Bug Journal vs Vision Holders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bug Journal
Document your insect discoveries with this virtual bug collection app. Capture photos, record field notes with automatic date and location data, and organize your findings. Features an interactive identification tool and educational bug information.
- Virtual bug collection
- Photo capture with notes
- Automatic date and location tagging
- Interactive bug identification tool
- Bug information lookup
- Exportable reports for school projects
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Bug Journal is a virtual bug collection. You will be able to take pictures and record field notes. Date and location are automatically stored with the photo. Sort the journal by date, name or species. Any journal entry can be exported as a printed report or air-dropped to another iPhone. Reports were made with school projects in mind! Bug Journal has an interactive identification tool built in. Simply answer a couple questions about the bug and the app will narrow down the possibilities. You will also be able to look up the various bugs for more information. If you are interested in the latest news about bugs, there are 5 news feeds you can look at.
Vision Holders
This app offers a system to clarify life choices and achieve desired visions. It provides insights to overcome barriers, strengthen vision-creation abilities, and offers inspiration through articles, ebooks, and videos. Users can also find examples of others actively creating their life visions.
- Life vision clarification system
- Barrier identification and overcoming
- Strengthening vision creation abilities
- Inspirational articles, ebooks, and videos
- Examples of successful vision creators
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Visionholders brings clarity to your choices and provides a system to follow to create all the visions you want in your life. We address the barriers you encounter, provide insight to how to strenghten your ability to create your visions. Inspiration is provided through the numerous articles, ebooks and videos. Plus we have lots of examples of people of all ages who are actively creating visions for their life!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vision Holders at 5.0 against Bug Journal's 3.7. Vision Holders also leads on iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). Bug Journal's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 15 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vision Holders holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Bug Journal ships an update every 3 months, Vision Holders every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bug Journal | Vision Holders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | David Johnson | Patricia Maltz |
Customer experience
Bug Journal
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In-app purchases
Bug Journal
No in-app purchases
Vision Holders
No in-app purchases
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