Comparison

Biona vs Sheaf

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

Head to head
About

Biona

This offline planner helps you manage your day, organize tasks, track goals, and log your mood privately. It offers a simple, clutter-free experience without requiring an account or internet connection.

Highlights
  • Offline functionality
  • No account required
  • Task management
  • Goal tracking
  • Mood logging
  • Integrated dashboard
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Biona is an offline daily planner, task manager, goal tracker, and mood journal with no account required. Plan your day, organize tasks, track meaningful goals, and log your mood privately on your device. Biona is designed for people who want a calm personal productivity app without sign-ups, accounts, or unnecessary complexity. Biona works offline, so you can manage your day anywhere without depending on an internet connection. There is no account to create, no login to remember, and no complicated setup before you can start planning. Features: - Works offline. - No account or sign-up required. - Create and organize your tasks. - Pin tasks that do not need a due date. - Turn ideas into structured goals with clear action steps. - Log your mood once per day. - See insights for tasks, goals, and mood in one dashboard. - Switch between light mode and dark mode. Privacy Policy: https://aroapps.dev/biona/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sheaf

This app offers offline document scanning, OCR, and organization with reminders. It allows importing various file types, searching text, and managing records using categories and tags, all while prioritizing local data processing for privacy.

Highlights
  • Offline OCR in 12 languages
  • Import PDFs, Word, Excel, TXT
  • Full-text search
  • Category and tag organization
  • Local reminders
  • Local-first privacy
  • Optional iCloud sync
Features
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Sheaf brings document scanning, offline OCR, file organization, and reminders into one workspace built around local processing. Capture paper or import photos, PDFs, Word, Excel, and TXT files, search extracted text, and organize records with categories, tags, notes, and reminders. IMPORT AND ORGANIZE • Import PDFs, Word, Excel, and TXT files from Photos or the system file picker without scanning them again. • Preview TXT content, see text-based thumbnails, and include it in full-text search while keeping the original file unchanged. • View categories as a list or grid, pin and reorder them by dragging, and choose icons and colors for categories and tags. SCAN AND ENHANCE • Detect document edges, correct perspective, and capture multiple pages in one flow. • Choose Original, Enhanced, Grayscale, or Black & White, then adjust edges, rotation, and page order. OFFLINE OCR IN 13 LANGUAGES • Supports Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Arabic, and Hindi. • OCR models are included with the app. Images and recognized text are not sent to a remote recognition server. • Copy recognized text or use full-text search to find information across your library. SMART ORGANIZATION AND REMINDERS • Use recognized content to help generate file names, dates, and category suggestions. • Build a filing system with categories, tags, notes, and full-text search. • Add local reminders for contracts, IDs, receipts, and other records that need attention. LOCAL-FIRST PRIVACY, iCLOUD SYNC, AND BACKUP • No Sheaf account or developer-operated server is required. Scans, imported files, OCR text, and search indexes stay on your device by default. • On iPhone and iPad, Pro users can optionally sync selected files through the private CloudKit database of their Apple ID. Sync is off by default, and private content has a separate off-by-default switch. • Pause sync or remove Sheaf’s iCloud records and assets without deleting local files. • Protect important categories with system authentication and hide sensitive files. • Create an encrypted local backup that you choose where to store and manage. FREE AND PRO Free includes scanning, import, viewing, basic editing, file management, and a cumulative 20-page local OCR trial. Sheaf Pro is a one-time purchase on this platform that unlocks the complete local Pro feature set, expanded OCR and organization tools, optional iCloud sync on iOS/iPadOS, private space, encrypted backup, advanced page tools, and watermark-free eligible shared copies. Purchases and restoration are handled by the App Store. There is no subscription or separate watermark product.

Screenshots

Biona4 screens
Sheaf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Biona at 3.0 against Sheaf's 1.0. Sheaf's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Biona sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sheaf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Biona holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Biona ships an update every 2 weeks, Sheaf every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Biona versus Sheaf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBionaSheaf
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB168 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOmar Jadiani闻俊 王

Customer experience

Biona

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Sheaf

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Biona

One-time1
  • Biona Pro Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

Sheaf

One-time1
  • Sheaf Pro Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is Biona free?
Biona is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sheaf free?
Sheaf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Biona or Sheaf?
Biona is rated higher. Biona averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Sheaf averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Biona or Sheaf have ads?
Neither Biona nor Sheaf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Biona or Sheaf?
Biona ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sheaf every 4 days. Most recently, Biona was updated on November 5, 2026 and Sheaf on October 31, 2026.

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