Comparison

Build Me Up! vs FlowFlow

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

Head to head
About

Build Me Up!

Visualize and assemble foam projects with a 3D model viewer. Break down complex designs into numbered blocks, view individual pieces, and explore .STL and .OBJ file formats.

Highlights
  • 3D model visualization
  • Numbered block breakdown
  • Piece detail view
  • .STL and .OBJ file support
  • Color-coded blocks
Features
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This is Matinmat app to help customers figuring out how to assemble all the pieces present in their projects made of sheets of foam. The original model has been split into a collection of numbered blocks, a 3D view of the blocks is the standard view. Each block appears of a different color and numbers appear over each block. The user can later press on one of the blocks to get the detail of the pieces that need to be stacked to create that particular block. The app can visualize .STL and .OBJ formats too.

About

FlowFlow

Features
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FlowFlow turns your voice into an organized, searchable memory that lives on your own devices. Record a thought. FlowFlow transcribes it, gives it a title and tags, and files it. Later, ask questions in plain language and get answers drawn from your notes, with sources you can open. RECORD AND TRANSCRIBE - One-tap voice capture with a live waveform, pause, and resume. - Transcribe in the cloud with Soniox or entirely on-device with local Whisper models. - Local transcription works in airplane mode, and the audio never leaves your iPhone. - Start a recording from Control Center or the Lock Screen. - Import PDF, DOCX, TXT, Markdown, and CSV files. OCR supports scanned PDFs. ASK YOUR NOTES - Ask questions and get answers with sources you can open. - Search combines keywords, semantic retrieval, and reranking. - Enable web search for a conversation when you need recent information. - Save an answer or an entire thread as a note. - Use an OpenAI API key or connect your ChatGPT subscription for chat. - An OpenAI API key is still required for embeddings and semantic search. ORGANIZE - Automatic titles and tags as you write. - Hierarchical folders and note threads that read from top to bottom. - Related notes surfaced automatically. - Notes grouped by date for easier navigation. - Turn a request such as β€œpick up the kids at 5 PM” into an iOS reminder. COLLABORATE IN SPACES - Create team spaces containing multiple themes. - Invite members with a single-use link. - Grant read-only or read-write access. - Share only the themes placed inside a space. Your private notes remain outside it. - Manage members, themes, and permissions from the sidebar. WORK WITH HERMES - Give Hermes access to one specific space. - Choose read-only or read-write access. - Revoke or regenerate its access at any time. - Hermes can read authorized folders, notes, and threads, then contribute in the same space as your team. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Personal notes and the search index stay on your devices. - Sync between your own devices travels directly over the encrypted local network. - Only content you intentionally place in a shared space is sent to the FlowFlow service and authorized members. - Back up and restore your data as one archive. API keys and pairing secrets are not included. ASSISTANTS AND CONNECTORS - Connect available services such as Google Sheets and limit an assistant to selected resources. - External actions that require approval are shown before execution. - Hermes can write in a space only when you grant it read-write access. IPHONE AND MAC - A keyboard-first Mac app with fast navigation and native dialogs. - Available in English and French. - Up to three devices can be linked to one FlowFlow account. Configure the services you need in Settings: a ChatGPT subscription or OpenAI API key for chat, an OpenAI API key for semantic search, and Soniox or local Whisper for transcription. Anthropic remains available as an optional chat provider. Open source under the EUPL 1.2 license.

Screenshots

Build Me Up!4 screens
FlowFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Build Me Up! at 3 against FlowFlow's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Build Me Up! ships an update every 11 days, FlowFlow every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Build Me Up! versus FlowFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuild Me Up!FlowFlow
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 11 days β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 β€” better16.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size10 MB203 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlue Blink One, SLMirko Bozzetto

In-app purchases

None

Build Me Up!

No in-app purchases

None

FlowFlow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Build Me Up! free?
Build Me Up! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlowFlow free?
FlowFlow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Build Me Up! or FlowFlow have ads?
Neither Build Me Up! nor FlowFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Build Me Up! or FlowFlow?
Build Me Up! ships an update every 11 days, and FlowFlow every 3 weeks. Most recently, Build Me Up! was updated on October 11, 2026 and FlowFlow on October 15, 2026.

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