LifeOS vs Inkroll
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
LifeOS
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Most people have no idea where their time actually goes. They have vague feelings โ "I was busy all day" โ but no data to back it up. LifeOS fixes that. Log every task in seconds, assign a category, and rate how it made you feel. In 7 days you'll see patterns you never noticed โ when you do your best work, which tasks drain you, and how much time is silently disappearing to low-value busywork. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Log any task in under 5 seconds - Get AI-powered category suggestions as you type - Rate each task's energy: energized, neutral, or drained - Quick-switch to recent tasks with a single tap - See your net energy score update throughout the day - Discover which categories light you up vs. burn you out FOUR INSIGHTS THAT CHANGE HOW YOU WORK Overall Energy โ see your net energy score across all rated tasks so you know at a glance whether your week built you up or wore you down. Time by Category โ a visual breakdown of exactly where your hours went. Most people are shocked by what they find. Energy by Category โ find out which types of work give you energy and which ones cost it. Protect the ones that matter. Energy by Day โ spot the days that drain you and the days you thrive. Patterns emerge faster than you'd expect. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO TAKE THEIR TIME SERIOUSLY LifeOS is for founders, knowledge workers, and anyone who suspects they're not spending their time the way they think they are. No scheduling. No planning. No overhead. Just honest data about how you actually spent your day. Log it. Learn from it. Own it.
Inkroll
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Inkroll is the companion app for people who love writing by hand but hate losing their notes. Keep a digital index of everything in your physical notebooks (page numbers, titles, notes, tags, and photos) so you can always find what you wrote, even years later. -- WHY INKROLL -- Your paper notebooks are irreplaceable. But finding a specific idea, quote, or sketch from six months ago is another story. Inkroll solves this by giving each notebook entry a searchable digital record, linked to the exact page in the exact notebook where it lives. -- FEATURES -- โข Multiple Notebooks โ organise entries across as many notebooks as you own, each with its own colour. โข Page Entries โ log the page number, a title, a note, and tags for any page worth remembering. โข Full-Text Search โ instantly find entries by title, note content, or tag name across all your notebooks. โข Tags โ colour-coded tags let you group related entries across different notebooks. โข Widget โ glance at your most recent entry straight from your Home Screen (small and medium sizes). โข Quick Entry โ add an entry to your default notebook without leaving the Home Screen widget. -- INKROLL PRO -- One-time purchase. No subscription, ever. โข Photo Attachments โ photograph the page and attach it to your entry. Tap to view full-screen. โข iCloud Sync โ your entire index syncs automatically across every iPhone and iPad on your Apple ID. โข Export as PDF โ generate a clean, printable PDF of any notebook's entries. โข Export as CSV โ export a spreadsheet-ready file for use in Excel, Numbers, or any data tool. -- DESIGNED FOR ANALOG LOVERS -- Inkroll doesn't try to replace your notebooks. It makes them smarter. Write with your favourite pen, on your favourite paper โ then take ten seconds to log the page in Inkroll. That's it. No subscriptions. No cloud lock-in. Your data lives in your iCloud account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LifeOS at none against Inkroll's 1. LifeOS also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Inkroll sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LifeOS asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | LifeOS | Inkroll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jamison Grudem | ALEXANDRU CORNEL CHIREA |
In-app purchases
LifeOS
No in-app purchases
Inkroll
- Inkroll Pro$4.99









