Inkflow Plus Visual Notebook vs Octopus Customer Display
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inkflow Plus Visual Notebook
This app acts as a visual notebook, allowing users to capture handwritten notes and sketches that can be easily rearranged and reorganized. It offers a smooth writing experience, full-resolution zoom, and the ability to import real-world content using your device's camera.
- Handwritten notes and sketches
- Rearrange and reorganize content
- Smooth, pen-like ink feel
- Full resolution zoom and pan
- Import from camera (Inkport)
- Insert text and photos
- Export to PDF and JPEG
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Visual Thinkers Rejoice! Inkflow works like a word-processor for visual thinking. Capture your ideas as easily as with pen and paper, then arrange and reorganize them with your fingers! INKFLOW PLUS This is the full featured Plus Edition of Inkflow. It is the same as the in-app purchase from the basic edition Inkflow. Please download this only if you haven't already upgraded in-App. DIGITAL WRITING DONE RIGHT Inkflow's ink feels like a really smooth fountain pen. Great for expressive writing or sketching. Effortlessly scale or move anything you select. This will change the way you think about ink: Jot down a list of concepts then rearrange them to fit into the bigger picture. literally move your thoughts around the page, and assemble big ideas with your fingers. This works great for brainstorming and planning. It's also perfect for prototyping layouts, sketching, and drawing. FULL RESOLUTION ZOOM Zoom and pan with two fingers. Inkflow's ink stays sharp no matter how much you zoom in, so you can add fine details at full quality. It's also lightning fast and lag free. This allows writing and drawing with incredible precision, with or without a stylus. INKPORT: COPY AND PASTE FROM THE REAL WORLD Only Inkflow Plus includes the revolutionary Inkport tool. Inkport uses your iPad's camera to instantly convert your written notes and sketches into Inkflow's native vector ink. Easily pull in materials from multiple sources and go from paper to iPad without missing a beat. Inkport is going to change the way you use paper in your workflow. TEXT, PHOTOS, and PAPER BACKGROUNDS TOO Insert text boxes and photos anywhere on the page and resize them seamlessly with the ink. You can also choose from a selection of different paper backgrounds. EASILY CREATE and SHARE Inkflow let's you export your books to PDF, high-resolution JPEG, and share them via Twitter, Email, or with other Apps. PLUS FEATURES This edition includes the full set of expanded features, including: - Inkport - A customizable, full color palette, - Pencil, Eraser, and Paint Brush tools, - Rotate, Cut, Copy, Paste Ink, - Page Management, - Notebooks with unlimited pages, - An additional 50+ fonts on the iPad, - Custom paper backgrounds, - And more! Universal App for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch: Upgrade once and get Inkflow Plus on all your compatible devices connected to your iTunes account! GREAT FOR CLASS We built a standalone Plus Edition mainly so that Educational institutions can take advantage of the volume purchase program (check with your school's Apple rep for details). A PLATFORM FOR CREATIVITY We strongly believe that the iPad is not just a consumption device. It's a creativity device. Thanks for supporting us in our journey of building Creative Apps like Inkflow. We hope you enjoy it!
Octopus Customer Display
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Octopus Customer Display This is a supporting app for following Octopus POS apps. 1. Food POS or Food POS+ 2. Retail POS+ Basic requirements: Both POS and Customer display must be installed in 3rd generation iPad or later version. Only supports Bluetooth 4 (low energy) iPads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Octopus Customer Display at Free against Inkflow Plus Visual Notebook's $7.99. Inkflow Plus Visual Notebook's advantage is chart position (#179 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Octopus Customer Display is free to download; Inkflow Plus Visual Notebook costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Inkflow Plus Visual Notebook ships an update every 2 months, Octopus Customer Display every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inkflow Plus Visual Notebook | Octopus Customer Display |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (706 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 706 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #179 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Qrayon, LLC | ELEOS WEB PTE LTD |
Bugs and requests
Inkflow Plus Visual Notebook
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent crashes
- Pages randomly deleted
- Inability to save work
- Zooming issues
- Disappearing toolbar icons
Requested features
5 requests- Undo/redo functionality
- Ability to organize notebooks and pages
- More paper templates and background options
- Geometric shape tools
- Handwriting to text conversion
Octopus Customer Display
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Inkflow Plus Visual Notebook
No in-app purchases
Octopus Customer Display
No in-app purchases





