Comparison

Whitelines vs SocialFocus

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

Head to head
About

Whitelines

Effortlessly digitize your handwritten notes and drawings. The app automatically captures and cleans up your content, making it easy to save, edit, and share across various platforms.

Highlights
  • Capture notes automatically
  • Save and organize notes
  • Share notes digitally
  • Edit captured notes
  • Remove background from scans
  • Scan manual notes
Features
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Use Whitelines App when you want to: ・Capture your notes. ・Save your notes. ・Share your notes on Social Media, email, etc. ・Continue to work and edit your notes digitally. The Whitelines App will capture your notes automatically when it detects all four corner codes on your Whitelines Paper and adjust the image to make it useful to you. When using Whitelines Paper the app removes the background, so all that remains is your writing or drawing over a white background. Whitelines App is perfect when you want to: ・ Review your notes on the go before an exam. ・ Share notes from a class with a friend. ・ Include a handmade drawing in a presentation. ・ Post an illustration or note to Instagram. CAPTURE YOUR NOTES WITH WHITELINES APP 1. Tap the camera icon to enter capture mode. Whitelines App will capture your note automatically when it detects the full page (including all four corner codes), with the logo at the bottom of the page. Or, if you use other than Whitelines Paper tap the button to scan the note manually. Before scanning, choose between “Auto” or “Manual” to tell Whitelines App to remove the background automatically or to edit the image yourself. 2. If you have several pages of notes that you’d like to save as a stack, simply stay in the capture mode and continue to capture pages one at a time. Of course, you can also save your notes to existing stacks in the app. 3. Save, Use, Edit and Share the Notes Choose if you’d like to save your note locally on your phone, or if you’d like to share it–with yourself or with somebody else. You can share your note with any app that processes image files, such as WhatsApp, Instagram, OneDrive, OneNote, Google Drive, Evernote, Dropbox, Line, Facebook installed on your phone. Tick the boxes on the Whitelines Paper to email the note or save it to Dropbox or Evernote. SUPPORT If you need help with anything or have any questions about the app, feel free to read our FAQ. Is something not working as expected? Get in touch with us! We’d love to know where we have room for improvement. Your feedback is important, as it helps guide our future efforts. FEEDBACK Please give us your thoughts on Whitelines App, and let us know what we could do to make it better. It helps us develop the features you want. We’re already thinking about what our next step should be in order to best support your ideas and help you set them free. This update of the app is a step in our efforts to create a digital/analog interface for note-taking that will help you grow, learn the things you want to know, pass exams, and collaborate creatively. Contact us at support@whitelines.se ////////////////////////////////////////// WHITELINES LOVES TO SEE YOU GROW! We’re so happy that you’re here with us, with all your knowledge, all the thoughts that pass through your mind, and all the things you want to learn and do. If you like, we’d love to join you on your journey, and help you in every way we can. We want our white lines to support you in your quest for new knowledge, as you challenge past truths and look for creative solutions to problems. We want that because we believe in the innate genius of every human being, and in the power of collaboration. When human beings help and challenge each other, it makes the world a better place! The note on page one among the images above was made by Juliette Croce (Instagram: @julestudy) from the USA. The note on page two among the images above was made by Karin Verdoes (Instagram: @evabrittakarin) from Sweden.

About

SocialFocus

Take back control of your attention by selectively hiding distracting elements on popular social media and video websites. Customize your browsing experience by concealing feeds, recommendations, shorts, and more. A PRO version offers advanced features for dedicated users.

