Flow vs PPNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flow
This app offers a minimalist ambient sound player with over 25 high-quality soundscapes and a Pomodoro timer. It's designed to create a perfect environment for work, study, relaxation, and sleep, helping to mask distractions and soothe stress.
- 25+ high-quality soundscapes
- Pomodoro timer (25/5)
- Minimalist design
- Offline usability
- Stress and anxiety relief
- Sleep aid
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"Flow sounds was a total discovery for me! It’s currently one of my most used apps. I mainly use it as a relaxing background app in nature while hiking and meditating. The sounds are really high quality. Love it!" - Laurie L., Customer, 5 of 5 stars More than 25 high quality soundscape + pomodoro timer (25/5) + minimalist design + usable offline Enjoy your new productivity tool that will create the perfect environment for your working mood. Pick your favorite sound, and start your Pomodoro session: 25 focus time + 5 minutes break. Download Flow Sounds and enjoy an endless soundscape of smooth and relaxing sounds. Enjoy an endless soundscape of high quality sounds. · Prep your body for sleep and avoid distractions. · Find the perfect ambiance for reading and study. · Use it to soothe stress, anxiety and tinnitus. · Mask unwanted noises in busy environments. · Replicate artistic soundscapes of the world's best. · Soothe headaches and migraines. · Find your inner peace with the sound of flowing water and crackling fire. Ideal for meditation and relaxation. Here are some lovely reviews from our users: "This app has helped me sleep at night and I have had zero insomnia since I started using it. I highly recommend Flow Sounds to anyone looking to relax or get some sleep.""This is my go to app for sleeping every night. I personally have suffered from insomnia and this app has really helped me to fall asleep every night!." - George M. "I think this is the top notch app for sleep and meditation. I find the rain setting relaxing. Awesome!" - Alexander "Really good app for relaxing. I love the way it just naturally seems to change every day. Using the app for 10 minutes is the right amount of time for me to get centered and relaxed." - Erika "I've used Flow Sounds to help me meditate every day. Now I love it for falling asleep." - Anonymous User "This app has helped me sleep at night and I have had zero insomnia since I started using it. I highly recommend Flow Sounds to anyone looking to relax or get some sleep." - Ioana C.
PPNote
Organize your thoughts and web links efficiently. Collect information from other apps, create custom notes with categories and subcategories, and easily manage your content with favorite and hidden options. Streamline your workflow with quick actions for moving and tagging notes.
- Collect notes and links from other apps
- Automatic categorization by URL
- Manual note creation with categories/subcategories
- Favorite and hide notes
- Quick actions for moving and tagging
- Organize with categories, subcategories, and tags
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PPNote helps you better manage your notes. 1. Collect from other apps. - You can collect information from other apps(like Safari, Chrome, etc) to PPNote through Share button. - When it's a web page, the note will be automatically categorized by URL. 2. Create note in PPNote. - You can manually create note either in category or in sub category. If there is no category yet. Please create one. 3. Favorite a Note. - You can favorite a note from context menu. - Favorite notes always show on the top. Easier for you to View. - You can view all the favorite notes in [Notes] tab. 4. Hide a Note. - You can hide a note from context menu. - Hidden notes are not shown by default. You can view them by tapping the [Show hidden notes] button. - You can view all the hidden notes in [More] tab. 5. Quick Action in Context Menu. - Quickly move note to other category/sub category. - Quickly add or remove tag for a note. - More actions. 6. Organize Notes. - Use category, sub category and tag to organize notes better.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PPNote at Free against Flow's $1.99. Flow's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
PPNote is free to download; Flow costs $1.99 up front. PPNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flow asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Flow's written reviews are positive against 40% of PPNote's.
| Parameter | Flow | PPNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 336 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KUROSAI TECH S.R.L. | 金鹏 王 |
Customer experience
Flow
PPNote
In-app purchases
Flow
No in-app purchases
PPNote
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