Comparison

LivePen vs Binz Storage

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Binz Storage

This app helps you organize your home inventory and storage spaces with digital bins and customizable labels. Track expiration dates, collaborate with household members, and visually document your stored items to avoid losing track of what you have and where it's located.

Highlights
  • Customizable digital bins
  • Printable QR code labels
  • Expiration and ready date tracking
  • Organize any item type
  • Household collaboration
  • Visual documentation with photos
  • Secure and private data
Features
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Stop losing things you made with your own hands. Binz is the home inventory and storage organization app built for people who make things. Whether you're canning salsa, filling your freezer, managing the garage, or running a small cottage business — Binz gives you a complete digital system to track, label, and manage everything you store. ONE ACCOUNT FOR EVERYTHING Sign in once with zSuite — no password to remember, and the same account carries over to future PureTech apps too. CREATE SMART DIGITAL BINS, ORGANIZED YOUR WAY Mirror your real shelves, fridges, and storage spaces with customizable digital bins — now grouped into Shelves for another layer of organization. Switch between Gallery, Grid, List, and a new spreadsheet-style Extended view to see everything at a glance. SMART IMPORT & SMART SCAN Already have a spreadsheet of what you own? Upload it and Binz builds out your rooms, bins, and items automatically. Adding something new? Snap a photo and let Binz fill in the details for you. PRINT PROFESSIONAL LABELS, YOUR STYLE Generate and print custom QR code labels in multiple sizes for any printer or Avery label sheet — now with a choice of label styles and accent colors. Scan any label with your phone to instantly pull up everything you need to know. TRACK EXPIRATION & READY DATES Get notified before things go bad, not after. Binz sends smart push notifications and email alerts when your preserved foods are approaching their expiration date or are finally ready to use. ORGANIZE ANY TYPE OF ITEM, YOUR WAY • Preserved foods — canning, fermenting, smoking, pickling • Perishable foods with expiration date tracking • Non-perishable pantry staples and dry goods • Crafts, supplies, and handmade goods • Non-food storage items of any kind • Build your own custom item types, or use one of ours DASHBOARD & INSIGHTS See trends across your whole inventory — what's expiring, what you're using most, and how your storage changes over the seasons. COLLABORATE WITH YOUR HOUSEHOLD Create shared storage rooms and invite family members or housemates. Everyone works from the same inventory — no more "did we already open that?" moments. VISUAL DOCUMENTATION Add photos to your bins and items so you always know exactly what's inside — even when the handwriting on the label has faded. MAKE IT YOURS Choose light, dark, or system theme, plus accessibility options like high-contrast mode, bold text, and adjustable text size. BINZ PLUS An optional subscription that unlocks unlimited Smart Import and Smart Scan, exclusive label styles and colors, Item Templates (save a filled-out item and reuse it in one tap), the Extended view, and deeper dashboard insights. Shelves, view switching, dark mode, and up to 10 custom item types stay free for everyone. SECURE & PRIVATE Your inventory is yours. Your data is encrypted and only accessible to you and anyone you explicitly invite to your rooms. Download Binz today and finally know what you have, where it is, and when to use it. Terms of Use: https://api.binzstorage.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://api.binzstorage.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

LivePen4 screens
Binz Storage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Binz Storage at 100% against LivePen's 33%. Binz Storage also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). LivePen's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (34 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Binz Storage holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LivePen has 34 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of LivePen's written reviews are positive against 100% of Binz Storage's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LivePen ships an update every 11 days, Binz Storage every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LivePen versus Binz Storage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLivePenBinz Storage
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (34 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB83 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLivescribe Inc.PureTech, Co.

Customer experience

LivePen

All ratings34 ratings
Positive38.2%
Neutral20.6%
Negative41.2%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral25.6%
Negative41.0%

Binz Storage

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LivePen

No in-app purchases

None

Binz Storage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LivePen free?
LivePen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Binz Storage free?
Binz Storage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LivePen or Binz Storage?
Binz Storage is rated higher. LivePen averages 3.0 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Binz Storage averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do LivePen or Binz Storage have ads?
Neither LivePen nor Binz Storage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LivePen or Binz Storage?
LivePen ships an update every 11 days, and Binz Storage every 2 months. Most recently, LivePen was updated on October 5, 2026 and Binz Storage on October 7, 2026.

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