Comparison

Livescribe+ vs Receiving Ops

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

Head to head
About

Livescribe+

Instantly sync handwritten notes and sketches from your smartpen to your iPhone or iPad. Organize, tag, and convert notes to text for easy management. Enhance notes with audio, photos, and typed memos, then share them as PDFs or videos.

Highlights
  • Sync handwritten notes from smartpen
  • Organize notes by page, timeline, or pencast
  • Convert handwriting to editable text
  • Record audio synced with notes
  • Add photos and typed memos
  • Share notes as PDFs or videos
Features
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Note: Livescribe+ is designed to be used with the Aegir and Livescribe 3 smartpens from Livescribe.  Livescribe+ pairs with your Livescribe 3 or Aegir smartpen to instantly sync everything you write on paper directly onto your iPhone or iPad. Your notes become more useful, more quickly when they’re organized, tagged, searchable, and converted to text.   Notes, sketches, diagrams and drawings created with your Livescribe 3 or Aegir smartpen show up instantly in Livescribe+. Access your notes in 3 different views to get more out of them: (1) Page View shows your notebooks and pages exactly as they were written. (2) Feed View organizes your notes into smaller, actionable snippets sorted in a timeline. (3) Pencast View allows you to play back audio recordings synced to your notes so you can hear what was said exactly when you were writing. Convert your handwritten notes into text to transform them into tasks, reminders, calendar events, new contacts and more. Import shared pages or snippets into Adobe Illustrator or any other vector drawing app, and work directly with your own hand-drawn artwork. Paper-to-vector path is an industry first! Create pencasts and add photos and typed memos directly in Livescribe+ to add more depth and context to your written notes. Save your pencasts as video and play them back anywhere, or use iMovie or any other video editor to easily create great lectures and presentations. Tag your notes in Feed view to create Collections that sort all your tagged content together. Share PDFs of your notes, pictures and pencasts through Mail, Messages, AirDrop, Evernote, OneNote, Dropbox, and more. Need help or want to discover more? Visit www.livescribe.com

About

Receiving Ops

Features
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The Receiving Ops app help in performing receiving operations at STADIUM warehouse. It is a free app which enables the individuals to receive (using tasks created from receiving shipments), manage and track (using data logs that is shown in app) inventory of the items in warehouse. It also displays the products info by scanning product code which are residing in warehouse and can be used to move products to different aisles. By performing these operations helps us in keeping inventory number correct which are then packed into boxes to deliver an on-time and precise experience for the customers To login or get access to QR codes please mail us at concierge@servedbystadium.com. We will get back to you as soon as we can.

Screenshots

Livescribe+4 screens
Receiving Ops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Receiving Ops at every 3 weeks against Livescribe+'s every 2 months. Livescribe+'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Livescribe+ ships an update every 2 months, Receiving Ops every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Livescribe+ versus Receiving Ops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLivescribe+Receiving Ops
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLivescribe Inc.Kitchen Stadium Inc.

Bugs and requests

Livescribe+

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes when opening notebooks
  • Pen disconnects randomly during use
  • Handwriting not always accurately transcribed
  • Sync issues with Evernote and OneNote
  • Firmware update process is unreliable

Requested features

5 requests
  • Customizable tags and notebooks
  • Improved cloud sync and backup
  • Native desktop app support
  • Enhanced audio recording and playback
  • Smoother integration with productivity apps

Receiving Ops

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Livescribe+

No in-app purchases

None

Receiving Ops

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Livescribe+ free?
Livescribe+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Receiving Ops free?
Receiving Ops is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Livescribe+ or Receiving Ops have ads?
Neither Livescribe+ nor Receiving Ops shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Livescribe+ or Receiving Ops?
Livescribe+ ships an update every 2 months, and Receiving Ops every 3 weeks. Most recently, Livescribe+ was updated on October 2, 2026 and Receiving Ops on October 3, 2026.

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