Link Harvester vs Blocknotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Link Harvester
Capture web links, email addresses, and phone numbers from your camera. Automatically detect and save them for easy access and sharing across your devices.
- Scan links from camera
- Detect email addresses
- Capture phone numbers
- Automatic saving
- Cross-device sharing
- Easy access
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Scan. Save. Share. Quickly scan web links, e-mail addresses and phone numbers from screens or printed materials using your device's camera. The links are automatically detected and saved in the app, allowing easy access and sharing across devices.
Blocknotes
This app saves your notes as local HTML files, ensuring complete offline privacy. Your notes sync automatically across devices via iCloud Drive. It requires an iCloud account to function.
- Local HTML file storage
- Completely offline functionality
- No internet connection required
- Automatic iCloud Drive sync
- Cross-device synchronization
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Own your data! This app stores your notes as simple, local HTML files. Blocknotes never connects to the internet. It’s completely offline and private. Files are stored in your iCloud Drive, so it automatically syncs across devices. Requires you to be signed in with iCloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Link Harvester at 5.0 against Blocknotes's 4.0. Link Harvester also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 25%). Blocknotes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 18 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Link Harvester sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blocknotes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Link Harvester holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Link Harvester's written reviews are positive against 25% of Blocknotes's.
Link Harvester ships an update every 18 months, Blocknotes monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Link Harvester | Blocknotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rob Hailey | Automattic |
Customer experience
Link Harvester
Blocknotes
In-app purchases
Link Harvester
- Full functionality$0.99
Blocknotes
No in-app purchases
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