Comparison

Balsio vs Finds Catalogue

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

Head to head
About

Balsio

This app provides a dedicated space for work-related conversations, separating them from personal chats. It allows messaging via work email, collaboration within teams, and communication with external contacts like clients and partners. Users can also message WhatsApp contacts in supported regions.

Highlights
  • Separate work and personal messages
  • Message via work email
  • Team chat workspace
  • External communication with clients/partners
  • WhatsApp integration (EEA)
  • Organize chats by project/client
  • Threaded replies and chat management
Features
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Balsio – A chat app for work conversations Work messages often end up in the apps we use with friends and family. Balsio gives work conversations a separate place. With Balsio, you can: - Message anyone using their work email. No phone numbers needed. - Keep work and personal messages in separate apps. - Keep all your team's chats in one shared workspace. Invite a new person once, and they can join any team chat they need. - Talk with people outside your company: clients, partners, and suppliers. They do not have to join your team. - Message your WhatsApp contacts without leaving Balsio (available in the European Economic Area, where contacts have enabled third-party chats). - Organize chats into lists by project or client, reply in threads, and snooze chats or mark them as done. Tools like Slack and Teams are for conversations inside your company. Balsio is for your team and for the people outside your company: clients, partners, and suppliers. If you have used a personal chat app before, Balsio will feel familiar.

About

Finds Catalogue

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Find Catalogue is a simple, private way to record, organise and share your metal detecting and other finds. Create a detailed record for each find with photographs, identification information, measurements, material, period, confidence, observations, research notes, sources and storage details. Whether you’re recording coins, buttons, buckles, tokens, jewellery, relics or unidentified objects, Find Catalogue gives you one organised place to keep the information you discover over time. QUICKLY RECORD A FIND Use Instant Find to photograph and record a find while you’re out, or create records manually when you have more time. Add multiple photographs to capture different sides, markings and details of an object. RECORD THE DETAILS THAT MATTER Keep useful information alongside each find, including discovery date, measurements, weight, material, period, identification confidence, observations, research notes, sources and physical storage location. MAP YOUR FINDS Save the location of a find and view recorded finds on the map. Locations can be adjusted manually when required, helping you build a useful geographical record of your discoveries. SEARCH AND BROWSE YOUR CATALOGUE Quickly return to previous finds using search and catalogue views. Each find has its own log number, making it easier to identify and reference records as your collection grows. SHARE YOUR FINDS Create a polished Share Card designed for social media and messaging, complete with your photograph and key find information. For more detailed records, create a concise PDF Summary or a comprehensive PDF Full Record containing photographs, observations, research notes and other recorded information. Catalogue data can also be shared as CSV for use with spreadsheets and other software. PRIVACY WHEN SHARING Your findspot information doesn’t have to be included when you share a find. Find Catalogue provides controls over location information so you can keep sensitive findspots private while still maintaining useful information in your own catalogue. Features include: • Record finds with detailed information • Add multiple photographs • Instant Find for quick recording in the field • Save and edit find locations • View finds on a map • Search and browse your catalogue • Record measurements, weight, material and period • Add observations, research notes and sources • Record identification confidence and storage details • Create branded Share Cards • Generate concise PDF Summaries • Generate detailed PDF Full Records • Share catalogue data as CSV • Control findspot privacy when sharing Find Catalogue is designed to keep recording straightforward while still giving you room to build detailed records as your knowledge of a find develops. Your catalogue remains useful whether you have a handful of finds or a growing collection built up over years. Find Catalogue is free to use, with no subscription required. I think that’s considerably stronger for 1.2.0. It explains what makes the app useful rather than just listing database features, and the new Share Card/PDF work gets proper prominence without making the whole description sound like this is merely a sharing app.

Screenshots

Balsio4 screens
Finds Catalogue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Finds Catalogue at 15.6 against Balsio's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Balsio versus Finds Catalogue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalsioFinds Catalogue
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB26 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFyello Productivity SIABENJAMIN MATTHEW BAKER

In-app purchases

None

Balsio

No in-app purchases

None

Finds Catalogue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Balsio free?
Balsio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Finds Catalogue free?
Finds Catalogue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Balsio or Finds Catalogue have ads?
Neither Balsio nor Finds Catalogue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Balsio or Finds Catalogue?
Balsio ships an update weekly, and Finds Catalogue weekly. Most recently, Balsio was updated on November 7, 2026 and Finds Catalogue on November 9, 2026.

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