Comparison

Candour vs Flow Card

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

Head to head
About

Candour

Features
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You run an independent venue. You know your regulars by name. You make better coffee, better food, better atmosphere than the chain down the road. But the chain has the app. The loyalty card on every customer's phone. The menu that updates the moment a price changes. The polished system for collecting Google reviews. None of which you have the budget - or the IT department - to build yourself. Candour changes that. LOYALTY IN THEIR DIGITAL WALLET A stamp card straight to their phone's wallet, sitting next to their boarding pass and bank card. When they walk past your door on a Tuesday lunchtime, your card surfaces on their lock screen. "Two more stamps for a free flat white." They weren't planning to come in. Now they are. Independents running Digital Wallet loyalty see roughly 18% higher spend per visit from enrolled customers. MORE 5-STAR REVIEWS, WITHOUT ASKING Happy customers get a gentle nudge to your Google reviews page. Not begged, not bribed - asked once, at the moment they're glad they came in. Your rating climbs. Your search ranking climbs with it. HONEST FEEDBACK BEFORE IT BECOMES A 1-STAR The unhappy customer reaches you first - not Google, not Tripadvisor. A cold latte, a slow waiter, music too loud - a notification straight to your phone tonight. Fix it. Comp the next coffee. Save the review you'd never have seen coming. YOUR MENUS, UPDATED IN SECONDS Change a price, drop an item, swap breakfast for lunch - done in seconds, live on every table. Snap a photo of your existing menu and Candour builds the digital version for you. UK allergen labelling on every dish. ONE-TAP WI-FI The same tap that opens your menu connects the phone to your Wi-Fi. No password chalked on a board. No "what's the code?" fifty times a day. WHY THIS WORKS WHEN EVERY OTHER QR CODE DOESN'T A QR code on a table that just says "join our loyalty programme" gets ignored. So does "leave us a review". Customers don't tap codes that only ask them for something. They tap codes that give them something. That's why Candour leads with what your customers actually want - the menu, the Wi-Fi. Once they've tapped, the loyalty card is offered, the review prompt finds the right moment, the private feedback channel stays open. The engine that grows your business runs quietly underneath a menu and a Wi-Fi connection - the two things every customer reaches for anyway. The chains just lost their advantage. MADE FOR INDEPENDENTS Made for cafés, pubs, brunch spots, restaurants, bakeries, and bars. The independents who already make it better than the chain down the road. Now with the customer-relationship layer to match. Effortless. App-free. Terms of use: https://candour.app/terms Privacy policy: https://candour.app/privacy

About

Flow Card

Features
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FlowCard helps you create and share smart digital business cards, manage your store profile, and grow your network from one app. With FlowCard you can: Create professional digital business cards with customizable themes and colors Add contact info, social links, websites, services, and product highlights Share instantly via QR code, link, NFC, and social apps Manage a store presence with products, categories, and customer-facing details Scan paper business cards and save contacts quickly with the built-in scanner Generate professional email signatures for consistent branding Create virtual backgrounds for meetings and online calls Receive notifications and track card/store engagement insights Manage multiple cards for personal, business, and team usage FlowCard is ideal for professionals, sales teams, entrepreneurs, and companies looking for a modern, fast, and eco-friendly way to present their brand. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Candour4 screens
Flow Card4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Candour at weekly against Flow Card's every 2 months. Flow Card's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candour ships an update weekly, Flow Card every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Candour versus Flow Card: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandourFlow Card
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB93 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSullivan Applications LtdWard Akel

In-app purchases

None

Candour

No in-app purchases

None

Flow Card

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Candour free?
Candour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flow Card free?
Flow Card is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Candour or Flow Card have ads?
Neither Candour nor Flow Card shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Candour or Flow Card?
Candour ships an update weekly, and Flow Card every 2 months. Most recently, Candour was updated on October 11, 2026 and Flow Card on October 13, 2026.

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