Ocren vs Logline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ocren
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A reading-notes app that keeps the passages that stayed with you, just by taking a photo. Tap Add and the camera opens right away. Photograph the page and select the part you want. Ocren recognizes Japanese (vertical or horizontal) and English text and saves it to your shelf. No retyping. ■ Photograph a page, keep a memo • Tap Add for the camera → select the area → the text is transcribed automatically • From the camera screen you can also pick a photo from your library or type instead • A passage that runs onto the next page: photograph the next page too and keep it as one memo • Several memos from one photo: select one area after another • The page number is read from the photo, too • The recognized text is kept as it is; whether to correct it is up to you • Add your thoughts (a note), the page number, and one of 7 colored flags to each memo ■ Recognition stays on your device • All text recognition runs on your iPhone • Neither your photos nor the recognized text are sent anywhere • Works without a connection, even in airplane mode ■ Your own bookshelf • Your covers stand on a wooden shelf, and you can see at a glance what you want to read, are reading, and have read • Add books by scanning the ISBN barcode or searching by title or author • Track each book as Want to read, Reading, or Read • Keep memos for each book, and search the memos inside ■ So you don't forget • Quote of the day brings back one of your memos at random • A daily reminder delivers a passage at the time you choose • Look back on books read, memos saved, and your progress over time in charts ■ From everyone's bookshelves • Rankings compiled from readers' bookshelves • See the most shelved books, the books with the most memos, the books most finished this month, and the most wanted books • Who added a book is never shown ■ Make a quote card and share it • Turn a favorite passage into a quote card with the book's title and author • Use paper, wood, or one of your own photos or videos as the background (drag and pinch to frame it) • A video background exports as a video with your card on top (the first 15 seconds). A photo can also become a 10-second video with a slow zoom • Choose the typeface, text color, size and position, and a black or white veil • 4:5, 9:16 (Stories) or 1:1. Share straight to Instagram, X, and more • The photos and videos you choose never leave your device ■ Safe when you change phones • Sign in with Apple or Google • Your books and memos are saved to your account and carry over to a new phone Available in Japanese and English. Catch the moment a book moves you, right when it happens. • Ads are shown. Purchasing "Remove Ads" (monthly or yearly) hides them • Terms of Use: https://ocren.info/terms/ • Privacy Policy: https://ocren.info/privacy/
Logline
This app organizes your thoughts and tasks chronologically without folders or hierarchy. It allows for unlimited entries, offline use, and quick logging via widgets. Data can be exported and synced across devices.
- Chronological timeline organization
- Unlimited note and task creation
- Offline data storage
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Full-text search and filtering
- Export to Markdown, JSON, CSV
- Mac sync available
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No folders. No hierarchy. What you thought, what you did, what comes next. Nothing to sort, no deciding where things go — everything simply lines up in the order you wrote it. Logline is a log app that keeps your day as a single line. ■ Writing stays free Creating, editing, and deleting records — and reading your past logs — has no limits. No "you can't read anything older than 30 days." ■ It stays on your device Records are stored in a database on your device. Unless you turn on sync, nothing you write leaves it. No signal? Keep writing. ■ Notes and tasks, side by side A record with a checkbox is a task. Logline isn't a planner, so there are no repeats and no reminders. Write it, check it off, read it back later. That's all. ■ Start from anywhere Widgets on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, a long-press on the app icon, or the share button in Photos and Safari — start a log in a second. ■ Find it later Full-text search, plus filters by type (note/task) and tag. The week and month calendar takes you straight to any day. ■ Take it with you Export as Markdown, JSON, or CSV. What you write is always yours to take out. ■ Works with your Mac With Logline Sync, what you write on your iPhone shows up on your Mac's timeline too. Anything written offline merges the next time you connect, and if the same record is edited on both, the newer edit wins. — Plans — Logline (free) Unlimited records. Full-text search, up to 5 tags, Light mode and the Default palette. Logline Plus (one-time purchase) Unlimited tags, dark mode and extra palettes, app icons and fonts, photos in your logs, and export. Logline Sync (subscription) Everything in Plus, plus automatic sync between your Mac and iPhone. — About the subscription — Logline Sync is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly or annually. Prices for your region are shown in the app and on the App Store. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Cancelling never deletes the records you've written. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Logline Terms: https://loglineweb.netlify.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://loglineweb.netlify.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Logline at none against Ocren's shown. Logline also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Ocren sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.79 per month and Logline sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ocren ships an update every 9 days, Logline every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ocren | Logline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YenSense, Inc. | Jun Hayashi |
In-app purchases
Ocren
- Remove Ads (Monthly)$0.791 Month
- Remove Ads (Yearly)$5.991 Year
Logline
- Logline Sync$1.991 Month
- Logline Sync$19.991 Year
- Logline Plus$6.99









