Comparison

Touch Annotator vs Formbook

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

Head to head
About

Touch Annotator

This tool simplifies image annotation for object detection tasks. It automatically handles annotation formatting and offers intuitive controls for managing bounding boxes and labels. Choose from multiple export formats to seamlessly integrate with various machine learning frameworks.

Highlights
  • Automatic annotation formatting
  • Delete bounding boxes by holding
  • Rename labels and update all boxes
  • Select label by tapping a bounding box
  • Multiple export formats (Create ML, Turi Create, CSV)
  • Request new format options
Features
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Touch annotator is an image annotation platform for object detection. It automatically manages formatting the annotations. Touch Annotator also has some other useful features: 1. the ability to delete bounding boxes by holding them. 2. the ability to rename label by holding label. This renames all previously created bounding boxes. 3. the ability to select a label by tapping on a bounding box that belongs to it. The app lets you choose the format of your annotations. This is to save you the work of having to reformat the results before using them with a framework. Currently, Touch annotator supports: 1. Create ML 2. Turi Create 3. CSV with the origin on the top left corner 4. CSV with the origin on the bottom left corner 5. CSV with the origin on the bottom right corner 6. CSV with the origin on the top right corner more formats are going to be added over time. To request a format, please reach out to us at support@intersection.software

About

Formbook

This app allows you to create structured notes that function like database forms, saving you time and providing instant chart statistics. It supports collaboration, cross-device synchronization, and AI-powered form building with numerous field types.

Highlights
  • Form-based note creation
  • Instant chart statistics
  • Notebook sharing for collaboration
  • AI-powered automated form builder
  • 30+ form field types
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Export to PDF and CSV
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Formbook: the revolutionary personal database app. Formbook is a new generation database app in which you create form based notes to easily store information. Formbook is the perfect app for structured information note taking. With Formbook, notes behave like database forms: create a notebook and define the fields you need to store your information. Form based notes have amazing benefits: - Gain a huge amount of time while taking notes as you just need to fill in form fields. - Instantly obtain chart stats on the data contained in your notebooks. - Share notebooks for collaboration with other Formbook users. Here are some usage examples. Create notebooks to: - Keep track of your progress in sport training. - Remember your favorite restaurants in places you visit. - Store your recipes. - Follow to do tasks. - Prepare a trip by describing the places to visit. - Keep track of any object inventory (with barcode reader). Formbook comes with a powerful dashboard feature that visually displays charts on your data. Personalize your charts and analyse data in detail. Formbook is cross device: notes are automatically synchronized on your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch via iCloud. Formbook is also available on your Apple Watch: access your notes and notebooks directly from you Apple Watch. Formbook is powered by AI: save time with the new automated form builder. Enter your notebook name and Formbook infers the database fields. Choose among 30 form field types when conceiving your notebook structure: - Short text field - Long text field - Secret text field revealed by FaceID or TouchID - Code text field (programming languages) - Number - Currency - Stepper (number) - Slider (number) - Calculation (using the data from other fields) - Yes/No button - Date and Time fields - Duration - Images and photos - List of elements (with optional checkboxes) - List of tags - Rating (with stars) - Email (with compose button) - Address (with map access) - Phone number (with compose button) - URL (with browse button) - Barcode and QR code (with scan button) - Current location (latitude, longitude, address) Export your notes as PDF file and CSV file to use the data with spreadsheet apps.

Screenshots

Touch Annotator4 screens
Formbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Formbook at Free against Touch Annotator's $5.99. Formbook also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Touch Annotator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On 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

Formbook is free to download; Touch Annotator costs $5.99 up front. Formbook sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Touch Annotator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Formbook holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Formbook has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Touch Annotator's written reviews are positive against 80% of Formbook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Touch Annotator ships an update every 3 weeks, Formbook every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Touch Annotator versus Formbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouch AnnotatorFormbook
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews80.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings126 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntersection Bioscientific Software Inc.Mathieu Morgensztern

Customer experience

Touch Annotator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Formbook

All ratings26 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral14.4%
Negative5.3%

Bugs and requests

Touch Annotator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Formbook

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Crashes on macOS Ventura and newer
  • Crashes when validating fields in new notes
  • Export functionality issues with CSV and PDF
  • Barcode field scans but cannot search by barcode
  • Star rating field too sensitive to accidental changes
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  • Performance degradation with photos in notes
  • Text field labels not visible in note panel
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Import duplicates data instead of updating
  • Occasional freezing and slowness
  • Watch app syncing problems
  • In-app purchase requires repurchase after updates

Requested features

30 requests
  • Field-specific search functionality
  • Advanced multi-criteria filtering
  • Table/spreadsheet view for data
  • Password/biometric app protection
  • Rich text formatting (bold, italic, colors)
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  • File attachment support (PDFs, documents)
  • Drag-and-drop image insertion
  • Move notes between notebooks
  • Duplicate notebook without content
  • Advanced calculated fields with date math
  • Print functionality for records and lists
  • Customizable PDF export templates
  • Folder organization for notebooks
  • Read-only mode for records
  • Barcode scanning search capability
  • Calendar integration
  • Reminder/alert field with notifications
  • Multiple image support per field
  • Keyboard shortcuts/Shortcuts app integration
  • Collaborative sharing between users
  • Template creation for notebooks
  • Undo/backup functionality
  • Batch operations (edit, delete multiple)
  • Tag autocomplete with global tag list
  • Sub-tags support
  • Column/card view options
  • Adjustable font sizes
  • Home button for quick navigation
  • Bulk import with update option
  • Android version

In-app purchases

None

Touch Annotator

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Formbook

One-time2
  • Notebook sharing$3.99
  • Additional fields pack$3.99

Questions

Is Touch Annotator free?
Touch Annotator costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Formbook free?
Formbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Touch Annotator or Formbook?
Formbook is rated higher. Touch Annotator averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Formbook averages 4.5 from 26 ratings.
Do Touch Annotator or Formbook have ads?
Neither Touch Annotator nor Formbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Touch Annotator or Formbook?
Touch Annotator ships an update every 3 weeks, and Formbook every 4 days. Most recently, Touch Annotator was updated on June 10, 2026 and Formbook on August 17, 2026.

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