Ideaflow vs Tertiary Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ideaflow
Capture fleeting thoughts, links, and information effortlessly with this AI-powered notebook. Record voice notes and organize insights for your projects and connections. It offers a low-friction experience for managing your ideas.
- AI-powered note-taking
- Instant information capture
- Voice note recording
- Link saving
- Project organization
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Ideaflow is an AI-powered notebook with instant capture, voice notes, and more. We're building the lowest friction way to capture fleeting insights, important links, and tidbits of information for all the projects and people you're working on, helping, or connecting. Also available on the web at https://ideaflow.app/
Tertiary Scanner
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Scanner is a clean, fast, fully-offline document scanner. Point your camera at a page and it auto-detects the edges, corrects perspective, and crops for you — A4, Letter, receipts, business cards, notes, or whiteboards. Scan multiple pages into one document, then enhance each page with filters: Auto, White Document, Black & White, Denoise, Brighten, Sharpen Text, and Receipt mode. Export as a single- or multi-page PDF or as high-quality JPGs, and save straight to Photos, Files, or iCloud Drive. Built-in OCR recognises the text on every page so you can copy it, export it, and search your whole library by content. Share to AirDrop, Mail, Messages, WhatsApp, or print — all from the native iOS share sheet. Everything runs on-device: no account, no cloud, no tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ideaflow at fortnightly against Tertiary Scanner's every 5 weeks. Ideaflow also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ideaflow ships an update fortnightly, Tertiary Scanner every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ideaflow | Tertiary Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IdeaFlow, Inc. | Alfred Ang |
In-app purchases
Ideaflow
No in-app purchases
Tertiary Scanner
No in-app purchases
