Comparison

Text Flows vs FragNote

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

Head to head
About

Text Flows

This app allows you to convert your spoken words into text for notes, stories, or capturing ideas. It offers unlimited recording and prioritizes user privacy by storing all data locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Hands-free note taking
  • Unlimited recording duration
  • Local data storage for privacy
  • Multi-language support
  • Universal iOS compatibility
Features
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TextFlows is a speech-to-text note taking app, use it to write stories, take some notes, or capture your thoughts, effortlessly and ultimately: Hands-Free Note Taking: Say goodbye to typing and hello to convenience! With TextFlows, you can effortlessly dictate your thoughts, ideas, and reminders, keeping your hands free for multitasking. Unlimited Recording: TextFlows empowers you to capture your voice for hours without interruptions. Whether it's a lengthy meeting, an inspiring lecture, or brainstorming sessions, our app ensures you never miss a single word. Privacy at Its Best: Your data, your control. TextFlows is committed to safeguarding your privacy. Unlike other apps, TextFlows doesn't rely on remote servers. All your notes are securely stored on your device, ensuring utmost privacy and eliminating any concerns about data breaches. Universal Compatibility: TextFlows is tailored for both iPhone and iPad, providing a seamless experience across all your iOS devices. Multi Language Support: TextFlows works in English, 中文, Français, Deutsch, Español, 日本語

About

FragNote

This app offers a minimalist, card-based system for recording notes, diaries, inspirations, and reminders. It supports various media types, custom categories, and multilevel tags for organization. Features include calendar views, map integration, personalization options, and secure cloud sync.

Highlights
  • Text, image, video, audio recording
  • Customizable categories and multilevel tags
  • Card association linking
  • Calendar and map views
  • Personalization options
  • iCloud cloud sync
  • Password lock
Features
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FragNote is a minimalist card-based recording tool that you can use to jot down anything, such as notes, diaries, inspirations, memos, and reminders. - Multiple Recording Methods Text, images, Live Photos, videos, audio, and geolocation. - Custom Categories The home page is a default timeline, but you can enable categories in the settings, with up to four main categories available. - Multilevel Tags Use multilevel tags to better organize and summarize your records. - Questions and Titles These are more suitable for summarizing and categorizing than tags, which are best kept short. Titles and questions, however, can be lengthy. - Card associations External link, internal link, external reference, and internal reference—four types of associations that make connections between cards more flexible. - Calendar A combination of heat maps and image calendars allows you to see your recording trends. - Map and Geolocation Add or edit locations, view your records on a map, and enable the option to read timestamps and locations from your photos in the settings. - Personalization Customize theme colors, background images, and app icons as needed. - Notifications A minimalist notification feature that works well with checklists. - Sharing Convert your content into images to share with friends. - Cloud Sync If you are logged into iCloud on your device, all content is automatically saved to your iCloud account. This data is not stored on our servers, ensuring absolute privacy. To use this feature, ensure that both iCloud and iCloud Drive are enabled. - Password Lock Enable a password lock for the app. - Data Security We do not have a backend server and do not save or collect your data. All data is stored locally. If iCloud sync is enabled, your data will be uploaded to iCloud. ----------------------- - Subscription information: If you choose to subscribe to the membership, the fee will be charged to your iTunes account. The system will automatically renew and charge your account 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. After purchase, you can go to the settings interface of the iTunes Store at any time to turn off the auto-renewal feature. Prices may vary by region. If the price changes, there will be no prior notice. The current subscription cannot be canceled during the active subscription period. - Terms and Conditions: https://hellome-fun.github.io/terms/terms_conditions_en.html - Privacy Policy: https://hellome-fun.github.io/privacy/privacy_policy_en.html

Screenshots

Text Flows4 screens
FragNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FragNote at Free against Text Flows's $2.99. FragNote also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Text Flows's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

FragNote is free to download; Text Flows costs $2.99 up front. FragNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Text Flows asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text Flows holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Flows ships an update monthly, FragNote weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Text Flows versus FragNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText FlowsFragNote
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer礼 付Guangzhou Zhaoxiang Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Text Flows

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FragNote

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Text Flows

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

FragNote

Subscriptions1
  • Nool Annual Membership7 Days trial$3.991 Year
One-time2
  • FragNote Lifetime Membership$6.99
  • FragNote Lifetime Membership$9.99

Questions

Is Text Flows free?
Text Flows costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FragNote free?
FragNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text Flows or FragNote?
Text Flows is rated higher. Text Flows averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while FragNote averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Text Flows or FragNote have ads?
Neither Text Flows nor FragNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Flows or FragNote?
Text Flows ships an update monthly, and FragNote weekly. Most recently, Text Flows was updated on October 2, 2026 and FragNote on September 26, 2026.

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