Comparison

JunkDrawer vs Orbit

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

Head to head
About

JunkDrawer

This app indexes your screenshots using on-device OCR and AI classification to make them searchable by keywords, amounts, or content type. It extracts key information like phone numbers and addresses into tappable pills for easy access. Your data remains private and on your device.

Highlights
  • On-device OCR for full-text search
  • AI classification of screenshots
  • Structured data extraction (phone numbers, OTPs, etc.)
  • Tappable information pills
  • Domain-aware data formatting
  • Privacy-focused, no cloud sync
Features
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Every iPhone has a thousand screenshots. The parking spot at the airport, the OTP from the bank, the auto driver's address, the kid's exam result, the prescription you snapped before the chemist closed. Photos already saves them. Finding them, three months later, is the problem. JunkDrawer indexes every screenshot you share to it - fully on your device - so you can find anything later. By word, by ₹ amount, or just by the vibe of what it was. WHAT IT DOES • OCR over English. Every word inside the screenshot becomes searchable. • Apple Intelligence classifies each screenshot - receipt, prescription, ticket, contact, invitation, social post, exam result, food, map, document, and more. • A one-line summary so you can skim a hundred screenshots without opening any. • Structured extraction. Phone numbers, OTPs, ₹ amounts, dates, addresses, UPI handles, IFSC codes, dosages, tracking numbers - pulled out as tappable pills. One tap to call, copy OTP, open Maps, copy the total. SEARCH THAT ACTUALLY WORKS Full-text + semantic + visual labels, all at once. Type "biryani" or "₹440" or "diabetes meds" - the right screenshot surfaces. No mode switching. No syntax. DOMAIN-AWARE • ₹ formats in lakhs and crores when they should. • UPI handles aren't treated as broken email addresses. • IFSC codes are first-class. • Phone numbers in +91 format pretty-print correctly. FULLY ON-DEVICE This matters more for screenshots than for almost any other category of personal data. Your screenshots are your bank app, your prescriptions, your OTPs. • No account, no cloud, no analytics, no telemetry. • OCR runs on Apple's Vision framework. Classification runs on Apple Foundation Models. Embeddings come from Apple's Natural Language framework. Nothing leaves your phone. • Delete the app and every screenshot it indexed is deleted with it. Your Photos library is never touched. • If iCloud Backup is on, your drawer rides to your next iPhone automatically. • Manual export creates a single .junkdrawer file you can stash anywhere — iCloud Drive, AirDrop to your Mac, email yourself. Tap one to import on a fresh install. HONEST ABOUT STATE • Pending screenshots show a small dot until they're analyzed. No fake completeness. • Settings tells you exactly which features are running and which aren't. • If the AI gets a kind wrong, change it from the screenshot's menu. Edit a wrong capture date the same way. WHAT IT ISN'T • Not another Photos app - your library stays where it is. • Not cloud sync (the schema is ready; sync ships in a later update). • Not a notes or journaling app. • Just one thing, done well. REQUIREMENTS Apple Intelligence required for full features (iPhone 15 Pro or later, iOS 26 recommended). Without it, full-text search and entity extraction still work on every screenshot - just no AI summaries or classification. Free forever, with an optional tip jar inside. Throw it in. Find it later.

About

Orbit

Capture and organize your thoughts, ideas, and moments effortlessly. This AI-powered tool creates a calm timeline of your life, offering daily recaps and the ability to search your memories. It integrates with Apple services for seamless capture and organization.

Highlights
  • Capture text, voice, photos, links, and locations
  • AI-powered organization and summarization
  • Daily recap of your day
  • Searchable memory recall
  • Task suggestion from memories
  • Reading list and habit tracking
  • Beautiful shareable memory cards
Features
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Orbit is a second brain for the things you don't want to forget — moments, ideas, voice notes, photos, the link you saved at 2am. Everything lives in one calm timeline that AI quietly organizes for you. No tagging. No folder hierarchy. No notification fatigue. Just capture, and let Orbit find the meaning later. — WHAT YOU GET — • Capture anything in seconds — text, voice memos, photos, links, screenshots, even a place. Apple Intelligence handles the rest: titles, tags, summaries, categorization. • Daily Recap — a one-paragraph reflection of your day, generated each evening from the moments worth revisiting. • Ask Orbit — chat with your own memories. Ask "what did Pamela say last weekend?" or "what was the restaurant in Roatan?" Orbit answers from your captures, never from the cloud. • On This Day, Year in Review, Time Capsules — Orbit surfaces your past at the right moment. • Tasks that find themselves — write "I should call mom tomorrow" anywhere in a memory and Orbit suggests it as a task. Promote what you mean. Ignore what you don't. • Reading list & habit tracking — captures like "I want to read…" or "ran 5k" land in their own surfaces, quietly tracked over time. • Beautiful share cards — turn a memory, a Daily Recap, or a Year in Review into an editorial-quality image, ready for Stories, iMessage, or just keeping. • Privacy by design — On-device AI via Apple Intelligence. Voice transcribed locally. Sleep + steps stay on your phone. iCloud sync runs end-to-end. Nothing is sold. Nothing is shared. — DESIGNED FOR APPLE — Lock Screen camera capture · Apple Watch voice notes · Siri Shortcuts · Spotlight search · Home Screen widgets · Safari extension · Share extension · iOS Reminders & Calendar sync · HealthKit sleep + steps in your Daily Recap — PRO — A monthly or annual subscription unlocks unlimited captures and the full AI surfaces. Cancel anytime from Settings → Subscription. — WHY WE BUILT IT — Journaling apps ask too much. Note apps forget everything. The things we want to remember keep slipping away. Orbit is what we wished existed — a calm, native, private place where life can quietly accumulate, and an AI that helps you find what matters without taking over the experience. Welcome to Orbit. — Terms of Use (EULA): https://orbitbrain2.netlify.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://orbitbrain2.netlify.app/privacy By downloading Orbit, you agree to the Terms of Use linked above. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period — manage or cancel anytime from iOS Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions.

Screenshots

JunkDrawer4 screens
Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: JunkDrawer at 5.0 against Orbit's 4.0. JunkDrawer also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. JunkDrawer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Orbit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JunkDrawer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
JunkDrawer versus Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJunkDrawerOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJaswanth ReddyJoshua Caleb Green

Customer experience

JunkDrawer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Orbit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

JunkDrawer

One-time3
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$2.99
  • Large tip$9.99
3 purchases

Orbit

Subscriptions2
  • Orbit Pro$2.991 Month
  • Orbit Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Orbit Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is JunkDrawer free?
JunkDrawer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, JunkDrawer or Orbit?
JunkDrawer is rated higher. JunkDrawer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Orbit averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do JunkDrawer or Orbit have ads?
Neither JunkDrawer nor Orbit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JunkDrawer or Orbit?
JunkDrawer ships an update every 3 days, and Orbit every 3 days. Most recently, JunkDrawer was updated on October 17, 2026 and Orbit on October 18, 2026.

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