LivePen vs TIME X APP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LivePen
Instantly digitize your handwritten notes and drawings from paper to your smartphone. Capture ideas, sketches, and important information in ink and bring them into your digital world for easy access and sharing.
- Instant digital capture of handwritten content
- Syncs ink from paper to smartphone
- Converts handwritten notes to text
- Share digital notes and sketches
- Organize captured ideas and sketches
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The companion app for LivePen from Livescribe. When used together, whatever you write and draw in ink on paper in the real world is instantly captured on your smartphone to use in your digital world. It’s kind of like magic! For millennia, we have written on paper to capture our ideas, sketches and notes. But all of that content, all of those imaginative thoughts have been trapped in ink on paper in the real world to probably be misplaced, lost or forgotten. Not anymore. With the LivePen app paired with LivePen, we’ve unlocked the ability to instantly bring your handwritten world, captured in ink on paper, to digital life. So, a scribbled down shopping list? Immediately on your phone. Handwritten notes from the classroom? Immediately available on your phone. Important notes from a business meeting? Already converted to text on your phone. Inspired sketched idea? Ready to share, instantly on your phone.
TIME X APP
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Time X is a community of people spending time together and exchanging services. The app uses your location and search radius to find service requests and offers near you. Your time wallet is automatically credited and debited as you exchange services. This is the heartbeat of Time X. Real-time notifications keep you updated on activities that matter. Our design is simple, accessible and daily useable. Privacy Policy: https://timexchange.co.za/#privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LivePen at none against TIME X APP's 6. LivePen also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. TIME X APP sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. LivePen asks for nothing beyond the download.
LivePen ships an update every 11 days, TIME X APP monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LivePen | TIME X APP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (34 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 34.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Livescribe Inc. | Time Xchange |
In-app purchases
LivePen
No in-app purchases
TIME X APP
- Gold membership$9.991 Month
- Platinum membership$69.991 Month
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
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- Generous Tip$24.99
