Comparison

Glow HDR vs FlashScan

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

Head to head
About

Glow HDR

Features
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Visualize your HomeKit lights with glowing HDR effect rendering.

About

FlashScan

Features
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Flash Scan is a privacy-first document scanner and PDF tool. Point your camera at any document and it automatically detects the edges, crops, corrects perspective and enhances the image β€” all processed locally on your device. KEY FEATURES β€’ Smart Scanning β€” automatic edge detection, perspective correction and smart cropping, with flash and auto/manual capture. β€’ Image Enhance β€” filters such as Bright, Clarity, Print, Color Print, Grayscale and Black & White, applied to one page or the whole document. β€’ Privacy Redaction β€” automatically detects names, phone numbers and addresses and redacts them in one tap; supports manual region drawing and per-word redaction with multiple colors. β€’ Text Recognition (OCR) β€” extract text from documents, then select, copy and share it, with multi-language support. β€’ PDF Tool β€” import PDFs and edit a copy (your original is never modified): insert pages, batch delete, jump to pages, convert pages to images, add signatures and watermarks, then export as a new PDF. β€’ Signatures & Stamps β€” add handwritten signatures or stamp images to make documents official. β€’ Watermark β€” protect your scans with a custom watermark. β€’ ID Card β€” a dedicated mode for scanning both sides of ID cards. β€’ Export & Share β€” export as PDF, images or a ZIP archive, plus system printing. PRIVACY Flash Scan is local-first. All scanning, recognition and processing happen on your device. Your documents are never uploaded to any cloud server β€” your privacy stays in your control.

Screenshots

Glow HDR2 screens
FlashScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Glow HDR at 3 against FlashScan's 1. Glow HDR also leads on iOS requirement (14.3 vs 16.0). 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

Glow HDR ships an update every 5 days, FlashScan every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Glow HDR versus FlashScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlow HDRFlashScan
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days β€” betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.3 β€” better16.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas Alexnatη₯–恒 ε»–

In-app purchases

None

Glow HDR

No in-app purchases

None

FlashScan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glow HDR free?
Glow HDR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlashScan free?
FlashScan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Glow HDR or FlashScan have ads?
Neither Glow HDR nor FlashScan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glow HDR or FlashScan?
Glow HDR ships an update every 5 days, and FlashScan every 9 days. Most recently, Glow HDR was updated on October 15, 2026 and FlashScan on October 17, 2026.

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