Portfolio Book vs Appligence
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Portfolio Book
Easily create, update, and share digital portfolio books on your phone. Showcase your best work or talent professionally on the go, perfect for photographers, models, and actors.
- Create digital portfolio books
- Update portfolios in real-time
- Share portfolios instantly
- User-friendly interface
- Customizable templates
- On-the-go portfolio management
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If you're a professional photographer, model, or actor, having a portfolio book is essential to showcase your work or talent. With our cutting-edge technology, you can now create stunning portfolio books on the fly, update them, and share them with just a few clicks right from your phone. Whether you're on your way to a photoshoot, networking event, or casting call, our user-friendly tool enables you to curate your best work or skills and present them in a sleek and professional manner. Not only does our tool make it easy to create and manage your portfolio books, but it also ensures that you never miss an opportunity to showcase your work or talent. With the ability to update your portfolio in real-time, you can keep your book up-to-date with your latest and greatest projects or accomplishments. Plus, our sharing feature allows you to instantly share your portfolio book with potential clients, agents, or employers, giving you the edge you need to stand out in a competitive industry. Our tool is designed to be user-friendly, making it accessible for anyone, regardless of their technical ability. You don't need to be a graphic designer or have any technical expertise to create a stunning portfolio book. With our intuitive interface and a vast selection of customizable templates, you can create a professional-looking book in no time. So, whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, our tool provides you with the tools you need to create and manage your portfolio book on the go, ensuring that you always have your best work or talent at your fingertips. Start showcasing your work or skills today and take your career to the next level with our cutting-edge tool.
Appligence
Transform any appliance with a timer into a smart device. Monitor laundry, cooking, and more with live countdowns on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, receiving gentle notifications when tasks are complete. Enjoy a private, beautifully designed experience without any new hardware.
- Live countdowns on Lock Screen
- Dynamic Island integration
- Customizable appliance templates
- Named presets for quick starts
- Private, on-device data storage
- Multiple timer tracking
- Optional pre-alerts and reminders
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Not every appliance is smart. But it can be. Appligence turns the washer, dryer, dishwasher, oven, crockpot, air fryer — or anything else with a timer — into a smart appliance you can glance at from anywhere. No new hardware, no smart hub: just beautiful live countdowns on your Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and on Apple Watch, and a gentle chime the moment your appliance is done. Built with Apple’s Liquid Glass design language, Appligence feels like it ships with iPhone — translucent surfaces, glowing progress rings, fluid motion, and an accent color for every appliance. JUST ASK SIRI “Start the dishwasher in Appligence.” Start, pause, resume, or cancel a timer, add time, ask how long is left, or check what’s running — by voice or with Shortcuts. Siri always checks with you before changing a timer. DESCRIBE IT Type or dictate an appliance the way you’d say it — “Bosch dishwasher in the kitchen, Eco 2 h 45 min, Quick 1 h” — and Appligence sets it up for you to review. It uses on‑device Apple Intelligence where available, and works on every iPhone without it. WIDGETS AND CONTROLS Start your favorite timers and follow running ones from widgets on the Home Screen, in StandBy, in CarPlay and on Apple HomeView, and see what finishes next on the Lock Screen — or start one from Control Center, the Lock Screen, or the Action button. MADE FOR YOUR APPLIANCES • 19 templates, from washer and dryer to sous vide and sprinkler — or design your own. • Named presets for the cycles you actually use — “Normal Wash · 52 min”, “Slow Cook · 8 hr” — each one tap to start. • An icon from a searchable library of more than 200, an accent color, a card style, and an optional room. • Several appliances at once, each with its own countdown. LIVE ACTIVITIES AND TIMER CONTROLS • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island countdowns in each appliance’s accent color, with a live progress bar on the Lock Screen. • When a timer finishes, it says “Complete!” — tap Start Again to run it once more. • Add time with one‑tap buttons you set per appliance; pause, resume, or restart any time. • An optional 5‑minute warning for longer timers, and a reminder if one is left paused. • The Appligence chime or the iOS sound — your choice. • Timers are anchored to a real end time, so they stay accurate even if you force‑quit the app or restart your phone. HISTORY Runs, most‑used preset, and time tracked for every appliance, plus a history of everything across the house — kept for 30 days, 90 days, or forever. DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE • Dynamic Type up to the largest Accessibility sizes, VoiceOver with natural spoken countdowns, and Reduce Motion respected throughout. • Dark Mode and Light Mode. • On iPhone Duo and iPad, the dashboard sits beside what you open whenever there’s room, in any orientation and in resizable windows. • Available in 10 languages. PRIVACY YOU CAN TRUST Appligence collects nothing. No analytics, no tracking, no account, no network requests. Your appliances, presets, and history live on your device, and nowhere else. Appligence makes the appliances you already own a little smarter — and makes your phone the calm, glanceable command center for everything that’s running at home.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Appligence at 5.0 against Portfolio Book's 2.0. Appligence also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Appligence holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
Portfolio Book ships an update every 3 months, Appligence every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Portfolio Book | Appligence |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Talent Book Studios LLC | Jeremy Littlewood |
Customer experience
Portfolio Book
Appligence
In-app purchases
Portfolio Book
No in-app purchases
Appligence
No in-app purchases







