Pharos Secure Release vs Tendwise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pharos Secure Release
Securely print documents from your mobile device to any network-connected Pharos-secured printer. Manage your print jobs remotely and release them by scanning a QR code at the printer, ensuring document confidentiality and reducing waste.
- Secure printing across networks
- Remote print job submission
- Modify job list within the app
- QR code printer release
- Ensures document confidentiality
- Reduces printing waste
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The Secure Release app makes it easy for employees of organizations with Pharos Secure Release to print securely across networks to any Pharos-secured device on the network, improve the printing experience, ensure document confidentiality, and reduce waste. You can submit print jobs on your mobile device from any location or network, modify your job list within the app at anytime, and when it’s convenient, you can walk up to any secured printer and use the app to scan the QR code affixed to the printer to release your print job(s). This secure and intuitive workflow prevents sensitive information from being left unattended on printer output trays. It also improves convenience by allowing you to securely release your documents at any secured printer in your organization’s network. Note: This app requires a Pharos Cloud Secure Release account. iOS versions 15, 16, and 17 are fully tested and supported.
Tendwise
This app helps you remember important details about people and follow through on intentions. Capture context via voice, notes, or screenshots to prepare for conversations and strengthen relationships. Turn good intentions into actionable follow-ups to spend more time connecting.
- Capture context by voice, note, or screenshot
- Organize personal details and sources
- Turn follow-ups into actionable tasks
- Prepare for conversations with research
- Strengthen personal connections
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Tendwise helps you remember what matters about people and follow through with intention. Whether you’re starting a new role, building something, or navigating a life change, keep your relationships moving with context you can come back to. • Capture what matters by voice, note, screenshot, photo, or link. • Keep useful context about each person together, with sources you can review and details you can correct. • Turn follow-ups into actions so good intentions don’t slip away. • Prepare for conversations with relevant research and cited sources. Spend less time keeping track and more time connecting. Tendwise is currently invite-only. Join the waitlist in the app, and we’ll let you know when your spot opens.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tendwise at 100% against Pharos Secure Release's 0%. Tendwise also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tendwise holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Pharos Secure Release's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tendwise's.
Pharos Secure Release ships an update every 3 months, Tendwise every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pharos Secure Release | Tendwise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pharos Systems International | Snowball Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Pharos Secure Release
Tendwise
In-app purchases
Pharos Secure Release
No in-app purchases
Tendwise
No in-app purchases
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