Comparison

Flow vs ScanFree

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

Head to head
About

Flow

Features
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Transform your voice notes into organised, actionable ideas - instantly. Flow is your intelligent, AI-powered companion for capturing thoughts and building on ideas whenever inspiration strikes- no typing required. Designed for creatives, Flow uses AI to ease mental load and streamline idea organisation, so you can stay in your flow state and focus on creativity. Key Features: 1. Quick Voice Notes: Capture thoughts with a single tap - Flow’s AI transcribes and organises them instantly. 2. Smart Idea Capture: AI-powered transcription that transforms voice into text and connects related ideas. 3. Seamless Note Building: Effortlessly add to existing notes - Flow’s AI automatically links and organises related thoughts. 4. Powerful Organisation: AI-driven tags, favourites, and smart search help you find and develop ideas faster. 5. Creative Templates: Customise how you structure and grow your ideas, with AI ensuring effortless organisation. 6. Distraction-Free Interface: Stay in your creative flow without interruptions, so you can focus on what matters most - your ideas. 7. Privacy & Security: All your notes and data are protected with end-to-end encryption, ensuring your ideas remain private and secure. Perfect For: - Capturing brilliant ideas on the go - Building on existing thoughts naturally - AI-powered organisation for scattered ideas - Managing creative projects - Recording quick reminders - Developing concepts over time - Brainstorming and expanding ideas with real-time AI suggestions Why Choose Flow: 1. Faster than typing: Capture ideas in seconds, no keyboard needed - Flow’s AI transcribes instantly. 2. Works offline: Capture inspiration anytime, anywhere - even without the internet. 3. Automatic organisation: AI organises your thoughts seamlessly, so you can focus on creativity. 4. Grows with your ideas: Effortlessly build on yesterday’s thoughts, with intelligent AI suggestions to expand them. 5. Instant summaries: Get concise, AI-powered summaries of your thoughts for faster decision-making. 6. Effortless idea expansion: AI helps you expand and make ideas actionable without missing a beat. Never let a great idea slip away again. Whether you're capturing fresh inspiration or building on yesterday’s thoughts, Flow - powered by AI - helps your ideas grow naturally. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joinflowapp Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.flownotes.app/privacy

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ScanFree

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ScanFree is your fast, simple and free all-in-one tool to digitize paper documents, annotate them, add your handwritten signature and export them as PDF in seconds. Invoices, contracts, receipts, certificates: ScanFree turns your iPhone or iPad into a pocket scanner, with no account and no subscription. HIGH-QUALITY SCANNING Automatic edge detection, precision cropping, perspective correction and filters, powered by the document scanner built into iOS. SORT BY LABEL Add colored labels to your documents (Bills, Home, Health…) and view your library grouped by label: each section folds away in one tap, everything stays tidy. SEARCH BY ANY WORD (OCR) ScanFree reads the text on every page. Type any word that appears inside a document β€” an amount, a name, a reference β€” and find it instantly, even when the file name tells you nothing. Recognized text can be copied in one tap. Everything runs on your device, offline. SIGN, ANNOTATE & ENHANCE Draw your handwritten signature, add text or drawings directly onto your pages, apply a document filter and crop, with undo and redo at every step. ALL YOUR PDFS IN ONE PLACE Every PDF you create is kept in "My PDFs": open it in the app, rename it, share it again or save it to Files without rebuilding it. IMPORT YOUR PDFS A PDF received by email or stored in Files joins your library: it becomes searchable, annotatable and re-exportable like a scan. INTUITIVE DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT β€’ Reorder pages with drag and drop. β€’ Add new pages to an existing document at any time. β€’ Rename, organize and select several documents at once. FAST EXPORT & SHARING β€’ Multi-page PDF in three quality levels. β€’ Save individual pages as images (JPG). β€’ Share in one tap by email, messaging, or to Files and iCloud Drive. 100% PRIVATE & LOCAL All processing and storage happen on your device. No data is sent to any server, no sign-up is required. COMFORTABLE TO USE List or grid views, dark mode, twelve languages. ScanFree is free, supported by a discreet banner and a short video when creating a PDF. Privacy policy: https://chocky.dev/legal/scanfree-privacy.html

Screenshots

Flow4 screens
ScanFree3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScanFree at none against Flow's 2. ScanFree also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). Flow's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Flow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ScanFree asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Flow versus ScanFree: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowScanFree
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysβ€”
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.5 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size76 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYumeCedric PROCQUEZ

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flow

Subscriptions1
  • Full Access$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Full Access$29.99
None

ScanFree

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flow free?
Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScanFree free?
ScanFree is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flow or ScanFree have ads?
ScanFree shows ads; Flow does not.

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