# Oovium vs Inksightful

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Oovium at none against Inksightful's 2. Oovium also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Inksightful sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Oovium asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Oovium against 5.0 for Inksightful. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Oovium has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

## The numbers

| Metric | Oovium | Inksightful |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oovium/id336573328/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inksightful-journal-archive/id6768344164/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **5** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 11 MB | 20 MB |
| Requires iOS | **17.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Aepryus Software](https://appshunter.io/developer/336573331) | [Brian Dewey](https://appshunter.io/developer/370362294) |

## What reviewers say

### Oovium

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oovium/id336573328)

This app is a novel calculation sandbox that combines the functionality of calculators, spreadsheets, concept maps, and programming languages into a single, visually intuitive interface. It aims to make complex computing abilities accessible to a wider audience through explicit visual representations.

**Highlights:** Calculation sandbox, Visual programming interface, Spreadsheet functionality (GridBub), Concept mapping (TextBub), Custom function definition (MechBub), Object instances (InstBub)

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 💡 Innovative concept
- 💡 Creative approach to calculations
- 💡 Visualizing problems and solutions
- 💡 Useful for prototyping and debugging
- 💡 Good for "what-if" analysis

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Poor documentation
- 🐛 Trial and error learning curve
- 🐛 Mac version unclear
- 🐛 Subscription too expensive
- 🐛 Apple-exclusive

**Reported bugs**

- Subscription not working
- Crashes on launch on iPad
- Links to Dropbox no longer work
- Update killed everything, crashes on first screen
- Crashes regularly

**Requested features**

- Better terminology
- Vastly better documentation
- Pay-once option
- Lower purchase price ($3.99 or less)
- Graphing and graphics capabilities


### Inksightful

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inksightful-journal-archive/id6768344164)

Transform your handwritten journals into a searchable digital archive. Scan pages, recognize handwriting, and quickly find specific information, names, or themes without manually sifting through notebooks. Preserve your paper writings with a durable digital backup.

**Highlights:** Scan paper notebook pages, Recognize handwritten text, Search across journals, Find people, places, and phrases, Group pages into dated entries, Digital backup of notebooks

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 100 pages of handwriting scans | $1.99 | one-time |
| 100 Diary Pages | $6.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Oovium free?

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

### Is Inksightful free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Oovium or Inksightful?

Oovium and Inksightful are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do Oovium or Inksightful have ads?

Neither Oovium nor Inksightful shows ads.

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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.*