Comparison

OCR vs Time & Date

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

Head to head
About

OCR

Organize and secure your notes and documents with this comprehensive system. Scan physical papers, add digital files, and protect them with biometric locks. Features include note-taking, highlighting, and merging multiple pages into single documents.

Highlights
  • Secure document management
  • Scan notes and existing documents
  • Instant encryption with Face/Touch ID
  • Add sticky notes and annotations
  • Highlight key details in scanned images
  • Merge up to 20 pages into one document
  • Multi-page PDF viewer
Features
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Your notes should do more than sit in a document. StudyHQ is a document organizer that can turn your notes into flashcards you can review before your next quiz. StudyHQ is a scan-to-PDF and note-taking system, as well as a document organizer. It is designed to organize the notes you create and the flashcards you generate so you can find information quickly when you need it. StudyHQ is designed to solve several common problems within a single app. With limited time to study, you may need a quicker way to prepare. StudyHQ includes a quick-scanning system and a document attachment system that let you store your materials in a robust document management system. More importantly, StudyHQ can use those materials to generate a set of timed question-and-answer flashcards for study. You can accept the complete batch or review and edit each card before accepting the batch. With a busy life and important deadlines to meet, a reminder system can also be very helpful. StudyHQ also includes a reminder system that lets you create reminders for important material you need to review. Notifications can alert you even when the app is not open, while the built-in calendar tracks your reminders. This feature can help you avoid missing important review dates and other time-sensitive tasks. The ability to take notes directly within the app is another important feature. At times, you may want to create structured notes that resemble notebook paper when using physical paper is not practical. For example, you may need to communicate a concept to a friend or classmate. StudyHQ gives you a structured way to continue taking notes. Its academic note pages resemble ruled notebook paper and support both stylus writing and keyboard entry. This is where StudyHQ’s built-in Take Notes system can help. There are three note-taking modes within the app: Academic, Personal, and Professional. Academic Notes supports stylus mode, allowing you to write or draw over ruled lines that resemble real notebook paper while also using the keyboard to type within the lines. The Academic note-taking mode also includes helpful writing and mathematical symbols. Professional and Personal Notes include selected word-processing symbols and support both clean, keyboard-based note creation and stylus-pen input. Whichever type of document you choose to create, it is automatically placed in the document organizer. The document organizer encrypts your documents and includes manual search filtering, along with quick filters such as All, Today, and 7 Days. You can also attach existing pdf documents and images, store multi-page files, and keep important records easier to locate when they are needed. Key Features: • Scan documents into organized PDF files • Create class, professional, and personal notes • Use stylus support for academic notebook-style notes • Type notes on ruled notebook-style pages • Add writing and math symbols to notes • Export notes and scans as PDF documents • Share through available device options • Attach existing PDF documents and images • Store and retrieve multi-page documents • Generate Flash Cards or Flashcards • Search and filter saved records • Use portrait or landscape viewing • Add highlights, annotations, and sticky notes • Protect documents with encryption • Use optional biometric access protection StudyHQ is built for students, professionals, small business owners, and everyday users who need a better way to manage notes, scanned documents, PDFs, and important records from their phone. Whether you are scanning paperwork, creating notebook-style notes, saving class material, organizing business records, or keeping personal documents in one place, StudyHQ helps turn important information into organized documents you can find again. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.theprogrammersparadise.com/#/privacy

About

Time & Date

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A calendar built like a machine: clean lines, precise controls, and zero fluff. Time & Date takes an industrial approach to planning—high-contrast visuals, mechanical UI elements, and a layout engineered for clarity under pressure. Stay ahead of your schedule with real-time overlap detection that flags conflicting events the moment they collide. Give every meeting, workout, or deadline its own identity using custom sound alerts, chosen per event, so you instantly know what’s next without even looking at your phone. Lock into the flow of your day with widgets that show your time progress—a quick visual pulse of how far you’ve moved through the day and what’s still on deck. The result? A calendar that feels sturdy, purposeful, and built for people who want their tools to work as hard as they do. Core features: Overlap detection to prevent double-booking Per-event custom sound alerts Industrial-grade interface with bold, minimal visual cues Widgets tracking daily time progress Structured daily views for fast scanning Subscription Time & Date Premium Annual - Updates once per year - $14.99 Monthly - Updates once per month - $1.99 Terms of service https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy https://radu-mee.github.io/Time-Date/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

OCR4 screens
Time & Date4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Time & Date at every 2 days against OCR's fortnightly. OCR's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. OCR sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Time & Date sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OCR ships an update fortnightly, Time & Date every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OCR versus Time & Date: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOCRTime & Date
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB7 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperProgrammers Paradise LLCCristian Radu

In-app purchases

5 purchases

OCR

Subscriptions4
  • StudyHQ Starter – Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • StudyHQ 3-Day Trial$0.991 Month
  • StudyHQ Plus – Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • StudyHQ Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
One-time1
  • StudyHQ - Lifetime Premium Access$49.99
2 purchases

Time & Date

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Time & Date Premium$1.991 Month
  • Annual Time & Date Premium$14.991 Year

Questions

Is OCR free?
OCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time & Date free?
Time & Date is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OCR or Time & Date have ads?
Neither OCR nor Time & Date shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OCR or Time & Date?
OCR ships an update fortnightly, and Time & Date every 2 days. Most recently, OCR was updated on August 21, 2026 and Time & Date on September 9, 2026.

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