
OLHO Magnifier ships an update every 13 months, eJournal Pro every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OLHO Magnifier | eJournal Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BNO Technology Solutions e.K. | eJournal Technology |
Customer experience
OLHO Magnifier
eJournal Pro
In-app purchases
OLHO Magnifier
No in-app purchases
eJournal Pro
No in-app purchases
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