Comparison

Flowstate vs slowDigest

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

Head to head
About

Flowstate

Features
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Your handwriting knows Things a keyboard never will Safe in its new home Flowstate is the bridge between deep thinking and your digital world. Capture handwritten notes and voice memos—then we transcribe, format, and deliver them to Obsidian, Notion, and more. Set up custom note-taking workflows once, and reuse them with a single tap. CAPTURE YOUR WAY • Snap a photo of handwritten notes • Record a voice memo • Upload a file or PDF • Email notes from your e-ink tablet to your unique Flowstate address • Share text or audio from any app on your phone FLOWSTATE CLEANS IT UP Transcription is just the start. Tell Flowstate how to make your notes more useful, and we'll handle it. It can format, summarize, translate, write a haiku, or anything your heart desires. IT LANDS WHERE IT BELONGS Your cleaned up notes get filed and named exactly how you want, in the apps you already use. Automatically. OUR INTEGRATIONS • Obsidian – Sync to your vault via a custom plugin. • Notion – Create pages in databases or append to existing notes. • Google Drive – Save as Google Docs in any folder. • OneNote – Add notes to any notebook section. Works with personal and business Microsoft accounts. • Need an integration we don't have yet? Reach out to us through the app and we'll (probably) build it! WORKS WITH E-INK TABLETS! Send notes from reMarkable, Supernote, Boox, Daylight, and more using your unique Flowstate email address HUMAN-FRIENDLY PRICING Start with 50 free credits (1 credit = 1 minute of audio or 1 page of notes). Subscribe for monthly credits that roll over, or buy top-up packs that never expire. Thanks for checking out our app. We hope you find it as useful as we have! -Raj and Rob Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

slowDigest

This app converts web articles into clean, typeset PDFs for e-readers. It removes ads and clutter, delivering content directly to devices like Kindle and Kobo. Enjoy a distraction-free reading experience optimized for e-ink screens.

Highlights
  • Article to PDF conversion
  • E-reader optimization
  • Ad and clutter removal
  • Supports Kindle, Kobo, reMarkable, Supernote, Boox
  • Customizable typography
  • Automatic digest delivery (Pro)
Features
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Slow Digest turns the articles you save into a clean, typeset PDF and sends it to your e-reader. You bought a device made for reading, and there's no simple way to get the web's long articles onto it. Slow Digest is that bridge. Save an article, and it arrives on your reader as a quiet, well-set page with no ads and no cookie banners. It works with Kindle, Kobo, reMarkable, Supernote, and Boox. HOW IT WORKS 1. Save an article from Safari or your reading app with the share sheet. 2. Slow Digest reads it, clears the clutter, and typesets it. 3. Your digest lands on your e-reader, ready to read. SUBSCRIBER ARTICLES Share an article from Safari while signed in to the publication, and Slow Digest keeps the full text you can read there. Nothing is unlocked that your own subscription doesn't already show you. BUILT FOR E-INK Justified text with real hyphenation, wide margins, and a cover that lists your reading time. Choose a serif or sans face and the size that suits your screen. Pick your device profile so the page fits, from Kindle and Kobo to reMarkable, Supernote, and Boox. READING, NOT SCROLLING A backlog of saved links tends to sit unread. A digest on the device you already read on gets opened. Slow Digest exists to move your attention off the phone and onto the page. FREE AND PRO The free tier gives you three digests a month, delivered to your reader. Pro removes the limit and adds automatic digests on the days and time you choose, sent to your device on its own. Slow Digest is made by one developer who wanted his own saved articles to get read. Questions and requests are welcome at hello@slowdigest.app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://slowdigest.app/privacy

Screenshots

Flowstate4 screens
slowDigest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: slowDigest at every 2 weeks against Flowstate's every 5 weeks. Flowstate's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flowstate sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and slowDigest sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flowstate ships an update every 5 weeks, slowDigest every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flowstate versus slowDigest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowstateslowDigest
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDune VenturesLucas Guillemot

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Flowstate

Subscriptions2
  • Subscription – Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Max Subscription$24.991 Month
One-time2
  • 200 credits$4.99
  • Credits Pack (750)$14.99
3 purchases

slowDigest

Subscriptions2
  • Pro — Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro — Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro — Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Flowstate free?
Flowstate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is slowDigest free?
slowDigest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flowstate or slowDigest have ads?
Neither Flowstate nor slowDigest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flowstate or slowDigest?
Flowstate ships an update every 5 weeks, and slowDigest every 2 weeks. Most recently, Flowstate was updated on October 11, 2026 and slowDigest on October 9, 2026.

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