Comparison

ExcalidrawZ vs Flash Reader

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

Head to head
About

ExcalidrawZ

This app enhances a popular web-based drawing tool by adding essential file management features. It offers automatic saving, file grouping, and cloud synchronization to ensure your creations are always accessible and secure across devices.

Highlights
  • Automatic file saving
  • File grouping
  • iCloud backup
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Enhanced security for drawings
Features
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ExcalidrawZ is a native Excalidraw client for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, designed for hand-drawn whiteboards, diagrams, sketches, visual notes, and technical explanations. It keeps the familiar Excalidraw canvas experience, then adds native file management, iCloud sync, history, import and export tools, and Apple-platform interactions around it. Hand-drawn whiteboards and diagrams - Create flowcharts, architecture diagrams, wireframes, study notes, and visual sketches - Work with the familiar hand-drawn Excalidraw style - Use Apple Pencil, keyboard shortcuts, mouse, and trackpad controls - Continue editing across Mac, iPad, and iPhone Manage Excalidraw files - Autosave drawings managed inside the app - Organize work with groups, sorting, and local folders - Sync app-managed files across devices with iCloud - Review file history and restore important versions - Open and edit .excalidraw, .excalidraw.png, and .excalidraw.svg files Import, export, and share - Import PDFs and organize them on the canvas - Convert Mermaid diagrams into editable Excalidraw content - Insert LaTeX formulas and function graphs - Export images, PDFs, Excalidraw files, and editable PNG/SVG files - Share through the clipboard, system share sheet, and backup archives More advanced tools - Use Excalidraw collaboration when drawing with others - Ask AI to understand, create, and revise canvas content - Preview AI-generated proposals before applying them to your real canvas - Lock sensitive files and control which content is visible to AI - Expose MCP services for compatible AI clients ExcalidrawZ is useful for product design, engineering notes, study diagrams, teaching, documentation, brainstorming, and everyday whiteboard work. Privacy Policy https://excalidrawz.chocoford.com/privacy/ Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Flash Reader

Features
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Flash Reader shows you one word at a time, right where your eyes already rest. No more hunting across lines — just read. Normal reading is mostly travel. Your eyes jump and dart several times a second, then double back to catch what they missed. Flash Reader holds each word still in a single line of sight, so focus is the only thing left to do. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Most speed readers feel like a metronome. Flash Reader feels human. It eases through long sentences, breathes at punctuation, and lingers on complex words — so you comprehend what you read instead of racing past it. • One word at a time, fixed in place — your eyes stop hunting • Pacing that adapts to sentence length and word complexity • A focus point on every word to anchor your gaze • Three modes: Natural, Mechanical, and Meditative • Adjustable speed, from a gentle warm-up to a practiced pace READ WHAT YOU WANT • Import EPUB and PDF books • Paste in any text • Pull articles from the web by link • Two timeless works included to get you started QUIET BY DESIGN • No accounts, no sign-in • No ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases • No analytics, no tracking — your reading never leaves your device • A one-time purchase. That's all. SAVE WHAT STAYS WITH YOU Highlight any sentence as it passes and keep it in your own collection. Two themes to match the light — a true-black Slate and a clean Lab. Flash Reader is a calm, single-purpose tool for people who want to read more, with less friction. Read through a single line of sight.

Screenshots

ExcalidrawZ4 screens
Flash Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ExcalidrawZ at Free against Flash Reader's $6.99. ExcalidrawZ also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Flash Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16). On ads 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

ExcalidrawZ is free to download; Flash Reader costs $6.99 up front. ExcalidrawZ sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Flash Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ExcalidrawZ versus Flash Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExcalidrawZFlash Reader
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating4.2 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChocoford TechKaan SES

In-app purchases

16 purchases

ExcalidrawZ

Subscriptions10
  • Starter$2.991 Month
  • One coffee a month$2.991 Month
  • One coffee a week$6.991 Month
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  • Pro$9.991 Month
  • Max 3×$29.991 Month
  • Starter$29.991 Year
  • Max 10×$99.991 Month
  • Pro$99.991 Year
  • Max 3× (Yearly)$299.991 Year
  • Max 10× (Yearly)$999.991 Year
One-time6
  • Buy me a coffee$2.99
  • Buy me two coffee$4.99
  • Buy me five coffee$19.99
Show 3 more
  • Buy me ten coffee$29.99
  • Give me a great support$49.99
  • Ultimate support$99.99
None

Flash Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ExcalidrawZ free?
ExcalidrawZ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flash Reader free?
Flash Reader costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ExcalidrawZ or Flash Reader have ads?
Neither ExcalidrawZ nor Flash Reader shows ads.

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