Comparison

BIF Ideas vs Inkroll

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

Head to head
About

BIF Ideas

Features
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In today's visual world, we’re constantly inspired by what we see around us. And what this visual stimulus makes us think. These fresh, spontaneous thoughts are the start of brilliant new ideas, or at least they could be! If we grabbed them when they happen. Instead, how many times do we think to ourselves β€œI should grab that, I should take a picture of that, I should note that idea”. But we don’t. The moment of inspiration is lost. And not because we’re lazy - but because we haven’t had the right, fast way to grab it. We haven’t had the right β€˜pen’ for the moment of visual inspiration... The BIF app solves this problem at speed. It’s been designed to fast-catch creative inspiration when it hits; both the visual stimulus of what we’re seeing (check this image) and what it makes us think (the inspired new thoughts and ideas). New ideas are then saved to the custom BIF album in Photos. Boom. Later, review new saved ideas and share them with others to start collaborating. New ideas are easily shared directly from Photos using email, texts or any of the multiple chat apps. Use BIF app to fast-catch your creative inspiration, and get better ideas happening faster.

About

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 -- β€’ Multiple Notebooks β€” organise entries across as many notebooks as you own, each with its own colour. β€’ Page Entries β€” log the page number, a title, a note, and tags for any page worth remembering. β€’ Full-Text Search β€” instantly find entries by title, note content, or tag name across all your notebooks. β€’ Tags β€” colour-coded tags let you group related entries across different notebooks. β€’ Widget β€” glance at your most recent entry straight from your Home Screen (small and medium sizes). β€’ Quick Entry β€” add an entry to your default notebook without leaving the Home Screen widget. -- INKROLL PRO -- One-time purchase. No subscription, ever. β€’ Photo Attachments β€” photograph the page and attach it to your entry. Tap to view full-screen. β€’ iCloud Sync β€” your entire index syncs automatically across every iPhone and iPad on your Apple ID. β€’ Export as PDF β€” generate a clean, printable PDF of any notebook's entries. β€’ Export as CSV β€” 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 β€” 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.

Screenshots

BIF Ideas4 screens
Inkroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BIF Ideas at none against Inkroll's 1. BIF Ideas also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). Inkroll's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Inkroll sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BIF Ideas asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BIF Ideas ships an update every 7 months, Inkroll every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
BIF Ideas versus Inkroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBIF IdeasInkroll
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size21 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBetter Ideas FasterALEXANDRU CORNEL CHIREA

In-app purchases

None

BIF Ideas

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Inkroll

One-time1
  • Inkroll Pro$4.99

Questions

Is BIF Ideas free?
BIF Ideas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inkroll free?
Inkroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BIF Ideas or Inkroll have ads?
Neither BIF Ideas nor Inkroll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BIF Ideas or Inkroll?
BIF Ideas ships an update every 7 months, and Inkroll every 2 weeks. Most recently, BIF Ideas was updated on October 26, 2026 and Inkroll on October 10, 2026.

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