Blankbook vs Extractly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blankbook
Experience a natural handwriting feel on an infinite canvas. Organize notes with a visual bookshelf and access tools quickly. Offers various paper types and intuitive controls for seamless creativity.
- Infinite scrolling canvas
- 7 static paper types (dark/light variants)
- Pen, pencil, marker, lasso, ruler, erasers
- Three quick-access tool slots
- Intuitive gesture controls
- Automatic dark mode matching system settings
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Blankbook reduces the clutter and reproduce the essence of an extraordinary handwriting experience. It features a well-thought design that makes your content speak. The bookshelf offers a see-through preview that allows you to see your content directly. Canvas: Infinite scrolling canvas allows your creativity flow, you’ll never be bothered by manually creating a new page over and over again. Paper: It offers 7 static paper types. All with dark and light variants. Dotted, squared, watercolor papers, etc. We get you covered. Tools: Pen, pencil, marker, lasso for copy and cut, ruler, pixel eraser and vector eraser. All powered by the best Apple Pencil technology. Shortcuts: Want quick access to your favorite tools without adjusting the setting repeatedly? We offer you three quick-access slots per note. Add any tools to it and it saves for you. Intuitiveness: Tap the title name your note, long press to reorder, two-finger tap to undo, two-finger pinch to zoom. It’s that easy! Dark mode: The color scheme will match the system setting automatically. Or you can use iOS dark/light switch to set it to your preferences. Have fun writing! ----------------- “You’ve got the brownie when night is coming, huh~ It's not a dessert". Licensed from artist Yuanyu Zhou(Ins: @frost.tree), Bookbook iMessage app integrates with her "Brownie" series of emoji packs. Term of service: https://www.legolas.me/paperworks/blankbook-terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.legolas.me/paperworks/blankbook-privacy-policy Developer: Yuxiao Wang Special thanks: @Yuanyu Zhou, @Minja. For ideas, testing and feedbacks.
Extractly
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Browse and extract embedded pictures, videos, and audio files quickly and easily from a variety of popular document formats, including Microsoft Office*, Adobe PDF†, Apple iWork, and LibreOffice/OpenOffice. FEATURES: - Save all media or selected media as-is or compressed as a single ZIP file to the Photos app, your device, iCloud Drive, or another third-party cloud app installed on your device, such as Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, Adobe Creative Cloud, Google Drive and more. - Filter media by file type, i.e. picture, video, or audio. - Preview media and file information before extracting. - View as 'aspect' or 'square' ratios. - Zoom media 'in' or 'out' for a better view. COMPATIBILITY: Microsoft Office* - Word (.doc, .dot, .docx, .dotx, .docm, .dotm) - Excel (.xlsx, .xltx, .xlsm, .xltm) - PowerPoint (.ppt, .pot, .pptx, .potx, .ppsx, .pptm, .potm, .ppsm) Adobe PDF† - PDF (.pdf) Apple iWork (including Pages '09, Numbers '09, and Keynote '09) - Pages (.pages) - Numbers (.numbers) - Keynote (.key) Office Open XML - OpenDocument Text (.odt, .ott) - OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods, .ots) - OpenDocument Presentation (.odp, .otp) - OpenDocument Graphics (.odg, .otg) Other Documents - Rich Text Format (.rtf) - Rich Text Format with Attachments (.rtfd) LIMITATIONS: * In older Older Word 97-2004 (.doc, .dot) documents and older PowerPoint 97-2004 (.ppt, .pot) presentations, BMP, GIF, JPEG, and PNG images may be extracted, but not EMF/WMF or TIFF images at this time. Older Excel 97-2004 (.xls) spreadsheets are generally not supported at this time. † Vector graphics (shapes) are not supported. This may include logos for example, which may actually be a collection of shapes rather than an image. - Encrypted and obfuscated documents are not supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Blankbook at Free against Extractly's $1.99. Blankbook also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and device support (4 vs 2). Extractly's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads 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
Blankbook is free to download; Extractly costs $1.99 up front. Blankbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Extractly asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blankbook ships an update every 4 days, Extractly every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Blankbook | Extractly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (135 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 璐 徐 | Brett Jackson |
Bugs and requests
Blankbook
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes when creating new sheets or files
- Notes permanently disappear without warning
- Severe lag and slow loading with accumulated data
- Delete function doesn't permanently remove notes
- Unresponsive settings and help buttons
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- App fails to open or closes immediately
- Palm rejection issues causing accidental zooms
- Eraser and pencil tool flashing/switching randomly
- Grid/lines don't move with canvas when scrolling or zooming
- Random dots appearing while writing
- Zoom gestures misinterpreted
- Crashes after leaving app in background
- Premium purchase not recognized after reinstall
- Incompatibility with Mac version for editing
- Settings not persisting across sessions
- Performance issues on iPad Pro with iOS 14+
Requested features
20 requests- Folder organization system for notes
- Cloud backup and sync across devices
- Image and PDF insertion capability
- Snap-to-grid and smart shapes
- Ability to rotate and scale selected content
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- Dark mode toggle within app
- Customizable color swatches
- Copy and paste image functionality
- Multi-window support
- Undo/redo button in addition to gesture
- Export as vector file option
- Snap shapes and lines feature
- Lock/pin canvas to grid lines
- Duplicate entire notes function
- Typed text insertion
- More than three tool shortcuts
- Default tool customization
- Larger color palette
- Device synchronization for iPad and iPhone
- Backup system for data protection
Extractly
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blankbook
- Monthly7 Days trial$2.491 Month
- Lifetime$6.99
Extractly
No in-app purchases