Highlights
  • Hide feed, shorts, and related videos
  • Block comments and other elements
  • Customizable settings per site
  • Startup settings
  • Import/Export settings
  • Hotkey configuration (PRO)
Features
Currently charting
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Hide distractions on websites such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, LinkedIn, Gmail and take back control of your attention! While we acknowledge the distracting and engrossing nature of these sites, completely blocking them is not always feasible due to the valuable content they offer. This Safari extension allows you to selectively hide attention-grabbing components on each site. For instance, on YouTube, you have the option to conceal recommended videos, shorts, comments, and more. Similarly, on Facebook and Instagram, you can hide the feed, reels, stories, and other elements. The same goes for each supported site. Furthermore, SocialFocus offers an array of supplementary features, including Startup Settings, Import / Export and more. Users who want to support the development of the project can additionally subscribe to the PRO version. The PRO version will give access to some additional features that are not available in the standard version, such as hotkey configuration, settings synchronization and some others. NOTE: This extension does NOT work with the apps, it works only for websites while using the Safari browser. Terms Of Use: https://socialfocus.app/tos/

Screenshots

Whitelines4 screens
SocialFocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Whitelines at Free against SocialFocus's $4.99. Whitelines also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.4). SocialFocus's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and chart position (#32 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Whitelines is free to download; SocialFocus costs $4.99 up front. SocialFocus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whitelines asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Whitelines against 4.0 for SocialFocus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 104 and 326 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 59% and 59% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whitelines ships an update every 5 months, SocialFocus monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Whitelines versus SocialFocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhitelinesSocialFocus
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.9 (104 ratings)4.0 (326 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.2% of reviews — better58.8% of reviews
Number of ratings104326 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#32 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.4
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWhitelinesYevhen Tretiakov

Customer experience

Whitelines

All ratings103 ratings
Positive68.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative24.3%
Written reviews184 reviews
Positive59.2%
Neutral10.9%
Negative29.9%

SocialFocus

All ratings314 ratings
Positive71.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative22.0%
Written reviews320 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative31.6%

User reviews

Whitelines

From 104 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast scanning
  • 📁 Seamless integration with Evernote and Dropbox
  • 📝 Helps organize and digitize notes
  • 👍 User-friendly and intuitive app
  • ✨ Innovative concept of digital notebooks

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Scanning issues and app crashes
  • 🔧 Limited functionality compared to expectations
  • 💰 Expensive notebooks required
  • 🔍 Difficulty capturing pages with handwritten content near edges
  • 🌈 Poor handling of color and highlighting

SocialFocus

From 326 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great for combating social media addiction
  • 👍 Customizable and effective at blocking distractions
  • 💡 Allows using apps without getting sucked into endless scrolling
  • 🚀 Declutters social media experience
  • 👍 Helps users stay focused and intentional with their time

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Some features not working as expected (e.g. blocking Instagram suggested posts)
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns around data collection
  • 💰 Requires a subscription in addition to initial purchase

Bugs and requests

Whitelines

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent scanning performance
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Issues with detecting page corners and edges
  • Problems with syncing and uploading notes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Manual capture and editing options
  • Ability to combine multiple pages into a single document
  • Integration with more cloud storage services
  • Improved organization and sharing features
  • Support for more paper sizes and formats

SocialFocus

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Instagram suggested posts not getting blocked
  • Facebook feed not loading properly with extension enabled
  • YouTube Shorts still visible in recommendations
  • LinkedIn promoted posts no longer getting blocked

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more options to block specific features on TikTok
  • Ability to block open in app requests for Instagram
  • Option to grayscale sites for less distraction
  • Add support for more social media platforms (e.g. Discord, BlueSky)
  • Ability to schedule social media blocks
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  • Sync settings across devices and profiles

In-app purchases

None

Whitelines

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SocialFocus

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$35.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Whitelines free?
Whitelines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SocialFocus free?
SocialFocus costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Whitelines or SocialFocus?
SocialFocus is rated higher. Whitelines averages 3.9 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while SocialFocus averages 4.0 from 326 ratings.
Do Whitelines or SocialFocus have ads?
Neither Whitelines nor SocialFocus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Whitelines or SocialFocus?
Whitelines ships an update every 5 months, and SocialFocus monthly. Most recently, Whitelines was updated on October 21, 2026 and SocialFocus on October 30, 2026.

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