Scroll vs Photonoter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scroll
Transform messy webpages into a clean, distraction-free reading experience. Focus on text and images with beautiful typography. Enjoy your content without the clutter.
- Distraction-free reading
- Webpage content extraction
- Clean text formatting
- Image integration
- Beautiful typography
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Your pocket reading sanctuary. No noise, just stories. Transform any messy webpage into a beautiful reading experience. Scroll extracts the good stuff—clean text, crisp images, perfect typography—so you can focus on what matters: the story.
Photonoter
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Photonoter helps you capture quick notes exactly when you need them: with a photo, an image from your library, an audio recording, or a scanned barcode. Create entries in just a few taps, add notes, assign a category, set a date, and optionally schedule a reminder. Your entries are organized by date, easy to edit later, and can include useful details such as documents, receipts, warranties, recipes, or anything else you want to remember. Features: - Take a photo or choose one from your photo library - Record and play back audio notes - Scan common barcodes and QR codes - Add text notes, categories, dates, and reminders - View entries grouped by day - Edit saved entries whenever needed - Zoom into saved images - Store data in iCloud when available, with local storage as fallback - Manually sync your entries Photonoter is made for everyday moments: receipts, product codes, documents, ideas, appointments, shopping reminders, warranty notes, and all the small things you do not want to lose.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Scroll at 17.6 against Photonoter's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scroll ships an update every 2 months, Photonoter every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scroll | Photonoter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ciao Apps | Michael Schwarz |
In-app purchases
Scroll
No in-app purchases
Photonoter
No in-app purchases









