Inkle Visualizer vs OCR Memo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inkle Visualizer
This app helps you design intricate patterns for inkle looms. It offers tools for organizing charts, quickly painting colors, and tracking your warping process. Share your creations easily with others.
- Organize charts with folders
- Quickly paint colors with palettes
- Real-time color updates
- Mirror mode for symmetrical design
- Warping thread tracker
- Offline data storage
- Apple Pencil support
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Inkle Visualizer is an app for your iPad / iPhone that improves the way you create designs for plain weave, warp faced bands, typically woven on an Inkle loom. Library features + Organize your chart library using folders. Easily drag and drop to reorganize. + Thumbnail of each chart makes it easy to find a specific chart + Search library easily, finding folders and charts whose name matches the search text + Sort by name, width, created date, updated date + Share full sized image of your chart. Great for use on social media like Ravelry or Instagram + Share Inkle Visualizer chart files to other users of Inkle Visualizer via email, Air Drop or to the File app. Editing Features + Quickly paint colors on your band by tapping the draw-down + Each chart has a Color Palette you build to use in designing your chart + Update a color in the Palette and the chart reflects the change immediately + Swap colors used in your chart quickly from those available in your Color Palette + Import colors from other charts in your library + Use Mirror mode to keep both halves of your band in sync + Add threads + Duplicate or flip selected threads + Multiple levels of undo/redo while editing + Lock chart to prevent editing + Share full size image or thumbnail image + Reorder your colors inside the Palette using drag and drop Warping Tracker + Easily keep track of which thread you're currently warping + Tap screen or keyboard to move forward to the next thread, and mark off previous thread Other features + Stores data locally on device, does not require internet connectivity + Supports Dark Mode + Works with Apple Pencil For more information and support check out our Ravelry user group: https://www.ravelry.com/groups/knit-foundry-user-group
OCR Memo
Instantly convert physical documents and handwritten notes into editable text using your device's camera. Organize your scanned content with calendar and timeline views, and utilize voice input for added convenience. This tool is ideal for digitizing various types of information quickly and efficiently.
- Instant text recognition from camera
- Import from photo library
- Calendar and timeline organization
- Voice input support
- Multi-language support
- Fast OCR processing
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OCR Memo - Scan & Note Instantly convert paper documents and notes to text with your camera. Simple & fast OCR memo app. Perfect for - Digitizing handwritten notes and documents on the go - Capturing meeting or class notes in seconds - Anyone who wants a paper-notebook feel with digital convenience Features - Scan with camera → Instant text recognition - Import from photo library - Calendar view with week/month toggle - Timeline view for chronological browsing - Voice input support - Choose your display language in Settings Great for - Recording meeting whiteboards - Saving business cards & receipts - Digitizing handwritten notes - Capturing text from books & magazines Highlights - Fast OCR processing - Lightweight & smooth - Multi-language support Start your digital notebook today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: OCR Memo at Free against Inkle Visualizer's $5.99. OCR Memo also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Inkle Visualizer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On rating, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
OCR Memo is free to download; Inkle Visualizer costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Inkle Visualizer against 5.0 for OCR Memo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inkle Visualizer has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Inkle Visualizer ships an update every 2 months, OCR Memo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inkle Visualizer | OCR Memo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Knit Foundry LLC | BYNET |
Customer experience
Inkle Visualizer
OCR Memo
In-app purchases
Inkle Visualizer
No in-app purchases
OCR Memo
No in-app purchases









