Carmine Viewer vs Topicnote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Carmine Viewer
Access and view your CardMinder business card database on your iPhone or iPad. This application is designed for users of the ScanSnap scanner and its bundled CardMinder software who need mobile access to their contacts.
- View CardMinder database
- Mobile access on iPhone/iPad
- Compatible with ScanSnap users
- Business card management
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Carmine is a viewer app for data exported by CardMinder, a business card management software that was bundled with ScanSnap scanners. It reads CardMinder data only and cannot be used as a standalone business card manager. Please be careful not to purchase it by mistake. ---------------------------------- Notice ---------------------------------- - CardMinder itself has reached end of support (around 2024) - This app is maintained for users who previously used CardMinder - Please do not buy it unless you specifically need to view old CardMinder data ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Topicnote
This app helps you organize, construct, and practice presentations and speeches. It allows you to register ideas, structure your narrative with character count awareness, and practice delivery with large text display and a timer. It also offers sound effects to enhance practice sessions.
- Organize story ideas
- Construct narrative with character count
- Practice speeches with large text
- Built-in timer for practice
- Sound effects for practice sessions
- iCloud support for syncing
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Topicnote is the storybook that is perfect for presentations and speeches. 'Organize the story' > 'Construct the story' > 'Speak' to support the making of the story. ● Organize the story If you can think of a story, register it before you forget it. Stories can be easily categorized by dragging and dropping, so you can organize them. ● Construct the story You think about the composition of the story and construct the story. Since the standard speaking time is displayed based on the number of characters in the story, you can construct the story while being aware of the number of characters. It is convenient to register frequently used story composition in a template and reuse them. ● Speak The constructed story is displayed in large letters to support speaking. By using the timer, you can speak and practice while being aware of the time. If you run out of time when speaking, you can play 10 different sounds, so you can liven up the presentation and practice while having fun. Please use Topicnote for your storybook. === Other features === ● Supported iCloud ・ You can save your data to iCloud and sync it to other devices. === Terms & Privacy Policy === https://minna-company.com/topicnote-privacy-policy-en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Topicnote at Free against Carmine Viewer's $3.99. Topicnote also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (75% vs 62%). Carmine Viewer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, update cadence and device support 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
Topicnote is free to download; Carmine Viewer costs $3.99 up front. Topicnote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Carmine Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Topicnote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Carmine Viewer's written reviews are positive against 75% of Topicnote's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Carmine Viewer | Topicnote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | takaaki024 | Takashi Suemitsu |
Customer experience
Carmine Viewer
Topicnote
In-app purchases
Carmine Viewer
No in-app purchases
Topicnote
- Remove ads$1.99








