# Basic Logs vs Offhand

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basic Logs at none against Offhand's 2. Basic Logs also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Offhand's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Offhand sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. Basic Logs asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Basic Logs against 5.0 for Offhand. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Basic Logs ships an update every 2 months, Offhand every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Basic Logs | Offhand |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/basic-logs/id1660669526/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/offhand-voice-notes-to-text/id6803641617/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **3** | 1 |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Size | 7 MB | 100 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Allan Juenemann](https://appshunter.io/developer/1558308753) | [Dmytro Samoilov](https://appshunter.io/developer/1848719500) |

## What reviewers say

### Basic Logs

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/basic-logs/id1660669526)

Easily track anything with customizable logs for food, habits, budgeting, and more. Visualize data with charts and statistics, and use shortcuts for automatic entry. Collaborate with others and store data locally or in iCloud.

**Highlights:** Customizable log types (text, numbers, currency, duration), Data visualization (charts, statistics, calendar), Entry tagging and flagging, Quick entry duplication, Location, NFC, and task-based shortcuts, Log sharing and collaboration, Local and optional iCloud data storage

**In-app purchases:** none


### Offhand

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/offhand-voice-notes-to-text/id6803641617)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Offhand Pro Yearly | $24.99 | per year |
| Offhand Pro Lifetime | $59.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Basic Logs free?

Basic Logs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Offhand free?

Offhand is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Basic Logs or Offhand?

Basic Logs and Offhand are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do Basic Logs or Offhand have ads?

Neither Basic Logs nor Offhand shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Basic Logs or Offhand?

Basic Logs ships an update every 2 months, and Offhand every 4 days. Most recently, Basic Logs was updated on October 24, 2026 and Offhand on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*