Comparison

Logseq vs BoardSnap

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

Head to head
About

Logseq

This open-source outliner helps you write, organize, and share your thoughts using local Markdown and Org-mode files. Manage tasks, build a digital garden, and integrate with various services for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Backlinks
  • Knowledge Graph
  • Page and block references
  • Tasks & Todos
  • SRS Cards
  • Zotero integration
  • Audio recorder
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Logseq is a joyful, open-source outliner that works on top of local plain-text Markdown and Org-mode files. Use it to write, organize and share your thoughts, keep your to-do list, and build your own digital garden. Logseq includes the following features: 1. Backlink 2. Knowledge Graph 3. Page and block references 4. Page and block embeds 5. Tasks & Todos 6. SRS Cards 7. Zotero integration 8. Youtube, Twitter, etc. integration 9. Audio recorder 10. Powerful queries 11. Whiteboards

About

BoardSnap

Capture whiteboard content and transform it into actionable notes, summaries, and conversational AI. Organize your notes by project and maintain context across all your captured boards. Works offline and syncs when you're back online.

Highlights
  • Whiteboard capture and digitization
  • AI-powered summarization
  • Action item extraction
  • Project-based organization
  • Brand-aware AI summaries
  • Context-aware chat
  • Offline capture
Features
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BoardSnap turns any whiteboard into something you can actually use. Snap a board with your iPhone. In ten seconds you get clean notes, action items with owners, and a project you can chat with — across every board you've ever captured. Lecture, conference room, coffee-shop napkin: same five-second loop. Built for: • Students who walk out of a lecture with the whiteboard locked in their pocket, then quiz themselves before the exam. • Professionals who leave every meeting with action items already assigned, not a phone full of photos they'll never open again. • Entrepreneurs and builders who think on whiteboards and want every spec, every sketch, every coffee-shop conversation to feed the same AI brain. Four things BoardSnap does that nothing else does: PROJECTS — every board lives in a project. A project is a class, a client, a product, a quarter. Switch projects, switch contexts; nothing leaks. BRAND-AWARE AI — give your project a website URL and BoardSnap reads it. Summaries and action items come back in your company's voice, your professor's framing, your product's terminology. Generic AI chat can't do this. CHAT THAT REMEMBERS — pin the notes that matter. Every future question across that project starts with that context, free. No more re-explaining your situation to a fresh chat thread. OFFLINE FIRST — basement lecture hall, plane mode, dead WiFi. Snap anyway. BoardSnap queues every capture and flushes the moment you're back online. Zero lost boards. How it works: 1. Tap snap. Native iPhone capture finds edges, straightens the board. 2. AI reads the entire board — handwriting, diagrams, sticky notes, all of it. 3. You get back: a 1-paragraph summary, a structured outline, action items with owners and dates, and a tap-to-quiz mode for any board. 4. Chat across every board in the project. Pin the takeaways. Walk away. Built native for iPhone. VisionKit edge detection. No Android, no web, no Office plugin — focused. Free to try with 5 boards. Pro at $9.99/month or $69.99/year unlocks unlimited boards, projects, chat, and quiz. Privacy: your boards live in your iCloud account. No training on your data. No ads, ever. Made in Detroit by DotcomJack.

Screenshots

Logseq4 screens
BoardSnap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BoardSnap at 5.0 against Logseq's 4.4. BoardSnap also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%). Logseq's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (265 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. BoardSnap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Logseq asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BoardSnap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Logseq has 265 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Logseq's written reviews are positive against 100% of BoardSnap's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Logseq ships an update every 3 weeks, BoardSnap fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Logseq versus BoardSnap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLogseqBoardSnap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (265 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings265 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLogseq Inc.Jack Brandt

Customer experience

Logseq

All ratings252 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews184 reviews
Positive58.7%
Neutral14.7%
Negative26.6%

BoardSnap

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Logseq

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sync issues leading to data loss
  • Inconsistent behavior when creating new blocks
  • Cursor jumping issues when editing text
  • Disappearing UI elements on mobile

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for other cloud storage options (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.)
  • Improve mobile UI and UX for better usability
  • Implement plugin support on mobile
  • Optimize performance for older devices

BoardSnap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Logseq

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

BoardSnap

Subscriptions2
  • BoardSnap Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • BoardSnap Pro Annual$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • BoardSnap Pro — Lifetime$149.00

Questions

Is Logseq free?
Logseq is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BoardSnap free?
BoardSnap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Logseq or BoardSnap?
BoardSnap is rated higher. Logseq averages 4.4 out of 5 from 265 ratings, while BoardSnap averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Logseq or BoardSnap have ads?
Neither Logseq nor BoardSnap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Logseq or BoardSnap?
Logseq ships an update every 3 weeks, and BoardSnap fortnightly. Most recently, Logseq was updated on November 3, 2026 and BoardSnap on October 31, 2026.

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