Comparison

Annotable vs Bovlog

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

Head to head
About

Annotable

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for annotating and marking up images. It offers a wide range of customization options for common annotation elements and unique features like text highlighting on screenshots. The app supports various iOS system integrations for a seamless user experience.

Highlights
  • Common annotation tools (rectangles, text, arrows)
  • Customizable colors, sizes, and fonts
  • Blur and pixelation for obscuring information
  • Spotlights and Loupes for highlighting
  • Text highlighting on screenshots
  • High-resolution output
  • Support for all image types
Features
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Annotable is the most full-featured all-in-one image annotation tool. Featured by Apple in many places: ● Best of 2016 ● New Apps We Love ● Best Apps to Edit Your Photos ● Best Productivity Apps ● Best Utilities "I’ve finally found the best all-in-one image annotation tool for iOS – Annotable for iPhone and iPad." —— Federico Viticci of MacStories Features (many are free, some are unlocked with purchases): ◉ All the expected common tools: rectangles, ovals, arrows, lines and texts. ◉ Fully customizable: colors, sizes, outlines, fonts… ◉ Stylishly obscure private information with Blur and Pixelation. ◉ Or on the contrary, highlight something with Spotlights. ◉ If you really want to focus on a particular spot use a Loupe. ◉ You can even highlight text on screenshots of apps like Notes, Twitter, and Safari. It feels like magic, and can really save the day when you want to share a web page screenshot with some words highlighted but forgot to select the words when you took the screenshot. ◉ Fully support Action Extension, Photo Editing Extension, Edits Sync via iCloud Photo Library, URL Schemes, 3D Touch, Wide Color…Annotable utilizes your powerful iOS system to the extreme. Distinctions from many other similar Apps: ◆ All the results are high-resolution images. ◆ Not only screenshots but all images are supported. ◆ Large images can be directly annotated and do not have to be cropped.

About

Bovlog

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云相框是一个全新的照片管理和分享应用,帮助您将珍贵的照片时刻保存、管理和展示。通过智能相册功能,您可以轻松浏览和组织您的照片收藏,以便快速找到您想要的照片。云相框还提供自动备份功能,确保您的照片始终安全可靠。不仅如此,智能分类功能可以自动将您的照片按照人物、地点和日期等进行分类,让您更方便地找到特定的照片回忆。而且,您可以轻松地与家人、朋友和社交媒体分享您最喜欢的照片时刻,传递美好和快乐。无论是用于个人使用还是与他人分享,云相框都将成为您照片管理和享受回忆的必备工具。立即下载云相框,开始畅享全新的照片管理和分享体验!

Screenshots

Annotable4 screens
Bovlog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bovlog at none against Annotable's 8. Bovlog also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.6). On price, ads 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. Annotable sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Bovlog asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Annotable ships an update every 2 months, Bovlog weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Annotable versus Bovlog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnnotableBovlog
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (894 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings894 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.612.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB76 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer凌 王Shenzhen Boshite Technology

Bugs and requests

Annotable

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Blur broken ios26
  • Can't save edits on iPad Pro, 14.5.1
  • In-App Purchases do not work
  • Loss of work
  • App freezes occasionally on iPad

Requested features

15 requests
  • Open the app directly to the camera
  • Save images to the app, not to my phone or make a specific folder to save Annotated images
  • Make a Mac version
  • Add insert photo option
  • Add flexible pointers lines
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  • Add an eraser
  • Add undo/redo action buttons
  • Add crop
  • Add a way to adjust transparency of fonts for watermarking
  • Add rotate image
  • Add a way to draw solid boxes with a color of your choosing
  • Add a way to adjust text size
  • Add a way to center the text
  • Add a way to insert and resize images
  • Add a way to make shapes a solid color in addition to outline

Bovlog

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Annotable

One-time8
  • Color Customization$1.99
  • Text Highlighter & Redaction Tool$1.99
  • All Obscuration Styles$1.99
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  • Blur Tool$1.99
  • Spotlight Tool$1.99
  • Loupe Tool$1.99
  • All Text Styles & Fonts$1.99
  • All Features$9.99
None

Bovlog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Annotable free?
Annotable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bovlog free?
Bovlog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Annotable or Bovlog have ads?
Neither Annotable nor Bovlog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Annotable or Bovlog?
Annotable ships an update every 2 months, and Bovlog weekly. Most recently, Annotable was updated on September 24, 2026 and Bovlog on September 18, 2026.

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