EZ Outliner vs VisualRecord
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EZ Outliner
Create and organize outline documents from any device. This app supports unlimited outlines, color-coding, and printing. Sync your work across devices with an account for seamless access anywhere.
- Unlimited outline creation
- Color-coded organization
- Printable outlines
- Cross-device syncing
- Versatile use cases (lists, plans, speeches)
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EZ Outliner aims to be a simple yet easy to use outliner application, allowing you to create powerful and easy to read outline documents from any device, anywhere. Use EZ Outliner to create shopping and grocery lists, plans, schedules, outline speeches and presentations, to do lists, or anything else which takes the format of an outline. EZ Outliner currently contains everything you need to create basic outlines, but I will expand and add more based on user requests and feedback. Here is just a list of some of the things EZ Outliner can already do. - Create a virtually unlimited number of outlines for every use case and occasion! - Color code your outlines for better organization. - Print your outlines, from any device! Properly formatted outline printing is supported on all devices, as long as a printer is available. - Sync your outlines between devices. If you sign in with an Ape Apps account, you can sync your outline files across all of your devices. Work on a grocery list or presentation at home, then pull them up on your phone when you need them! The goal of EZ Outliner is to be quick and easy to use. If there are features you would like to see added, or if you can think of changes that will improve the app, e-mail me or let me know in the comments. This app is for you guys, so help me make it the best it can be!
VisualRecord
This app offers a visual database for recording information about objects, including photos. It allows for powerful searching using SQL or a simpler fetch interface. Ideal for cataloging valuables for insurance or personal inventory.
- Visual record keeping
- Attach multiple photos per record
- Store textual descriptions
- SQLite database storage
- SQL query language support
- Intuitive 'fetch' interface for filtering
- Use iPad camera or Photo Library
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VisualRecord for iPad provides an easy to use, visual record keeping database. With its intuitive interface, VisualRecord allows you to record information about a particular object, including one or more pictures of the object itself. The information you supply about the object, including photos, is stored in the form of a record in a SQLite database table. This allows you to use the powerful SQL query language to search over the records you've created and filter the data to suit your needs. In addition, VisualRecord provides a "fetch" interface which requires no prior knowledge of SQL that also allows you to filter your data based on simple criteria. When you add a new record for a particular object to your database table, VisualRecord makes it easy to insert a picture of the object into the record itself using your iPad's Photo Library or Camera. The records in your database table can include textual fields of arbitrary length. This allows you to include descriptive text in the record associated with the object in question. VisualRecord is ideal for record keeping of your valuables for insurance purposes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VisualRecord at 100% against EZ Outliner's 0%. VisualRecord also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. EZ Outliner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and VisualRecord sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
VisualRecord holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of EZ Outliner's written reviews are positive against 100% of VisualRecord's.
EZ Outliner ships an update every 7 months, VisualRecord every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EZ Outliner | VisualRecord |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | Kal-El Software |
Customer experience
EZ Outliner
VisualRecord
In-app purchases
EZ Outliner
- EZ Outliner Premium$7.99
VisualRecord
- Remove App Restrictions$2.99









