Comparison

PDF OCR vs flowmote

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

Head to head
About

PDF OCR

This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for managing PDF files. It allows you to extract text using OCR, convert PDFs to images, secure documents with passwords, and merge or split files. It also enables creating PDFs from images and converting webpages into PDF format, all while ensuring your data remains private through offline processing.

Highlights
  • Extract text with OCR
  • Convert PDF to images
  • Secure PDFs with passwords
  • Merge or split PDFs
  • Create PDFs from images
  • Convert webpages to PDF
  • Compress file size
Features
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PDF OCR turns your iPhone and iPad into a complete PDF workspace: scan paper into searchable PDFs, read and mark up any PDF, and fix files with a full set of tools. Everything runs on your device. SCAN TO PDF • Point the camera at a page; edges are found and the page is straightened for you • Scan many pages in one go, then reorder, rotate or remove them • Text is recognized automatically, so scans are searchable and selectable • Reads QR codes and puts both sides of an ID card on one page READ AND MARK UP • Pen, highlighter, text highlight, underline and strikethrough • Notes, shapes, arrows, stamps and your saved signature • Select anything you added to move or resize it • Reorder, rotate, insert and delete pages • Search, contents and bookmarks, night mode and read aloud ALL YOUR PDF TOOLS • Recognize text (OCR) in scanned PDFs • Make files smaller • Merge PDFs and images, split by pages, ranges or every N pages • Convert PDF to images, text and RTF, and web pages to PDF • Add or remove passwords and permissions PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your documents never leave your device. Scanning, text recognition and summaries run on the device, with no account. PDF OCR PRO Pro adds OCR without page limits, advanced split, redaction that removes content for good, watermarks and page numbers, Face ID lock, smart file names for scans, on-device summaries and translation, and Shortcuts actions. Choose monthly, yearly (with a 7-day free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://layerz.app/pdfocr/privacy

About

flowmote

Features
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Flowmote is a phone companion for Codex on your Mac. Pair the mobile app with your local Mac bridge to start tasks, follow progress, review changes, and approve actions while Codex keeps running locally. Use Flowmote to keep long-running coding sessions moving when you are away from your desk. You can see current task status, check updates, and stay in control without exposing your workspace to a cloud IDE. Flowmote is designed for developers who want a lightweight mobile control surface for local AI coding workflows.

Screenshots

PDF OCR4 screens
flowmote3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: flowmote at none against PDF OCR's 3. flowmote also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. PDF OCR sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. flowmote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF OCR ships an update every 3 weeks, flowmote fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PDF OCR versus flowmote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF OCRflowmote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB30 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLayerz Corp.静洋 朱

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PDF OCR

Subscriptions2
  • PDF OCR Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • PDF OCR Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • PDF OCR Pro Lifetime$49.99
None

flowmote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PDF OCR free?
PDF OCR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is flowmote free?
flowmote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PDF OCR or flowmote have ads?
Neither PDF OCR nor flowmote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF OCR or flowmote?
PDF OCR ships an update every 3 weeks, and flowmote fortnightly. Most recently, PDF OCR was updated on October 25, 2026 and flowmote on October 25, 2026.

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