Comparison

UCLA BLink vs LinesKept

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

Head to head
About

UCLA BLink

Discover all UCLA pop-up events and happenings in one organized place. Never miss an important campus activity again with this convenient discovery tool.

Highlights
  • Event discovery
  • Popup notifications
  • Campus event organization
  • Never miss events
Features
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BLink is your go-to app for discovering every popup and event happening at UCLA—conveniently organized in one spot so you never miss out.

About

LinesKept

Features
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A calm, private home for the lines you never want to lose. LinesKept is where the quotes and passages that move you finally live in one place: captured, organized, and easy to find again. Save a line from a book, a talk, or a friend, add the author and source, and keep your own note about why it stuck. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Capture a quote with its author, source, page, and a private note - Gather quotes into collections, with three ready-made starter collections of public-domain lines: Stoic Calm, Courage, and Wit and Wisdom - Tag quotes by theme, then browse by author or by theme - See a new quote resurface every day on the Today screen - Search everything: text, authors, sources, and themes - Make beautiful share cards in six warm styles - Export a keepsake PDF of your quotes, or a CSV backup YOURS, ON EVERY DEVICE Your library syncs across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. There is no account to make, no ads, and no tracking of any kind. Your quotes stay in your own private iCloud. FREE AND PRO Keep up to 30 quotes for free, with every collection, search, and the daily quote included. The Lifetime unlock is a one-time purchase of $9.99 USD that removes the limit and adds unlimited quotes, share cards, and PDF and CSV export. Pay once, keep it forever. No subscription. Questions or ideas? Use Contact Support inside the app and we will reply. The Lifetime unlock is a one-time purchase governed by the Apple Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

UCLA BLink4 screens
LinesKept4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UCLA BLink at none against LinesKept's 1. UCLA BLink also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). LinesKept's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months). On price, ads 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. LinesKept sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. UCLA BLink asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UCLA BLink ships an update every 12 months, LinesKept every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
UCLA BLink versus LinesKept: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUCLA BLinkLinesKept
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew CruzInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

None

UCLA BLink

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LinesKept

One-time1
  • LinesKept Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is UCLA BLink free?
UCLA BLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LinesKept free?
LinesKept is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do UCLA BLink or LinesKept have ads?
Neither UCLA BLink nor LinesKept shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UCLA BLink or LinesKept?
UCLA BLink ships an update every 12 months, and LinesKept every 3 weeks. Most recently, UCLA BLink was updated on November 4, 2026 and LinesKept on November 5, 2026.

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