Comparison

VisualRecord vs Zephlo

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

Head to head
About

VisualRecord

This app offers a visual database for recording information about objects, including photos. It allows for powerful searching using SQL or a simpler fetch interface. Ideal for cataloging valuables for insurance or personal inventory.

Highlights
  • Visual record keeping
  • Attach multiple photos per record
  • Store textual descriptions
  • SQLite database storage
  • SQL query language support
  • Intuitive 'fetch' interface for filtering
  • Use iPad camera or Photo Library
Features
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VisualRecord for iPad provides an easy to use, visual record keeping database. With its intuitive interface, VisualRecord allows you to record information about a particular object, including one or more pictures of the object itself. The information you supply about the object, including photos, is stored in the form of a record in a SQLite database table. This allows you to use the powerful SQL query language to search over the records you've created and filter the data to suit your needs. In addition, VisualRecord provides a "fetch" interface which requires no prior knowledge of SQL that also allows you to filter your data based on simple criteria. When you add a new record for a particular object to your database table, VisualRecord makes it easy to insert a picture of the object into the record itself using your iPad's Photo Library or Camera. The records in your database table can include textual fields of arbitrary length. This allows you to include descriptive text in the record associated with the object in question. VisualRecord is ideal for record keeping of your valuables for insurance purposes.

About

Zephlo

Features
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Zephlo turns links you want to revisit into an organized library. Share a link from Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, X, Threads, Reddit, Pinterest, Spotify, Google Maps, or the web. Zephlo extracts the useful parts, identifies what you saved, and keeps it ready for later. No more screenshots or browser tabs you never open again. ARTICLES & LINKS • Get a concise summary and key takeaways • Keep the original source one tap away • Save posts and long-form articles from X PLACES & RECIPES • Save Google Maps links with addresses, categories, and ratings • Turn recipe posts, including Facebook Reels, into ingredients and steps • Search saved venues by name, city, or address • Separate Want to go from Visited and keep private ratings or notes • Browse saved places on a map and scale recipe servings ORGANIZED YOUR WAY • Create nested folders for projects, trips, meals, or anything else • Find saved items by type and collection • Read your cached library when the network is unavailable HONEST ABOUT RESULTS When a source does not contain enough information, Zephlo keeps the link instead of inventing details. You can still open the source or organize it yourself. START FREE Begin with 15 free AI saves. Zephlo Pro includes 300 successful AI saves each month. Extra credit packs never expire. If a save is blocked because you are out of credits, you can optionally watch one rewarded ad per day to retry that save. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

VisualRecord4 screens
Zephlo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: VisualRecord at none against Zephlo's shown. Zephlo's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. VisualRecord sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Zephlo sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VisualRecord ships an update every 10 months, Zephlo every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
VisualRecord versus Zephlo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisualRecordZephlo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB51 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKal-El SoftwareChia Chi Chang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

VisualRecord

One-time1
  • Remove App Restrictions$2.99
4 purchases

Zephlo

Subscriptions2
  • Zephlo Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Zephlo Pro Yearly$64.991 Year
One-time2
  • 25 AI saves$3.99
  • 100 AI saves$12.99

Questions

Is VisualRecord free?
VisualRecord is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zephlo free?
Zephlo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VisualRecord or Zephlo have ads?
Zephlo shows ads; VisualRecord does not.
Which is updated more often, VisualRecord or Zephlo?
VisualRecord ships an update every 10 months, and Zephlo every 4 days. Most recently, VisualRecord was updated on November 3, 2026 and Zephlo on October 31, 2026.

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