Comparison

VF Note vs OpenRead

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

Head to head
About

VF Note

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Fast Note Key Features [The Fastest and Smoothest Memo Experience] β€’ One-Tap Memo: Keyboard appears instantly when you tap the widget button for immediate input β€’ Real-time Voice-to-Text Conversion: Speak your thoughts instantly and they convert to text β€’ Share from External Apps: Save instantly via share button from Safari, KakaoTalk, Instagram, and all other apps β€’ Simple UI without complex folders or tags β€’ Ad-free experience [Capture First, Organize Later] β€’ Reminder Notifications: Set your preferred daily organization time and receive push notifications about today's memos β€’ Daily Digest: Clean up unnecessary memos from the day's recordings [Moments When You Need Fast Note] β€’ When you don't want to miss important points during meetings β€’ When you want to record ideas that suddenly come to mind in bed β€’ When you don't want to forget thoughts that arise while walking [Developer's Promise] β€’ Continuous Updates: Steady improvements reflecting user feedback (real-time Discord feedback) β€’ Core Values Maintained: Absolutely maintaining the core value of 'quick capture' β€’ Free Policy: Core features forever free β€’ Privacy: All memos are never stored on servers The only memo app that keeps up with the speed of thought. Fast Note protects all your ideas from disappearing.

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OpenRead

Features
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Find your documents and focus on reading. OpenRead brings PDFs, documents, presentations, and spreadsheets into one on-device library. CONNECT A FOLDER ONCE Choose a folder in the Files picker. OpenRead finds supported documents in that folder and its subfolders. Add or disconnect folders whenever you need to. On iOS, access is limited to locations you select and allow. FIND THE RIGHT FILE Filter by file type, search file names, and sort by recent files or name. Open a document directly from the list. READ IN A VIEW THAT FITS Zoom and navigate PDF pages. Read HWP, HWPX, DOC, and DOCX content in a mobile reading layout. Move through PPTX slides and explore XLS, XLSX, and CSV sheets. Saved reading positions help you pick up where you left off. MAKE TEXT COMFORTABLE Adjust body text in the text reader. A separate slider in the More menu changes interface text size in the library, menu, and information pages. KEEP DOCUMENTS ON YOUR DEVICE No account or sign-in is required. OpenRead does not upload your documents or use remote conversion. Downloaded documents can be read offline. Original copies, parsed data, and reading positions stay on your device. Cloud-only files must be downloaded first. SUPPORTED FORMATS PDF, HWP, HWPX, DOC, DOCX, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, TXT, Markdown, EPUB, ODT, and RTF. Legacy PPT files are unsupported; convert them to PPTX or PDF. Password-protected documents, complex formatting, macros, and embedded objects may have limited support. Rendering depends on document structure and device capabilities. Reading features have no ads, in-app purchases, subscriptions, or app-imposed document-count limit. Terms, privacy information, and help are available in the More menu. Support: david.hwang@kakao.com

Screenshots

VF Note4 screens
OpenRead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: OpenRead at 3 against VF Note's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VF Note ships an update daily, OpenRead every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
VF Note versus OpenRead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVF NoteOpenRead
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily β€” betterEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS16.615.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size19 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeom Woo KangKyoungChan Hwang

In-app purchases

None

VF Note

No in-app purchases

None

OpenRead

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VF Note free?
VF Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenRead free?
OpenRead is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VF Note or OpenRead have ads?
Neither VF Note nor OpenRead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VF Note or OpenRead?
VF Note ships an update daily, and OpenRead every 2 days. Most recently, VF Note was updated on October 30, 2026 and OpenRead on October 26, 2026.

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